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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2016

Securities Act File No. 33-9421

Investment Company Act File No. 811-5526

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

   THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933    x
   Pre-Effective Amendment No.    ¨
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and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

  THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940   x
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J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

 

 

270 Park Avenue

New York, New York, 10017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (800) 480-4111

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:

 

  Jon S. Rand, Esq.
Elizabeth A. Davin, Esq.   Dechert LLP
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   1095 Avenue of the Americas
1111 Polaris Parkway   New York, NY 10036
Columbus, OH 43240  

 

 

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Prospectus

J.P. Morgan U.S. Equity Funds

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

November 1, 2016

 

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund**

Class/Ticker: A/VSCOX; C/VSCCX; Select/JDSCX

JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund

Class/Ticker: A/VHIAX; C/JGACX; Select/JGASX

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Class/Ticker: A/PECAX; C/ODMCX; Select/WOOPX

JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Class/Ticker: A/OMEAX; C/OMECX; Select/PGMIX

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund**

Class/Ticker: A/JCMAX; C/JMCCX; Select/VSNGX

JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: A/OSGIX; C/OMGCX; Select/HLGEX

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund**

Class/Ticker: A/JAMCX; C/JCMVX; Select/JMVSX;
Institutional/FLMVX

JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

Class/Ticker: A/OGNAX; C/OGNCX; Select/OGNIX

 

JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

Class/Ticker: A/VSSBX; C/VSSRX

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: A/VSEAX; C/JSECX; Select/VSEIX

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: A/PGSGX; C/OSGCX; Select/OGGFX;
Institutional/JISGX

JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

Class/Ticker: A/PSOAX; C/OSVCX; Select/PSOPX

JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JTUAX; C/JTUCX; Select/JSCSX;
Institutional/JUSSX

JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JVAAX; C/JVACX; Select/JVASX;
Institutional/JVAIX

 

*   Effective April 3, 2017, Select Class Shares will be renamed “Class I Shares.”
**   Closed to new investors.

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

 

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CONTENTS

 

 

Risk/Return Summaries:   
JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund      1   
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund      5   
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund      9   
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund      13   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund      17   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund      22   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund
(Class A, Class C and Select Class)
     26   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund (Institutional Class)      31   
JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund      35   
JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund      40   
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund      44   
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund
(Class A, Class C and Select Class)
     48   
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund (Institutional Class)      52   
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund      56   
JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund
(Class A, Class C and Select Class)
     60   
JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund
(Institutional Class)
     64   
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund
(Class A, Class C and Select Class)
     68   
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund (Institutional Class)      72   
More About the Funds      76   

Additional Information About the Funds’ Investment Strategies

     76   

Investment Risks

     82   

Conflicts of Interest

     86   

Temporary Defensive and Cash Positions

     86   

Additional Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

     87   

Additional Historical Performance Information

     87   
The Funds’ Management and Administration      88   
Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds      92   

Choosing A Share Class

     92   

Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation

     95   

Purchasing Fund Shares

     102   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     104   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     106   

Minimum Account Balance

     108   

Funds Subject to a Limited Offering

     108   

Frequent Trading Policy

     110   

Valuation

     112   

Distributions and Taxes

     113   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     115   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     115   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     115   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      117   
Financial Highlights      118   
Additional Fee and Expense Information      146   
How to Reach Us      Back cover   
 

 

 


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JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/VSCOX; C/VSCCX; Select/JDSCX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital growth over the long term.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.61        0.72        0.44  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.36        0.47        0.19  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.07        0.07        0.07  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.58        2.19        1.16  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.27     (0.38     (0.10 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.31        1.81        1.06  

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.75% and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund (continued)

 

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     651        973        1,316        2,283   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     284        649        1,140        2,494   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     108        359        629        1,400   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     651        973        1,316        2,283   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     184        649        1,140        2,494   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     108        359        629        1,400   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 56% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the Fund’s adviser seeks to outperform the Fund’s benchmark while maintaining a moderate risk profile. The adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or

which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to

 

 

 
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economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

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

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

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

Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Growth Index and Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

The performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect any deduction for the front-end sales load which is assessed on Class A Shares. If the load were reflected, the performance figures would have been lower.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2010      18.90%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –26.98%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 8.13%.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund (continued)

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (7.41 )%      7.86     6.18
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (10.52     6.01        4.79  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (1.71     6.03        4.75  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (3.72     8.50        6.17  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (2.04     9.36        7.12  
RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (1.38     10.67        7.95  
LIPPER SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (1.15     9.56        6.70  

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Eytan Shapiro   2004    Managing Director
Felise Agranoff   2016    Managing Director
Greg Tuorto   2016    Managing Director
Matthew Cohen   2016    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are no longer generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional

shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group retirement plans, fee-based advisory programs, college savings plans and J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus.

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   

For Select Class Shares

  

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/VHIAX; C/JGACX; Select/JGASX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.45        0.45        0.44  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.20        0.20        0.19  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.35        1.85        1.09  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.11     (0.11     (0.10 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.24        1.74        0.99  
1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.24%, 1.74% and 0.99% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     645        909        1,205        2,045   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     277        560        980        2,151   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     101        326        581        1,310   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     645        909        1,205        2,045   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     177        560        980        2,151   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     101        326        581        1,310   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 46% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund invests in companies that the adviser believes have strong earnings growth potential. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected

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

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

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Smaller Company Risk. Because the Fund may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations, the Fund’s risks increase as it invests more heavily in smaller cap companies (mid cap and small cap companies). Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for

 

 

 
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hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 3000® Growth Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of Class C Shares prior to the inception of Class C Shares on 5/1/06 is based on the performance of Class B Shares (all of which were converted to Class A Shares on 6/19/15). The actual returns of the Class C Shares for this period would have been similar to those shown because Class C Shares had similar expenses to Class B Shares at the time of their inception. The performance for the Select Class Shares is based on the

performance of the Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Select Class Shares. The actual returns of Select Class Shares would have been different than those shown because Select Class Shares have different expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

The performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect any deduction for the front-end sales load which is assessed on Class A Shares. If the load were reflected, the performance figures would have been lower.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      19.72%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –23.07%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 1.93%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.86     13.13     9.79
Return After Taxes on Distributions     2.01        12.40        9.43  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     2.30        10.40        8.02  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.04        13.80        9.79  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     8.71        14.56        10.61  
RUSSELL 3000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     5.09        13.30        8.49  
LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX     3.09        11.70        7.52  
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)                        
 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund (continued)

 

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Timothy Parton   2002    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/PECAX; C/ODMCX; Select/WOOPX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies with intermediate capitalizations.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.54        0.56        0.48  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.29        0.31        0.23  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.45        1.97        1.14  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.30     (0.18     (0.24 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.15        1.79        0.90  

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.15%, 1.79% and 0.90% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund (continued)

 

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     636        932        1,249        2,145   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     282        601        1,046        2,281   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     92        338        604        1,365   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     636        932        1,249        2,145   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     182        601        1,046        2,281   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     92        338        604        1,365   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 78% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in common and preferred stocks, rights, warrants, convertible securities and other equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $27.8 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

The Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes are attractive based on certain characteristics, including valuation and momentum. In identifying securities that have attractive momentum characteristics, the adviser looks for securities which have prices that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The

Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria listed above or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

 

 

 
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countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform securities in comparison to general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes, due to a number of factors, including inflation, interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, natural disasters or events, terrorism, regulatory events and government controls.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

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

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund (continued)

 

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      18.98%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –23.42%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 8.95%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (5.90 )%      11.79     7.25
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (8.03     10.40        6.08  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (1.91     9.38        5.76  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (11.09     10.32        6.41  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (7.70     10.82        6.32  
RUSSELL MIDCAP INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (2.44     11.44        8.00   
LIPPER MID-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (3.61     9.23        7.14   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold

their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Phillip D. Hart   2011    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2008    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/OMEAX; C/OMECX; Select/PGMIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of an index that tracks the performance of the small- and mid-capitalization equity markets.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.25     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.48        0.52        0.38  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.23        0.27        0.13  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.98        1.52        0.63  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.38     (0.42     (0.28 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.60        1.10        0.35  
1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.60%, 1.10% and 0.35% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     583        747        966        1,596   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     212        396        747        1,739   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     36        144        294        732   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     583        747        966        1,596   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     112        396        747        1,739   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     36        144        294        732   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will hold at least 80% of its Assets in stocks in the S&P 1000 Index1. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The S&P 1000 Index is an index which includes stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 1000 Index on September 30, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $32 million to $10.1 billion. These securities trade on national exchanges, as well as over-the-counter as part of the National Market System. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 1000 Index are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. In addition, the Fund may modestly overweight or underweight the sectors and industries within the index. The Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 1000 Index over the long term with a modest divergence to the benchmark. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy that seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of the S&P 1000 Index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks S&P 1000 Index stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency within constraints on sector and industry weights and position sizes. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer included in the S&P 1000 Index.

 

1 “S&P 1000 Index,” is a registered service marks of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund. The S&P 1000 Index is a market capitalization weighted combination of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 and the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Indexes.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Index Investing Risk. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, securities may be purchased, retained and sold by the Fund at times when a more actively managed fund would not do so. If the value of securities that are heavily weighted in the index changes, you can expect a greater risk of loss than would be the case if the Fund were not invested in such securities. There is also the risk that the Fund’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies (mid cap and small cap companies) may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

 

 

 
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Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interest. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

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

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 1000 Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index and Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain small cap and mid cap mutual funds within small cap and mid cap fund categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the indexes. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      20.48%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –25.97%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 11.41%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES       
Return Before Taxes     (0.99 )%      11.25     8.04
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (5.32     8.56        6.14  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     2.97        8.88        6.40  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (6.32     9.81        7.20  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (2.91     10.22        7.01  
S&P 1000 Index     (2.11     10.92        8.11   
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)        
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.23     8.64        6.69   
LIPPER MID-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX     (3.61     9.23        7.14   
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)                        

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Phillip D. Hart   2013    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2013    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JCMAX; C/JMCCX; Select/VSNGX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” In the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund’s objective is long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, Shown as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.53        0.56        0.55  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.28        0.31        0.30  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.44        1.97        1.21  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.19     (0.22     (0.31 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.25        1.75        0.90  

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.75% and 0.90% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund (continued)

 

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        939        1,253        2,143   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     278        597        1,042        2,278   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     92        353        635        1,438   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        939        1,253        2,143   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     178        597        1,042        2,278   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     92        353        635        1,438   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index securities at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $27.8 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the portfolio management team employs an investment process that seeks to identify both growth and value securities for the Fund. The team seeks to identify companies with leading competitive positions, talented management teams and durable business

models. In addition, the team will invest in companies that it believes either have the capacity to achieve a sustainable level of above average growth or have sustainable free cash flow generation with management committed to increasing shareholder value.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to

 

 

 
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economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Strategy Risk. Although the Fund invests in both growth and value securities, it may invest more heavily in either growth or value securities depending on market conditions and the convictions of the adviser. To the extent the Fund invests in growth securities, it will be subject to risks related to growth investing. Specifically, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value. To the extent the Fund invests in value securities, it will be subject to risks related to value investing. Specifically, a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

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

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index and Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within mid cap and multi cap fund categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of the Class A and Class C Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception on 11/2/09. The actual returns of the Class A and Class C Shares would have been lower because each of these classes has higher expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      17.24%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –24.38%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 5.50%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

  

  

     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     0.15     12.38     8.69
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (1.03     11.25        7.48  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.04        9.74        6.88  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (5.46     10.78        7.87  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (1.70     11.43        8.12  
RUSSELL MIDCAP INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (2.44     11.44        8.00   
LIPPER MID-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (3.61     9.23        7.14   
LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.09        11.70        7.52   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold

their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2002    Managing Director
Timothy Parton   2010    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are not generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group employer benefit plans, fee-based advisory programs, college savings plans, approved brokerage programs, shareholders of the JPMorgan Mid Cap Core Fund who received shares of the Fund upon completion of a reorganization between the two Funds and other J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” In the prospectus.

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its

 

 

 
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related companies may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/OSGIX; C/OMGCX; Select/HLGEX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.50        0.50        0.48  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.25        0.25        0.23  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.41        1.91        1.14  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.17     (0.17     (0.21 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.24        1.74        0.93  

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.24%, 1.74% and 0.93% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     645        932        1,240        2,113   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     277        584        1,016        2,219   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     95        341        607        1,367   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     645        932        1,240        2,113   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     177        584        1,016        2,219   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     95        341        607        1,367   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 56% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of mid cap companies, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stocks that are convertible to common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid cap companies which the Fund’s adviser believes are capable of achieving sustained growth. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $26.9 billion.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock

selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

 

 

 
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Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

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

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

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

Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Growth Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Index and Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within mid cap and multi cap fund categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      18.23%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –27.10%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 1.09%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.81     12.15     8.87
Return After Taxes on Distributions     1.56        10.36        7.34  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     2.60        9.56        7.03  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (2.86     10.60        7.97  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     0.97        11.25        7.95  
RUSSELL MIDCAP GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (0.20     11.54        8.16   
LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.09        11.70        7.52   
LIPPER MID-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (0.96     9.39        7.79   

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Timothy Parton   2004    Managing Director
Felise Agranoff   2015    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JAMCX; C/JCMVX; Select/JMVSX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks growth from capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.51        0.43        0.46   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.26        0.18        0.21   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.42        1.84        1.12   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.18     (0.09     (0.13
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.24        1.75        0.99   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.24%, 1.75% and 0.99% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     645        934        1,244        2,123   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     278        570        987        2,151   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     101        343        604        1,352   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     645        934        1,244        2,123   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     178        570        987        2,151   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     101        343        604        1,352   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 20% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap Value Index and/or between $1 billion and $20 billion at the time of purchase. As of the date of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Value Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.7 billion to $27.8 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for quality companies, which appear to be undervalued

and to have the potential to grow intrinsic value per share. Quality companies generally have a sustainable competitive position, relatively lower levels of business cyclicality, high returns on invested capital and strong experienced management teams.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to

 

 

 
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economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Value Investing Risk. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

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

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Industry and Sector Focus Risk. At times the Fund may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector. The prices of securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector may be more susceptible to fluctuations due to changes in economic or business conditions, government

regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in other industries and sectors. To the extent that the Fund increases the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector, its shares’ values may fluctuate in response to events affecting that industry or sector.

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Value Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index and Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within mid cap and multi cap fund categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the indexes. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

The performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect any deduction for the front-end sales load which is assessed on Class A Shares. If the load were reflected, the performance figures would have been lower.

 

 

 
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Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      17.98%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.70%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 9.27%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (7.92 )%      11.10     7.65 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (9.23     10.03        6.77   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (3.42     8.81        6.15   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (4.33     11.73        7.69  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (2.59     12.58        8.50  
RUSSELL MIDCAP VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.78     11.25        7.61  
LIPPER MID-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (5.01     9.79        6.95  
LIPPER MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (1.47     10.17        6.49  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class A Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.

The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon   1997    Managing Director
Lawrence E. Playford   2004    Managing Director
Gloria H. Fu   2006    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are no longer generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group retirement plans, fee-based advisory programs and J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus.

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund (continued)

 

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: Institutional/FLMVX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks growth from capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees        0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.29  

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.10  

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.19  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses        0.01  
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        0.95  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        (0.20 )
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.75  

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Institutional Class Shares. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     77        283        506        1,148   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 20% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap Value Index and/or between $1 billion and $20 billion at the time of purchase. As of the date of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Value Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.7 billion to $27.8 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

 

 

 
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Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for quality companies, which appear to be undervalued and to have the potential to grow intrinsic value per share. Quality companies generally have a sustainable competitive position, relatively lower levels of business cyclicality, high returns on invested capital and strong experienced management teams.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

disasters or events, terrorism, regulatory events and government controls.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Value Investing Risk. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

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

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Industry and Sector Focus Risk. At times the Fund may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector. The prices of securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector may be more susceptible to fluctuations due to changes in economic or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other

 

 

 
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events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in other industries and sectors. To the extent that the Fund increases the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector, its shares’ values may fluctuate in response to events affecting that industry or sector.

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Value Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index and Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within mid cap and multi cap fund categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the indexes. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      18.15%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.62%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 9.68%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (2.35 )%      12.86     8.77
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (3.84     11.68        7.79  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (0.14     10.27        7.08  
RUSSELL MIDCAP VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.78     11.25        7.61   
LIPPER MID-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (5.01     9.79        6.95   
LIPPER MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (1.47     10.17        6.49   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund (continued)

 

The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon   1997    Managing Director
Lawrence E. Playford   2004    Managing Director
Gloria H. Fu   2006    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are no longer generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group retirement plans, fee-based advisory programs and J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus.

Purchase minimums

 

For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/OGNAX; C/OGNCX; Select/OGNIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital preservation and growth by using strategies designed to produce returns which have no correlation with general domestic market performance.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees 1     0.80     0.80     0.80
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     1.80        1.81        1.66  

Dividend Expenses on Short Sales

    1.25        1.25        1.25  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.30        0.31        0.16  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.02        0.02        0.02  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1     2.87        3.38        2.48  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1,2     (0.37     (0.38     (0.24 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1,2     2.50        3.00        2.24  

 

1 As of September 1, 2015, the Fund’s advisory fee was reduced to 0.80%; therefore, the Management fees, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements have been restated to reflect the current fees.
2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.75% and 0.99% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund (continued)

 

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     765        1,334        1,928        3,527   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     403        1,004        1,727        3,642   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     227        750        1,299        2,798   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     765        1,334        1,928        3,527   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     303        1,004        1,727        3,642   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     227        750        1,299        2,798   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (including short sales) was 258% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund attempts to neutralize exposure to general domestic market risk by primarily investing in common stocks that the Fund’s adviser considers to be attractive and ‘short selling’ stocks that the adviser considers to be unattractive. The Fund uses a multi-style approach, meaning that it may invest across different industries, sectors and capitalization levels targeting both value-and growth-oriented domestic companies. The Fund intends to maintain approximately equal value exposure in its long and short positions in order to offset the effects on its performance resulting from general domestic stock market movements or sector swings. By using this strategy, the Fund seeks to generate returns independent of the direction of the stock market. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

When the Fund makes a short sale, the Fund borrows the security in order to settle the sale and buys the security at a later date to return to the lender. The Fund must maintain collateral at least equal to the current market value of the security sold short.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as

substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund seeks to enhance returns by purchasing long positions in stocks that are ranked the highest by the model and selling short stocks that are ranked the lowest.

The Fund may achieve a gain if the securities in its long portfolio outperform the securities in its short portfolio, each taken as a whole. Conversely, it is expected that the Fund will incur a loss if the securities in its short portfolio outperform the securities in its long portfolio.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Strategy Risk. There is no guarantee that the use of long and short positions will succeed in limiting a Fund’s exposure to domestic stock market movements, capitalization, sector-swings or other risk factors.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors

 

 

 
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affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions.

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

Short Selling Risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security sold short increases in value between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security. In addition, a lender may request, or market conditions may dictate, that securities sold short be returned to the lender on short notice, and the Fund may have to buy the securities sold short at an unfavorable price. If this occurs, any anticipated gain to the Fund may be reduced or eliminated or the short sale may result in a loss. The Fund’s losses are potentially unlimited in a short sale transaction. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the adviser’s ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be more volatile.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Smaller Company Risk. Because the Fund may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations, the Fund’s risks increase as it invests more heavily in smaller companies (mid cap and small cap companies). Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that

significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Many derivatives create leverage thereby causing the Fund to be more volatile than it would be if it had not used derivatives. Derivatives also expose the Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including the credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund, will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

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

 

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month US Treasury Bill Index and the Lipper Alternative Equity Market Neutral Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the multi-cap and large cap categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

An investment in the Fund is different from an investment in 3-month U.S. Treasury bills because, among other things, Treasury bills are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Treasury bills have a fixed rate of return, investors in Treasury bills do not risk losing their investment, and an investment in the Fund is more volatile than an investment in Treasury bills.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      5.12%   
Worst Quarter    1st quarter, 2009      –3.36%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was

-3.17 %.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     1.46     1.51     0.75
Return After Taxes on Distributions     1.46        1.51        0.49  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     0.83        1.16        0.52  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (4.14     0.16        (0.05
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (0.27     0.66        (0.19
BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     0.05        0.07        1.24   
LIPPER ALTERNATIVE EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (2.93     1.02        1.80   

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2013    Managing Director
Jason Alonzo   2013    Managing Director
Pavel Vaynshtok   2013    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
 

 

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/VSSBX; C/VSSRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital growth over the long term.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%
    (under
$1 million)
   

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75   
Other Expenses     0.49        0.49   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.24        0.24   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.39        1.89   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.14     (0.14
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.25        1.75   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25% and 1.75% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to
  waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        929        1,233        2,094   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     278        580        1,008        2,200   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        929        1,233        2,094   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     178        580        1,008        2,200   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 58% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged

 

 

 
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from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000 Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000 Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

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

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate

 

 

 
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interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares (formerly named Select Class Shares) has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Index and Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class A and Class C Shares is based on the performance of the Class R5 Shares prior to their inception. The Class A and Class C Shares commenced operations on 5/31/16 and, therefore, do not have a full

calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class A and Class C Shares would be lower because each of these classes has higher expenses than Class R5 Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      19.97%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –26.24%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 8.24%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (5.38 )%      11.09     7.04
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (7.88     9.51        5.72   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (1.39     8.67        5.53   
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.41     9.19        6.80   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.23     8.64        6.69   

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

 

 

 
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In some cases, the “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may exceed the “Return Before Taxes” due to an assumed benefit from any losses on a sale of shares at the end of the measurement period.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Phillip D. Hart   2010    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $ 1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/VSEAX; C/JSECX; Select/VSEIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital growth over the long term.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.48        0.45        0.49   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.23        0.20        0.24   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.39        1.86        1.15   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements¹     (0.09     (0.06     (0.15
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements¹     1.30        1.80        1.00   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.30%, 1.80% and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     650        934        1,237        2,099  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     283        579        1,000        2,175  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        350        618        1,384  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     650        934        1,237        2,099  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     183        579        1,000        2,175  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        350        618        1,384  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 32% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up investment process. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with leading competitive positions and predictable and durable business models. It also seeks companies whose management has a successful track record of prudent capital allocation.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

 

 

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

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

The performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect any deduction for the front-end sales load which is assessed on Class A Shares. If the load were reflected, the performance figures would have been lower.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      17.65%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –18.88%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 13.68%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (6.99 )%      10.30     9.21
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (8.71     8.43        7.98   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (2.56     8.12        7.45   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (3.36     10.94        9.25   
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (1.55     11.83        10.14   
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.41     9.19        6.80   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.23     8.64        6.69   

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Don San Jose   2007    Managing Director
Daniel J. Percella   2014    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/PGSGX; C/OSGCX; Select/OGGFX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities of small-capitalization and emerging growth companies.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.60        0.51        0.53   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.35        0.26        0.28   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.06        0.06        0.06   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.56        1.97        1.24   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements 1     (0.25     (0.16     (0.18
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.31        1.81        1.06   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.75% and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     651        969        1,308        2,264  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     284        603        1,048        2,283  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     108        376        664        1,484  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     651        969        1,308        2,264   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     184        603        1,048        2,283   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     108        376        664        1,484   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 47% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the securities of small capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund will invest primarily in common stocks. Typically, the Fund invests in securities of companies with a history of above-average growth, as well as companies expected to have above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of

above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to

 

 

 
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economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

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

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

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

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Growth Index and Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

The performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect any deduction for the front-end sales load which is assessed on Class A Shares. If the load were reflected, the performance figures would have been lower.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      23.01%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –25.95%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 7.91%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (7.27 )%      8.17     7.35 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (9.07     6.45        5.83   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (2.68     6.42        5.76   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (3.61     8.79        7.34  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (1.93     9.61        8.20  
RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH INDEX     (1.38     10.67        7.95  
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)        
LIPPER SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX     (1.15     9.56        6.70  
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)                        

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Eytan Shapiro   2004    Managing Director
Felise Agranoff   2016    Managing Director
Greg Tuorto   2016    Managing Director
Matthew Cohen   2016    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: Institutional/JISGX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities of small-capitalization and emerging growth companies.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees        0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.31   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.21   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses        0.06   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        1.02   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        (0.11
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.91   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.85% of the average daily net assets of Institutional Class Shares. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     93        314        553        1,238  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 47% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the securities of small capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund will invest primarily in common stocks. Typically, the Fund invests in securities of companies with a history of above-average growth, as well as companies expected to have above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

 

 

 
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Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

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

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

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

 

 

 
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Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Growth Index and Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      23.14%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –25.97%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 8.18%.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (1.75 )%      9.78     8.36
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (3.48     8.16        6.92  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     0.39        7.73        6.62  
RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (1.38     10.67        7.95  
LIPPER SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (1.15     9.56        6.70  

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Eytan Shapiro   2004    Managing Director
Felise Agranoff   2016    Managing Director
Greg Tuorto   2016    Managing Director
Matthew Cohen   2016    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 
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Tax Information

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

 

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/PSOAX; C/OSVCX; Select/PSOPX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth primarily by investing in equity securities of small-capitalization companies.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.63        0.54        0.53  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.38        0.29        0.28  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.54        1.95        1.19  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.29     (0.09     (0.19 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.25        1.86        1.00  
1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.86% and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        959        1,294        2,240   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     289        604        1,044        2,268   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        359        636        1,426   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        959        1,294        2,240   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     189        604        1,044        2,268   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        359        636        1,426   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 46% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Value Index stocks at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Value Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In reviewing investment opportunities for the Fund, its adviser uses a value-oriented approach. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s equity investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

 

 

 
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disasters or events, terrorism, regulatory events and government controls.

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

Value Investing Risk. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

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

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Value Index and Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      21.55%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –25.48%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 14.77%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (7.58 )%      8.78     6.42
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (8.76     7.92        5.35  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (3.33     6.91        5.08  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (12.62     7.34        5.58  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (9.35     7.84        5.51  
RUSSELL 2000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (7.47     7.67        5.57   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (7.16     7.32        5.98   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold

their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Phillip D. Hart   2010    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2005    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JTUAX; C/JTUCX; Select/JSCSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of small company stocks.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.60     0.60     0.60
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.59        0.56        0.51   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.34        0.31        0.26   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.45        1.92        1.12   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.19     (0.16     (0.11
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.26        1.76        1.01   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.26%, 1.76% and 1.01% of their average daily net assets of Class A, Class C, and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     647        942        1,258        2,154   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     279        588        1,022        2,230   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     103        345        606        1,353   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     647        942        1,258        2,154   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     179        588        1,022        2,230   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     103        345        606        1,353   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 49% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000® Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest

incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

An issuer of a security will be deemed to be located in the United States if: (i) the principal trading market for the security is in the United States, (ii) the issuer is organized under the laws of the United States, or (iii) the issuer derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the United States or has at least 50% of its total assets situated in the United States.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

 

 

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

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

 

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the performance of the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance in the table for Class A and Class C Shares is based on the performance of Select Class Shares prior to their inception on 11/1/07. The actual returns of Class A and Class C Shares would have been lower because each of these classes has higher expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      22.68%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –26.85%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 10.49%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (3.34 )%      11.42     7.63 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (4.53     10.75        6.57   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (1.16     8.99        6.08   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (8.63     9.95        6.81  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (5.01     10.59        6.97  
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.41     9.19        6.80   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.23     8.64        6.69   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold

their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Phillip D. Hart   2010    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

 

Class/Ticker: Institutional/JUSSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of small company stocks.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees        0.60
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.30   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.10  

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.20  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses        0.01  
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        0.91  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        (0.08 )
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.83  

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.83% of their average daily net assets of Institutional Class Shares. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     85        282        496        1,112   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 49% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000® Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to

 

 

 
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its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

An issuer of a security will be deemed to be located in the United States if: (i) the principal trading market for the security is in the United States, (ii) the issuer is organized under the laws of the United States, or (iii) the issuer derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the United States or has at least 50% of its total assets situated in the United States.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the

value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

 

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

 

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund (continued)

 

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the performance of the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      22.77%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –26.90%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 10.64%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (3.14 )%      11.60     7.82
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (4.38     10.89        6.71  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (1.03     9.13        6.22  
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.41     9.19        6.80   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.23     8.64        6.69   

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

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Phillip D. Hart   2010    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JVAAX; C/JVACX; Select/JVASX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term total return from a combination of income and capital gains.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 95 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.53        0.45        0.40   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.28        0.20        0.15   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.44        1.86        1.06   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements¹     (0.20     (0.12     (0.07
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.24        1.74        0.99   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.24%, 1.74% and 0.99% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  

CLASS A SHARES ($)

    645        918        1,234        2,125   

CLASS C SHARES ($)

    277        561        983        2,160   

SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)

    101        323        571        1,281   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  

CLASS A SHARES ($)

    645        918        1,234        2,125   

CLASS C SHARES ($)

    177        561        983        2,160   

SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)

    101        323        571        1,281   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large-capitalization companies. Equity securities in which the Fund primarily invests include common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser’s aim is to identify undervalued companies that have the potential to grow their intrinsic values per share and to purchase these companies at a discount.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or

if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Smaller Company Risk. Because the Fund may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations, the Fund’s risks increase as it invests more heavily in smaller companies (mid cap and small cap companies). Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes

 

 

 
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than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Value Investing Risk. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

Industry and Sector Focus Risk. At times the Fund may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector. The prices of securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector may be more susceptible to fluctuations due

to changes in economic or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in other industries and sectors. To the extent that the Fund increases the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector, its shares’ values may fluctuate in response to events affecting that industry or sector.

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 3000® Value Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index, an index based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

The performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect any deduction for the front-end sales load which is assessed on Class A Shares. If the load were reflected, the performance figures would have been lower.

 

 

 
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Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      22.40%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –23.77%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 7.06%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (9.72 )%      9.99     7.74 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (10.08     9.47        7.17   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (5.22     7.91        6.18   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (6.17     10.64        7.79  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (4.46     11.47        8.60  
RUSSELL 3000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.13     10.98        6.11  
LIPPER MULTI-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.53     9.71        5.23  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class A Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold

their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2005    Managing Director
Lawrence E. Playford   2005    Managing Director
Gloria H. Fu   2006    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund

 

Class/Ticker: Institutional/JVAIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term total return from a combination of income and capital gains.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees        0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.23   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.13   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses        0.01  
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        0.89   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        (0.14
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.75   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Institutional Class Shares. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     77        255        465        1,070   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large-capitalization companies. Equity securities in which the Fund primarily invests include common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser’s aim is to identify undervalued companies that have the potential to grow their intrinsic values per share and to purchase these companies at a discount.

 

 

 
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The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Smaller Company Risk. Because the Fund may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations, the Fund’s risks increase as it invests more heavily in smaller companies (mid cap and small cap companies). Investments in

smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Value Investing Risk. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

 

 

 
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Fund increases the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector, its shares’ values may fluctuate in response to events affecting that industry or sector.

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 3000® Value Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index, an index based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      22.56%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –23.66%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 7.46%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2016

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (4.24 )%      11.75     8.88
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (4.74     11.13        8.20   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (2.00     9.36        7.13   
RUSSELL 3000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.13     10.98        6.11  
LIPPER MULTI-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.53     9.71        5.23  

 

 

 

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2005    Managing Director
Lawrence E. Playford   2005    Managing Director
Gloria H. Fu   2006    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

 

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Each of the Funds

Each Fund will invest primarily in equity securities as described below. Each Fund invests in common stock as a main strategy. Although not a main strategy, a Fund’s investment in equity securities may also include:

 

 

preferred stock

 

 

convertible securities

 

 

trust or partnership interests

 

 

warrants and rights to buy common stock

 

 

equity securities purchased in initial public offerings

 

 

master limited partnerships

All of these securities may be included as equity securities for the purpose of calculating a Fund’s 80% policy.

The main investment strategies for a Fund may also include:

 

 

real estate investment trusts (REITs) which are pooled vehicles which invest primarily in income-producing real estate or loans related to real estate

 

 

derivatives, including futures contracts, options and swaps. In connection with its main investment strategies, a Fund may use futures to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash position. Each Fund is also permitted to use derivatives such as futures, options and swaps in order to hedge various investments, for risk management and to opportunistically enhance the Fund’s returns. Under certain market conditions, a Fund’s use of derivatives for cash management or other investment management purposes could be significant.

These investments may be part of a Fund’s main investment strategies. If the investment is part of the main investment strategies for a particular Fund, it is summarized below.

Although not main strategies, the Funds may also utilize the following, some of which may be equity securities:

 

 

other investment companies

 

   

exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be passively or actively managed. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index.

 

   

affiliated money market funds

 

foreign securities, often in the form of depositary receipts

 

 

securities lending (except for Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund and Value Advantage Fund)

The Funds will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in their 80% investment policies as described below.

The frequency with which each Fund buys and sells securities will vary from year to year, depending on market conditions.

 

FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
An investment objective is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The investment objectives for Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund are fundamental. The investment objectives for the remaining Funds can be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund.

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the Fund’s adviser seeks to outperform the Fund’s benchmark while maintaining a moderate risk profile. The adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

 

 

 
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The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Growth Advantage Fund

The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund invests in companies that the adviser believes have strong earnings growth potential. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in common and preferred stocks, rights, warrants, convertible securities and other equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $27.8 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

The Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes are attractive based on certain characteristics, including valuation, and momentum. In

identifying securities that have attractive momentum characteristics, the adviser looks for securities which have prices that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria listed above or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will hold at least 80% of its Assets in stocks in the S&P 1000 Index1. The S&P 1000 Index is a market capitalization weighted combination of the S&P SmallCap 6001 and S&P MidCap 4001 Indexes. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The S&P 1000 Index is an index which includes stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 1000 Index on September 30, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $32 million to $10.1 billion. These securities trade on national exchanges, as well as over-the-counter as part of the National Market System. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 1000 Index are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. In addition, the Fund may modestly overweight or underweight the sectors and industries within the index. The Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 1000 Index over the long term with a modest divergence to the benchmark. In implementing its main

 

1 “S&P 1000 Index,” “S&P SmallCap 600” and “S&P MidCap 400” are registered service marks of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund.
 

 

 
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strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy that seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of the S&P 1000 Index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks S&P 1000 Index stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency within constraints on sector and industry weights and position sizes. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer included in the S&P 1000 Index.

Mid Cap Equity Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index securities at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $27.8 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the portfolio management team employs an investment process that seeks to identify both growth and value securities for the Fund. The team seeks to identify companies with leading competitive positions, talented management teams and durable business models. In addition, the team will invest in companies that it

believes either have the capacity to achieve a sustainable level of above average growth or have sustainable free cash flow generation with management committed to increasing shareholder value.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Mid Cap Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of mid cap companies, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stocks that are convertible to common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid cap companies which the Fund’s adviser believes are capable of achieving sustained growth. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $26.9 billion.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Mid Cap Value Fund

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capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap Value Index and/or between $1 billion and $20 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Value Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.7 billion to $27.8 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for quality companies, which appear to be undervalued and to have the potential to grow intrinsic value per share. Quality companies generally have a sustainable competitive position, relatively lower levels of business cyclicality, high returns on invested capital and strong experienced management teams.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

The Fund attempts to neutralize exposure to general domestic market risk by primarily investing in common stocks that the Fund’s adviser considers to be attractive and ‘short selling’ stocks that the adviser considers to be unattractive. The Fund uses a multi-style approach, meaning that it may invest across different industries, sectors and capitalization levels targeting both value-and growth-oriented domestic companies. The Fund intends to maintain approximately equal value exposure in its long and short positions in order to offset the effects on its performance resulting from general domestic stock market movements or sector swings. By using this strategy, the Fund seeks to generate returns independent of the direction of the stock market. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

When the Fund makes a short sale, the Fund borrows the security in order to settle the sale and buys the security at a later date to return to the lender. The Fund must maintain collateral

at least equal to the current market value of the security sold short.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process. In determining whether a stock is attractive or unattractive, the adviser uses a proprietary stock selection model that collects quantitative and fundamental investment data designed to evaluate the relative attractiveness of stocks.

The Fund’s strategy is to be sector neutral meaning that both the long and short positions will have approximately the same weight in the market sectors in which the Fund invests. However, the stock selection model may result in the Fund’s long and short positions being overweighted in different industries within a sector. If the stock selection model finds most stocks within an industry to be attractive, then the Fund would automatically tend to overweight that industry. If the stock selection model finds most stocks within an industry to be unattractive, then the Fund would automatically tend to engage in more short sales with regard to that industry.

The Fund seeks to enhance return by purchasing long positions in stocks that are ranked the highest by the model and selling short stocks that are ranked the lowest.

The Fund may achieve a gain if the securities in its long portfolio outperform the securities in its short portfolio, each taken as a whole. Conversely, it is expected that the Fund will incur a loss if the securities in its short portfolio outperform the securities in its long portfolio. The adviser uses the return that an investor could achieve through an investment in 3-month U.S. Treasury bills as a benchmark against which to measure the Fund’s performance. The adviser attempts to achieve returns for the Fund’s shareholders that exceed the benchmark. An investment in the Fund is different from an investment in 3-month U.S. Treasury bills because, among other things, Treasury bills are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, Treasury bills have a fixed rate of return,

 

 

 
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investors in Treasury bills do not risk losing their investment, and an investment in the Fund is more volatile than an investment in Treasury bills.

The Fund’s investment strategies may involve active and frequent trading resulting in high portfolio turnover.

Small Cap Core Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000 Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000 Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

Small Cap Equity Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets”

means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up investment process. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with leading competitive positions and predictable and durable business models. It also seeks companies whose management has a successful track record of prudent capital allocation.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Small Cap Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the securities of small capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund will invest primarily in common stocks. Typically, the Fund invests in securities of companies with a history of above-average growth, as well as companies expected to have above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

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selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Small Cap Value Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Value Index stocks at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Value Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In reviewing investment opportunities for the Fund, its adviser uses a value-oriented approach. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s equity investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

U.S. Small Company Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000® Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

An issuer of a security will be deemed to be located in the United States if: (i) the principal trading market for the security is in the United States, (ii) the issuer is organized under the laws of the United States, or (iii) the issuer derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the United States or has at least 50% of its total assets situated in the United States.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

 

 

 
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Value Advantage Fund

The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large-capitalization companies. Equity securities in which the Fund primarily invests include common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser’s aim is to identify undervalued companies that have the potential to grow their intrinsic values per share, and to purchase these companies at a discount.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Value Advantage Fund may sell covered call options as an additional strategy. When it does so, the purchaser of the option has the right to buy that security at a predetermined price (exercise price) during the life of the option. If the purchaser exercises the option, the Fund must sell the stock to purchaser at the exercise price. The option is “covered” because the Fund owns the stock at the time it sells the option. As the seller of the option, the Fund receives a premium from the purchaser of the call option, which may provide additional returns to the Fund.

INVESTMENT RISKS

There can be no assurance that the Funds will achieve their objectives.

The main risks associated with investing in each Fund are summarized in the Risk/Return Summary for that Fund at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the main risks and additional risks of the Funds are described below.

Please note that each Fund also may use strategies that are not described herein, but which are described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Main Risks

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for a Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. Equity securities are subject to “stock market risk” meaning that stock prices in general (or in particular, the prices of the types of securities in which a Fund invests) may decline over short or extended periods of time. When the value of a Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in that Fund decreases in value.

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

Growth Investing Risk. (applicable to Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund, Growth Advantage Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Growth Fund) Growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks. The value of these stocks generally is much more sensitive to current or expected earnings than stocks of other types of companies. Short-term events, such as a failure to meet industry earnings expectations, can cause dramatic decreases in the growth stock price compared to other types of stock. Growth stocks may also trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value. The Fund’s performance may be better or worse than the performance of equity funds that focus on value stocks or that have a broader investment style.

Value Investing Risk. (applicable to Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Value Advantage Fund) Value investing attempts to identify companies that, according to the adviser’s estimate of their true worth, are undervalued. The adviser selects stocks at prices that it believes are temporarily low relative to factors such as the company’s earnings, cash flow or dividends. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the

 

 

 
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adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur. The Fund’s performance may be better or worse than the performance of equity funds that focus on growth stocks or that have a broader investment style.

Smaller Company Risk. (Small Cap Company and Mid Cap Company Risk) Investments in smaller, newer companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more-established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of a Fund’s investments.

Large Cap Company Risk. (applicable to Growth Advantage Fund, Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund and Value Advantage Fund) Because a Fund may invest in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

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

Real Estate Securities Risk. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. The underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages.

The value of REITs will also rise and fall in response to the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. Each Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. A Fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities a Fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. A Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. Large redemptions also could accelerate the realization of capital gains, increase a Fund’s transaction costs and impact a Fund’s performance.

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

 

 

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

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

The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of a Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.

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

Additional Main Risk for Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Index Investing Risk. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, securities may be purchased, retained and sold by the Fund at times when a more actively managed fund would not do so. If the value of securities that are heavily weighted in the index changes, you can expect a greater risk of loss than would be the case if the Fund were not invested in such securities. There is also the risk that the Fund’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Additional Main Risks for Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

Strategy Risk. The strategy used by the Fund’s management may fail to produce the intended result. There is no guarantee that the use of long and short positions will succeed in limiting the Fund’s exposure to domestic stock market movements, capitalization, sector-swings or other risk factors. As a result, the Fund is intended for investors who plan to invest for the long-term and are able and willing to assume the risks of associated with this type of fund. The strategy used by the Fund involves complex securities transactions that involve risks different than direct equity investments.

Short Selling Risk. While the Fund’s market neutral approach seeks to minimize the risks of investing in the overall stock market, it may involve more risk than other funds that do not engage in short selling. The Fund’s use of short sales in combination with long positions in the Fund’s portfolio in an attempt to improve performance or to reduce overall portfolio risk may not be successful and may result in greater losses or lower positive returns than if the Fund held only long positions. It is possible that the Fund’s long equity positions will decline in value at the same time that the value of its short equity positions increase, thereby increasing potential losses to the Fund.

In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund must first borrow the security from a lender, such as a broker or other institution. The Fund may not always be able to obtain the security at a particular time or at an acceptable price. Thus, there is risk that the Fund may be unable to implement its investment strategy due to the lack of available securities or for other reasons.

After short selling a security, the Fund may subsequently seek to close this position by purchasing and returning the security to the lender on a later date. The Fund may not always be able to complete or “close out” the short position by replacing the borrowed securities at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

In addition, the Fund may be prematurely forced to close out a short position if the lender demands the return of the borrowed security. The Fund incurs a loss as a result of a short sale if the market value of the borrowed security increases between the date of the short sale and the date when the Fund replaces the security. The Fund’s loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited because there is no upward limit on the price a borrowed security could attain.

Further, if other short sellers of the same security want to close out their positions at the same time, a “short squeeze” can occur. A short squeeze occurs when demand exceeds the supply for the security sold short. A short squeeze makes it more likely that the Fund will need to replace the borrowed security at an unfavorable price, thereby increasing the likelihood that the Fund will lose some or all of the potential profit from, or incur a loss on, the short sale. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks described under “Derivatives Risk”.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and financial industry regulatory authorities in other countries have, in the past, imposed temporary prohibitions and restrictions on certain types of short sale transactions. These prohibitions and restrictions, or the imposition of other regulatory requirements on short selling in the future, could inhibit the ability of the adviser to sell securities short on behalf of the Fund.

 

 

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

Additional Risks

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

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

Securities Lending Risk. (except for Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund and Value Advantage Fund) Certain Funds may engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights

in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults. This risk is increased when a Fund’s loans are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. In addition, a Fund bears the risk of loss in connection with its investments of the cash collateral it receives from the borrower. To the extent that the value or return of a Fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, a Fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) and Investment Company Risk. A Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies and ETFs. Shareholders bear both their proportionate share of a Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of the underlying investment company or ETF when a Fund invests in shares of another investment company or ETF. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Convertible Securities Risk. A convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt securities or the dividend paid on preferred stock until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion, convertible securities generally have characteristics similar to both debt and equity securities. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates rise and, because of the conversion feature, tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying securities. Convertible securities are usually subordinated to comparable nonconvertible securities. Convertible securities generally do not participate directly in any dividend increases or decreases of the underlying securities, although the market prices of convertible securities may be affected by any dividend changes or other changes in the underlying securities.

Initial Public Offering (IPO) Risk. IPO securities have no trading history, and information about the companies may be available for very limited periods. The prices of securities sold in IPOs may be highly volatile and their purchase may involve high transaction costs. At any particular time or from time to time, a Fund may not be able to invest in securities issued in IPOs, or invest to the extent desired, because, for example, only a small portion (if any) of the securities being offered in an IPO may be made available to a Fund. In addition, under certain market conditions, a relatively small number of companies may issue securities in IPOs. Similarly, as the number of purchasers to which IPO securities are allocated increases, the number of securities issued to a Fund may decrease. The performance of a Fund during periods when it is unable to invest significantly or at all in IPOs may be lower than during periods when a Fund is able to do so. In addition, as a Fund increases in size, the impact of IPOs on a Fund’s performance will generally decrease.

 

 

 
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MLP Risk. The Funds may invest in master limited partnerships (MLPs) whose ownership interests are publicly traded and that primarily derive their income from, among other industries, the mining, production, transportation or processing of minerals or natural resources, although they may also finance entertainment, research and development, real estate and other projects. Investments held by an MLP may be relatively illiquid, limiting the MLP’s ability to vary its portfolio promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions. In addition, MLPs may have limited financial resources, their securities may trade infrequently and in limited volume and they may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly-based companies. The risks of investing in an MLP are generally those inherent in investing in a partnership as opposed to a corporation. For example, state law governing partnerships is often less restrictive than state law governing corporations. Accordingly, there may be fewer protections afforded investors in an MLP than investors in a corporation. Additional risks involved with investing in an MLP are risks associated with the specific industry or industries in which the partnership invests, such as the risks of investing in real estate, or oil and gas industries.

Preferred Stock Risk. Preferred stock generally has a preference as to dividends and liquidations over an issuer’s common stock but ranks junior to debt securities in an issuer’s capital structure. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Because preferred stocks generally pay dividends only after the issuing company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt, the value of preferred stocks generally is more sensitive than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

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

Additional Risk for Value Advantage Fund

Covered Call Option Risk. When the Fund sells covered call options, it receives cash but limits its opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of the security beyond the exercise price (plus the premium received). The gain on an underlying stock will be equal to the difference between the exercise price and the original purchase price of the underlying security, plus the premium received. In a rising market, the option may require the Fund to sell a security at an exercise price that is lower than the Fund would receive if the security was sold at the market price. If a call expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a gain in the amount of the premium received, although there may have been a decline (unrealized loss) in the market value of the underlying security during the option period which may exceed such gain. If the underlying security should decline by more than the option premium the Fund received, there will be a loss on the overall position.

For more information about risks associated with the types of investments that the Funds purchase, please read the “Risk/ Return Summaries” in the prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in a Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to a Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with a Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of a Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of a Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which a Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Funds and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for a Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

 

 

 
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TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE AND CASH POSITIONS

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

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper, money market mutual funds and bank deposit accounts.

While a Fund is engaged in a temporary defensive position, it may not meet its investment objective. These investments may be inconsistent with a Fund’s main investment strategies. Therefore, a Fund will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

Whether engaging in temporary defensive purposes or otherwise, the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund may not hold more than 10% of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents. These amounts are in addition to assets held for derivative margin deposits or other segregated accounts.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for the Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Growth Advantage Fund

Historical performance shown for Class C Shares prior to their inception on 5/1/06 is based on the performance of the Class B Shares (all of which were converted to Class A Shares on 6/19/15), whose expenses were substantially similar to those of Class C Shares at the time of inception. Historical performance shown for Select Class Shares prior to their inception on 5/1/06 is based on the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities. During this period, the actual returns of Select Class Shares would have been different than shown because Select Class Shares have different expenses than Class A Shares.

 

 

 
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The Funds’ Management and Administration

 

The following Funds are series of JPMorgan Trust I (JPMT I), a Delaware statutory trust:

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

Mid Cap Equity Fund

Small Cap Core Fund

Small Cap Equity Fund

U.S. Small Company Fund

Value Advantage Fund

The following Funds are series of JPMorgan Trust II (JPMT II), a Delaware statutory trust:

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Mid Cap Growth Fund

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

Small Cap Growth Fund

Small Cap Value Fund

Growth Advantage Fund is a series of J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust (JPMMFIT), a Massachusetts business trust.

Mid Cap Value Fund is a series of J.P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc. (JPMFMFG), a Maryland corporation.

The trustees of each trust and the directors of JPMFMFG are responsible for overseeing all business activities of their respective Funds.

Each of the Funds operates in a multiple class structure. A multiple class fund is an open-end investment company that issues two or more classes of shares representing interests in the same investment portfolio.

Each class in a multiple class fund can set its own transaction minimums and may vary with respect to expenses for distribution, administration and shareholder services. This means that one class could offer access to a Fund on different terms than another class. Certain classes may be more appropriate for a particular investor.

Each Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of the Funds’ other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive a different amount of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

The Funds’ Investment Adviser

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Funds and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds.

JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary

of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), a bank holding company. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

During the most recent fiscal year ended 6/30/16, JPMIM was paid management fees (net of waivers), as shown below, as a percentage of average daily net assets:

 

   

Investment Advisory Fees

 

Percentage

 
JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund     0.58
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund     0.65 %
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund     0.58 %
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund     0.18 %
JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund     0.64 %
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund     0.64 %
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund     0.61 %
JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund     0.72 %
JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund     0.39 %
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund     0.63 %
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund     0.64 %
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund     0.65 %
JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund     0.60 %
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund     0.62 %

The advisory fee of the Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund was reduced to 0.80% as of 9/1/15.

A discussion of the basis the Boards of each trust and JPMFMFG used in reapproving the investment advisory agreements for the Funds is available in the semi-annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended December 31.

The Portfolio Managers

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Eytan Shapiro, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, Felise L. Agranoff, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, Greg Tuorto, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Matthew Cohen, M.D., Managing Director of JPMIM. Mr. Shapiro is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is Chief Investment Officer the U.S. Equity Growth and Small Cap portfolio management teams. The other members are portfolio managers and research analysts for the Fund, providing research and advice on the purchases and sales of individual securities, and portfolio risk assessment. Mr. Shapiro has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1989 and has been employed by the firm since 1985. An employee since 2004, Ms. Agranoff has been a portfolio manager since 2015 and has been a research analyst in the firm’s U.S. Equity Group since 2004. Mr. Tuorto joined the firm in 2008 and has been a portfolio manager since 2009 and a technology analyst in the firm’s U.S. Equity Group since 2008. An employee since 2005,

 

 

 
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Dr. Cohen has been portfolio manager since 2015 and a research analyst in the firm’s U.S. Equity Group since 2005.

Growth Advantage Fund

Timothy Parton, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Growth portfolio management team. Giri Devulapally, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is also a senior member of the U.S. Equity Growth portfolio management team. As part of the team’s investment process Messers Parton and Devulapally meet, along with other portfolio managers and research analysts, to discuss the economic outlook, industry trends, and the merits and risks of investment ideas for the Fund. Messers Parton and Devulapally follow same investment process, philosophy and research resources, and in Mr. Parton’s absence, Mr. Devulapally will be responsible for day-to-day management of the portfolio. Mr. Parton has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1988 and has been employed with the firm since 1986. Mr. Devulapally has been a portfolio manager in the firm’s U.S. Equity Group since 2003 when he joined JPMIM.

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund utilizes a team-based approach and uses the models, insights and recommendations of the broader Behavioral Finance Team. The portfolio management team is comprised of Phillip D. Hart and Dennis Ruhl. Mr. Hart, a Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is the lead portfolio manager for the Fund and is primarily responsible for portfolio construction. Mr. Hart has worked as a portfolio manager for the U.S. Behavioral Finance Equity Group at JPMIM since 2009 and has been employed by the firm since 2003. Prior to becoming a portfolio manager, he was a qualitative research analyst within this group. Mr. Ruhl, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is the Chief Investment Officer of the U.S. Behavioral Finance Equity Group. He has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates since 2001 and has been employed with the firm since 1999.

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund utilizes a team-based approach and uses the models, insights and recommendations of the broader Behavioral Finance Team. The portfolio management team is comprised of Phillip D. Hart and Dennis Ruhl. Mr. Hart is the lead portfolio manager for the Fund and is primarily responsible for portfolio construction. Information about Mr. Hart and Mr. Ruhl is discussed earlier in this section.

Mid Cap Equity Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM and Timothy Parton, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. Simon is primarily responsible for the Fund’s value investments while Mr. Parton are primarily responsible for the Fund’s growth investments. Mr. Simon has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM and its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1987 and has been employed by the firm since 1980. Information about Mr. Parton is discussed earlier in this section.

Mid Cap Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Timothy Parton, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder and Felise L. Agranoff, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. Parton is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Growth portfolio management team. Ms. Agranoff is the co-portfolio manager and shares authority in the day-to-day management of the Fund. Information about Mr. Parton and Ms. Agranoff is discussed earlier in this section.

Mid Cap Value Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM, Lawrence E. Playford, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Gloria H. Fu, Executive Director of JPMIM. Mr. Simon is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Value portfolio management team. Mr. Playford and Ms. Fu are co-portfolio managers and share authority in the day-to-day management of the Fund. An employee of JPMIM or its affiliates since 1993, Mr. Playford, a CFA charterholder and CPA, is the Chief Investment Officer of the U.S. Equity Value team. He joined the team as a research analyst in 2003 and became a portfolio manager in 2004. Ms. Fu, a CFA charterholder, has been a portfolio manager since 2006 and has been employed by JPMIM and its affiliates since 2002. Information about Mr. Simon is discussed earlier in this section.

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

The Fund’s portfolio management team utilizes a team-based approach and uses the models, insights and recommendations of the broader Behavioral Finance Team. The team is led by Dennis S. Ruhl , Jason Alonzo and Pavel Vaynshtok. Mr. Alonzo, Managing Director of JPMIM, has been with JPMIM or its affiliates (or one of their predecessors) since 2000 and has been a member of the portfolio management team since 2003. Mr. Vaynshtok, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates since 2011. From 2004 to 2011, Mr. Vaynshtok was

 

 

 
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a portfolio manager and the head of quantitative research at ING Investment Management. Information about Mr. Ruhl is discussed earlier in this section.

Small Cap Core Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund utilizes a team-based approach and uses the models, insights and recommendations of the broader Behavioral Finance Team. The portfolio management team is comprised of Phillip D. Hart and Dennis Ruhl. Mr. Hart is the lead portfolio manager for the Fund and is primarily responsible for portfolio construction. Information about Mr. Hart and Mr. Ruhl is discussed earlier in this section.

Small Cap Equity Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Don San Jose, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Daniel J. Percella, Executive Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. San Jose is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Small Cap portfolio management team. Mr. Percella is the co-portfolio manager and shares authority in the day-to-day management of the Fund. Mr. San Jose joined the U.S. Small Cap Equity Group as an analyst in 2004 and became a portfolio manager in 2007. Mr. San Jose has been employed by the firm since 2000. Mr. Percella has been a portfolio manager since 2014, and prior to that time he was a research analyst on the Small Cap Active Core Team. Mr. Percella has been an employee of JPMIM since 2008.

Small Cap Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Eytan Shapiro, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, Felise L. Agranoff, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, Greg Tuorto, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Matthew Cohen, M.D., Managing Director of JPMIM. Mr. Shapiro is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is Chief Investment Officer the U.S. Equity Growth and Small Cap portfolio management teams. The other members are portfolio managers and research analysts for the Fund, providing research and advice on the purchases and sales of individual securities, and portfolio risk assessment. Information about Messers Shapiro, Tuorto and Cohen and Ms. Agranoff are discussed earlier in this section.

Small Cap Value Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund utilizes a team-based approach and uses the models, insights and recommendations of the broader Behavioral Finance Team. The portfolio management team is comprised of Phillip D. Hart and Dennis Ruhl. Mr. Hart is the lead portfolio manager for the Fund and is primarily responsible for portfolio construction. Information about Mr. Hart and Mr. Ruhl is discussed earlier in this section.

U.S. Small Company Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund utilizes a team-based approach and uses the models, insights and recommendations of the broader Behavioral Finance Team. The portfolio management team is comprised of Phillip D. Hart and Dennis Ruhl. Mr. Hart is the lead portfolio manager for the Fund and is primarily responsible for portfolio construction. Information about Mr. Hart and Mr. Ruhl is discussed earlier in this section.

Value Advantage Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM, Lawrence E. Playford, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Gloria H. Fu, Executive Director of JPMIM. Mr. Simon is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Value portfolio management team. Mr. Playford and Ms. Fu are co-portfolio managers and share authority in the day-to-day management of the Fund. Information about Mr. Simon, Mr. Playford and Ms. Fu are discussed earlier in this section.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds.

The Funds’ Administrator

JPMIM (the Administrator) provides administrative services for and oversees the other service providers of each Fund. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of each Fund for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

The Funds’ Shareholder Servicing Agent

The trusts and the corporation, on behalf of the Funds, have entered into shareholder servicing agreements with JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (JPMDS) under which JPMDS has agreed to provide certain support services to the Funds’ shareholders. For performing these services, JPMDS, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares of each Fund, as applicable. For performing these services, JPMDS, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional Class Shares of each Fund, as applicable. JPMDS may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of the annual fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

 

 

 
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The Funds’ Distributor

JPMDS (the Distributor) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is an affiliate of JPMIM.

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

JPMIM, JPMDS and, from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries whose customers invest in shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional

cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

 

 
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Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds

 

CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, sales charges, expenses, dividends and distributions. These arrangements allow you to choose the available class that best meets your needs. You should read this section carefully to determine which share class is best for you. Factors you should consider in choosing a share class include:

 

   

The amount you plan to invest;

 

   

The length of time you expect to hold your investment;

 

   

The total costs associated with your investment, including any sales charges that you pay when you buy or sell your Fund shares and expenses that are paid out of Fund assets over time;

 

   

Whether you qualify for any reduction or waiver of sales charges;

 

   

Whether you plan to take any distributions in the near future;

 

   

The availability of the share class;

 

   

The services that will be available to you;

 

   

The amount of compensation that your Financial Intermediary will receive; and

 

   

The advantages and disadvantages of each share class.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional
Eligibility1,2,3   May be purchased by the general public   May be purchased by the general public  

Limited to certain investors, including:

 Purchases directly from the Fund through JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the “Distributor”) by institutional investors, such as corporations, pension and profit sharing plans and foundations meeting the minimum investment requirements;

 Purchases through your Financial Intermediary or any other organization, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), authorized to act in a fiduciary, advisory or custodial capacity for its clients or customers; and

 Purchases by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.4

 

Limited to certain investors, including:

 Purchases directly from the Fund through the Distributor by institutional investors such as corporations, pension and profit sharing plans and foundations that meet the minimum investment requirements; and

 Purchases through your Financial Intermediary or any other organization, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase authorized to act in a fiduciary, advisory or custodial capacity for its clients or customers.

Minimum Investment2,5,6  

$1,000 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a monthly $50 Systematic Investment Plan7

 

$1,000 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a monthly $50 Systematic Investment Plan7

 

$1,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Select Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.

 

$1,000 – Investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds4 or

 

$50 for employees, if establishing a monthly $50 Systematic Investment Plan.7

  $3,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Institutional Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional
Minimum Subsequent Investments2   $508   $508   No minimum except $50 for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No minimum
Systematic Purchase Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No
Systematic Redemption Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No

Front-End Sales Charge

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

  Up to 5.25% reduced or waived for large purchases and certain investors, eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more.   None   None   None

Contingent Deferred

Sales Charge (CDSC)

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

 

On purchases of $1 million or more:

 1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

 0.50% on redemptions made between 12 and 18 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

 

 1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

  None   None
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.75% of the average daily net assets.   None   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.10% of the average daily net assets.
Redemption Fee   None   None   None   None

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional
Advantages   If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated or you have a long-term investment horizon, these shares have lower distribution fees over a longer term investment horizon than Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge is assessed so you own more shares initially. These shares may make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class A Shares.   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Select Class Shares have lower fees than Class A and Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Institutional Class Shares have the lowest fee structure of the shares offered in this prospectus.
Disadvantages   A front-end sales charge is generally assessed, diminishing the number of shares owned. If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated, you may be subject to a CDSC. Class A Shares may not make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class C Shares.   Shares are subject to CDSC and have higher ongoing distribution fees. This means that over the long term Class C Shares accrue higher fees than Class A Shares.   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A and Class C Shares.   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares. Not all Funds have Institutional Class Shares.

 

1 

Certain Funds may be subject to limited offering. Please see the FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING section for more information about applicable limited offerings.

2 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

3 

Effective April 3, 2017, new Group Retirement Plans will not be eligible to purchase Class A, Class C, or Select Class Shares. Group Retirement Plans (and their successor, related and affiliated plans) which have these share classes of the Fund available to participants on or before April 3, 2017, may continue to open accounts for new participants in such share classes of the Fund and purchase additional shares in existing participant accounts.

4 

May also be purchased directly from the Funds by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

   

J.P. Morgan Funds

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates

5 

Investment minimums may be waived for certain types of Group Retirement Plans (as defined in the glossary), as well as for certain fee-based programs. The Funds reserve the right to waive any initial or subsequent investment minimum.

6 

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

7 

You are eligible for the lower $50 initial investment amount as long as you agree to make regular monthly investments of at least $50 until you reach the required $1,000 investment amount per fund. Once the required amount is reached, you must maintain the minimum $1,000 investment in the Fund.

8 

Minimum subsequent investment for Systematic Investment Plans established before 3/1/15 was $25.

SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the various sales charges and other fees that you will pay if you purchase shares of the Funds. In addition, it describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services. The Distributor reserves the right to change sales charges, commissions and finder’s fees at any time.

To obtain information regarding sales charges and the reduction, and elimination or waiver of sales charges on Class A and Class C Shares of the Funds, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111. You may also contact your Financial Intermediary about the reduction, elimination or waiver of sales charges.

 

 
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Class A Shares

The public offering price of Class A Shares of each Fund is the net asset value (NAV) per share plus the applicable sales charge, unless you qualify for a waiver of the sales charge. The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor as shown in the tables below, except if the Distributor, in its discretion, re-allows the entire amount to your Financial Intermediary. In those instances in which the entire amount is re-allowed, such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

The table below shows the front-end sales charge you would pay at different levels of investment, the commission paid to Financial Intermediaries, any finders fees paid to Financial Intermediaries and any applicable CDSC. Purchases at certain dollar levels, known as “breakpoints,” allow for a reduction in the front-end sales charge.

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment (All
Funds)

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
1
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price2

     CDSC
Less than $50,000    5.25    5.54    4.75      0.00
$50,000-$99,999    4.50    4.71    4.05      0.00
$100,000- $249,999    3.50    3.63    3.05      0.00
$250,000 to $499,999    2.50    2.56    2.05      0.00
$500,000 to $999,999    2.00    2.04    1.60      0.00
         
Amount of Investment   

Sales Charge
as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Finder’s Fee

as a % of your
Investment
3

    

CDSC

as a % of your

Redemption3,4

For All Funds except Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund
$1,000,000 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00     

 

0-12 months — 1.00%

 

12-18 months — 0.50%

$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75     
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50     
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25     
For Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund
$1,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25      0-12 months — 0.25%

 

1 

The actual sales charge you pay may differ slightly from the rates disclosed above due to rounding calculations.

2 

The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor. The Distributor, at its discretion, may re-allow the entire sales charge to your Financial Intermediary; in those instances such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

3 

The Distributor or its affiliates pays any finder’s fee to your Financial Intermediary. The Distributor or its affiliates may withhold finder’s fees with respect to short-term investments.

4 

Please see the “Exchanging Fund Shares” section for details regarding CDSC and exchanges.

The Distributor may also pay Financial Intermediaries a finder’s fee on sales to defined contribution plans with no minimum investment amount.

Finder’s Fee Schedule for Defined Contribution Plans (All Funds except Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund)

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
   Finder’s Fee
as a % of your
Investment
    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption1

$0 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00      0.00
$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75      0.00
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50      0.00
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25      0.00

 

 
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Finder’s Fee Schedule for Defined Contribution Plans (Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund)

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
   Finder’s Fee
as a % of your
Investment
    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption1

All Investments    0.00    0.00    0.25      0.00

 

1 

If a plan redeems the shares of certain funds for which a finder’s fee has been paid within 18 months (12 months for Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund) of the purchase date, no CDSC is charged; however, the Distributor reserves the right to reclaim the finder’s fee paid to the Financial Intermediary.

Class C Shares

The table below shows the amount of sales charge, commission paid and any CDSC that may be charged.

 

Class C Shares

Amount of Investment

  

Sales Charge

as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price

    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption

All Investments    0.00    0.00    1.00      0-12 months —1.00%

Select Class Shares and Institutional Class Shares

There is no sales charge, commission or CDSC associated with Select Class Shares or Institutional Class Shares.

Reducing Your Class A Sales Charges

Each Fund permits you to reduce the front-end sales charge you pay on Class A Shares by exercising your Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges. Both of these are described below.

Rights of Accumulation: For Class A Shares, a front-end sales charge can be reduced by breakpoint discounts based on the amount of a single purchase or through Rights of Accumulation. By using Rights of Accumulation, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types (as described below) with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced sales charge on the current purchase. The amount of the sales charge will be calculated based on the market value of your qualifying holdings as of the last calculated NAV prior to your investment.

Letter of Intent: By signing a Letter of Intent, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the value that you intend to buy over a 13 month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase that you make during that 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The 13 month Letter of Intent period commences on the day that the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary, and you must inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds that you have a Letter of Intent each time you make an investment. Purchases submitted prior to the date on which the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary are considered only in determining the level of sales charge that will be paid. The Letter of Intent will not result in a reduction in the amount of any previously paid sales charges.

A percentage of your investment will be held in escrow until the full amount covered by the Letter of Intent has been invested. If the terms of the Letter of Intent are not fulfilled by the end of the 13th month, you must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid or the Distributor will liquidate sufficient escrowed shares to obtain the difference and/or adjust the shareholder’s account to reflect the correct number of shares that would be held after deduction of the sales charge. The Letter of Intent will be considered completed if the shareholder dies within the 13 month period covered by the Letter of Intent. Commissions to dealers will not be adjusted or paid on the difference between the Letter of Intent amount and the amount actually invested before the shareholder’s death. Calculations made to determine whether a Letter of Intent commitment has been fulfilled will be made on the basis of the amount invested prior to the deduction of any applicable sales charge.

 

 
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Below are the qualifying holdings and account types that may be aggregated in order to exercise your Rights of Accumulation and Letter of Intent privileges to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge on Class A Shares.

Qualifying Holdings: Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares of J.P. Morgan Funds and Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class units in New York’s 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Program (NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan). Investments in the Institutional Class Shares of the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds and in the JPMorgan 529 U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio are not included.

Qualifying Accounts:

  1. Your account(s);
  2. Account(s) of your spouse or domestic partner;
  3. Account(s) of children under the age of 21 who share your residential address;
  4. Trust accounts established by any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above. If the person(s) who established the trust is deceased, the trust account may be aggregated with the account(s) of the primary beneficiary of the trust;
  5. Solely controlled business accounts; and
  6. Single-participant retirement plans of any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above.

You may use your qualifying holdings and account types even if they are held at different Financial Intermediaries. In order to obtain any reduction in the sales charge by utilizing either the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges, you must, before each purchase of Class A Shares, inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds if you have any existing holdings that may be aggregated with your current purchase in order to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge.

In order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge, you may be required to provide appropriate documentation, such as an account statement or the social security or tax identification number on an account, so that J.P. Morgan Funds may confirm (1) the value of each of your accounts invested in J.P. Morgan Funds or in the NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan and (2) the value of the accounts owned by your spouse or domestic partner and by children under the age of 21 who share your residential address.

Certain Financial Intermediaries may not participate in extending the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges to your holdings in the NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan. Please check with your Financial Intermediary to determine whether the Financial Intermediary makes these privileges available with respect to NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan investments.

Additional information regarding the reduction of Class A sales charges is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. To determine if you are eligible for Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges or to request a copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call 1-800-480-4111. These programs may be terminated or amended at any time.

Waiver of the Class A Sales Charge

No sales charge is imposed on Class A Shares of the Funds if the shares were:

 

  1. Bought with the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

  2. Acquired in exchange for shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund if a comparable sales charge has been paid for the exchanged shares.

 

  3. Bought by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

 

   

J.P. Morgan Funds.

 

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Former employees and their immediate family members can make subsequent purchases in accounts established during the employee’s employment. Officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members of J.P. Morgan Funds and JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates may open new Select Class Share accounts subject to a $1,000 minimum investment requirement provided such accounts are opened directly from the Funds and not through a Financial Intermediary. Select Class Shares have lower expenses than Class A Shares. Please call 1-800-480-4111 for more information concerning all of the Funds’ other share classes.

 

 
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  4. Bought by employees of:

 

   

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries or financial institutions that have entered into dealer agreements with the Funds or the Distributor and their subsidiaries and affiliates (or otherwise have an arrangement with a Financial Intermediary or financial institution with respect to sales of Fund shares). This waiver includes the employees’ immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the employee, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

  5. Bought by:

 

   

Group Retirement Plans which are employer sponsored retirement, deferred compensation, employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a Group Retirement Plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan record-keeper

Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGH’s, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, who have a dealer arrangement with the Distributor, act in a custodial capacity, or who place trades for their own accounts or for the accounts of their clients and who charge a management, asset allocation, consulting, or other fee for their services.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries who have entered into an agreement with the Distributor and have been approved by the Distributor to offer Fund shares to investment brokerage programs in which the end shareholder makes investment decisions independent of an financial advisor; these programs may or may not charge a transaction fee.

 

   

Tuition programs that qualify under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

   

A bank, trust company or thrift institution which is acting as a fiduciary exercising investment discretion, provided that appropriate notification of such fiduciary relationship is reported at the time of the investment to the Fund or the Fund’s Distributor.

 

  6. Bought in connection with plans of reorganization of a J.P. Morgan Fund, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party. However, you may pay a CDSC when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the plan of reorganization.

 

  7. Purchased in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) established prior to September 2, 2014:

 

  i. That were established through a rollover from a qualified retirement plan for which J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services LLC had a contractual relationship to provide recordkeeping for the plan (an “RPS Rollover IRA”) or an IRA that was subsequently established in connection with the RPS Rollover IRA;

 

  ii. Where JPMorgan Institutional Investments Inc. continues to be the broker of record for the IRA; and

 

  iii. Where State Street Bank & Trust Company continues to serve as custodian for the IRA.

To determine if you qualify for a sales charge waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)

Certain redemptions of Class A and Class C Shares are subject to a CDSC. Please see “SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” for the amount of the applicable CDSC. The CDSC is calculated by multiplying the original cost of the shares by the CDSC rate. For Class A Shares, the CDSC is calculated from the date of the purchase of the applicable shares. For Class C Shares, the Fund assumes that all purchases made in a given month were made on the first day of the month.

 

 
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No CDSC is imposed on share appreciation, nor is a CDSC imposed on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

To keep your CDSC as low as possible, the Funds will first redeem any shares that are not subject to a CDSC (i.e., shares that have been held for longer than the CDSC period or shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions), followed by the shares held for the longest time. You should retain any records necessary to substantiate historical costs because the Distributor, the Funds, the transfer agent and your Financial Intermediary may not maintain such information.

If you received Fund shares in connection with a fund reorganization, the CDSC applicable to your original shares (including the period of time you have held those shares) will be applied to the shares received in the reorganization.

Waiver of the Class A and Class C CDSC

No CDSC is imposed on redemptions of shares:

 

  1. If you participate in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan and withdraw no more than the amount permitted to be withdrawn without a CDSC. Please refer to Systematic Withdrawal Plan in the “HOW TO REDEEM” table below.

 

  2. Made due to the death or disability of a shareholder. For shareholders that become disabled, the redemption must be made within one year of initial qualification for Social Security disability payments or within one year of becoming disabled as defined in section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code. This waiver is only available for accounts opened prior to the shareholder’s disability. In order to qualify for the waiver, the Distributor must be notified of the death or disability at the time of the redemption order and be provided with satisfactory evidence of such death or disability.

 

  3. That represent a required minimum distribution from your IRA Account or other qualifying retirement plan but only if you are at least age 70 1/2. If the shareholder maintains more than one IRA, only the assets in the IRA that is invested in one or more of the J.P. Morgan Funds are considered when calculating that portion of your required minimum distribution that qualifies for the waiver.

 

  4. That are part of a Fund-initiated event, such as mergers, liquidations, asset acquisitions, and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party, or result from a failure to maintain the required minimum balance in an account. However, you may pay a sales charge when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the Fund-initiated event.

 

  5. Exchanged into the same share class of other J.P. Morgan Funds. Your new Fund will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged and the current holding period is carried over to your new shares. Please read “Exchanging Fund Shares” for more information.

 

  6. For Class C Shares only, if your Financial Intermediary has notified the Distributor before you invest that it is waiving its commission.

To see if you qualify for a CDSC waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Repurchase Rights

If you redeem shares in a mutual fund, Repurchase Rights may allow you to reinvest or repurchase shares at new asset value during a defined time period.

 

  1. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Class A Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  2. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund or acquired in an exchange of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund for Class A Shares of the same Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  3. If you repurchase Class C Shares within 90 days of a redemption, there will be no CDSC on the new Class C Shares. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

 
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Rule 12b–1 Fees

Each Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class A and Class C Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Funds. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Funds to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule 12b-1 Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.75%
Select Class    None
Institutional Class    None

Rule 12b-1 fees, together with the CDSC, help the Distributor sell Class C Shares without an upfront sales charge by defraying the costs of advancing brokerage commissions and other expenses paid to Financial Intermediaries.

Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Effective April 3, 2017, the J.P. Morgan Funds will cease making direct payments to financial intermediaries for any applicable sub-transfer agency services. After this date, payments to financial intermediaries for sub-transfer agency services will be made by the Distributor as shareholder servicing agent, from the shareholder service fee (to be known as the “service fee”). From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the sub-transfer agency fees at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Service Fees

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Service  Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.25%
Select Class    0.25%
Institutional Class    0.10%

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

 

 

 
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PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

This prospectus offers multiple share classes. Each share class has different sales charges and/or expenses. When deciding what share class to buy, you should consider the amount of your investment, the length of time you intend to hold the shares, the sales charges and expenses applicable to each share class and whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please refer to “Choosing a Share Class” for investment minimums for initial and subsequent purchases and to help you determine which share class would be best for you.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“Fund Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the Fund Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the Fund Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

Employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co. may open a new account online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

  J.P. Morgan Funds; or

  The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third-party checks.

By ACH or Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P.Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

 

You may include bank information on your application for your initial purchase to be processed via Automated Clearing House (ACH) rather than sending a check.

 

New accounts cannot be opened by wire purchase.

 

Purchase by ACH: To process a purchase via ACH using bank information on file you may call us or process the purchase online.

 

Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

Systematic Investment Plan1  

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Investment Plan on your application. Bank Information must be included.

 

Refer to Choosing A Share Class for fund minimums.

 

If bank information is on file, you may call, go online or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Investment Plan.

 

You cannot have a Systematic Investment Plan and a Systematic Withdrawal Plan or Systematic Exchange Plan on the same fund account.

 

If bank information is not on file, you will be required to submit a completed form with your bank information and Systematic Investment Plan details.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

 

 

 
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Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received, plus any applicable sales charge.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable CDSC or fees. In addition, you will not be entitled to recoup any sales charges paid to a Fund in connection with your purchase of Fund shares.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class A Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

 Class A Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

 Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund), or

 Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class C Shares of any Fund may also be exchanged for:

 Class C Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund). Your new Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and the current holding period for your exchanged Class C Shares is carried over to your new shares.

 Select Class or Institutional Class Shares, if available, of the same fund (except any of the J.P. Morgan money market funds) provided you meet the eligibility requirements for the class you are exchanging into. In addition, the Class C Shares that you wish to exchange must not currently be subject to any CDSC.

 

Select Class Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

 Select Class Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund, or

 Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Institutional Class Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

 Institutional Class Shares of another non-money market J.P. Morgan Fund, or

 Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

 

   

For Class A and Class C Shares only, you can set up a systematic exchange program to automatically exchange shares on a regular basis. However, you cannot have simultaneous systematic investment plans for the same Fund. You may call 1-800-480-4111 for complete instructions.

Generally, you will not pay a sales charge on an exchange except as specified below.

If you exchange Class A Shares or Class C Shares of a Fund that are subject to a CDSC for Class A or Class C Shares, respectively, of another Fund, you will not pay a CDSC at the time of the exchange, however:

 

  1. Your new Class A Shares or Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and

 

  2. The current holding period for your exchanged Class A Shares or Class C Shares, is carried over to your new shares.

If you exchange Class A Shares of a Fund that is subject to a CDSC into Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund, you will be subject to the applicable CDSC at the time of the exchange.

 

 

 
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Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1, wired, or sent by ACH to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM

By Phone or Online

Note: certain account types are not available for online account access.

 

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

Systematic Redemption Plan2

Note: The Funds currently do not charge for this service, but may impose a charge in the future.

 

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Redemption Plan on your application. Payment instructions must be included.

 

You may call, or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Redemption Plan.

 

You may send a written redemption request to your Financial Intermediary, if applicable, or to the Fund at the following address:

 

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

You may redeem over the phone. Please see “Can I redeem by phone?” for more information.

 

If you own Class A or Class C Shares, the applicable CDSC will be deducted from those payments unless such payments are made: 3

 

 Monthly and constitute no more than 1/12 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each month; or

 Quarterly and constitute no more than 1/4 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each quarter.

 

It may not be in your best interest to buy additional Class A Shares while participating in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan. This is because Class A Shares have an upfront sales charge.

 

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You cannot request a redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

2 

If the amount of the systematic payment exceeds the income earned by your account since the previous payment under the Systematic Redemption Plan, payments will be made by redeeming some of your shares. This will reduce the amount of your investment, up to possibly closing your account.

3 

Your current balance in the Fund for purposes of these calculations will be determined by multiplying the number of shares held by the last calculated NAV per share of the applicable class.

 

 

 
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You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable CDSC or fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

 

 

 
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MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining small accounts, if your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account or charge an annual below minimum account fee of $10 per Fund. This fee only applies to Class A and Class C accounts and Select Class accounts held by employees. Before either of these actions is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus. Accounts participating in a qualifying Systematic Investment Plan will not be subject to redemption fees or the imposition of the $10 fee as long as the systematic payments to be made will increase the account value above the required minimum balance within one year of the establishment of the account.

 

  1. To collect the $10 below minimum account fee, the Fund will redeem $10 worth of shares from your account. Shares redeemed for this reason will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

 

  2. If your account falls below the required minimum balance and is closed as a result, you will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING

Certain Funds are offered on a limited basis as described below. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders permitted to continue to purchase include shareholders of record and if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the effective date of the limited offering.

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

The JP Morgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. Investors are not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, except as described below:

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of August 12, 2011 are able to continue to purchase additional shares in their existing Fund accounts either through J.P. Morgan Funds Services or a Financial Intermediary and may continue to reinvest dividends or capital gains distributions from shares owned in such Fund;

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of August 12, 2011 are able to add to their existing Fund accounts through exchanges from other J.P. Morgan Funds;

 

   

Group employer retirement plans including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans (and their successor plans) which had one of the Funds available to participants on or before August 12, 2011, may continue to open accounts for new participants in that Fund and purchase additional shares in existing participant accounts. Other group employer retirement plans including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans (and their successor plans) may also establish new accounts with a Fund, pro- vided the group employer retirement plan had been accepted for investment by that Fund and its distributor on or before August 12, 2011. Additionally, certain approved fee-based advisory programs may continue to utilize a Fund for new and existing program accounts. These particular programs must have been accepted for continued investment by the Fund and its distributor on or before August 12, 2011;

 

   

Section 529 college savings plans may utilize the Fund for new and existing accounts. In order to be eligible, the plan must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of that Fund; or

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of the Fund.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

Effective as of November 16, 2015 (the “MCV Revised Closing Date”), the limited offering provisions for the Mid Cap Value Fund have been revised. After the MCV Revised Closing Date, investors are not eligible to purchase the Fund’s shares except as described below. In addition, both before and after the MCV Revised Closing Date, the Fund may from time to time, in its sole discretion based on the Fund’s net asset levels and other factors, limit new purchases into the Fund or otherwise modify the closure policy at any time on a case-by-case basis.

The following groups will be permitted to continue to purchase Fund shares. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders of record are permitted to continue to purchase shares; if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the applicable closing date are permitted to continue to purchase.

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of February 22, 2013 are able to continue to purchase additional shares in their existing Fund accounts either through J.P. Morgan Funds Services or a Financial Intermediary and may continue to reinvest dividends or capital gains distributions from shares owned in the Fund;

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of February 22, 2013 are able to add to their existing Fund accounts through exchanges from other J.P. Morgan Funds;

 

   

Group employer benefit plans, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans and health savings account programs (and their successor plans), utilizing the Fund on or before the MCV Revised Closing Date can continue to invest in the Fund. Additionally, after the MCV Revised Closing Date, new group employer benefit plans may utilize the Fund for their accounts only with the approval of the Fund and its distributor;

 

   

Fee-based advisory programs utilizing the Fund as of the MCV Revised Closing Date may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts. Additionally, after the MCV Revised Closing Date, new fee-based advisory programs may utilize the Fund for program accounts only with the approval by the Fund and its distributor; or

 

   

Financial advisors who manage discretionary fee-based wrap accounts (including registered investment advisory firms) and who have included the Fund in their discretionary account models or programs may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing accounts as of the MCV Revised Closing Date. Additionally, after the MCV Revised Closing Date, new discretionary account models or programs may utilize the Fund for program accounts only with the approval by the Fund and its distributor; or

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of the Fund.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

Effective as of July 1, 2016 (the “MCE Revised Closing Date”) the limited offering provisions for the Mid Cap Equity Fund have been revised. After the MCE Revised Closing Date, investors are not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, except as described below. In addition, both before and after the MCE Revised Closing Date, the Fund may from time to time, in its sole discretion based on the Fund’s net asset levels and other factors, limit new purchases into the Fund or otherwise modify the closure policy at any time on a case-by-case basis.

The following groups will be permitted to continue to purchase Fund shares. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders of record are permitted to continue to purchase shares; if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the applicable closing date are permitted to continue to purchase.

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of the MCE Revised Closing Date are able to continue to purchase additional shares in their existing Fund accounts either through J.P. Morgan Funds Services or a Financial Intermediary and may continue to reinvest dividends or capital gains distributions from shares owned in the Fund;

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of the MCE Revised Closing Date are able to add to their existing Fund accounts through exchanges from other J.P. Morgan Funds;

 

   

Group employer benefit plans, including 401(k), 403(b), 457 plans and health savings account programs (and their successor, related and affiliated plans), which have the Fund available to participants on or before the MCE Revised Closing Date, may continue to open accounts for new participants in the Fund and purchase additional shares in existing participant accounts;

 

 

 
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Approved discretionary fee-based advisory programs, in which the program’s sponsor has full authority to make investment changes without approval from the shareholder (“fully discretionary advisory programs”), may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts if the program was approved on or before the MCE Revised Closing Date. Additionally, after the MCE Revised Closing Date, new fully discretionary fee-based advisory programs may utilize the Fund for program accounts with the approval by the Fund and its Distributor;

 

   

Approved brokerage and fee-based advisory programs where the Fund is currently included in a model portfolio may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts. The Fund must also be included in the sponsor’s fully discretionary advisory program to be approved. These programs must be accepted for continued investments by the Fund and its distributor by the MCE Revised Closing Date;

 

   

Other fee-based advisory programs may continue to utilize the Fund for existing program accounts, but will not be able to open new program accounts after the MCE Revised Closing Date;

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of the Fund;

 

   

Section 529 college savings plans currently utilizing the Fund may do so for new and existing accounts. In order to be eligible, the plan must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of that Fund.

In addition, shareholders of the JPMorgan Mid Cap Core Fund received shares of the Fund in a reorganization between the two Funds, which closed on March 14, 2014. Such shareholders can continue to purchase shares of the Fund in accounts which existed at the time of the reorganization. Group employer benefit plans, discretionary fee-based advisory programs, brokerage programs, other J.P. Morgan Funds and Section 529 college savings programs who were eligible to continue to purchase shares of the JPMorgan Mid Cap Core Fund after January 3, 2014 will be able to purchase shares of the Fund under the same terms after the reorganization.

Additional information that applies to all limited offerings:

If all shares of a Fund in an existing shareholder’s account are voluntarily redeemed or involuntarily redeemed (due to instances when a shareholder does not meet aggregate account balance minimums or when participants in Systematic Investment Plans do not meet minimum investment requirements), then the shareholder’s account will be closed. Such former Fund shareholders will not be able to buy additional Fund shares or reopen their accounts in the Fund unless a former shareholder makes his or her repurchase within 90 days of the redemption. Repurchases during this 90 day period will not be subject to any applicable sales charges if such sales charges are normally waived for repurchases within 90 days of the redemption as described in the “Repurchase Rights” section above. These repurchase restrictions, however, do not apply to participants in groups listed above as eligible to continue to purchase even if the plan, program or fund would liquidate its entire position. If shares are purchased through a Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures.

If a Fund receives a purchase order directly from an investor who is not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, after the limited offering dates outlined above, J.P. Morgan Funds Services will attempt to contact the investor to determine whether he or she would like to purchase shares of another Fund or would prefer that the investment be refunded. If J.P. Morgan Funds Services cannot contact the investor within 30 days, the entire investment will be refunded.

The Funds reserve the right to change these policies at any time.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

 

 

 
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J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

   

IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund, JPMorgan

 

 
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Ultra-Short Municipal Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share, plus a sales charge, if any. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV, minus any applicable CDSC. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

 

 

 
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NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

The Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund, Growth Advantage Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Core Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, U.S. Small Company Fund and Value Advantage Fund generally distribute net investment income, if any, at least annually. The Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Mid Cap Equity Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund and Small Cap Value Fund generally distribute net investment income, if any, at least quarterly. The Funds will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by the Fund. In addition, each Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which the Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that the Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

 

 

 
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An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

If you buy shares of a Fund just before a distribution, you will be subject to tax on the entire amount of the taxable distribution you receive. Distributions are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your Fund shares). Any gain resulting from the sale or exchange of Fund shares generally will be taxable as long-term or short-term gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares.

A Fund’s investments in certain debt securities and derivative instruments may cause the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. A Fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

A Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

The extent to which a Fund can invest in master limited partnerships is limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to each Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

 

 
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IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO), Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement, except that, with respect to unfulfilled Letters of Intent, the Funds may process corrections up to 15 months after the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you hold your Fund shares directly, you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half year you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each 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 on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

No sooner than 30 days after the end of each month, each Fund will make available upon request the uncertified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that month.

 

 

 
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Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available upon request a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter.

Each Fund will post these quarterly schedules on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

In addition, from time to time, the Fund may post portfolio holdings on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more frequent basis.

Each Fund may disclose the Fund’s 10 largest portfolio holdings and the percentage that each of these 10 holdings represent of the Fund’s portfolio as of the most recent month’s end, online at www.jpmorganfunds.com, no sooner than 10 calendar days after month’s end.

In addition, with the exception of the Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund, the top five holdings that contributed to Fund performance and top five holdings that detracted from Fund performance may be posted on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no sooner than 10 calendar days after month end.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Breakpoints — Differences in sales charges that are assessed based on the amount of purchases. The larger the investment, the lower the sales charge.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) — A back-end sales charge imposed when shares are redeemed from a Fund. This fee usually declines over time.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Refers to employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper.

Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

Institutional Investors — Include fee-based “wrap” account sponsors (provided they have an agreement covering the arrangement with the Distributor), corporations, qualified non-profit organizations, charitable trusts, foundations and endowments, state, county, city or any instrumentality, department, authority or agency thereof, and banks, trust companies or other depository institutions investing for their own account or on behalf of their clients.

Letter of Intent (LOI) — A Letter of Intent is signed by an investor stating the investor’s intention to buy a specified amount over a period of 13 months in order to receive a reduced front-end sales charge. Each purchase the investor makes during the 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount specified in the Letter of Intent. If the amount is not met within the 13 month period, the investor must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Rights of Accumulation (ROA) — When utilizing “rights of accumulation,” the investor can combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced front-end sales charge on the current purchase.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared.

Wire or ACH — refers to the method used for payment or redemptions. Movement of money by wire is typically faster than money sent by ACH (Automated Clearing House). While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge for either method, your bank may charge a fee for these services.

 

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for each share class for each of the past one through five fiscal years or periods, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information for each period presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with each Fund’s financial statements, are included in the respective Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

To the extent a Fund invests in other funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

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

Net

realized

gain

 
Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund                       
Class A                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016      $ 26.04         $ (0.16    $ (3.52      $ (3.68      $ (3.22
Year Ended June 30, 2015        25.11           (0.20      3.17           2.97           (2.04
Year Ended June 30, 2014        23.10           (0.24      4.44           4.20           (2.19
Year Ended June 30, 2013        18.83           (0.14 )(e)       5.17           5.03           (0.76
Year Ended June 30, 2012        20.20           (0.13 )(f)       (1.24        (1.37          
Class C                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016        21.97           (0.22      (2.95        (3.17        (3.22
Year Ended June 30, 2015        21.61           (0.28      2.68           2.40           (2.04
Year Ended June 30, 2014        20.25           (0.32      3.87           3.55           (2.19
Year Ended June 30, 2013        16.68           (0.22 )(e)       4.55           4.33           (0.76
Year Ended June 30, 2012        17.98           (0.20 )(f)       (1.10        (1.30          
Select Class                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016        28.34           (0.14      (3.81        (3.95        (3.22
Year Ended June 30, 2015        27.08           (0.15      3.45           3.30           (2.04
Year Ended June 30, 2014        24.70           (0.19      4.76           4.57           (2.19
Year Ended June 30, 2013        20.02           (0.07 )(e)       5.51           5.44           (0.76
Year Ended June 30, 2012        21.39           (0.06 )(f)       (1.31        (1.37          
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.20), $(0.27) and $(0.14) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (1.00)%, (1.51)% and (0.64)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.17), $(0.23) and $(0.10) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.94)%, (1.43)% and (0.53)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value,
end of
period
    Total return
(excludes
sales charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 19.14        (14.42 )%    $ 55,583        1.25     (0.76 )%      1.51     56
  26.04        13.02        73,175        1.25        (0.82     1.44        48   
  25.11        18.56        86,997        1.33        (0.95     1.38        65   
  23.10        27.61        77,408        1.44        (0.70 )(e)      1.44        65   
  18.83        (6.78     64,997        1.47        (0.72 )(f)      1.48        63   
           
  15.58        (14.80     32,734        1.75        (1.27     2.12        56   
  21.97        12.46        50,162        1.75        (1.32     2.02        48   
  21.61        17.93        55,458        1.83        (1.45     1.88        65   
  20.25        26.96        54,171        1.94        (1.20 )(e)      1.94        65   
  16.68        (7.23     50,144        1.97        (1.21 )(f)      1.98        63   
           
  21.17        (14.19     64,589        1.00        (0.57     1.09        56   
  28.34        13.30        386,459        1.00        (0.57     1.11        48   
  27.08        18.87        417,048        1.06        (0.69     1.13        65   
  24.70        28.02        387,402        1.09        (0.33 )(e)      1.19        65   
  20.02        (6.40     219,805        1.10        (0.32 )(f)      1.22        63   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Growth Advantage Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 15.74       $ (0.08   $ (0.71    $ (0.79    $       $ (0.53    $ (0.53
Year Ended June 30, 2015      14.24         (0.10     2.17         2.07                 (0.57      (0.57
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.43         (0.07     3.52         3.45                 (0.64      (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.49         0.01 (e)      1.97         1.98         (0.01      (0.03      (0.04
Year Ended June 30, 2012      9.28         (0.03 )(f)      0.24         0.21                           
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      14.22         (0.14     (0.64      (0.78              (0.53      (0.53
Year Ended June 30, 2015      12.98         (0.15     1.96         1.81                 (0.57      (0.57
Year Ended June 30, 2014      10.51         (0.12     3.23         3.11                 (0.64      (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2013      8.77         (0.04 )(e)      1.81         1.77                 (0.03      (0.03
Year Ended June 30, 2012      8.61         (0.07 )(f)      0.23         0.16                           
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      16.06         (0.06     (0.72      (0.78              (0.53      (0.53
Year Ended June 30, 2015      14.50         (0.07     2.20         2.13                 (0.57      (0.57
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.60         (0.04     3.58         3.54                 (0.64      (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.63         0.04 (e)      1.98         2.02         (0.02      (0.03      (0.05
Year Ended June 30, 2012      9.39         (0.02 )(f)      0.26         0.24                           
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.02), $(0.06) and $0.01 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.17)%, (0.66)% and 0.09% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.05), $(0.09) and $(0.03) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.56)%, (1.03)% and (0.37)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value,
end of
period
    Total return
(excludes
sales charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings  credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 14.42        (5.07 )%    $ 1,643,136        1.25     (0.55 )%      1.35     46
  15.74        14.99        1,174,260        1.24        (0.65     1.35        46   
  14.24        30.69        717,564        1.24        (0.51     1.31        62   
  11.43        20.95        276,670        1.24        0.11 (e)      1.28        76   
  9.49        2.26        194,911        1.25        (0.37 )(f)      1.30        86   
           
  12.91        (5.55     594,190        1.75        (1.04     1.85        46   
  14.22        14.43        321,500        1.74        (1.14     1.84        46   
  12.98        30.12        144,229        1.74        (1.01     1.81        62   
  10.51        20.27        42,655        1.74        (0.38 )(e)      1.78        76   
  8.77        1.86        27,469        1.75        (0.84 )(f)      1.80        86   
           
  14.75        (4.91     922,981        1.08        (0.41     1.09        46   
  16.06        15.14        1,219,501        1.09        (0.48     1.09        46   
  14.50        31.03        975,175        1.05        (0.30     1.06        62   
  11.60        21.14        842,783        1.03        0.37 (e)      1.03        76   
  9.63        2.56        662,786        1.05        (0.18 )(f)      1.05        86   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Intrepid Mid Cap Fund   
Class A   
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 21.82       $ 0.15      $ (0.64    $ (0.49    $ (0.13    $ (1.72    $ (1.85
Year Ended June 30, 2015      24.11         0.08        1.18         1.26         (0.09      (3.46      (3.55
Year Ended June 30, 2014      18.79         0.08 (e)      5.41         5.49         (0.07      (0.10      (0.17
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.99         0.13 (f)      3.80         3.93         (0.13              (0.13
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.79         0.10        (0.79      (0.69      (0.11              (0.11
Class C   
Year Ended June 30, 2016      19.07         0.03        (0.58      (0.55      (0.08      (1.72      (1.80
Year Ended June 30, 2015      21.56         (0.06     1.06         1.00         (0.03      (3.46      (3.49
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.87         (0.05 )(e)      4.84         4.79                 (0.10      (0.10
Year Ended June 30, 2013      13.48         0.02 (f)      3.41         3.43         (0.04              (0.04
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.24         0.01        (0.72      (0.71      (0.05              (0.05
Select Class   
Year Ended June 30, 2016      22.77         0.19        (0.64      (0.45      (0.17      (1.72      (1.89
Year Ended June 30, 2015      24.97         0.14        1.24         1.38         (0.12      (3.46      (3.58
Year Ended June 30, 2014      19.45         0.14 (e)      5.60         5.74         (0.12      (0.10      (0.22
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.51         0.18 (f)      3.93         4.11         (0.17              (0.17
Year Ended June 30, 2012      16.33         0.14        (0.82      (0.68      (0.14              (0.14
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.04, $(0.08) and $0.10 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.20%, (0.42)% and 0.45% for Class A, Class C, and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.08, $(0.03) and $0.13 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.47%, (0.17)% and 0.72% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value,
end of
period
    Total return
(excludes
sales charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings  credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 19.48        (1.71 )%    $ 311,724        1.15     0.77     1.44     78
  21.82        5.64        377,893        1.14        0.33        1.37        66   
  24.11        29.30        193,342        1.16        0.38 (e)      1.32        64   
  18.79        26.30        144,405        1.23        0.78 (f)      1.38        52   
  14.99        (4.36     122,217        1.24        0.68        1.38        51   
           
  16.72        (2.35     89,071        1.79        0.15        1.96        78   
  19.07        5.02        87,191        1.78        (0.31     1.87        66   
  21.56        28.43        49,796        1.79        (0.25 )(e)      1.82        64   
  16.87        25.51        36,073        1.87        0.13 (f)      1.88        52   
  13.48        (4.97     28,079        1.88        0.04        1.88        51   
           
  20.43        (1.48     258,866        0.90        0.93        1.13        78   
  22.77        5.97        510,465        0.89        0.58        1.07        66   
  24.97        29.61        348,077        0.91        0.62 (e)      1.08        64   
  19.45        26.60        327,834        0.98        1.03 (f)      1.13        52   
  15.51        (4.11     269,693        0.99        0.94        1.13        51   

 

 
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             Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 12.98       $ 0.09      $ (0.21    $ (0.12    $ (0.08    $ (2.14    $ (2.22
Year Ended June 30, 2015      13.85         0.10        0.72         0.82         (0.10      (1.59      (1.69
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.17         0.09 (e)      2.81         2.90         (0.08      (1.14      (1.22
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.32         0.11 (f)      2.45         2.56         (0.11      (0.60      (0.71
Year Ended June 30, 2012      11.52         0.07        (0.42      (0.35      (0.07      (0.78      (0.85
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      11.62         0.01        (0.19      (0.18      (0.03      (2.14      (2.17
Year Ended June 30, 2015      12.58         0.01        0.65         0.66         (0.03      (1.59      (1.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.18         (e)(g)      2.56         2.56         (0.02      (1.14      (1.16
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.55         0.03 (f)      2.25         2.28         (0.05      (0.60      (0.65
Year Ended June 30, 2012      10.74         (0.01     (0.39      (0.40      (0.01      (0.78      (0.79
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      13.09         0.12        (0.21      (0.09      (0.11      (2.14      (2.25
Year Ended June 30, 2015      13.94         0.13        0.74         0.87         (0.13      (1.59      (1.72
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.24         0.12 (e)      2.83         2.95         (0.11      (1.14      (1.25
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.37         0.14 (f)      2.46         2.60         (0.13      (0.60      (0.73
Year Ended June 30, 2012      11.57         0.09        (0.42      (0.33      (0.09      (0.78      (0.87
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share remained the same for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.65%, (0.03)% and 0.90% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.09, $0.01 and $0.12 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.82%, 0.13% and 1.07% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Amount rounds to less than $0.005.
(h) Amount rounds to less than 0.005%.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value,
end of
period
    Total return
(excludes
sales charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
   

Net
investment

income
(loss)

        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 10.64        0.22   $ 99,397        0.69     0.81     0.98     39
  12.98        6.90        110,138        0.68        0.75        0.92        39   
  13.85        24.96        116,727        0.69        0.68 (e)      0.87        25   
  12.17        25.91        84,296        0.69        0.95 (f)      0.88        51   
  10.32        (2.22     62,820        0.69        0.64        0.89        77   
           
  9.27        (0.43     24,343        1.39        0.12        1.52        39   
  11.62        6.25        23,705        1.38        0.06        1.44        39   
  12.58        24.03        23,248        1.37        0.00 (e)(h)      1.37        25   
  11.18        25.07        16,636        1.37        0.27 (f)      1.38        51   
  9.55        (2.85     12,330        1.39        (0.07     1.39        77   
           
  10.75        0.47        800,082        0.44        1.04        0.63        39   
  13.09        7.26        1,203,536        0.43        1.00        0.62        39   
  13.94        25.26        1,413,937        0.44        0.92 (e)      0.62        25   
  12.24        26.26        1,296,602        0.44        1.21 (f)      0.63        51   
  10.37        (1.96     1,100,332        0.44        0.89        0.64        77   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance          
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Mid Cap Equity Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 47.12       $ (0.01    $ (2.02    $ (2.03    $ (0.03   $ (2.11    $ (2.14
Year Ended June 30, 2015      44.91         (0.03      4.32         4.29         (0.02     (2.06      (2.08
Year Ended June 30, 2014      38.10         (0.04      10.25         10.21         (0.02     (3.38      (3.40
Year Ended June 30, 2013      30.97         0.10 (e)       7.36         7.46         (0.07     (0.26      (0.33
Year Ended June 30, 2012      31.29         0.10 (f)       (0.34      (0.24      (0.08             (0.08
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      46.16         (0.23      (1.97      (2.20             (2.11      (2.11
Year Ended June 30, 2015      44.21         (0.25      4.23         3.98                (2.03      (2.03
Year Ended June 30, 2014      37.71         (0.24      10.12         9.88                (3.38      (3.38
Year Ended June 30, 2013      30.75         (0.07 )(e)       7.29         7.22         (g)      (0.26      (0.26
Year Ended June 30, 2012      31.16         (0.05 )(f)       (0.35      (0.40      (0.01             (0.01
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      47.47         0.11         (1.99      (1.88      (0.07     (2.11      (2.18
Year Ended June 30, 2015      45.15         0.13         4.34         4.47         (0.09     (2.06      (2.15
Year Ended June 30, 2014      38.22         0.11         10.30         10.41         (0.10     (3.38      (3.48
Year Ended June 30, 2013      31.05         0.20 (e)       7.40         7.60         (0.17     (0.26      (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2012      31.36         0.19 (f)       (0.33      (0.14      (0.17             (0.17
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.03, $(0.14) and $0.14 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.09%, (0.39)% and 0.39% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.05, $(0.10) and $0.14 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.18%, (0.33)% and 0.48% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Amount rounds to less than $0.005.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value,
end of
period
    Total return
(excludes
sales charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 42.95        (4.17 )%    $ 335,424        1.25     (0.03 )%      1.43     39
  47.12        9.99        232,320        1.24        (0.06     1.44        41   
  44.91        27.96        156,016        1.24        (0.08     1.41        47   
  38.10        24.23        21,171        1.24        0.27 (e)      1.49        67   
  30.97        (0.76     6,965        1.24        0.34 (f)      1.54        55   
           
  41.85        (4.64     32,045        1.75        (0.54     1.96        39   
  46.16        9.44        25,597        1.74        (0.56     1.91        41   
  44.21        27.34        20,018        1.74        (0.57     1.93        47   
  37.71        23.60        6,136        1.74        (0.21 )(e)      2.00        67   
  30.75        (1.29     1,244        1.75        (0.18 )(f)      2.03        55   
           
  43.41        (3.81     622,440        0.90        0.25        1.20        39   
  47.47        10.35        1,773,929        0.89        0.29        1.16        41   
  45.15        28.45        1,773,321        0.89        0.27        1.18        47   
  38.22        24.64        932,920        0.89        0.57 (e)      1.23        67   
  31.05        (0.42     813,125        0.89        0.64 (f)      1.30        55   

 

 
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                 Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
realized
gain
 
Mid Cap Growth Fund                       
Class A                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016      $ 27.71         $ (0.15    $ (2.67      $ (2.82      $ (1.46
Year Ended June 30, 2015        27.49           (0.18      3.19           3.01           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014        22.99           (0.13 )(e)       7.42           7.29           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013        19.52           (0.04 )(f)       4.50           4.46           (0.99
Year Ended June 30, 2012        23.30           (0.05 )(g)       (1.72        (1.77        (2.01
Class C                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016        22.93           (0.22      (2.20        (2.42        (1.46
Year Ended June 30, 2015        23.35           (0.26      2.63           2.37           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014        19.97           (0.22 )(e)       6.39           6.17           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013        17.17           (0.12 )(f)       3.91           3.79           (0.99
Year Ended June 30, 2012        20.88           (0.13 )(g)       (1.57        (1.70        (2.01
Select Class                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016        31.06           (0.09      (2.99        (3.08        (1.46
Year Ended June 30, 2015        30.39           (0.11      3.57           3.46           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014        25.08           (0.06 )(e)       8.16           8.10           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013        21.15           0.03 (f)       4.89           4.92           (0.99
Year Ended June 30, 2012        24.97           0.02 (g)       (1.83        (1.81        (2.01
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.14), $(0.23) and $(0.06) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.53)%, (1.03)% and (0.22)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.09), $(0.17) and $(0.02) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.42)%, (0.92)% and (0.10)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.09), $(0.17) and $(0.03) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.46)%, (0.97)% and (0.14)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value,
end of
period
    Total return
(excludes
sales charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings  credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 23.43        (10.29 )%    $ 949,148        1.24     (0.59 )%      1.40     56
  27.71        12.37        984,262        1.23        (0.68     1.35        57   
  27.49        33.44        765,310        1.24        (0.51 )(e)      1.37        69   
  22.99        23.70        586,787        1.23        (0.17 )(f)      1.45        70   
  19.52        (6.61     538,323        1.24        (0.23 )(g)      1.38        70   
           
  19.05        (10.70     96,729        1.74        (1.08     1.90        56   
  22.93        11.78        75,494        1.73        (1.19     1.86        57   
  23.35        32.85        41,047        1.73        (1.01 )(e)      1.86        69   
  19.97        23.03        23,745        1.73        (0.67 )(f)      1.95        70   
  17.17        (7.06     22,190        1.75        (0.75 )(g)      1.88        70   
           
  26.52        (10.01     929,489        0.93        (0.31     1.13        56   
  31.06        12.68        1,562,284        0.92        (0.37     1.12        57   
  30.39        33.91        1,254,748        0.93        (0.20 )(e)      1.12        69   
  25.08        24.06        894,740        0.93        0.14 (f)      1.20        70   
  21.15        (6.31     827,306        0.93        0.09 (g)      1.13        70   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
     

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

    

Net

investment

income

(loss) (a)

   

Net realized
and unrealized
gains

(losses) on

investments

    

Total from

investment

operations

    

Net

investment

income

   

Net

realized

gain

    

Total

distributions

 
Mid Cap Value Fund                   
Class A                   
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 36.98       $ 0.19      $ 0.33       $ 0.52       $ (0.14   $ (1.95    $ (2.09
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.25         0.20        2.52         2.72         (0.20     (2.79      (2.99
Year Ended June 30, 2014      31.68         0.15 (e)      7.02         7.17         (0.15     (1.45      (1.60
Year Ended June 30, 2013      25.80         0.19 (f)      6.20         6.39         (0.29     (0.22      (0.51
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.76         0.20        1.00         1.20         (0.16             (0.16
Class C                   
Year Ended June 30, 2016      35.79         0.01        0.32         0.33                (1.95      (1.95
Year Ended June 30, 2015      36.19         0.01        2.44         2.45         (0.06     (2.79      (2.85
Year Ended June 30, 2014      30.84         (0.03 )(e)      6.83         6.80         (g)      (1.45      (1.45
Year Ended June 30, 2013      25.14         0.05 (f)      6.03         6.08         (0.16     (0.22      (0.38
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.13         0.07        0.98         1.05         (0.04             (0.04
Institutional Class                   
Year Ended June 30, 2016      37.76         0.37        0.33         0.70         (0.32     (1.95      (2.27
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.99         0.40        2.56         2.96         (0.40     (2.79      (3.19
Year Ended June 30, 2014      32.26         0.32 (e)      7.17         7.49         (0.31     (1.45      (1.76
Year Ended June 30, 2013      26.24         0.34 (f)      6.31         6.65         (0.41     (0.22      (0.63
Year Ended June 30, 2012      25.19         0.32        1.01         1.33         (0.28             (0.28
Select Class                   
Year Ended June 30, 2016      37.36         0.28        0.33         0.61         (0.23     (1.95      (2.18
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.61         0.28        2.55         2.83         (0.29     (2.79      (3.08
Year Ended June 30, 2014      31.95         0.23 (e)      7.10         7.33         (0.22     (1.45      (1.67
Year Ended June 30, 2013      26.01         0.27 (f)      6.24         6.51         (0.35     (0.22      (0.57
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.97         0.26        1.01         1.27         (0.23             (0.23
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.14, $(0.03), $0.32 and $0.23 for Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Select Class Shares, respectively and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.41%, (0.10)%, 0.90% and 0.66% for Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.16, $0.01, $0.31 and $0.23 for Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Select Class Shares, respectively and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.55%, 0.04%, 1.04% and 0.80% for Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Amount rounds to less than $0.005.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        

Net asset

value,

end of

period

   

Total return

(excludes sales
charge) (b)

   

Net assets,

end of

period

(000’s)

   

Net

expenses (c)

   

Net

investment

income

(loss)

   

    
Expenses

without waivers,

reimbursements and
earnings credits

   

Portfolio

turnover

rate (d)

 
           
           
$ 35.41        1.85   $ 2,302,567        1.24     0.54     1.41     20
  36.98        7.68        2,623,772        1.23        0.53        1.38        18   
  37.25        23.25        3,404,974        1.23        0.42 (e)      1.37        25   
  31.68        25.06        3,157,503        1.23        0.67 (f)      1.38        23   
  25.80        4.92        1,986,930        1.24        0.83        1.41        30   
           
  34.17        1.35        549,619        1.75        0.03        1.83        20   
  35.79        7.12        595,385        1.74        0.03        1.84        18   
  36.19        22.63        608,283        1.74        (0.09 )(e)      1.87        25   
  30.84        24.43        534,813        1.74        0.16 (f)      1.88        23   
  25.14        4.38        370,781        1.75        0.32        1.91        30   
           
  36.19        2.35        10,313,629        0.75        1.04        0.94        20   
  37.76        8.19        10,320,516        0.74        1.05        0.94        18   
  37.99        23.88        8,581,992        0.74        0.92 (e)      0.97        25   
  32.26        25.68        6,627,529        0.74        1.16 (f)      0.98        23   
  26.24        5.43        3,543,900        0.74        1.33        1.01        30   
           
  35.79        2.11        2,332,160        0.99        0.80        1.11        20   
  37.36        7.92        2,347,703        0.98        0.75        1.10        18   
  37.61        23.59        2,967,759        0.98        0.67 (e)      1.12        25   
  31.95        25.35        2,870,752        0.98        0.92 (f)      1.13        23   
  26.01        5.20        1,836,012        0.98        1.09        1.16        30   

 

 
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       Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations           
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
         
    
    
Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net asset
value, end of
period
 
Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund                       
Class A                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016      $ 9.87         $ (0.10    $ 0.13         $ 0.03         $ 9.90   
Year Ended June 30, 2015        9.91           (0.11      0.07           (0.04        9.87   
Year Ended June 30, 2014        9.79           (0.13      0.25           0.12           9.91   
Year Ended June 30, 2013        9.69           (0.11 )(f)       0.21           0.10           9.79   
Year Ended June 30, 2012        9.81           (0.14      0.02           (0.12        9.69   
Class C                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016        9.31           (0.14      0.12           (0.02        9.29   
Year Ended June 30, 2015        9.40           (0.15      0.06           (0.09        9.31   
Year Ended June 30, 2014        9.33           (0.17      0.24           0.07           9.40   
Year Ended June 30, 2013        9.30           (0.17 )(f)       0.20           0.03           9.33   
Year Ended June 30, 2012        9.48           (0.20      0.02           (0.18        9.30   
Select Class                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016        10.07           (0.08      0.14           0.06           10.13   
Year Ended June 30, 2015        10.09           (0.09      0.07           (0.02        10.07   
Year Ended June 30, 2014        9.94           (0.11      0.26           0.15           10.09   
Year Ended June 30, 2013        9.82           (0.09 )(f)       0.21           0.12           9.94   
Year Ended June 30, 2012        9.91           (0.12      0.03           (0.09        9.82   
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% or unless otherwise noted.
(d) The net expenses and expenses without waivers, reimbursements and earnings credits (excluding dividend expense and interest expense for securities sold short) for Class A are 1.27% and 1.69% for the year ended June 30, 2016, 1.48% and 1.95% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.49% and 1.91% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 1.48% and 1.88% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 1.48% and 1.94% for the year ended June 30, 2012; for Class C are 1.77% and 2.20% for the year ended June 30, 2016, 1.98% and 2.45% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.99% and 2.40% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 2.15% and 2.38% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 2.23% and 2.44% for the year ended June 30, 2012; for Select Class are 1.03% and 1.30% for the year ended June 30, 2016, 1.23% and 1.64% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.23% and 1.65% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 1.23% and 1.63% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 1.23% and 1.69% for the year ended June 30, 2012, respectively.
(e) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.13), $(0.19) and $(0.11) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (1.38)%, (2.06)% and (1.16)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
            Ratios to average net assets              
Total return
(excludes
sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net expenses
(including dividend
and interest
expense for securities
sold short) (c)(d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits
(including dividend
and interest expense
for securities sold
short) (d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
    Portfolio
turnover rate
(including
short sales) (e)
 
           
           
  0.30   $ 6,608        2.52     (0.97 )%      2.94     111     258
  (0.40     6,273        2.68        (1.14     3.15        74        204   
  1.23        10,301        2.78        (1.36     3.20        106        227   
  1.03        14,101        3.04        (1.13 )(f)      3.44        94        251   
  (1.22     19,759        2.86        (1.42     3.32        151        316   
           
  (0.21     6,147        3.02        (1.47     3.45        111        258   
  (0.96     6,760        3.18        (1.62     3.65        74        204   
  0.75        8,602        3.28        (1.85     3.70        106        227   
  0.32        11,181        3.69        (1.81 )(f)      3.92        94        251   
  (1.90     15,677        3.61        (2.17     3.82        151        316   
           
  0.60        175,348        2.28        (0.74     2.55        111        258   
  (0.20     277,647        2.43        (0.89     2.84        74        204   
  1.51        431,890        2.52        (1.07     2.94        106        227   
  1.22        317,974        2.78        (0.90 )(f)      3.18        94        251   
  (0.91     476,803        2.61        (1.17     3.07        151        316   

 

 
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             Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning of
period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Small Cap Core Fund                    
Class A                    
May 31, 2016 (f) through June 30, 2016    $ 45.81       $ 0.02 (g)(h)    $ 0.05       $ 0.07       $       $       $   
Class C                    
May 31, 2016 (f) through June 30, 2016      45.81         (g)(h)(i)      0.05         0.05                           
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) 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.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(e) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(i) Amount rounds to less than $0.005.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value,
end of
period
    Total return
(excludes
sales charge) (b)(c)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
$ 45.88        0.15   $ 23        1.25     0.56 %(h)      1.39     58
           
  45.86        0.11        20        1.74        0.06 (h)      1.89        58   

 

 
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             Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Small Cap Equity Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 44.68       $ 0.13 (e)    $ 0.08       $ 0.21       $ (0.14    $ (3.07    $ (3.21
Year Ended June 30, 2015      46.56         0.08        2.98         3.06         (0.08      (4.86      (4.94
Year Ended June 30, 2014      39.94         0.10 (f)      8.97         9.07         (0.07      (2.38      (2.45
Year Ended June 30, 2013      36.02         0.29 (g)      7.39         7.68         (0.36      (3.40      (3.76
Year Ended June 30, 2012      36.72         0.07        1.09         1.16         (0.10      (1.76      (1.86
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      35.32         (0.06 )(e)      0.02         (0.04              (3.07      (3.07
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.96         (0.12     2.34         2.22                 (4.86      (4.86
Year Ended June 30, 2014      33.06         (0.10 )(f)      7.38         7.28                 (2.38      (2.38
Year Ended June 30, 2013      30.46         0.09 (g)      6.15         6.24         (0.24      (3.40      (3.64
Year Ended June 30, 2012      31.41         (0.08     0.89         0.81                 (1.76      (1.76
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      50.31         0.25 (e)      0.17         0.42         (0.16      (3.07      (3.23
Year Ended June 30, 2015      51.78         0.24        3.36         3.60         (0.21      (4.86      (5.07
Year Ended June 30, 2014      44.14         0.26 (f)      9.94         10.20         (0.18      (2.38      (2.56
Year Ended June 30, 2013      39.41         0.44 (g)      8.15         8.59         (0.46      (3.40      (3.86
Year Ended June 30, 2012      39.98         0.19        1.20         1.39         (0.20      (1.76      (1.96
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.04), $(0.21) and $0.10 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.09)%, (0.59)% and 0.21% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.05, $(0.11) and $0.18 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.14%, (0.36)% and 0.44% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value,
end of
period
    Total return
(excludes
sales charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 41.68        1.10   $ 736,629        1.29     0.31 %(e)      1.38     32
  44.68        7.49        674,619        1.29        0.17        1.39        20   
  46.56        23.27        738,967        1.29        0.23 (f)      1.37        30   
  39.94        23.11        696,784        1.29        0.78 (g)      1.39        25   
  36.02        3.79        618,705        1.30        0.21        1.41        27   
           
  32.21        0.63        70,176        1.79        (0.20 )(e)      1.85        32   
  35.32        6.92        35,783        1.79        (0.33     1.87        20   
  37.96        22.67        39,824        1.79        (0.26 )(f)      1.87        30   
  33.06        22.50        37,039        1.79        0.28 (g)      1.88        25   
  30.46        3.26        34,994        1.80        (0.29     1.91        27   
           
  47.50        1.41        1,261,772        0.99        0.54 (e)      1.14        32   
  50.31        7.81        1,435,112        0.99        0.48        1.14        20   
  51.78        23.65        1,443,768        0.99        0.53 (f)      1.12        30   
  44.14        23.48        1,134,887        0.99        1.07 (g)      1.14        25   
  39.41        4.09        1,076,509        1.00        0.51        1.16        27   

 

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

Net

realized

gain

 
Small Cap Growth Fund   
Class A   
Year Ended June 30, 2016      $ 14.50         $ (0.09    $ (1.94      $ (2.03      $ (1.04
Year Ended June 30, 2015        13.96           (0.11 )(e)       1.77           1.66           (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2014        13.00           (0.12      2.52           2.40           (1.44
Year Ended June 30, 2013        11.13           (0.06 )(f)       2.94           2.88           (1.01
Year Ended June 30, 2012        12.17           (0.05 )(g)       (0.77        (0.82        (0.22
Class C                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016        11.50           (0.12      (1.52        (1.64        (1.04
Year Ended June 30, 2015        11.36           (0.14 )(e)       1.40           1.26           (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2014        10.87           (0.16      2.09           1.93           (1.44
Year Ended June 30, 2013        9.51           (0.10 )(f)       2.47           2.37           (1.01
Year Ended June 30, 2012        10.48           (0.09 )(g)       (0.66        (0.75        (0.22
Institutional Class                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016        15.93           (0.05      (2.12        (2.17        (1.04
Year Ended June 30, 2015        15.17           (0.06 )(e)       1.94           1.88           (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2014        13.96           (0.07      2.72           2.65           (1.44
Year Ended June 30, 2013        11.84           (0.01 )(f)       3.14           3.13           (1.01
Year Ended June 30, 2012        12.87           (0.01 )(g)       (0.80        (0.81        (0.22
Select Class                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016        15.61           (0.07      (2.08        (2.15        (1.04
Year Ended June 30, 2015        14.91           (0.08 )(e)       1.90           1.82           (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2014        13.77           (0.09      2.67           2.58           (1.44
Year Ended June 30, 2013        11.70           (0.03 )(f)       3.11           3.08           (1.01
Year Ended June 30, 2012        12.74           (0.02 )(g)       (0.80        (0.82        (0.22
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.09), $(0.13), $(0.05) and $(0.07) for Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.80)%, (1.30)%, (0.40)% and (0.54)% for Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.07), $(0.11), $(0.27) and $(0.40) for Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.68)%, (1.18)%, (0.03)% and (0.05)% for Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value,
end of
period
    Total return
(excludes
sales charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 11.43        (14.17 )%    $ 179,093        1.25     (0.77 )%      1.50     47
  14.50        13.04        266,805        1.25        (0.82 )(e)      1.42        50   
  13.96        18.94        282,408        1.25        (0.86     1.37        58   
  13.00        27.94        249,986        1.24        (0.50 )(f)      1.42        60   
  11.13        (6.59     219,946        1.25        (0.46 )(g)      1.44        58   
           
  8.82        (14.50     18,218        1.75        (1.27     1.91        47   
  11.50        12.47        26,297        1.75        (1.32 )(e)      1.87        50   
  11.36        18.29        28,035        1.75        (1.36     1.87        58   
  10.87        27.30        25,415        1.74        (1.00 )(f)      1.92        60   
  9.51        (6.99     23,689        1.75        (0.97 )(g)      1.94        58   
           
  12.72        (13.76     271,369        0.85        (0.35     0.96        47   
  15.93        13.47        279,248        0.85        (0.42 )(e)      0.95        50   
  15.17        19.46        302,087        0.85        (0.46     0.97        58   
  13.96        28.39        230,458        0.85        (0.11 )(f)      1.02        60   
  11.84        (6.15     226,834        0.85        (0.06 )(g)      1.04        58   
           
  12.42        (13.92     102,174        1.00        (0.52     1.18        47   
  15.61        13.29        157,631        1.00        (0.57 )(e)      1.16        50   
  14.91        19.20        156,585        1.00        (0.62     1.12        58   
  13.77        28.30        148,078        1.00        (0.25 )(f)      1.17        60   
  11.70        (6.29     123,887        1.00        (0.21 )(g)      1.19        58   

 

 
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             Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Small Cap Value Fund   
Class A   
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 26.65       $ 0.17      $ (0.94    $ (0.77    $ (0.15    $ (1.09    $ (1.24
Year Ended June 30, 2015      27.98         0.22        (0.01      0.21         (0.20      (1.34      (1.54
Year Ended June 30, 2014      23.77         0.12 (e)      4.87         4.99         (0.11      (0.67      (0.78
Year Ended June 30, 2013      18.75         0.21 (f)      5.04         5.25         (0.23              (0.23
Year Ended June 30, 2012      18.99         0.14        (0.22      (0.08      (0.16              (0.16
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      22.77         0.02        (0.82      (0.80      (0.06      (1.09      (1.15
Year Ended June 30, 2015      24.19         0.05        (0.01      0.04         (0.11      (1.34      (1.45
Year Ended June 30, 2014      20.73         (0.03 )(e)      4.22         4.19         (0.06      (0.67      (0.73
Year Ended June 30, 2013      16.40         0.06 (f)      4.41         4.47         (0.14              (0.14
Year Ended June 30, 2012      16.64         0.03        (0.19      (0.16      (0.08              (0.08
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      28.00         0.23        (0.97      (0.74      (0.20      (1.09      (1.29
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.31         0.31        (0.02      0.29         (0.26      (1.34      (1.60
Year Ended June 30, 2014      24.86         0.20 (e)      5.09         5.29         (0.17      (0.67      (0.84
Year Ended June 30, 2013      19.58         0.26 (f)      5.29         5.55         (0.27              (0.27
Year Ended June 30, 2012      19.82         0.19        (0.23      (0.04      (0.20              (0.20
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.11, $(0.05) and $0.18 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.41%, (0.20)% and 0.66% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.12, $(0.01) and $0.17 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.57%, (0.08)% and 0.77% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value,
end of
period
    Total return
(excludes
sales charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
$ 24.64        (2.54 )%    $ 551,313        1.25     0.69     1.53     46
  26.65        1.04        618,977        1.24        0.84        1.44        38   
  27.98        21.24        516,950        1.24        0.46 (e)      1.40        40   
  23.77        28.08        332,177        1.24        0.98 (f)      1.39        38   
  18.75        (0.36     184,920        1.25        0.79        1.41        38   
           
  20.82        (3.12     41,161        1.86        0.07        1.94        46   
  22.77        0.42        49,815        1.85        0.23        1.89        38   
  24.19        20.45        52,909        1.84        (0.15 )(e)      1.89        40   
  20.73        27.35        41,108        1.85        0.34 (f)      1.89        38   
  16.40        (0.96     28,834        1.86        0.18        1.91        38   
           
  25.97        (2.28     263,436        1.00        0.88        1.18        46   
  28.00        1.27        495,605        0.99        1.10        1.14        38   
  29.31        21.52        404,848        0.99        0.71 (e)      1.15        40   
  24.86        28.47        266,018        0.99        1.19 (f)      1.14        38   
  19.58        (0.11     196,102        1.00        1.04        1.16        38   

 

 
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             Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
U.S. Small Company Fund      
Class A      
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 16.96       $ 0.02      $ (1.20   $ (1.18    $ (0.02    $ (0.67    $ (0.69
Year Ended June 30, 2015      16.25         0.03        1.22        1.25                 (0.54      (0.54
Year Ended June 30, 2014      13.17         (0.01 )(e)      3.39        3.38         (0.01      (0.29      (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.31         0.04 (f)      2.89        2.93         (0.07              (0.07
Year Ended June 30, 2012      10.62         0.02        (0.33 )(g)      (0.31                        
Class C                   
Year Ended June 30, 2016      16.46         (0.05     (1.17     (1.22              (0.67      (0.67
Year Ended June 30, 2015      15.86         (0.05     1.19        1.14                 (0.54      (0.54
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.91         (0.08 )(e)      3.32        3.24                 (0.29      (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.14         (0.02 )(f)      2.83        2.81         (0.04              (0.04
Year Ended June 30, 2012      10.50         (0.02     (0.34 )(g)      (0.36                        
Institutional Class                   
Year Ended June 30, 2016      17.28         0.10        (1.24     (1.14      (0.08      (0.67      (0.75
Year Ended June 30, 2015      16.51         0.11        1.24        1.35         (0.04      (0.54      (0.58
Year Ended June 30, 2014      13.35         0.06 (e)      3.44        3.50         (0.05      (0.29      (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.43         0.10 (f)      2.92        3.02         (0.10              (0.10
Year Ended June 30, 2012      10.75         0.06        (0.34 )(g)      (0.28      (0.04              (0.04
Select Class                   
Year Ended June 30, 2016      17.29         0.06        (1.22     (1.16      (0.06      (0.67      (0.73
Year Ended June 30, 2015      16.53         0.08        1.24        1.32         (0.02      (0.54      (0.56
Year Ended June 30, 2014      13.37         0.03 (e)      3.45        3.48         (0.03      (0.29      (0.32
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.45         0.08 (f)      2.92        3.00         (0.08              (0.08
Year Ended June 30, 2012      10.76         0.05        (0.33 )(g)      (0.28      (0.03              (0.03
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income(loss) per share would have been $(0.02), $(0.09), $0.05 and $0.02 for Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.12)%, (0.61)%, 0.34% and 0.13% for Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.01), $(0.07), $0.05 and $0.03 for Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.08)%, (0.57)%, 0.41% and 0.25% for Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(g) An affiliate of JPMorgan made a payment to the Fund for losses incurred from an operational error. Without this payment, the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments per share would have been $(0.34), $(0.35) and $(0.34) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the total return would have been (3.01)%, (3.52)% and (2.70)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The impact was less than $0.01 to the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments per share and less than 0.01% to total return for Institutional Class Shares.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value,
end of
period
    Total return
(excludes
sales charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 15.09        (6.86 )%    $ 226,309        1.26     0.15     1.44     49
  16.96        7.98        240,064        1.25        0.21        1.40        56   
  16.25        25.86        126,858        1.25        (0.08 )(e)      1.34        51   
  13.17        28.54        49,607        1.25        0.31 (f)      1.43        54   
  10.31        (2.92 )(g)      8,411        1.26        0.17        1.59        74   
           
  14.57        (7.35     45,932        1.76        (0.34     1.91        49   
  16.46        7.47        45,202        1.75        (0.28     1.88        56   
  15.86        25.27        22,539        1.75        (0.57 )(e)      1.84        51   
  12.91        27.83        6,972        1.75        (0.18 )(f)      1.93        54   
  10.14        (3.43 )(g)      1,247        1.76        (0.26     2.10        74   
           
  15.39        (6.48     587,279        0.82        0.63        0.90        49   
  17.28        8.49        352,036        0.82        0.64        0.94        56   
  16.51        26.42        216,698        0.82        0.39 (e)      0.94        51   
  13.35        29.08        30,226        0.82        0.79 (f)      1.05        54   
  10.43        (2.59 )(g)      9,350        0.83        0.62        1.19        74   
           
  15.40        (6.63     289,631        1.00        0.42        1.11        49   
  17.29        8.25        246,645        1.00        0.45        1.11        56   
  16.53        26.21        160,279        1.00        0.17 (e)      1.09        51   
  13.37        28.81        66,928        1.00        0.64 (f)      1.21        54   
  10.45        (2.60 )(g)      37,935        1.01        0.49        1.35        74   

 

 
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             Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Value Advantage Fund                     
Class A                     
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 29.84       $ 0.27       $ (0.99    $ (0.72    $ (0.17    $ (0.29    $ (0.46
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.15         0.19         1.47         1.66         (0.26      (0.71      (0.97
Year Ended June 30, 2014      24.64         0.34         5.03         5.37         (0.16      (0.70      (0.86
Year Ended June 30, 2013      19.96         0.22         4.75         4.97         (0.20      (0.09      (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2012      19.07         0.25         0.84         1.09         (0.20              (0.20
Class C                     
Year Ended June 30, 2016      29.72         0.14         (0.99      (0.85      (0.06      (0.29      (0.35
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.08         0.04         1.47         1.51         (0.16      (0.71      (0.87
Year Ended June 30, 2014      24.61         0.20         5.02         5.22         (0.05      (0.70      (0.75
Year Ended June 30, 2013      19.91         0.11         4.74         4.85         (0.06      (0.09      (0.15
Year Ended June 30, 2012      19.01         0.16         0.84         1.00         (0.10              (0.10
Institutional Class                     
Year Ended June 30, 2016      30.06         0.43         (1.02      (0.59      (0.32      (0.29      (0.61
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.31         0.34         1.50         1.84         (0.38      (0.71      (1.09
Year Ended June 30, 2014      24.74         0.48         5.04         5.52         (0.25      (0.70      (0.95
Year Ended June 30, 2013      19.99         0.34         4.75         5.09         (0.25      (0.09      (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2012      19.11         0.35         0.83         1.18         (0.30              (0.30
Select Class                     
Year Ended June 30, 2016      29.99         0.33         (0.98      (0.65      (0.19      (0.29      (0.48
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.27         0.27         1.48         1.75         (0.32      (0.71      (1.03
Year Ended June 30, 2014      24.72         0.42         5.03         5.45         (0.20      (0.70      (0.90
Year Ended June 30, 2013      20.00         0.28         4.75         5.03         (0.22      (0.09      (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2012      19.12         0.30         0.83         1.13         (0.25              (0.25
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value,
end of
period
    Total return
(excludes
sales charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 28.66        (2.34 )%    $ 2,045,698        1.24     0.98     1.43     26
  29.84        5.78        2,440,061        1.24        0.64        1.41        17   
  29.15        22.19        1,701,250        1.24        1.26        1.33        36   
  24.64        25.09        784,359        1.24        0.98        1.33        22   
  19.96        5.83        206,816        1.25        1.34        1.41        49   
           
  28.52        (2.82     728,800        1.74        0.49        1.85        26   
  29.72        5.26        701,023        1.73        0.14        1.83        17   
  29.08        21.58        402,880        1.74        0.74        1.83        36   
  24.61        24.45        212,198        1.74        0.49        1.83        22   
  19.91        5.32        117,937        1.75        0.84        1.91        49   
           
  28.86        (1.87     5,901,818        0.74        1.50        0.88        26   
  30.06        6.36        5,058,172        0.74        1.15        0.90        17   
  29.31        22.77        3,042,506        0.74        1.77        0.93        36   
  24.74        25.73        1,455,125        0.74        1.50        0.93        22   
  19.99        6.36        384,525        0.75        1.86        1.01        49   
           
  28.86        (2.10     1,414,635        0.99        1.16        1.05        26   
  29.99        6.05        3,095,251        0.99        0.89        1.05        17   
  29.27        22.49        2,546,808        0.99        1.53        1.08        36   
  24.72        25.38        1,245,241        0.99        1.23        1.08        22   
  20.00        6.09        422,861        1.00        1.62        1.16        49   

 

 
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Additional Fee and Expense Information

 

ADDITIONAL FEE AND EXPENSE INFORMATION

FOR THE JPMT II FUNDS AND FORMER ONE GROUP MUTUAL FUNDS

In connection with the 2004 final settlement between Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation (BOIA), subsequently known as JPMorgan Investment Advisors Inc. (JPMIA1), with the New York Attorney General arising out of market timing of certain mutual funds advised by BOIA, BOIA agreed, among other things, to disclose hypothetical information regarding investment and expense information to Fund shareholders. The hypothetical examples are provided for JPMT II Funds or those Funds that have acquired the assets and liabilities of a JPMT II Fund or a series of One Group Mutual Funds.

The “Gross Expense Ratio” includes the contractual expenses that make up the investment advisory, administration and shareholder servicing fees, Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, fees paid to vendors not affiliated with JPMIM that provide services to the Funds and other fees and expenses of the Funds. The “Net Expense Ratio” is Gross Expenses less any fee waivers or expense reimbursements memorialized in a written contract between the Funds and JPMIM and/or its affiliates, as applicable.

The table below shows the ratios for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares of the affected Funds offered in this prospectus.

 

NON-REDUCED RATE FUNDS                            
        Class      Net
Expense Ratio
       Gross
Expense Ratio
 
   
Intrepid Mid Cap Fund      A        1.15        1.45
       C        1.79        1.97
       Select        0.90        1.14
   
Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund      A        0.60        0.98
       C        1.10        1.52
       Select        0.35        0.63
   
Mid Cap Growth Fund      A        1.24        1.41
       C        1.74        1.91
       Select        0.93        1.14
   
Mid Cap Value Fund      A        1.24        1.42
       C        1.75        1.84
       Select        0.99        1.12
       Institutional        0.75        0.95
   
Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund      A        2.50        2.87
       C        3.00        3.38
       Select        2.24        2.48
   
Small Cap Growth Fund      A        1.31        1.56
       C        1.81        1.97
       Select        1.06        1.24
       Institutional        0.91        1.02
   
Small Cap Value Fund      A        1.25        1.54
       C        1.86        1.95
       Select        1.00        1.19

 

1 Effective January 1, 2010, the investment advisory business of JPMorgan Investment Advisors Inc. (JPMIA), which was the adviser for certain of the J.P. Morgan Funds, was transferred to JPMIM and JPMIM became the investment adviser for certain J.P. Morgan Funds that were previously advised by JPMIA.

 

 
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A Fund’s annual return is reduced by its fees and expenses for that year. The examples below are intended to help you understand the annual and cumulative impact of the Fund’s fees and expenses on your investment through a hypothetical investment of $10,000 held for the next 10 years. The examples assume the following:

 

 

On 11/1/16, you invest $10,000 in the Fund and you will hold the shares for the entire 10 year period;

 

 

Your investment has a 5% return each year;

 

 

The Fund’s operating expenses remain at the levels discussed below and are not affected by increases or decreases in Fund assets over time;

 

 

At the time of purchase, any applicable initial sales charges (loads) are deducted; and

 

 

There is no sales charge (load) on reinvested dividends.

 

 

The annual costs are calculated using the Net Expense Ratios for the period through the expiration of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements memorialized in a written contract between the Funds and JPMIM and/or its affiliates; and the Gross Expense Ratios thereafter.

“Gross Cumulative Return” shows what the cumulative return on your investment at the end of each 12 month period (year) ended October 31 would be if Fund expenses are not deducted. “Net Cumulative Return” shows what the cumulative return on your investment at the end of each year would be assuming Fund expenses are deducted each year in the amount shown under “Annual Costs.” “Net Annual Return” shows what effect the “Annual Costs” will have on the assumed 5% annual return for each year.

Your actual costs may be higher or lower than those shown.

 

 
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Additional Fee and Expense Information (continued)

 

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 636           –0.51      –1.60      –1.60    $ 182           5.00      3.21      3.21
October 31, 2018        145           4.46         1.89         3.55         206           10.25         6.34         3.03   
October 31, 2019        150           9.68         5.51         3.55         213           15.76         9.56         3.03   
October 31, 2020        156           15.17         9.25         3.55         219           21.55         12.88         3.03   
October 31, 2021        161           20.93         13.13         3.55         226           27.63         16.30         3.03   
October 31, 2022        167           26.97         17.15         3.55         233           34.01         19.82         3.03   
October 31, 2023        173           33.32         21.31         3.55         240           40.71         23.45         3.03   
October 31, 2024        179           39.99         25.61         3.55         247           47.75         27.19         3.03   
October 31, 2025        185           46.99         30.07         3.55         254           55.13         31.05         3.03   
October 31, 2026        192           54.34         34.69         3.55         262           62.89         35.02         3.03   

 

1 

The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2017) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 282        4.00%        2.21%        2.21%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 92           5.00      4.10      4.10
October 31, 2018        121           10.25         8.12         3.86   
October 31, 2019        126           15.76         12.29         3.86   
October 31, 2020        130           21.55         16.63         3.86   
October 31, 2021        136           27.63         21.13         3.86   
October 31, 2022        141           34.01         25.80         3.86   
October 31, 2023        146           40.71         30.66         3.86   
October 31, 2024        152           47.75         35.70         3.86   
October 31, 2025        158           55.13         40.94         3.86   
October 31, 2026        164           62.89         46.38         3.86   

 

 
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JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 583           –0.51      –1.08      –1.08    $ 112           5.00      3.90      3.90
October 31, 2018        61           4.46         3.27         4.40         117           10.25         7.95         3.90   
October 31, 2019        103           9.68         7.42         4.02         167           15.76         11.71         3.48   
October 31, 2020        107           15.17         11.74         4.02         173           21.55         15.60         3.48   
October 31, 2021        112           20.93         16.23         4.02         179           27.63         19.62         3.48   
October 31, 2022        116           26.97         20.91         4.02         185           34.01         23.78         3.48   
October 31, 2023        121           33.32         25.77         4.02         191           40.71         28.09         3.48   
October 31, 2024        126           39.99         30.82         4.02         198           47.75         32.55         3.48   
October 31, 2025        131           46.99         36.08         4.02         205           55.13         37.16         3.48   
October 31, 2026        136           54.34         41.55         4.02         212           62.89         41.93         3.48   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2017) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 212        4.00%        2.90%        2.90%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 36           5.00      4.65      4.65
October 31, 2018        37           10.25         9.52         4.65   
October 31, 2019        71           15.76         14.30         4.37   
October 31, 2020        74           21.55         19.30         4.37   
October 31, 2021        77           27.63         24.51         4.37   
October 31, 2022        80           34.01         29.95         4.37   
October 31, 2023        84           40.71         35.63         4.37   
October 31, 2024        87           47.75         41.56         4.37   
October 31, 2025        91           55.13         47.74         4.37   
October 31, 2026        95           62.89         54.20         4.37   

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 645           –0.51      –1.69      –1.69    $ 177           5.00      3.26      3.26
October 31, 2018        141           4.46         1.84         3.59         200           10.25         6.45         3.09   
October 31, 2019        146           9.68         5.50         3.59         206           15.76         9.74         3.09   
October 31, 2020        151           15.17         9.29         3.59         213           21.55         13.13         3.09   
October 31, 2021        157           20.93         13.21         3.59         219           27.63         16.63         3.09   
October 31, 2022        162           26.97         17.27         3.59         226           34.01         20.23         3.09   
October 31, 2023        168           33.32         21.48         3.59         233           40.71         23.95         3.09   
October 31, 2024        174           39.99         25.84         3.59         240           47.75         27.78         3.09   
October 31, 2025        181           46.99         30.36         3.59         248           55.13         31.72         3.09   
October 31, 2026        187           54.34         35.04         3.59         255           62.89         35.79         3.09   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2017) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 277        4.00%        2.26%        2.26%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 95           5.00      4.07      4.07
October 31, 2018        121           10.25         8.09         3.86   
October 31, 2019        126           15.76         12.26         3.86   
October 31, 2020        130           21.55         16.59         3.86   
October 31, 2021        135           27.63         21.09         3.86   
October 31, 2022        141           34.01         25.77         3.86   
October 31, 2023        146           40.71         30.62         3.86   
October 31, 2024        152           47.75         35.66         3.86   
October 31, 2025        158           55.13         40.90         3.86   
October 31, 2026        164           62.89         46.34         3.86   

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 645           –0.51      –1.69      –1.69    $ 178           5.00      3.25      3.25
October 31, 2018        142           4.46         1.83         3.58         193           10.25         6.51         3.16   
October 31, 2019        147           9.68         5.48         3.58         199           15.76         9.88         3.16   
October 31, 2020        152           15.17         9.25         3.58         205           21.55         13.35         3.16   
October 31, 2021        158           20.93         13.17         3.58         212           27.63         16.93         3.16   
October 31, 2022        164           26.97         17.22         3.58         219           34.01         20.63         3.16   
October 31, 2023        169           33.32         21.41         3.58         225           40.71         24.44         3.16   
October 31, 2024        175           39.99         25.76         3.58         233           47.75         28.37         3.16   
October 31, 2025        182           46.99         30.26         3.58         240           55.13         32.43         3.16   
October 31, 2026        188           54.34         34.92         3.58         248           62.89         36.61         3.16   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2017) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 278        4.00%        2.25%        2.25%   

 

       Select Class      Institutional Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 101           5.00      4.01      4.01    $ 77           5.00      4.25      4.25
October 31, 2018        119           10.25         8.05         3.88         101           10.25         8.47         4.05   
October 31, 2019        123           15.76         12.24         3.88         105           15.76         12.87         4.05   
October 31, 2020        128           21.55         16.59         3.88         109           21.55         17.44         4.05   
October 31, 2021        133           27.63         21.12         3.88         114           27.63         22.19         4.05   
October 31, 2022        138           34.01         25.82         3.88         118           34.01         27.14         4.05   
October 31, 2023        144           40.71         30.70         3.88         123           40.71         32.29         4.05   
October 31, 2024        149           47.75         35.77         3.88         128           47.75         37.65         4.05   
October 31, 2025        155           55.13         41.04         3.88         133           55.13         43.22         4.05   
October 31, 2026        161           62.89         46.51         3.88         139           62.89         49.02         4.05   

 

 
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JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 765           –0.51      –2.88      –2.88    $ 303           5.00      2.00      2.00
October 31, 2018        282           4.46         –0.81         2.13         348           10.25         3.65         1.62   
October 31, 2019        288           9.68         1.30         2.13         353           15.76         5.33         1.62   
October 31, 2020        294           15.17         3.46         2.13         359           21.55         7.04         1.62   
October 31, 2021        300           20.93         5.66         2.13         365           27.63         8.77         1.62   
October 31, 2022        306           26.97         7.91         2.13         371           34.01         10.53         1.62   
October 31, 2023        313           33.32         10.21         2.13         377           40.71         12.32         1.62   
October 31, 2024        320           39.99         12.56         2.13         383           47.75         14.14         1.62   
October 31, 2025        326           46.99         14.96         2.13         389           55.13         15.99         1.62   
October 31, 2026        333           54.34         17.40         2.13         395           62.89         17.87         1.62   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2017) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 403        4.00%        1.00%        1.00%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 227           5.00      2.76      2.76
October 31, 2018        258           10.25         5.35         2.52   
October 31, 2019        265           15.76         8.00         2.52   
October 31, 2020        271           21.55         10.73         2.52   
October 31, 2021        278           27.63         13.52         2.52   
October 31, 2022        285           34.01         16.38         2.52   
October 31, 2023        292           40.71         19.31         2.52   
October 31, 2024        300           47.75         22.32         2.52   
October 31, 2025        307           55.13         25.40         2.52   
October 31, 2026        315           62.89         28.56         2.52   

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 651           –0.51      –1.75      –1.75    $ 184           5.00      3.19      3.19
October 31, 2018        156           4.46         1.63         3.44         206           10.25         6.32         3.03   
October 31, 2019        161           9.68         5.12         3.44         213           15.76         9.54         3.03   
October 31, 2020        167           15.17         8.74         3.44         219           21.55         12.86         3.03   
October 31, 2021        173           20.93         12.48         3.44         226           27.63         16.28         3.03   
October 31, 2022        178           26.97         16.35         3.44         233           34.01         19.80         3.03   
October 31, 2023        185           33.32         20.35         3.44         240           40.71         23.43         3.03   
October 31, 2024        191           39.99         24.49         3.44         247           47.75         27.17         3.03   
October 31, 2025        198           46.99         28.77         3.44         254           55.13         31.02         3.03   
October 31, 2026        204           54.34         33.20         3.44         262           62.89         34.99         3.03   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2017) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 284        4.00%        2.19%        2.19%   

 

       Select Class      Institutional Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 108           5.00      3.94      3.94    $ 93           5.00      4.09      4.09
October 31, 2018        131           10.25         7.85         3.76         108           10.25         8.23         3.98   
October 31, 2019        136           15.76         11.90         3.76         113           15.76         12.54         3.98   
October 31, 2020        141           21.55         16.11         3.76         117           21.55         17.02         3.98   
October 31, 2021        147           27.63         20.48         3.76         122           27.63         21.68         3.98   
October 31, 2022        152           34.01         25.01         3.76         127           34.01         26.52         3.98   
October 31, 2023        158           40.71         29.71         3.76         132           40.71         31.56         3.98   
October 31, 2024        164           47.75         34.58         3.76         137           47.75         36.79         3.98   
October 31, 2025        170           55.13         39.64         3.76         142           55.13         42.24         3.98   
October 31, 2026        176           62.89         44.89         3.76         148           62.89         47.90         3.98   

 

 
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Additional Fee and Expense Information (continued)

 

JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 646           –0.51      –1.70      –1.70    $ 189           5.00      3.14      3.14
October 31, 2018        154           4.46         1.70         3.46         204           10.25         6.29         3.05   
October 31, 2019        159           9.68         5.22         3.46         210           15.76         9.53         3.05   
October 31, 2020        165           15.17         8.86         3.46         217           21.55         12.87         3.05   
October 31, 2021        171           20.93         12.63         3.46         223           27.63         16.31         3.05   
October 31, 2022        176           26.97         16.53         3.46         230           34.01         19.86         3.05   
October 31, 2023        183           33.32         20.56         3.46         237           40.71         23.51         3.05   
October 31, 2024        189           39.99         24.73         3.46         245           47.75         27.28         3.05   
October 31, 2025        195           46.99         29.05         3.46         252           55.13         31.16         3.05   
October 31, 2026        202           54.34         33.51         3.46         260           62.89         35.16         3.05   

 

1 

The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2017) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 289        4.00%        2.14%        2.14%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 102           5.00      4.00      4.00
October 31, 2018        126           10.25         7.96         3.81   
October 31, 2019        131           15.76         12.08         3.81   
October 31, 2020        136           21.55         16.35         3.81   
October 31, 2021        141           27.63         20.78         3.81   
October 31, 2022        146           34.01         25.38         3.81   
October 31, 2023        152           40.71         30.16         3.81   
October 31, 2024        158           47.75         35.12         3.81   
October 31, 2025        164           55.13         40.26         3.81   
October 31, 2026        170           62.89         45.61         3.81   

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on these Funds the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about each Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. They are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means, by law, they are considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy your shares through a Financial Intermediary, you should contact that Financial Intermediary directly for this information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAIs. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

Email: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAIs and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. for each of the Funds except Growth Advantage Fund, Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund is 811-21295.

Investment Company Act File No. for Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund is 811-4236.

Investment Company Act File No. for Growth Advantage Fund is 811-5526.

Investment Company Act File No. for Mid Cap Value Fund is 811-8189.

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2016. All rights reserved. November 2016.

 

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Prospectus

J.P. Morgan U.S. Equity Funds

Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 & Class R6 Shares

November 1, 2016

 

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: R6/JDEUX

JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/DGFRX

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/OIEFX; R3/OIEPX; R4/OIEQX; R5/OIERX; R6/OIEJX

JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

Class/Ticker: R6/OGFAX

JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JGVRX; R6/JGVVX

JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/VGRTX; R5/VGIFX; R6/VGINX

JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JHQPX; R6/JHQRX

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JIAZX; R5/JIARX; R6/JIAPX

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JIGZX; R5/JGIRX; R6/JGISX

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Class/Ticker: R3/WOOOX; R4/WOOQX; R6/WOOSX

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JIVZX; R5/JIVRX; R6/JIVMX

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JLGZX; R3/JLGPX; R4/JLGQX; R5/ JLGRX; R6/JLGMX

JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JLVZX; R5/JLVRX; R6/JLVMX

 

JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JMEZX

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund*

Class/Ticker: R2/JMCEX; R5/JMEEX; R6/JPPEX

JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JMGZX; R3/JMGPX; R4/JMGQX; R5/JMGFX; R6/JMGMX

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund*

Class/Ticker: R2/JMVZX; R3/JMVPX; R4/JMVQX; R5/JMVRX; R6/JMVYX

JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/VSSCX; R6/VSSLX

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JSEZX; R3/JSEPX; R4/JSEQX; R5/JSERX; R6/VSENX

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JSGZX; R5/JGSVX; R6/JGSMX

JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JSVZX; R3/JSVPX; R4/JSVQX; R5/JSVRX; R6/JSVUX

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JUEZX; R3/JUEPX; R4/JUEQX; R5/JUSRX; R6/JUEMX

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund*

Class/Ticker: R2/JLPZX; R5/JCPRX

JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JSCZX; R3/JUSPX; R4/JUSQX; R5/JUSYX; R6/JUSMX

JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund

Class/Ticker: R3/JVAPX; R4/JVAQX; R5/JVARX; R6/JVAYX

 

*   Closed to new investors.

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

 

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Risk/Return Summaries:   
JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund      1   
JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund      5   
JPMorgan Equity Income Fund      9   
JPMorgan Equity Index Fund      13   
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund      17   
JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund      21   
JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund      25   
JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund      30   
JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund      34   
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund      38   
JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund      42   
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund      46   
JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund      50   
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund      54   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund      58   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund      62   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund      66   
JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund      70   
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund      74   
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund      78   
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund      82   
JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund      86   
JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund      91   
JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund      96   
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund      100   
More About the Funds      104   

Additional Information About the Funds’ Investment Strategies

     104   

Investment Risks

     115   

Conflicts of Interest

     119   

Temporary Defensive and Cash Positions

     120   

Additional Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

     120   

Additional Historical Performance Information

     120   
The Funds’ Management and Administration      124   
Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds      130   

Choosing A Share Class

     130   

Financial Intermediary Compensation

     132   

Purchasing Fund Shares

     133   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     136   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     137   

Minimum Account Balance

     138   

Funds Subject to a Limited Offering

     138   

Frequent Trading Policy

     140   

Valuation

     142   

Distributions and Taxes

     143   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     145   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     145   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     145   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      147   
Financial Highlights      148   
Additional Fee and Expense Information      186   
How to Reach Us      Back cover   
 

 

 


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JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R6/JDEUX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide a consistently high total return from a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities with risk characteristics similar to the Standard and Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index).

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R6  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.10   

Shareholder Service Fees

       NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.10   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        0.35   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        (0.10
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.25   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class R6 Shares. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     26        92        176        423   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 122% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing this strategy, the Fund primarily invests in the common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index (which includes both large cap and mid cap companies). As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.1 billion to $609.2 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund modestly overweights equity securities that it considers undervalued or fairly valued while modestly underweighting or not holding equity securities that appear overvalued. By owning a large number of equity securities within the S&P 500 Index, with an emphasis on those that appear undervalued or fairly valued, the Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 500 Index over the long term with a modest level of volatility.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

 

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility

 

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      16.85%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.36%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 5.09%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (2.16 )%      12.56     7.81
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (3.89     10.67        6.73  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (0.57     9.46        6.04  
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     1.38        12.57        7.31   
LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE
FUNDS INDEX
       
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (0.67     10.97        6.35  
 

 

 
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JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund (continued)

 

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Raffaele Zingone   2002    Managing Director
Steven G. Lee   2013    Managing Director
Aryeh Glatter   2014    Executive Director
Tim Snyder   2016    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

     $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/DGFRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R5  
Management Fees        0.60
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.19   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.05   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.14   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses        0.01   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        0.80   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        (0.10
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.70   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.70% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 Shares. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     72        235        424        971   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 61% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests in a focused portfolio of equity securities of large capitalization companies. Large cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $504.1 billion. Typically, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to enter periods of above-average growth. Although the Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. In implementing this policy, the Fund will typically hold less than 50 securities in its portfolio.

Investment Process: The Fund’s adviser will utilize a combination of qualitative analysis and quantitative metrics in order to seek to achieve target returns which are higher than the Fund’s benchmark while attempting to maintain a moderate risk profile. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. The adviser looks for companies with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. The adviser may sell a security due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or a change in the original reason for purchase of an investment, or if the adviser no longer considers the security to be reasonably valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may also trade at higher multiples of current earnings, compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past eight calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Growth Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Subsequent to the inception of the Fund on 11/30/07 until 8/6/10, the Fund did not experience any shareholder purchase and sale activity. If such shareholder activity had occurred, the Fund’s performance may have been impacted. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index does include the expense of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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LOGO

 

Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      21.67%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –24.66%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 3.72%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since
11/30/07)
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     9.31     12.91     7.84
Return After Taxes on Distributions     9.05        12.78        7.75  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     5.48        10.35        6.31  
RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     5.67        13.53        7.93   
LIPPER LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.61        12.17        6.48  

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Greg Luttrell   2007    Managing Director
Joseph Wilson   2016    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R5 Shares.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/OIEFX; R3/OIEPX; R4/0IEQX; R5/OIERX; R6/OIEJX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R3     Class R4     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        0.25        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.55        0.46        0.41        0.24        0.10   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.30        0.21 1      0.16 1      0.19        0.10   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.46        1.12        0.82        0.65        0.51   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.17     (0.08     (0.03     (0.06     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.29        1.04        0.79        0.59        0.50   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.29%, 1.04%, 0.79%, 0.59% and 0.54% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     131        445        781        1,732   
CLASS R3 SHARES ($)     106        348        609        1,356   
CLASS R4 SHARES ($)     81        259        452        1,011   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     60        202        356        805   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     51        163        284        640   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 20% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the equity securities of corporations that regularly pay dividends, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stock convertible to common stock. Although the Fund invests primarily in securities of large cap companies, it may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs). “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund employs a fundamental bottom-up stock selection process to invest in common stock of corporations that regularly pay dividends and have favorable long-term fundamental characteristics. Because yield is a key consideration in selecting securities, the Fund may purchase stocks of companies that are out of favor in the financial community and, therefore, are selling below what the Fund’s adviser believes to be their long-term investment value. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with durable franchises, strong management and the ability to grow their intrinsic value per share.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Value Strategy Risk. An undervalued stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Smaller Company Risk. Although the Fund invests primarily in securities of large cap companies, it may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations and, to the extent it does, the Fund’s risks increase as it invests more heavily in smaller companies (mid cap and small cap companies). Smaller companies may be less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are

 

 

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

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund, will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares the performance to the Russell 1000® Value Index and the Lipper Equity Income Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R2 and Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The performance in the table for the Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R6 Shares. Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The Class R3 and Class R4 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of Class R3 and Class R4 Shares would have been lower than shown for Class R5 Shares because Class R3 and Class R4 Shares have higher expenses than Class R5 Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      13.10%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –17.96%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 7.97%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (2.05 )%      12.51     8.09
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (2.72     11.73        7.00  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (0.60     10.00        6.55  
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (2.78     11.74        7.50  
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (1.96     12.55        8.11  
RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (3.83     11.27        6.16   
LIPPER EQUITY INCOME FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (2.96     10.04        6.02  

After-tax returns are only shown for Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Clare Hart   2004    Managing Director
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

    $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   
$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts   

To add to an account

    No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R6/OGFAX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the aggregate price and dividend performance of securities in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index).

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R6  
Management Fees1        0.040
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.110   

Shareholder Service Fees

       NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses2

       0.110   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1        0.150   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1,3        (0.105
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement1,3        0.045   

 

1 As of September 1, 2016, the Fund’s advisory fee was reduced to 0.04%; therefore, the Management Fees, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements have been restated to reflect the current fees.

 

2 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

3 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.045% of the average daily net assets of Class R6 Shares. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     5        38        74        181   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 4% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund invests in stocks included in the S&P 500 Index1 and also may invest in stock index futures. The Fund’s adviser attempts to track the aggregate price and dividend performance of securities in the S&P 500 Index to achieve a correlation of at least 0.95 between the performance of the Fund and that of the index without taking into account the Fund’s expenses. Perfect correlation would be 1.00.

The percentage of a stock that the Fund holds will be approximately the same percentage that the stock represents in the S&P 500 Index. The adviser generally picks stocks in the order of their weightings in the S&P 500 Index, starting with the heaviest weighted stock. The Fund may acquire, hold and dispose of the common stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co. for the sole purpose of maintaining conformity with the S&P 500 Index on which the Fund is based and measured. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in stocks of companies included in the index or indices identified by the Fund and in derivative instruments that provide exposure to stocks of such companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2016, the market capitalization of the companies in the index ranged from $1.1 billion to $609.2 billion.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

 

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

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

 

1  “S&P 500” is a registered service mark of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Index Related Risk. The Fund’s return may not track the return of the S&P 500 Index for a number of reasons and therefore may not achieve its investment objective. For example, the Fund incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable to the index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the index. In addition, the Fund’s return may differ from the return of the index as a result of, among other things, pricing differences and the inability to purchase certain securities included in the index due to regulatory or other restrictions.

The risk that the Fund may not track the performance of the S&P 500 Index may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.

Passive Management Risk. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund is not “actively” managed. Therefore, it would not generally sell a security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble unless that security is removed from the S&P 500 Index. Therefore, the Fund’s performance could be lower than funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or lessen the impact of a market decline or a decline in the value of one or more issuers.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in

 

 

 
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larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

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

Industry and Sector Focus Risk. At times the S&P 500 Index and the Fund may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector. The prices of securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector may be more susceptible to fluctuations due to changes in economic or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in other industries and sectors. To the extent that the S&P 500 Index and the Fund increases the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector, its shares’ values may fluctuate in response to events affecting that industry or sector.

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

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Because Class R6 Shares commenced operations on 9/1/2016, the bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which are offered in another prospectus, has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares the performance to the S&P 500 Index (including the aggregate price and dividend performance) and the Lipper S&P 500 Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would be different that those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Equity Index Fund (continued)

 

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      15.90%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.92%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 7.68%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     1.19     12.34     7.12
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (2.99     10.40        6.03   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.02        9.80        5.72   
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     1.38        12.57        7.31   
LIPPER S&P 500 FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.07        12.27        7.06   

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Michael Loeffler   2004    Executive Director
Nicholas W. D’Eramo   2014    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no minimum investment for other eligible Class R6 investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund.

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/JGVRX; R6/JGVVX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.25        0.11   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.20        0.11   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.90        0.76   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.05     (0.01 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.85        0.75   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.85% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     87        277        488        1,098   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     77        241        420        940   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 46% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund invests in companies that the adviser believes have strong earnings growth potential. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected

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

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

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Smaller Company Risk. Because the Fund may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations, the Fund’s risks increase as it invests more heavily in smaller cap companies (mid cap and small cap companies). Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the

 

 

 
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change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years, and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 3000® Growth Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class and Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R5 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class and Class A Shares. The performance in the table for Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of Class R5, Select Class and Class A

Shares prior to the inception of the Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than the prior classes. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      19.79%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.93%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 2.12%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     9.03     14.82     10.77
Return After Taxes on Distributions     8.16        14.09        10.42  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     5.81        11.82        8.89  
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     9.16        14.86        10.79  
RUSSELL 3000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     5.09        13.30        8.49   
LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.09        11.70        7.52  

After-tax returns are only shown for Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of

 

 

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Timothy Parton   2002    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

    $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

To add to an account

    No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/VGRTX; R5/VGIFX; R6/VGINX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide capital growth over the long-term and to earn income from dividends.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     2.82        2.62        2.56   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    2.57        2.57        2.56   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     3.72        3.02        2.96   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (2.43     (2.43     (2.42 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.29        0.59        0.54   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.29%, 0.59% and 0.54% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     131        913        1,715        3,810   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     60        703        1,372        3,164   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     55        686        1,343        3,107   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund’s adviser applies an active equity management style focused on identifying attractively valued securities given their growth potential over a long-term time horizon. The securities held by the Fund will predominantly be of companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 1000 Value Index (which includes both large cap and mid cap companies). As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Value Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.7 billion to $504.1 billion.

While common stocks are the Fund’s primary investment, the Fund may also invest significantly in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser will emphasize companies which it believes are leaders within their sectors. The Fund will also emphasize companies it believes have attractive valuations and low price-to-cash flows ratios. Some but not all of the companies may regularly pay dividends. The adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for undervalued companies with durable franchises, strong management and the ability to grow their intrinsic value per share.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Value Strategy Risk. An undervalued stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

 

 

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

Foreign Securities Risk. To the extent that the Fund invests in depositary receipts, such investments are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, expropriation and nationalization risks, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Because Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have not operated for a full calendar year, the bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which are offered in another prospectus, has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for Select Class Shares over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000 Value Index. It also compares that performance to the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index and Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain large cap mutual funds categories as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would be been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Select Class Shares. The actual returns for Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would be different that those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      15.84%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.41%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 6.35%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (2.32 )%      12.60     6.78
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (3.90     11.88        5.98  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (0.04     10.08        5.45  
RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (3.83     11.27        6.16  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (0.67     10.97        6.35  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (3.65     10.07        5.71  

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Clare Hart   2004    Managing Director
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2002    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

     $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   
$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/JHQPX; R6/JHQRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5      Class R6  
Management Fees     0.25      0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE         NONE   
Other Expenses     1.91         1.15   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05         NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    1.86         1.15   
   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.16         1.40   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (1.76      (1.05 )
   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.40         0.35   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.40% and 0.35% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     41        506        997        2,354   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     36        339        665        1,589   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal period, the Fund’s portfolios turnover rate was 57% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation through participation in the broad equity markets while hedging overall market exposure relative to traditional long-only equity strategies.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy to invest in these equity securities, which primarily consist of common stocks of large capitalization U.S. companies. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 500 Index, its primary benchmark, are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. The Fund will also systematically purchase and sell exchange traded put options and sell exchange traded call options, employing an option overlay known as a “Put/Spread Collar” strategy. The options may be based on the S&P 500 Index or on exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that replicate the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500 ETFs). The combination of the diversified portfolio of equity securities, the downside protection from index put options and the income from the index call options is intended to provide the Fund with a portion of the returns associated with equity market investments while exposing investors to less risk than traditional long-only equity strategies. Specifically, the Fund seeks to provide a competitive risk adjusted return over a full market cycle (defined as three to five years) relative to the S&P 500 Index with lower volatility than traditional long-only equity strategies.

The Fund’s investments in equity securities will be primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2016, the market capitalization of the companies in the index ranged from $1.1 billion to $609.2 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, however, the Fund modestly overweights equity securities that it considers undervalued or fairly valued while modestly underweighting or not holding equity securities that appear overvalued. Because each stock’s weighting in the Fund is controlled relative to that stock’s weight in the S&P 500 Index, the Fund’s weighted average market capitalization will be close to that of the S&P 500 Index.

The Fund constructs a Put/Spread Collar by buying a put option on the S&P 500 Index at a higher strike price and writing (or selling) a put option on the same index at a relatively lower strike price, resulting in what is known as a put option spread, while simultaneously selling a S&P 500 Index call option. The Fund may need to construct additional Put/Spread Collars if the size of the Fund increases, either through purchases or appreciation. The Fund’s options overlay strategy is intended to

provide the Fund with downside protection, while foregoing some upside potential. A put option spread seeks to protect the Fund against a decline in price, but only to the extent of the difference between the strike prices of the put option purchased and the put option sold. Entering into put option spreads is typically less expensive than a strategy of only purchasing put options and may benefit the Fund in a flat to upwardly moving market by reducing the cost of the downside protection; the downside protection of the put option spread, however, is limited as compared to just owning a put option. The premiums received from writing index call options are intended to provide income which substantially offsets the cost of the put option spread, but writing the call options also reduces the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of its equity portfolio because in rising markets the call option will be exercised once the market price rises to the option’s strike price. While the Fund typically constructs the Put/Spread Collar utilizing index options, it may also construct the Put/Spread Collar utilizing options on S&P 500 ETFs.

In addition to the use of the Put/Spread Collar strategy described above, the Fund may use future contracts, primarily futures on indexes, to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions and to hedge the Fund’s portfolio if it is unable to purchase or write the necessary options for its overlay strategy.

Investment Process — Enhanced Index: To implement the enhanced index strategy, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

 

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

Investment Process — Options Overlay Strategy: To implement the Put/Spread Collar strategy, the adviser utilizes exchange traded equity options based either on the S&P 500 Index or on

 

 

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

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Strategy Risk. The Fund’s investment strategies may not always provide greater market protection than other equity instruments, particularly in rising equity markets when the Fund is expected to underperform traditional long-only equity strategies. In addition, as a result of the structure of the options overlay strategy, the Fund is not expected to provide market protection during times of low market volatility; during such periods, the Fund is expected to perform in line with broad equity markets.

Options Risk. The value of the Fund’s positions in equity index options or options on S&P 500 ETFs will fluctuate in response to changes in the value of the underlying index. Writing index call options or options on S&P 500 ETFs can reduce equity market risk, but it limits the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of stocks in exchange for upfront cash at the time of selling the call option. The Fund also risks losing all or part of the cash paid for purchasing put options. Unusual market conditions or the lack of a ready market for any particular option at a specific time may reduce the effectiveness of the Fund’s option strategies, and for these and other reasons, the Fund’s option strategies may not reduce the Fund’s volatility to the extent desired and could result in losses.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

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

Industry and Sector Focus Risk. At times the Fund may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector. The prices of securities of issuers in a particular

 

 

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year over the past two calendar years. The table shows average annual total returns for the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index, the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index and the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Average, an index based on the total return of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category and determined by Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2014      4.15%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2015      –5.73%   

The Fund’s year-to-date return through 9/30/16 was 5.56%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of
Fund
(since
12/13/13)
 
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     (1.27 )%      4.93
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (1.59     4.62  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (0.45     3.77  
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     (1.21     4.98  
S&P 500 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     1.38        9.35  
BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     0.05        0.04  
LIPPER ALTERNATIVE LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUNDS AVERAGE      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (1.56     1.04  

After-tax returns are only shown for Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager  

Managed the

Fund Since

  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Hamilton Reiner   2013    Managing Director
Raffaele Zingone   2013    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

 
    $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   
    $5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts   

To add to an account

    No minimum levels.   

There is no minimum investment for other eligible Class R6 investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JIAZX; R5/JIARX; R6/JIAPX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.56        0.15        0.10   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.31        0.10        0.10   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.47        0.56        0.51   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.17     (0.01     (0.01 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.30        0.55        0.50   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.30%, 0.60% and 0.55% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds.
  These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them. Until 4/3/17, however, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares (calculated as described above) will be not exceed 1.29% of the class’ average daily net assets.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for Class R5 and Class R6 Shares and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     132        431        770        1,727   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     56        178        312        700   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     51        163        284        640   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 70% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion at the time of purchase.

In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. Generally these will be equity securities of companies within the S&P 500 Index. In identifying high quality securities, the adviser looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, the adviser looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

An issuer of a security will be deemed to be located in the United States if: (i) the principal trading market for the security is in the United States, (ii) the issuer is organized under the laws of the United States, or (iii) the issuer derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the United States or has at least 50% of its total assets situated in the United States.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. Mid cap companies may be less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility

 

 

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

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interest. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Index and Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Multi-Cap and Large-Cap categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R5 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. The performance for Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of Class R5 and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      17.91%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.13%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 2.50%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (0.10 )%      12.98     7.26
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (1.53     12.16        6.64  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.10        10.40        5.87  
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (0.85     12.18        6.59  
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (0.11     12.98        7.26  
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     1.38        12.57        7.31  
LIPPER MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (1.47     10.17        6.49  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (0.67     10.97        6.35  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their

shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jason Alonzo   2005    Managing Director
Pavel Vaynshtok   2012    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2012    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

   $ 15,000,000 for Direct Investors   

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JIGZX; R5/JGIRX; R6/JGISX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.50     0.50     0.50
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.76        0.24        0.11   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.51        0.19        0.11   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.77        0.75        0.62   
Fee Waivers and Expense
Reimbursements
1
    (0.59     (0.27     (0.19 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.18        0.48        0.43   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.18%, 0.48% and 0.43% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated
  money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them. Until 4/3/17, however, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares (calculated as described above) will be not exceed 1.17% of the class’ average daily net assets.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for Class R5 and Class R6 Shares and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     120        439        846        1,983   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     49        213        390        905   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     44        179        327        756   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 70% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion, at the time of purchase.

In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. Generally these will be equity securities of companies within the Russell 1000 Growth Index. In identifying high quality securities, the adviser looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, the adviser looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. Mid cap companies may be less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

 

 

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

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interest. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or

frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Growth Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Index and

Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Multi-Cap and Large-Cap categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R5 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. The performance for Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of Class R5 and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown for Class R5 Shares because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      15.79%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.08%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 4.08%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.34     13.65     8.16
Return After Taxes on Distributions     2.08        13.44        7.96  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.54        10.96        6.66  
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     1.64        12.86        7.50  
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.34        13.65        8.16  
RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     5.67        13.53        8.53  
LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.09        11.70        7.52  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.61        12.17        7.17  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their

shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jason Alonzo   2005    Managing Director
Pavel Vaynshtok   2012    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2012    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

     $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   
$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R3/WOOOX; R4/WOOQX; R6/WOOSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies with intermediate capitalizations.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R3     Class R4     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.54        0.48        0.13   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.29 1      0.23 1      0.13   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.45        1.14        0.79   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.30     (0.24     (0.14 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.15        0.90        0.65   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.15%, 0.90% and 0.65% of the average daily net assets of Class R3, Class R4 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have
  contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R3 SHARES ($)     117        429        764        1,709   
CLASS R4 SHARES ($)     92        338        604        1,365   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     66        238        425        965   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 78% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in common and preferred stocks, rights, warrants, convertible securities and other equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $27.8 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

The Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes are attractive based on certain characteristics, including valuation and momentum. In identifying securities that have attractive momentum characteristics, the adviser looks for securities which have prices that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria listed above or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the

 

 

 
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Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Because the Class R3, Class R4 and R6 Shares have not operated for a full calendar year, the bar chart shows how

the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which are offered in a different prospectus, has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for Select Class Shares over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The actual returns of Class R3 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R3 Shares have higher expenses than Select Class Shares and returns for Class R4 Shares would have been similar to those shown because Class R4 Shares have the same expenses as Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      18.98%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –23.42%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 8.95%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (5.90 )%      11.79     7.25
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (8.03     10.40        6.08  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (1.91     9.38        5.76  
RUSSELL MIDCAP INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (2.44     11.44        8.00  
LIPPER MID-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (3.61     9.23        7.14  

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Phillip D. Hart   2011    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2008    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R3 or Class R4 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

   $ 15,000,000 for Direct Investors   

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JIVZX; R5/JIVRX; R6/JIVMX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.85        0.21        0.11   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.60        0.16        0.11   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.76        0.62        0.52   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.58     (0.14     (0.09
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.18        0.48        0.43   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.18%, 0.48% and 0.43% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated
  money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them. Until 4/3/17, however, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares (calculated as described above) will be not exceed 1.08% of the class’ average daily net assets.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for Class R5 and Class R6 Shares and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     120        438        842        1,974   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     49        184        332        761   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     44        158        282        644   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 66% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion, at the time of purchase.

In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. Generally these will be equity securities of companies within the Russell 1000 Value Index. In identifying high quality securities, the adviser looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, the adviser looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Value Investing Risk. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. Mid cap companies may be less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the

 

 

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

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interest. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Value Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index and Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Multi-Cap and Large-Cap categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R5 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. The performance for Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of Class R5 and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      18.46%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.70%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 2.75%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (5.96 )%      11.32     6.63
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (7.42     10.26        5.95  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (2.19     9.00        5.34  
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (6.51     10.66        6.03  
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (5.91     11.39        6.66  
RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (3.83     11.27        6.16  
LIPPER MULTI-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.53     9.71        5.23  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (3.65     10.07        5.71  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jason Alonzo   2005    Managing Director
Pavel Vaynshtok   2012    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2012    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

    $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   
$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts   

To add to an account

    No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JLGZX; R3/JLGPX; R4/JLGQX; R5/JLGRX; R6/JLGMX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R3     Class R4     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        0.25        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.55        0.52        0.43        0.23        0.10   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.30        0.27 1      0.18 1      0.18        0.10   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.56        1.28        0.94        0.74        0.61   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.16     (0.13     (0.04     (0.04 )     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.40        1.15        0.90        0.70        0.60   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.40%, 1.15%, 0.90%, 0.70% and 0.65% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for the remaining shares, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them. Until 4/3/17, however, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares (calculated as described above) will be not exceed 1.30% of the class’ average daily net assets.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for the remaining shares and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     143        460        819        1,829   
CLASS R3 SHARES ($)     117        393        690        1,534   
CLASS R4 SHARES ($)     92        296        516        1,151   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     72        233        408        915   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     61        194        339        761   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 43% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the equity securities of large, well-established companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large, well-established companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $504.1 billion. Typically, in implementing its strategy, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to enter periods of above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up approach that seeks to identify companies with positive price momentum and attractive fundamental dynamics. The adviser seeks structural disconnects which allow businesses to exceed market expectations. These disconnects may result from: demographic/cultural changes, technological advancements and/or regulatory changes. The adviser seeks to identify long-term imbalances in supply and demand.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the original investment thesis, if market expectations exceed the company’s potential to deliver and/or due to balance sheet deterioration. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

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

 

 

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Growth Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The performance of Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of Class R5 and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares (and Class R5 Shares with respect to Class R6 Shares). Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. The Class R3 and Class R4 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The

actual returns of Class R3 and Class R4 Shares would have been different from those shown for Class R2 Shares because Class R3 and Class R4 Shares have different expenses than Class R2 Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2010      17.20%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.64%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was –1.46%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.84     13.03     9.28
Return After Taxes on Distributions     6.72        12.68        9.10  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     5.32        10.44        7.64  
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.18        12.33        8.64  
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.94        13.10        9.32  
RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     5.67        13.53        8.53  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.61        12.17        7.17  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax

 

 

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Giri Devulapally   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

    $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   
$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts   

To add to an account

    No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JLVZX; R5/JLVRX; R6/JLVMX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital appreciation with the incidental goal of achieving current income by investing primarily in equity securities.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.67        0.20        0.12   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.42        0.15        0.12   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.58        0.61        0.53   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.28     (0.01     (0.01 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.30        0.60        0.52   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.30%, 0.60% and 0.55% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds.
  These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them. Until 4/3/17, however, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares (calculated as described above) will be not exceed 1.20% of the class’ average daily net assets.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for Class R5 and Class R6 Shares and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     132        443        806        1,830   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     61        194        339        761   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     53        169        295        664   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 219% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of large companies, including common stocks, and debt and preferred stocks which are convertible to common stock. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Value Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Value Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.7 billion to $504.1 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund’s adviser invests in companies whose securities are, in the adviser’s opinion, undervalued when purchased but which have the potential to increase their intrinsic value per share. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each industry group according to their relative value.

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

 

 

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

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Value Investing Risk. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are

 

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Value Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index, an

index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R5 and Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The performance for the Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of Class R5 and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares (and Class R5 Shares with respect to Class R6 Shares). Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      21.51%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –20.52%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 7.64%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (1.72 )%      11.33     6.44
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (5.40     8.98        4.41  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.11        8.56        4.79  
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (2.35     10.63        5.74  
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (1.65     11.37        6.46  
RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (3.83     11.27        6.16  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (3.65     10.07        5.71  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Scott Blasdell   2013    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

     $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   
$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JMEZX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of an index that tracks the performance of the small- and mid-capitalization equity markets.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R2  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.50  
Other Expenses        0.65  

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.40  
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        1.40  

Fee Waivers and Expense

Reimbursements1

       (0.57 )
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.83  

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.83% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 Shares. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     85        328        654        1,578   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will hold at least 80% of its Assets in stocks in the S&P 1000 Index1. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The S&P 1000 Index is an index which includes stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 1000 Index on September 30, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $32 million to $10.1 billion. These securities trade on national exchanges, as well as over-the-counter as part of the National Market System. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 1000 Index are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. In addition, the Fund may modestly overweight or underweight the sectors and industries within the index. The Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 1000 Index over the long term with a modest divergence to the benchmark. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy that seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of the S&P 1000 Index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks S&P 1000 Index stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency within constraints on sector and industry weights and position sizes. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer included in the S&P 1000 Index.

 

1 “S&P 1000 Index,” is a registered service marks of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund. The S&P 1000 Index is a market capitalization weighted combination of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 and the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Indexes.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Index Investing Risk. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, securities may be purchased, retained and sold by the Fund at times when a more actively managed fund would not do so. If the value of securities that are heavily weighted in the index changes, you can expect a greater risk of loss than would be the case if the Fund were not invested in such securities. There is also the risk that the Fund’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies (mid cap and small cap companies) may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

 

 

 
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Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interest. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

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

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 1000 Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index and Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain small cap and mid cap mutual funds within small cap and mid cap fund categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the indexes. The performance for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      20.26%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –26.15%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 10.98%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (1.45 )%      10.67     7.43
S&P 1000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (2.11     10.92        8.11   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.23     8.64        6.69   
LIPPER MID-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (3.61     9.23        7.14   

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title
Phillip D. Hart   2013    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2013    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2 Shares.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JMCEX; R5/JMEEX; R6/JPPEX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund’s objective is long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.66        0.26        0.12   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.41        0.21        0.12   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.82        0.92        0.78   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.32     (0.12     (0.03 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.50        0.80        0.75   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.50%, 0.80% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount
  sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     153        541        955        2,111   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     82        281        498        1,120   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     77        246        430        963   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index securities at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $27.8 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the portfolio management team employs an investment process that seeks to identify both growth and value securities for the Fund. The team seeks to identify companies with leading competitive positions, talented management teams and durable business models. In addition, the team will invest in companies that it believes either have the capacity to achieve a sustainable level of above average growth or have sustainable free cash flow generation with management committed to increasing shareholder value.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Strategy Risk. Although the Fund invests in both growth and value securities, it may invest more heavily in either growth or value securities depending on market conditions and the convictions of the adviser. To the extent the Fund invests in growth securities, it will be subject to risks related to growth investing. Specifically, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value. To the extent the Fund invests in value securities, it will be subject to risks related to value investing. Specifically, a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are

 

 

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

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table also shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares. The performance for the Class R5 and Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of the Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The performance of the Class R2 Shares is based on Class A and Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of the Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expense than Class A and Select Class Shares. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index and Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within mid cap and multi-cap fund categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      17.24%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –24.38%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 5.63%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     0.24     12.42     8.71
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (0.96     11.29        7.50  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.11        9.77        6.89  
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (0.47     11.88        8.41  
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     0.29        12.44        8.72  
RUSSELL MIDCAP INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (2.44     11.44        8.00  
LIPPER MID-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.09        11.70        7.52  
LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (3.61     9.23        7.14  

After-tax returns are only shown for Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2002    Managing Director
Timothy Parton   2010    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are not generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group employer

benefit plans, fee-based advisory programs, college savings plans, approved brokerage programs, shareholders of the JPMorgan Mid Cap Core Fund who received shares of the Fund upon completion of a reorganization between the two Funds and other J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus.

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

  $15,000,000 for Direct Investors
  $5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

To add to an account

  No minimum levels

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JMGZX; R3/JMGPX; R4/JMGQX; R5/JMGFX; R6/JMGMX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R3     Class R4     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        0.25        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.56        0.50        0.48        0.26        0.12   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.31        0.25 1      0.23 1      0.21        0.12   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.72        1.41        1.14        0.92        0.78   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.23     (0.17     (0.15     (0.13     (0.04 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.49        1.24        0.99        0.79        0.74   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.49%, 1.24%, 0.99%, 0.79% and 0.74% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for the remaining shares, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them. Until 4/3/17, however, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares (calculated as described above) will be not exceed 1.40% of the class’ average daily net assets.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for the remaining shares and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     152        496        889        1,991   
CLASS R3 SHARES ($)     126        430        755        1,676   
CLASS R4 SHARES ($)     101        347        613        1,373   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     81        280        497        1,119   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     76        245        429        962   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 56% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of mid cap companies, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stocks that are convertible to common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid cap companies which the Fund’s adviser believes are capable of achieving sustained growth. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $26.9 billion.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for

 

 

 
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hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Growth Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Index and Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within mid- cap and multi-cap fund categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of the Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. The Class R3 and Class R4

Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of Class R3 and Class R4 Shares would have been different from those shown for Class R2 Shares because Class R3 and Class R4 Shares have different expenses than Class R2 Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      18.06%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –27.17%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 0.76%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     3.01     12.34     8.96
Return After Taxes on Distributions     1.76        10.55        7.44  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     2.70        9.71        7.10  
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.94        12.29        8.93  
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.32        11.63        8.38  
RUSSELL MIDCAP GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (0.20     11.54        8.16  
LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.09        11.70        7.52  
LIPPER MID-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (0.96     9.39        7.79  
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R6 Shares, and after tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Timothy Parton   2004    Managing Director
Felise Agranoff   2015    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no maximum or minimum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

   $ 15,000,000 for Direct Investors   

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JMVZX; R3/JMVPX; R4/JMVQX; R5/JMVRX; R6/JMVYX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks growth from capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R3     Class R4     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        0.25        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.60        0.51        0.46        0.22        0.11   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.35        0.26 1      0.21 1      0.17 1      0.11 1 
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.76        1.42        1.12        0.88        0.77   
Fee Waivers and Expense
Reimbursements
2
    (0.26     (0.17     (0.12     (0.03     (0.02
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.50        1.25        1.00        0.85        0.75   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.50%, 1.25%, 1.00%, 0.85% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     153        529        930        2,052   
CLASS R3 SHARES ($)     127        433        760        1,687   
CLASS R4 SHARES ($)     102        344        605        1,352   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     87        278        485        1,082   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     77        244        426        952   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 20% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap Value Index and/or between $1 billion and $20 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Value Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.7 billion to $27.8 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for quality companies, which appear to be undervalued and to have the potential to grow intrinsic value per share. Quality companies generally have a sustainable competitive position, relatively lower levels of business cyclicality, high returns on invested capital and strong experienced management teams.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Value Investing Risk. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

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

 

 

 
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Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund, will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Value Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index and Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within mid cap and multi cap fund categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the indexes. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the

performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. The Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown for Class R2 Shares because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R2 Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      17.86%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.70%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 9.08%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R2 SHARES        
(Return Before Taxes)     (3.06 )%      12.01     8.03
RUSSELL MIDCAP VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.78     11.25        7.61   
LIPPER MID-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (5.01     9.79        6.95   
LIPPER MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (1.47     10.17        6.49   
 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon   1997    Managing Director
Lawrence E. Playford   2004    Managing Director
Gloria H. Fu   2006    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are no longer generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group retirement plans, fee-based advisory programs and J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus.

Purchase minimums

There are no maximum or minimum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no minimum investment for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/VSSCX; R6/VSSLX

Until September 15, 2016, the Class R5 Shares were named Select Class Shares.

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital growth over the long term.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.31        0.23   

Shareholder Service Fees*

    0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.26        0.23   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.96        0.88   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.16     (0.13
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.80        0.75   

 

* Effective September 15, 2016, the Shareholder Service Fee decreased from 0.25% to 0.05%.

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.80% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18 for Class R5 Shares and through 10/31/17 for Class R6 Shares, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 for Class R5 Shares and through 10/31/17 for Class R6 Shares and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     82        273        499        1,148   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     77        268        475        1,072   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 58% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000 Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000 Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a

 

 

 
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claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares (formerly named Select Class Shares) has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The

table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Index and Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The Class R6 Shares commenced operations on 5/31/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      19.97%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –26.24%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 8.24%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (5.38 )%      11.09     7.04
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (7.88     9.51        5.72   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (1.39     8.67        5.53   
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.41     9.19        6.80   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.23     8.64        6.69   

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

In some cases, the “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may exceed the “Return Before Taxes” due to an assumed benefit from any losses on a sale of shares at the end of the measurement period.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Phillip D. Hart   2010    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R5 Shares

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

    
 
$15,000,000 for Direct Investors
$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts
  
  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSEZX; R3/JSEPX; R4/JSEQX; R5/JSERX; R6/VSENX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital growth over the long term.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R3     Class R4     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        0.25        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.57        0.48        0.49        0.21        0.10   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.32        0.23 1      0.24 1      0.16        0.10   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.73        1.39        1.15        0.87        0.76   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.18     (0.14     (0.15     (0.07     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.55        1.25        1.00        0.80        0.75   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain
  money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.55%, 1.25%, 1.00%, 0.80% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively . The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     158        527        922        2,026   
CLASS R3 SHARES ($)     127        426        747        1,656   
CLASS R4 SHARES ($)     102        350        618        1,384   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     82        271        475        1,066   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     77        242        421        941   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 32% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up investment process. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with leading competitive positions and predictable and durable business models. It also seeks companies whose management has a successful track record of prudent capital allocation.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or

unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

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

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

 

 

 
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of issuers in other industries and sectors. To the extent that the Fund increases the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector, its shares’ values may fluctuate in response to events affecting that industry or sector.

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R5 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. The Class R6 Shares commenced operations on 5/31/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 Shares. The Class R3 and Class R4 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class R3 and Class R4 Shares would be lower than those shown for Class R5 Shares because they each

have higher expenses than Class R5 Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      17.81%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –18.76%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 14.11%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (1.36 )%      12.05     10.35
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (3.06     10.23        9.12   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     0.60        9.54        8.41   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (2.11     11.21        9.61   
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.41     9.19        6.80   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.23     8.64        6.69   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your

 

 

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager  

Managed the

Fund Since

  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Don San Jose   2007    Managing Director
Daniel J. Percella   2014    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R5 Shares

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

    
 
$15,000,000 for Direct Investors
$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts
  
  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSGZX; R5/JGSVX; R6/JGSMX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities of small-capitalization and emerging growth companies.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.70        0.22        0.12   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.45        0.17 1      0.12   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.06        0.06        0.06   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.91        0.93        0.83   
Fee Waivers and Expense
Reimbursements
2
    (0.35     (0.02     (0.02
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.56        0.91        0.81   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.50%, 0.85% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R5, and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have
  contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     159        566        999        2,204   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     93        294        513        1,141   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     83        263        459        1,023   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 47% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the securities of small capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund will invest primarily in common stocks. Typically, the Fund invests in securities of companies with a history of above-average growth, as well as companies expected to have above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not

 

 

 
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perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Growth Index and Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 Shares and Class A Shares. The performance in the table for

the Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Institutional Class and Select Class Shares. The Class R5 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class R5 Shares would be different than those shown for Class R2 Shares because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Class R2 Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      23.01%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –25.97%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 7.67%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (1.67 )%      9.88     8.41
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (3.40     8.27        6.97   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     0.43        7.81        6.66   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (2.34     9.06        7.66   
RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (1.38     10.67        7.95   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (1.15     9.56        6.70   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R6 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Eytan Shapiro   2004    Managing Director
Felise Agranoff   2016    Managing Director
Greg Tuorto   2016    Managing Director
Matthew Cohen   2016    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

    $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   
$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts   

To add to an account

    No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

The Fund does not intend to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSVZX; R3/JSVPX; R4/JSVQX; R5/JSVRX; R6/JSVUX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth primarily by investing in equity securities of small-capitalization companies.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R3     Class R4     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        0.25        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.76        0.63        0.53        0.28        0.12   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.51        0.38 1      0.28 1      0.23        0.12   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.92        1.54        1.19        0.94        0.78   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.31     (0.18     (0.08     (0.03     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.61        1.36        1.11        0.91        0.77   
1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.61%, 1.36%, 1.11%, 0.91% and 0.86% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for the remaining shares, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them. Until 4/3/17, however, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares (calculated as described above) will be not exceed 1.50% of the class’ average daily net assets.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for the remaining shares and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     164        541        978        2,191   
CLASS R3 SHARES ($)     138        469        822        1,819   
CLASS R4 SHARES ($)     113        370        647        1,436   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     93        297        517        1,152   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     79        248        432        965   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 46% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Value Index stocks at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Value Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In reviewing investment opportunities for the Fund, its adviser uses a value-oriented approach. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s equity investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

Value Investing Risk. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended

 

 

 
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benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund, will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Value Index and Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R6, Class R5 and Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of Class R6 and Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 and Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. The Class R3 and Class R4 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class R3 and Class R4 Shares would be lower than those shown for Class R6 Shares because Class R3 and Class R4 Shares have higher expenses than Class R6 Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      21.57%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –25.48%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 14.98%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

        
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (7.34 )%      8.95     6.57
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (8.57     8.06        5.47   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (3.14     7.05        5.20   
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (7.48     8.89        6.51   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (8.01     8.24        5.88   
RUSSELL 2000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (7.47     7.67        5.57   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (7.16     7.32        5.98   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R6 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Phillip D. Hart   2005    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2010    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

    $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   
$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts   

To add to an account

    No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: R2/JUEZX; R3/JUEPX; R4/JUEQX; R5/JUSRX; R6/JUEMX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of selected equity securities.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R3     Class R4     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        0.25        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.58        0.49        0.41        0.23        0.10   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.33        0.24 1      0.16 1      0.18        0.10   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.48        1.14        0.81        0.63        0.50   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.22     (0.13     (0.05     (0.07     NONE   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.26        1.01        0.76        0.56        0.50   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.26%, 1.01%, 0.76%, 0.56% and 0.51% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for the remaining shares, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to
  renew or revise them. Until 4/3/17, however, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares (calculated as described above) will be not exceed 1.19% of the class’ average daily net assets.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 for Class R2 Shares and through 10/31/17 for the remaining shares and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     128        424        765        1,730   
CLASS R3 SHARES ($)     103        349        615        1,374   
CLASS R4 SHARES ($)     78        254        445        997   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     57        195        344        780   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     51        160        280        628   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 83% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its strategy, the Fund primarily invests in common stocks of large- and medium-capitalization U.S. companies but it may also invest up to 20% of its Assets in common stocks of foreign companies, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund focuses on those equity securities that it considers most undervalued and seeks to outperform the S&P 500 through superior stock selection. By emphasizing undervalued equity securities, the Fund seeks to produce returns that exceed those of the S&P 500 Index. At the same time, by controlling the sector weightings of the Fund so they can differ only moderately from the sector weightings of the S&P 500 Index, the Fund seeks to limit its volatility to that of the overall market, as represented by this index. It will also look to identify companies that regularly pay dividends.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

An issuer of a security will be deemed to be located in the United States if: (i) the principal trading market for the security is in the United States, (ii) the issuer is organized under the laws of the United States, or (iii) the issuer derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the United States or has at least 50% of its total assets situated in the United States.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

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

 

 

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

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes

 

 

 
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than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Value Strategy Risk. An undervalued stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

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

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

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Institutional Class Shares prior to their inception. The performance of Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of the Class R5 and Institutional Class Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Institutional Class Shares (and Class R5 Shares with respect to Class R6 Shares). The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A

 

 

 
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Shares. The Class R3 and Class R4 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class R3 and Class R4 Shares would be lower than those shown for Class R5 Shares because Class R3 and Class R4 Shares have higher expenses than Class R5 Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      17.47%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –20.55%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 5.67%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     0.84     12.58     8.89
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (0.61     10.95        7.41   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.62        9.79        6.94   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     0.22        11.88        8.25   
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     0.90        12.66        8.93   
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     1.38        12.57        7.31   
LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (0.67     10.97        6.35   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Thomas Luddy   2006    Managing Director
Susan Bao   2001    Managing Director
David Small   2016    Managing Director
Scott Davis   2014    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

     $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   
$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund (continued)

 

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JLPZX; R5/JCPRX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide a high total return from a portfolio of selected equity securities.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5  
Management Fees1     0.80     0.80
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE   
Other Expenses     1.46        1.09   

Dividend Expenses on Short Sales

    0.95        0.95   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.26        0.09   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1     2.76        1.89   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1,2     (0.31     (0.14
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1,2     2.45        1.75   

 

1 As of September 1, 2015, the Fund’s advisory fee was reduced to 0.80%; therefore, the Management fees, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements have been restated to reflect the current fees.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, Dividend and Interest Expenses Related to Short Sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.50% and 0.80% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     248        827        1,432        3,067   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     178        580        1,008        2,200   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (including short sales) was 127% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of the Fund’s Assets, which are expected to include both long and short positions, will consist of different U.S. securities, selected from a universe of publicly traded large capitalization securities with characteristics similar to those comprising the Russell 1000 and the S&P 500 Indices. The Fund takes long and short positions mainly in equity securities and derivatives on equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $504.1 billion. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.1 billion to $609.2 billion.

“Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add both relative to the S&P 500 Index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short. Selling stock short allows the Fund to more fully exploit insights in stocks that the Fund’s adviser expects to underperform, as well as enabling the Fund to establish additional long positions while keeping the Fund’s net exposure to the market at a level similar to a traditional “long-only” strategy. Short sales involve the sale of a security which the fund does not own in hopes of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. To make delivery to the buyer, the Fund must borrow the security, and the fund is obligated to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the Fund. The Fund may also periodically short index futures in order to hedge its market exposure in instances when it is not preferable to enter into short positions on particular securities in the amount desired.

The Fund intends to maintain an approximate net 100% long exposure to the equity market (long market value minus short market value). However the long and short positions held by the Fund will vary in size as market opportunities change. The Fund’s long positions and their equivalents will range between 90% and 150% of the value of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund’s short positions will range between 0% and 50% of the value of the Fund’s net assets.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions or as described above.

An issuer of a security will be deemed to be located in the United States if: (i) the principal trading market for the security is in the United States, (ii) the issuer is organized under the

laws of the United States, or (iii) the issuer derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the United States or has at least 50% of its total assets situated in the United States.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

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

 

 

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

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions.

 

 

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

Short Selling Risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security sold short increases in value between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security. In addition, a lender may request, or market conditions may dictate, that securities sold short be returned to the lender on short notice, and the Fund may have to buy the securities sold short at an unfavorable price. If this occurs, any anticipated gain to the Fund may be reduced or eliminated or the short sale may result in a loss. The Fund’s losses are potentially unlimited in a short sale transaction. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the adviser’s ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be more volatile.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

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

Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic

risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, expropriation and nationalization risks, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

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

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

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

 

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Alternative Active Extension Funds Average, an average based on the total return of all funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R5 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      17.85%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –20.25%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 4.54%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

        
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (0.09 )%      12.36     9.83
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (2.18     10.81        8.88   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.63        9.83        8.01   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (0.81     11.56        9.14   
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     1.38        12.57        7.31   
LIPPER ALTERNATIVE ACTIVE EXTENSION FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (1.06     12.74        9.25   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Thomas Luddy   2005    Managing Director
Susan Bao   2005    Managing Director
Scott Davis   2016    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are no longer generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group retirement plans, fee-based advisory programs, college savings plans and J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” of the prospectus.

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2 or Class R5 Shares.

 

 

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in

which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSCZX; R3/JUSPX; R4/JUSQX; R5/JUSYX; R6/JUSMX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of small company stocks.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R3     Class R4     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        0.25        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.65        0.59        0.51        0.24        0.14   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.40        0.34 1      0.26 1      0.19 1      0.14   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.76        1.45        1.12        0.85        0.75   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.25     (0.19     (0.11     (0.01     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.51        1.26        1.01        0.84        0.74   
1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.51%, 1.26%, 1.01%, 0.86% and 0.76% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     154        530        931        2,053   
CLASS R3 SHARES ($)     128        440        774        1,719   
CLASS R4 SHARES ($)     103        345        606        1,353   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     86        270        470        1,048   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     76        239        416        929   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 49% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000® Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000® Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

An issuer of a security will be deemed to be located in the United States if: (i) the principal trading market for the security is in the United States, (ii) the issuer is organized under the laws of the United States, or (iii) the issuer derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the United States or has at least 50% of its total assets situated in the United States.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

 

 

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

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the

past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares the performance to the Russell 2000® Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of the Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Institutional Class Shares. The performance in the table for the Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of the Fund’s Select Class and Class A Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than the prior classes. The Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 Shares would be lower than those shown for Class R6 Shares because Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 Shares have higher expenses than Class R6 Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      22.77%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –26.90%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 10.70%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (3.05 )%      11.67     7.85
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (4.32     10.94        6.73   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (0.97     9.18        6.25   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (3.76     10.93        7.30   
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.41     9.19        6.80   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.23     8.64        6.69   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R6 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Phillip D. Hart   2010    Managing Director
Dennis S. Ruhl   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

    

 

$15,000,000 for Direct Investors

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R3/JVAPX; R4/JVAQX; R5/JVARX; R6/JVAYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term total return from a combination of income and capital gains.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R3     Class R4     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.53        0.40        0.21        0.10   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses 1

    0.28        0.15        0.16        0.10   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.44        1.06        0.87        0.76   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.19     (0.06     (0.02     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.25        1.00        0.85        0.75   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.00%, 0.85% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/18, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/18 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R3 SHARES ($)     127        417        750        1,691   
CLASS R4 SHARES ($)     102        325        573        1,283   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     87        273        478        1,069   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     77        241        420        940   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large-capitalization companies. Equity securities in which the Fund primarily invests include common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser’s aim is to identify undervalued companies that have the potential to grow their intrinsic values per share and to purchase these companies at a discount.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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

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

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole,

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

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Smaller Company Risk. Because the Fund may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations, the Fund’s risks increase as it invests more heavily in smaller companies (mid cap and small cap companies). Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investment in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Value Investing Risk. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s

 

 

 
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original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

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

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

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Because Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/2016, the bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 3000® Value Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index, an index based on the

total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The actual returns of the Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 Shares would be lower than those shown because these classes have higher expenses than Institutional Class Shares. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Institutional Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      22.56%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –23.66%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/16 was 7.46%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (4.24 )%      11.75     8.88
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (4.74     11.13        8.20   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (2.00     9.36        7.13   
RUSSELL 3000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.13     10.98        6.11   
LIPPER MULTI-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.53     9.71        5.23   
 

 

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2005    Managing Director
Lawrence E. Playford   2005    Managing Director
Gloria H. Fu   2006    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no minimum investment for other eligible Class R6 investors.

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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More About the Funds

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Each of the Funds

Each Fund will invest primarily in equity securities as described below. Each Fund invests in common stock as a main strategy. Although not a main strategy, a Fund’s investment in equity securities may also include:

 

 

preferred stock

 

 

convertible securities

 

 

trust or partnership interests

 

 

warrants and rights to buy common stock

 

 

equity securities purchased in initial public offerings.

 

 

master limited partnerships

All of these securities may be included as equity securities for the purpose of calculating a Fund’s 80% policy.

The main investment strategies for a Fund may also include:

 

 

real estate investment trusts (REITs) which are pooled vehicles which invest primarily in income-producing real estate or loans related to real estate

 

 

foreign securities, often in the form of depositary receipts

 

 

derivatives, including futures contracts, options and swaps. In connection with its main investment strategies, a Fund may use futures to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash position. Each Fund is also permitted to use derivatives such as futures, options and swaps in order to hedge various investments, for risk management and to opportunistically enhance the Fund’s returns. Under certain market conditions, a Fund’s use of derivatives for cash management or other investment management purposes could be significant.

These investments may be part of a Fund’s main investment strategies. If the investment is part of the main investment strategies for a particular Fund, it is summarized below.

Although not main strategies, the Funds may also utilize the following, some of which may be equity securities:

 

 

other investment companies

 

   

exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be passively or actively managed. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index.

   

affiliated money market funds

 

 

securities lending (except for Dynamic Growth Fund, Hedged Equity Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund)

The Funds will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in their 80% investment polices as described below.

The frequency with which each Fund buys and sells securities will vary from year to year, depending on market conditions.

 

FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
An investment objective is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The investment objectives for Equity Income Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund are fundamental. The investment objectives for the remaining Funds can be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund.

Disciplined Equity Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing this strategy, the Fund primarily invests in the common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index (which includes both large cap and mid cap companies). As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.1 billion to $609.2 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund modestly overweights equity securities that it considers undervalued or fairly valued while modestly underweighting or not holding equity securities that appear overvalued. By owning a large number of equity securities within the S&P 500 Index, with an emphasis on those that appear undervalued or fairly valued, the Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 500 Index over the long term with a modest level of volatility.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

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prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

 

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The Fund’s investment strategies may involve active and frequent trading resulting in high portfolio turnover.

Dynamic Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests in a focused portfolio of equity securities of large capitalization companies. Large cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $504.1 billion. Typically, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to enter periods of above-average growth. Although the Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. In implementing this policy, the Fund will typically hold less than 50 securities in its portfolio.

Investment Process: The Fund’s adviser will utilize a combination of qualitative analysis and quantitative metrics in order to seek to achieve target returns which are higher than the Fund’s benchmark while attempting to maintain a moderate risk profile. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. The adviser looks for companies with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. The adviser may sell a security due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or a change in the original reason for purchase of an investment, or if the adviser no longer considers the security to be reasonably valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Equity Income Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the equity securities of corporations that regularly pay dividends, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stock convertible to common stock. Although the Fund invests primarily in securities of large cap companies, it may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs). “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund employs a fundamental bottom- up stock selection process to invest in common stock of corporations that regularly pay dividends and have favorable long-term fundamental characteristics. Because yield is a key consideration in selecting securities, the Fund may purchase stocks of companies that are out of favor in the financial community and, therefore, are selling below what the Fund’s adviser believes to be their long-term investment value. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with durable franchises, strong management and the ability to grow their intrinsic value per share.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

 

 

 
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Equity Index Fund

The Fund invests in stocks included in the S&P 500 Index1 and also may invest in stock index futures. The Fund’s adviser attempts to track the aggregate price and dividend performance of securities in the S&P 500 Index to achieve a correlation of at least 0.95 between the performance of the Fund and that of the index without taking into account the Fund’s expenses. Perfect correlation would be 1.00.

The percentage of a stock that the Fund holds will be approximately the same percentage that the stock represents in the S&P 500 Index. The adviser generally picks stocks in the order of their weightings in the S&P 500 Index, starting with the heaviest weighted stock. The Fund may acquire, hold and dispose of the common stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co. for the sole purpose of maintaining conformity with the S&P 500 Index on which the Fund is based and measured. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in stocks of companies included in the index or indices identified by the Fund and in derivative instruments that provide exposure to stocks of such companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2016, the market capitalization of the companies in the index ranged from $1.1 billion to $609.2 billion.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Growth Advantage Fund

The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund invests in companies that the adviser believes have strong earnings growth potential. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Growth and Income Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund’s adviser applies an active equity management style focused on identifying attractively valued securities given their growth potential over a long-term time horizon. The securities held by the Fund will predominantly be of companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 1000 Value Index (which includes both large cap and mid cap companies). As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Value Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.7 billion to $504.1 billion.

While common stocks are the Fund’s primary investment, the Fund may also invest significantly in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser will emphasize companies which it believes are leaders within their sectors. The Fund will also emphasize companies it believes have attractive valuations and low price-to-cash flows ratios. The adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for undervalued companies with durable

 

 

 

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franchises, strong management and the ability to grow their intrinsic value per share.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Hedged Equity Fund

The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation through participation in the broad equity markets while hedging overall market exposure relative to traditional long-only equity strategies.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy to invest in these equity securities, which primarily consist of common stocks of large capitalization U.S. companies. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 500 Index, its primary benchmark, are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. The Fund will also systematically purchase and sell exchange traded put options and sell exchange traded call options, employing an option overlay known as a “Put/Spread Collar” strategy. The options may be based on the S&P 500 Index or on exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that replicate the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500 ETFs). The combination of the diversified portfolio of equity securities, the downside protection from index put options and the income from the index call options is intended to provide the Fund with a portion of the returns associated with equity market investments while exposing investors to less risk than traditional long-only equity strategies. Specifically, the Fund seeks to provide a competitive risk adjusted return over a full market cycle (defined as three to five years) relative to the S&P 500 Index with lower volatility than traditional long-only equity strategies.

The Fund’s investments in equity securities will be primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2016, the market capitalization of the companies in the index ranged from $1.1 billion to $609.2 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, however, the Fund modestly overweights equity securities that it considers undervalued or fairly valued while modestly underweighting or not holding equity securities that appear overvalued. Because each stock’s weighting in the Fund is controlled relative to that stock’s weight in the S&P 500 Index, the Fund’s weighted average market capitalization will be close to that of the S&P 500 Index.

The Fund constructs a Put/Spread Collar by buying a put option on the S&P 500 Index at a higher strike price and writing (or selling) a put option on the same index at a relatively lower strike price, resulting in what is known as a put option spread, while simultaneously selling a S&P 500 Index call option. The Fund may need to construct additional Put/Spread Collars if the size of the Fund increases, either through purchases or appreciation. The Fund’s options overlay strategy is intended to provide the Fund with downside protection, while foregoing some upside potential. A put option spread seeks to protect the Fund against a decline in price, but only to the extent of the difference between the strike prices of the put option purchased and the put option sold. Entering into put option spreads is typically less expensive than a strategy of only purchasing put options and may benefit the Fund in a flat to upwardly moving market by reducing the cost of the downside protection; the downside protection of the put option spread, however, is limited as compared to just owning a put option. The premiums received from writing index call options are intended to provide income which substantially offsets the cost of the put option spread, but writing the options also reduces the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of its equity portfolio because in rising markets the call option will be exercised once the market price rises to the option’s strike price. While the Fund typically constructs the Put/Spread Collar utilizing index options, it may also construct the Put/Spread Collar utilizing options on S&P 500 ETFs.

Options positions are marked to market daily. The value of options is affected by changes in the value and dividend rates of the securities represented in the S&P 500 Index underlying the option, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived volatility of the S&P 500 Index and the remaining time to the options’ expiration, as well as trading conditions in the options market.

In addition to the use of the Put/Spread Collar strategy described above, the Fund may use future contracts, primarily futures on indexes, to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions and to hedge the Fund’s portfolio if it is unable to purchase or write the necessary options for its overlay strategy.

The Fund is also permitted to use other derivatives such as futures, options and swaps in order to hedge various investments, for risk management and to opportunistically enhance the Fund’s returns. Under certain market conditions, the Fund’s use of other derivatives for cash management or other investment management purposes could be significant.

Investment Process — Enhanced Index: To implement the enhanced index strategy, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide

 

 

 
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insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

 

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

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

Intrepid America Fund

Intrepid Growth Fund

Intrepid Value Fund

Under normal circumstances, each Fund invests at least 80% of their Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization companies (specifically, U.S. companies for Intrepid America Fund). “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Each Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion at the time of purchase.

In implementing its main strategies, each Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. Generally these will be equity securities of

companies within the Fund’s Index (the S&P 500 Index for Intrepid America Fund, the Russell 1000 Growth Index for Intrepid Growth Fund and the Russell 1000 Value Index for the Intrepid Value Fund). In identifying high quality securities, the adviser looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, the adviser looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. In implementing this strategy, each Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITS).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which a Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: Each Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. Each Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

Each Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in common and preferred stocks, rights, warrants, convertible securities and other equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $27.8 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

The Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes are attractive based on certain characteristics, including valuation, and momentum. In identifying securities that have attractive momentum characteristics, the adviser looks for securities which have prices that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase.

 

 

 
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Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria listed above or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

Large Cap Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the equity securities of large, well-established companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large, well-established companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $504.1 billion. Typically, in implementing its strategy, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to enter periods of above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up approach that seeks to identify companies with positive price momentum and attractive fundamental dynamics. The adviser seeks structural disconnects which allow businesses to exceed market expectations. These disconnects may result from: demographic/cultural changes, technological advancements and/or regulatory changes. The adviser seeks to identify long-term imbalances in supply and demand.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the original investment thesis, if market expectations exceed the company’s potential to deliver and/or due to balance sheet deterioration. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Large Cap Value Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of large companies, including common stocks, and debt and preferred stocks which are convertible to common stock. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Value Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Value Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.7 billion to $504.1 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund’s adviser invests in companies whose securities are, in the adviser’s opinion, undervalued when purchased but which have the potential to increase their intrinsic value per share. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each industry group according to their relative value.

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

 

 

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

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions.

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Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will hold at least 80% of its Assets in stocks in the S&P 1000 Index1. The S&P 1000 Index is a market capitalization weighted combination of the S&P SmallCap 6001 and S&P MidCap 4001 Indexes. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The S&P 1000 Index is an index which includes stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 1000 Index on September 30, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $32 million to $10.1 billion. These securities trade on national exchanges, as well as over-the-counter as part of the National Market System. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 1000 Index are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. In addition, the Fund may modestly overweight or underweight the sectors and industries within the index. The Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 1000 Index over the long term with a modest divergence to the benchmark. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy that seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of the S&P 1000 Index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks S&P 1000 Index stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency within constraints on sector and industry weights and position sizes. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer included in the S&P 1000 Index.

 

1 “S&P 1000 Index,” “S&P SmallCap 600” and “S&P MidCap 400” are registered service marks of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund.

Mid Cap Equity Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index securities at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $27.8 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the portfolio management team employs an investment process that seeks to identify both growth and value securities for the Fund. The team seeks to identify companies with leading competitive positions, talented management teams and durable business models. In addition, the team will invest in companies that it believes either have the capacity to achieve a sustainable level of above average growth or have sustainable free cash flow generation with management committed to increasing shareholder value.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Mid Cap Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of mid cap companies, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stocks that are convertible to common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid cap companies which the Fund’s adviser believes are capable of achieving sustained growth. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $26.9 billion.

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substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Mid Cap Value Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap Value Index and/or between $1 billion and $20 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Value Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.7 billion to $27.8 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for quality companies, which appear to be undervalued and to have the potential to grow intrinsic value per share. Quality companies generally have a sustainable competitive position, relatively lower levels of business cyclicality, high returns on invested capital and strong experienced management teams.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively

valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Small Cap Core Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000 Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000 Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

Small Cap Equity Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the

 

 

 
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Russell 2000® Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up investment process. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with leading competitive positions and predictable and durable business models. It also seeks companies whose management has a successful track record of prudent capital allocation.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Small Cap Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the securities of small capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Growth Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund will invest primarily in common stocks. Typically, the Fund invests in securities of companies with a history of above-average growth, as well as companies expected to have above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies

purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Small Cap Value Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Value Index stocks at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Value Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. In reviewing investment opportunities for the Fund, its adviser uses a value-oriented approach. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s equity investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

U.S. Equity Fund

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means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its strategy, the Fund primarily invests in common stocks of large- and medium-capitalization U.S. companies, but it may also invest up to 20% of its Assets in common stocks of foreign companies, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund focuses on those equity securities that it considers most undervalued and seeks to outperform the S&P 500 through superior stock selection. By emphasizing undervalued equity securities, the Fund seeks to produce returns that exceed those of the S&P 500 Index. At the same time, by controlling the sector weightings of the Fund so they can differ only moderately from the sector weightings of the S&P 500 Index, the Fund seeks to limit its volatility to that of the overall market, as represented by this index. It will also look to identify companies that regularly pay dividends.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

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

 

 

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

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of the Fund’s Assets, which are expected to include both long and short positions, will consist of different U.S. securities, selected

from a universe of publicly traded large capitalization securities with characteristics similar to those comprising the Russell 1000 and the S&P 500 Indices. The Fund takes long and short positions mainly in equity securities and derivatives on equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $504.1 billion. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.14 billion to $609.16 billion.

“Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add both relative to the S&P 500 Index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short. Selling stock short allows the Fund to more fully exploit insights in stocks that the Fund’s adviser expects to underperform, as well as enabling the Fund to establish additional long positions while keeping the Fund’s net exposure to the market at a level similar to a traditional “long-only” strategy. Short sales involve the sale of a security which the fund does not own in hopes of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. To make delivery to the buyer, the Fund must borrow the security, and the fund is obligated to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the Fund. The Fund may also periodically short index futures in order to hedge its market exposure in instances when it is not preferable to enter into short positions on particular securities in the amount desired.

The Fund intends to maintain an approximate net 100% long exposure to the equity market (long market value minus short market value). However the long and short positions held by the Fund will vary in size as market opportunities change. The Fund’s long positions and their equivalents will range between 90% and 150% of the value of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund’s short positions will range between 0% and 50% of the value of the Fund’s net assets.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions or as described above.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The Fund’s investment strategies may involve active and frequent trading resulting in high portfolio turnover.

U.S. Small Company Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 24, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $60.0 million to $4.0 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000® Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no

longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

Value Advantage Fund

The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large-capitalization companies. Equity securities in which the Fund primarily invests include common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser’s aim is to identify undervalued companies that have the potential to grow their intrinsic values per share, and to purchase these companies at a discount.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Value Advantage Fund may sell covered call options as an additional strategy. When it does so, the purchaser of the option has the right to buy that security at a predetermined price (exercise price) during the life of the option. If the purchaser exercises the option, the Fund must sell the stock to purchaser at the exercise price. The option is “covered” because the Fund owns the stock at the time it sells the option. As the seller of the option, the Fund receives a premium from the purchaser of the call option, which may provide additional returns to the Fund.

Intrepid America Fund, U.S. Equity Fund, U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund and U.S. Small Company Fund

For each Fund, an issuer of a security will be deemed to be located in the United States if: (i) the principal trading market for the security is in the United States, (ii) the issuer is organized under the laws of the United States, or (iii) the issuer derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the

 

 

 
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United States or has at least 50% of its total assets situated in the United States.

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

Short Selling. “Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add both relative to its index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short. Selling stock short allows the Fund to more fully exploit insights in stocks that the Fund’s adviser, expects to underperform, as well as enabling the Fund to establish additional long positions while keeping the Fund’s net exposure to the market at a level similar to a traditional “long-only” strategy.

Viewed sector by sector, the Fund’s net weightings of equity securities are similar to those of its index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight industry sectors when it believes such underweighting or overweighting will benefit performance. Within each industry sector, the Fund purchases equity securities that it believes are undervalued and underweights, or sells short, equity securities that it believes are overvalued.

By following this process, the Fund seeks to produce returns that exceed those of its index. At the same time, by controlling the industry sector weightings of the Fund and allowing them to differ only moderately from the industry sector weightings of the index, the Fund seeks to limit its volatility to that of the overall market, as represented by its index.

The Fund intends to invest in a variety of equity securities and, ordinarily, no single equity exposure is expected to make up more than 5% of the gross long exposure except that companies with large weights in the Fund’s index may be held as overweights in the Fund, resulting in positions of greater than 5% in those securities.

The Fund intends to maintain an approximate net 100% long exposure to the equity market (long market value minus short market value). However the long and short positions held by the Fund will vary in size as market opportunities change. The Fund’s long positions and their equivalents will range between 90% and 150% of the value of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund’s short positions will range between 0% and 50% of the value of the Fund’s net assets.

INVESTMENT RISKS

There can be no assurance that the Funds will achieve their objectives.

The main risks associated with investing in each Fund are summarized in the Risk/Return Summary for that Fund at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the main risks and additional risks of the Funds are described below.

Please note that each Fund also may use strategies that are not described herein, but which are described in the prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information.

Main Risks

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for a Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. Equity securities are subject to “stock market risk” meaning that stock prices in general (or in particular, the prices of the types of securities in which a Fund invests) may decline over short or extended periods of time. When the value of a Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in that Fund decreases in value.

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

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risks. To the extent a Fund invests in foreign securities (including depositary receipts), these investments are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of a Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” a Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated

 

 

 
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with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

Certain of the Funds may invest in securities in “emerging markets,” but these are not principal investments for any of the Funds. The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. A Fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease a Fund’s yield on those securities.

Smaller Company Risk (Small Cap Company and Mid Cap Company Risk). Investments in smaller, newer companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more-established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of a Fund’s investments.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because a Fund may invest in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

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

Growth Investing Risk (applicable to Dynamic Growth Fund, Growth Advantage Fund, Intrepid Growth Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Growth Fund). Growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks. The value of these stocks generally is much more sensitive to current or expected earnings than stocks of other types of companies. Short-term events, such as a failure to meet industry earnings expectations, can cause dramatic decreases in the growth stock price compared to other types of stock. Growth stocks may also trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value. The Fund’s performance may be better or worse than the performance of equity funds that focus on value stocks or that have a broader investment style.

Value Investing Risk (applicable to Intrepid Value Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund and Small Cap Value Fund). Value investing attempts to identify companies that, according to the adviser’s estimate of their true worth, are undervalued. The adviser selects stocks at prices that it believes are temporarily low relative to factors such as the company’s earnings, cash flow or dividends. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur. The Fund’s performance may be better or worse than the performance of equity funds that focus on growth stocks or that have a broader investment style.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. The underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The value of REITs will also rise and fall in response to the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. Each Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by

 

 

 
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each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. A Fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities a Fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. A Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. Large redemptions also could accelerate the realization of capital gains, increase a Fund’s transaction costs and impact a Fund’s performance.

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

 

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

Investing in derivatives and engaging in short sales will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. A Fund may be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Registered investment companies are limited in their ability to engage in derivative

transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of a Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.

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

Additional Main Risks for Equity Index Fund

Index Related Risk. The Fund’s return may not track the return of the S&P 500 Index for a number of reasons and therefore may not achieve its investment objective. For example, the Fund incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable to its index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the index. In addition, the Fund’s return may differ from the return of the S&P 500 Index as a result of, among other things, pricing differences and the inability to purchase certain securities included in the index due to regulatory or other restrictions.

Corporate actions affecting securities held by the Fund (such as mergers and spin-offs) or the Fund’s ability to purchase round lots of the securities may also cause a deviation between the performance of the Fund and the S&P 500 Index.

It is also possible that the composition of the Fund may not exactly replicate the composition of its index if the Fund has to adjust its portfolio holdings in order to continue to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Internal Revenue Code).

The risk that the Fund may not track the performance of the S&P 500 Index may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.

Passive Management Risk. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund is not “actively” managed. Therefore, it would not generally sell a security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble unless that security is removed from the S&P 500 index. Therefore, the Fund’s performance could be lower than funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or lessen the impact of a market decline or a decline in the value of one or more issuers.

 

 

 
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Additional Main Risks for Hedged Equity Fund

Strategy Risk. The Fund’s investment strategies may not always provide greater market protection than other equity instruments, particularly in rising equity markets when the Fund is expected to underperform traditional long-only equity strategies. In addition, as a result of the structure of the options overlay strategy, the Fund is not expected to provide market protection during times of low market volatility; during such periods, the Fund is expected to perform in line with broad equity markets.

Options Risk. The value of the Fund’s positions in equity index options or options on S&P 500 ETFs will fluctuate in response to changes in the value of the underlying index. Writing index call options or options on S&P 500 ETFs can reduce equity market risk, but it limits the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of stocks in exchange for upfront cash at the time of selling the call option. The Fund also risks losing all or part of the cash paid for purchasing put options. Unusual market conditions or the lack of a ready market for any particular option at a specific time may reduce the effectiveness of the Fund’s option strategies, and for these and

other reasons, the Fund’s option strategies may not reduce the Fund’s volatility to the extent desired and could result in losses.

Additional Main Risk for U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

Short Selling Risk. The Fund’s strategy may involve more risk than other funds that do not engage in short selling. The Fund’s use of short sales in combination with long positions in the Fund’s portfolio in an attempt to improve performance or to reduce overall portfolio risk may not be successful and may result in greater losses or lower positive returns than if the Fund held only long positions. It is possible that the Fund’s long equity positions will decline in value at the same time that the value of its short equity positions increase, thereby increasing potential losses to the Fund.

In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund must first borrow the security from a lender, such as a broker or other institution. The Fund may not always be able to obtain the security at a particular time or at an acceptable price. Thus, there is risk that the Fund may be unable to implement its investment strategy due to the lack of available securities or for other reasons.

After short selling a security, the Fund may subsequently seek to close this position by purchasing and returning the security to the lender on a later date. The Fund may not always be able to complete or “close out” the short position by replacing the borrowed securities at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

In addition, the Fund may be prematurely forced to close out a short position if the lender demands the return of the borrowed security. The Fund incurs a loss as a result of a short sale if the

market value of the borrowed security increases between the date of the short sale and the date when the Fund replaces the security. The Fund’s loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited because there is no upward limit on the price a borrowed security could attain.

Further, if other short sellers of the same security want to close out their positions at the same time, a “short squeeze” can occur. A short squeeze occurs when demand exceeds the supply for the security sold short. A short squeeze makes it more likely that a Fund will need to replace the borrowed security at an unfavorable price, thereby increasing the likelihood that the Fund will lose some or all of the potential profit from, or incur a loss on, the short sale. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks described under “Derivatives Risk”.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and financial industry regulatory authorities in other countries have, in the past, imposed temporary prohibitions and restrictions on certain types of short sale transactions. These prohibitions and restrictions, or the imposition of other regulatory requirements on short selling in the future, could inhibit the ability of the adviser to sell securities short on behalf of the Fund.

Additional Risks

Initial Public Offering (IPO) Risk. IPO securities have no trading history, and information about the companies may be available for very limited periods. The prices of securities sold in IPOs may be highly volatile and their purchase may involve high transaction costs. At any particular time or from time to time, a Fund may not be able to invest in securities issued in IPOs, or invest to the extent desired, because, for example, only a small portion (if any) of the securities being offered in an IPO may be made available to a Fund. In addition, under certain market conditions, a relatively small number of companies may issue securities in IPOs. Similarly, as the number of purchasers to which IPO securities are allocated increases, the number of securities issued to a Fund may decrease. The performance of a Fund during periods when it is unable to invest significantly or at all in IPOs may be lower than during periods when a Fund is able to do so. In addition, as a Fund increases in size, the impact of IPOs on a Fund’s performance will generally decrease.

Securities Lending Risk (except for the Dynamic Growth Fund, Hedged Equity Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund) Certain Funds may engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults. This risk is increased when a Fund’s loans are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. In addition, a Fund bears the risk of loss in connection

 

 

 
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with its investments of the cash collateral it receives from the borrower. To the extent that the value or return of a Fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, a Fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) and Investment Company Risk. A Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies and ETFs. Shareholders bear both their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of the underlying investment company or ETF when a Fund invests in shares of another investment company or ETF. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Convertible Securities Risk. A convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt securities or the dividend paid on preferred stock until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion, convertible securities generally have characteristics similar to both debt and equity securities. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates rise and, because of the conversion feature, tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying securities. Convertible securities are usually subordinated to comparable nonconvertible securities. Convertible securities generally do not participate directly in any dividend increases or decreases of the underlying securities, although the market prices of convertible securities may be affected by any dividend changes or other changes in the underlying securities.

MLP Risk. The Funds may invest in master limited partnerships (MLPs) whose ownership interests are publicly traded and that primarily derive their income from, among other industries, the mining, production, transportation or processing of minerals or natural resources, although they may also finance entertainment, research and development, real estate and other projects. Investments held by an MLP may be relatively illiquid, limiting the MLP’s ability to vary its portfolio promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions. In addition, MLPs may have limited financial resources, their securities may trade infrequently and in limited volume and they may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly-based companies. The risks of investing in an MLP are generally those inherent in investing in a partnership as opposed to a corporation. For example, state law governing partnerships is often less restrictive than state law governing corporations. Accordingly, there may be fewer protections afforded investors in an MLP than investors in a corporation. Additional risks involved with investing in an MLP are risks associated with the specific industry or industries in which the partnership invests, such as the risks of investing in real estate, or oil and gas industries.

Preferred Stock Risk. Preferred stock generally has a preference as to dividends and liquidations over an issuer’s common stock but ranks junior to debt securities in an issuer’s capital structure. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Because preferred stocks generally pay dividends only after the issuing company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt, the value of preferred stocks generally is more sensitive than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

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

Additional Risk for Value Advantage Fund

Covered Call Option Risk. When the Fund sells covered call options, it receives cash but limits its opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of the security beyond the exercise price (plus the premium received). The gain on an underlying stock will be equal to the difference between the exercise price and the original purchase price of the underlying security, plus the premium received. In a rising market, the option may require the Fund to sell a security at an exercise price that is lower than the Fund would receive if the security was sold at the market price. If a call expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a gain in the amount of the premium received, although there may have been a decline (unrealized loss) in the market value of the underlying security during the option period which may exceed such gain. If the underlying security should decline by more than the option premium the Fund received, there will be a loss on the overall position.

For more information about risks associated with the types of investments that the Funds purchase, please read the “Risk/ Return Summaries” in the prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

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its affiliates provide a variety of different services to a Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with a Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of a Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of a Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which a Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Funds and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for a Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE AND CASH POSITIONS

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

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper, money market mutual funds and bank deposit accounts.

While a Fund is engaged in a temporary defensive position, it may not meet its investment objective. These investments may be inconsistent with a Fund’s main investment strategies. Therefore, a Fund will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

Whether engaging in temporary defensive purposes or otherwise, the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund may not hold

more than 10% of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents. These amounts are in addition to assets held for derivative margin deposits or other segregated accounts.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for the Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Equity Income Fund

The Class R5 and Class R2 Shares commenced operations on 2/28/11. Historical performance shown in the bar chart for Class R5 Shares through 12/31/11 and in the table for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares prior to inception is that of the Select Class Shares. Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. Historical performance for the Class R6 Shares prior to their inception on 1/31/12 is based on the performance of the Class R5 Shares from 2/28/11 to 1/30/12 and on Select Class Shares prior to 2/28/11. The actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because the Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The Select Class Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities, but are not offered in this prospectus. The Class R3 and Class R4 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of Class R3 and Class R4 Shares would have been lower than shown for Class R5 Shares because Class R3 and Class R4 Shares have higher expenses than Class R5 Shares.

Growth Advantage Fund

The Class R5 Shares commenced operations on 1/8/09. Historical performance shown in the bar chart is that of Select Class Shares from 1/1/07 to 12/31/09 and Class A Shares prior to that time. Historical performance shown in the table is that of Select Class Shares from 5/1/06 to 1/8/09 and Class A Shares prior to 5/1/06. The Select Class and Class A Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities, but are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than the prior classes. The Class R6 Shares commenced operations on 12/23/13. Historical performance

 

 

 
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shown in the table is that of Class R5 Shares from 1/8/09 to 12/23/13, Select Class Shares from 5/1/06 to 1/8/09 and Class A Shares prior to 5/1/06. During this period, the actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than the prior classes.

Growth and Income Fund

Because the Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares commenced operations on 11/2/15, historical performance is shown for the Select Class Shares which invest in the same portfolio of securities but which are not offered in this prospectus. The actual returns of the Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Select Class Shares. The actual returns of the Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares.

Intrepid America Fund

Intrepid Growth Fund

Intrepid Value Fund

Historical performance shown for each Fund’s Class R5 Shares prior to 1/1/07 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 5/15/06 in the table is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares of the Fund. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for each Fund’s Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/3/08 is based on Class A Shares from 2/19/05 to 11/2/08 and Select Class Shares prior to 2/19/05. During this period, the actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than the returns shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expense ratios. Historical performance shown in the table for Class R6 Shares of the Intrepid Value Fund prior to their inception on 11/30/10 is based on the performance of the Class R5 Shares from 5/15/06 to 11/29/10 and Select Class Shares prior to 5/15/06. During this period, the actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 and Select Class Shares. Because the Class R6 Shares of the Intrepid America Fund and Intrepid Growth Fund commenced operations as of 11/2/15, no performance is included. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown for Class R5 Shares because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 and Select Class Shares. The Class A and Select Class Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities, but are not offered in this prospectus.

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

The Class R6 Shares of the Fund commenced operations on 11/2/15 and Class R3 and Class R4 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16, historical performance is shown for the Select

Class Shares which invest in the same portfolio of securities but which are not offered in this prospectus. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The actual returns of Class R3 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R3 Shares have higher expenses than Select Class Shares and returns for Class R4 Shares would have been similar to those shown because Class R4 Shares have the same expenses as Select Class Shares.

Large Cap Growth Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to 1/1/09 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 11/3/08 in the table is based on that of the Select Class Shares of the Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. Prior class performance for the Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R5 Shares prior to their inception on 4/14/09 is based on Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R6 Shares prior to their inception on 11/30/10 is based on the performance of Class R5 Shares from 4/14/09 through 11/29/10 and Select Class Shares prior to 4/14/09. During these periods, the actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares (and Class R5 Shares with respect to Class R6 Shares). The Class R3 and Class R4 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of Class R3 and Class R4 Shares would have been different from those shown for Class R2 Shares because Class R3 and Class R4 Shares have different expenses than Class R2 Shares.

Large Cap Value Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R5 Shares prior to 1/1/07 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 5/15/06 in the table is based on the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. The Class R6 Shares commenced operations on 11/30/10. Historical performance shown in the table is that of Class R5 Shares from 5/15/06 to 11/29/10 and Select Class Shares prior to that time. During these periods, the actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/3/08 is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares. Prior class performance for the Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares.

 

 

 
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Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to 1/1/09 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 11/3/08 in the table is based on that of the Select Class Shares of the Fund which invest in the some portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. Prior class performance for the Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares.

Mid Cap Equity Fund

Historical performance shown for the Class R6 Shares prior 1/1/15 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 3/14/14 in the table is based on the performance of Select Class Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. Historical performance for Class R5 Shares prior to their inception on 3/14/14 is also based on the performance of Select Class Shares. During these periods, the actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Historical performance for Class R2 Shares is based on Class A Shares from 11/2/09 to the class’ inception on 3/14/14 and Select Class Shares prior to 11/2/09. Prior class performance for the Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares.

Mid Cap Growth Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to 1/1/10 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 6/19/09 in the table is based on the performance of Select Class Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. Prior class performance for the Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R5 and Class R6 Shares prior to their inception on 11/1/11 is also based on the performance of Select Class Shares. During these periods, the actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The Class R3 and Class R4 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of Class R3 and Class R4 Shares would have been different from those shown for Class R2 Shares because Class R3 and Class R4 Shares have different expenses than Class R2 Shares.

Mid Cap Value Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to 1/1/09 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 11/3/08 in the table is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares,

which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than the returns shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. The Class R5 and Class R6 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown for Class 2 Shares because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R2 Shares.

Small Cap Equity Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R5 Shares prior to 1/1/07 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 5/15/06 in the table is based on the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities but which are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Historical performance for Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/3/08 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than the returns shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Because Class R6 Shares commenced operations as of 5/31/16 and Class R3 and Class R4 Shares commenced operations as of 9/9/16, no performance is shown for the class. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 and Select Class Shares on which Class R5 Shares is based prior to Class R5 inception. The actual returns of the Class R3 and Class R4 Shares would be lower than those shown because they each have higher expenses than Class R5 Shares.

Small Cap Growth Fund

Historical performance shown in the table for Class R2 Shares prior to 1/1/09 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 11/3/08 in the table is based on Class A Shares of the Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. Prior class performance for the Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Class A Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R6 Shares of the Fund prior to their inception on 11/30/10 is based on Institutional Class Shares from 2/19/05 to 11/29/10 and on Select Class Shares prior to 2/19/05. Institutional Class and Select Class Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities, but their shares are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Institutional Class and

 

 

 
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Select Class Shares. The Class R5 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class R5 Shares would be different than those shown for Class R2 Shares because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Class R2 Shares.

Small Cap Value Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R6 Shares prior to 1/1/06 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 2/22/05 in the table and for Class R5 Shares prior to their inception on 5/15/06 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. During these periods, the actual returns of Class R6 and Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 and Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/3/08 is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares of the Fund. Prior class performance for the Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. The Class R3 and Class R4 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class R3 and Class R4 Shares would be lower than those shown for Class R6 Shares because Class R3 and Class R4 Shares have higher expenses than Class R6 Shares.

U.S. Equity Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R5 Shares prior to 1/1/07 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 5/15/06 in the table is based on the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. Historical performance shown for Class R6 Shares of the Fund prior to their inception on 11/30/10 is based on Class R5 Shares from 5/15/06 to 11/29/10 and on Institutional Class Shares prior to 5/15/06. During these periods, the actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Institutional Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/3/08 is based on the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than

shown because the Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than

Class A Shares. The Class R3 and Class R4 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class R3 and Class R4 Shares would be lower than those shown for Class R5 Shares because Class R3 and Class R4 Shares have higher expenses than Class R5 Shares.

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R5 Shares prior to 1/1/07 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 5/15/06 in the table is based on the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/3/08 is based on the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than the returns shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares.

U.S. Small Company Fund

Historical performance shown in the bar chart for Class R6 Shares through 12/31/11 and in the table prior to their inception on 11/1/11 is based on the performance of Institutional Class Shares. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Institutional Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/1/11 is based on the performance of Class A Shares from 11/1/07 to 10/31/11 and on Select Class Shares prior to 11/1/07. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A and Select Class Shares. The Class A, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities, but are not offered in this prospectus. The Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16 and, therefore, do not have a full calendar year of performance. The actual returns of the Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 Shares would be lower than those shown for Class R6 Shares because Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 Shares have higher expenses than Class R6 Shares.

 

 

 
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The Funds’ Management and Administration

 

The following Funds are series of JPMorgan Trust I (JPMT I), a Delaware statutory trust:

Disciplined Equity Fund

Dynamic Growth Fund

Growth and Income Fund

Hedged Equity Fund

Intrepid America Fund

Intrepid Growth Fund

Intrepid Value Fund

Mid Cap Equity Fund

Small Cap Core Fund

Small Cap Equity Fund

U.S. Equity Fund

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

U.S. Small Company Fund

Value Advantage Fund

Collectively, these are the JPMT I Funds.

The following Funds are series of JPMorgan Trust II (JPMT II), a Delaware statutory trust:

Equity Income Fund

Equity Index Fund

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Large Cap Growth Fund

Large Cap Value Fund

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Mid Cap Growth Fund

Small Cap Growth Fund

Small Cap Value Fund

These Funds are the JPMT II Funds.

Growth Advantage Fund is a series of J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust (JPMMFIT), a Massachusetts business trust.

Mid Cap Value Fund is a series of J.P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc. (JPMFMFG), a Maryland corporation.

The trustees of each trust and the directors of JPMFMFG are responsible for overseeing all business activities of their respective Funds.

Each of the Funds operates in a multiple class structure. A multiple class fund is an open-end investment company that issues two or more classes of shares representing interests in the same investment portfolio.

Each class in a multiple class fund can set its own transaction minimums and may vary with respect to expenses for distribution, administration and shareholder services. This means that one class could offer access to a Fund on different terms than another class. Certain classes may be more appropriate for a particular investor.

Each Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different expense levels and performance and different requirements for

who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of the Funds’ other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive a different amount of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

The Funds’ Investment Adviser

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Funds and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds.

JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), a bank holding company. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

During the most recent fiscal year ended 6/30/16, JPMIM was paid management fees (net of waivers), as shown below, as a percentage of average daily net assets:

 

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund     0.25
JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund     0.57
JPMorgan Equity Income Fund     0.40
JPMorgan Equity Index Fund     0.11
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund     0.65
JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund     0.40
JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund     0.17
JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund     0.40
JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund     0.39
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund     0.58
JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund     0.35
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund     0.50
JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund     0.40
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund     0.18
JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund     0.64
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund     0.64
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund     0.61
JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund     0.39
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund     0.63
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund     0.64
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund     0.65
JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund     0.40
JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund     0.72
JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund     0.60
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund     0.62

The advisory fees of the following Funds were reduced since the beginning of the last fiscal year as follows:

 

Fund   New Fee     Effective Date  
Equity Index Fund     0.04     9/1/16   
U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund     0.80     9/1/15   
 

 

 
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A discussion of the basis the Boards of each trust and JPMFMFG used in approving or reapproving the investment advisory agreements for the Funds is available in the semi-annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended December 31.

The Portfolio Managers

Disciplined Equity Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund utilizes a team-based approach and uses the models, insights and recommendations of the broader U.S. Disciplined Equity Team. The portfolio management team is comprised of Raffaele Zingone, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, Steven G. Lee, Managing Director of JPMIM, Aryeh Glatter, Executive Director of JPMIM and Tim Snyder, Executive Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. Zingone is the lead portfolio manager for the Fund and is primarily responsible for portfolio construction. Mr. Zingone has been a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Group since 2000 and has been a JPMIM employee since 1991. Mr. Lee has been a portfolio manager since 2013 and prior to that time he was a research analyst in the U.S. Equity Research Group. Mr. Lee has been an employee of JPMIM since 2004. Mr. Glatter has been a portfolio manager on the Large Cap Value team since 2011 when he joined the firm. Prior to joining the firm in 2011, he was a portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein, where he managed large cap equities from 2000 to 2009. Mr. Snyder has been a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Group since 2013 and a JPMIM employee since 2003. Mr. Snyder joined the U.S. Disciplined Equity Team in 2004 and is also a holder of the CMT designation.

Dynamic Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Greg Luttrell, Managing Director of JPMIM and Joseph Wilson, Executive Director of JPMIM. Mr. Luttrell is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Growth portfolio management team. Mr. Wilson is a portfolio manager and research analyst for the Fund, providing research and advice on the purchases and sales of individual securities, and portfolio risk assessment. Mr. Luttrell has been a portfolio manager at JPMIM since 2007 when he joined the firm. Mr. Wilson, an employee since 2014 and portfolio manager since 2016, is a research analyst within the U.S. Equity group. Mr. Wilson is also responsible for the technology sector for JPMIM’s large cap growth portfolios. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Wilson spent six years as a buy side analyst for UBS Global Asset Management, where he covered the technology sector for the Large Cap Growth team from 2010 to 2014, and the Mid Cap Growth team in 2009.

Equity Income Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Clare Hart, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director

of JPMIM. Normal;Ms. Hart is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Value portfolio management team. Mr. Simon is also a senior member of the U.S. Equity Value portfolio management team. He is the co-portfolio manager and shares authority in the day-to-day management of the Fund. Ms. Hart has been a portfolio manager since 2002 and also has extensive experience as an investment analyst covering the financial services and real estate sectors. She has been employed by the firm since 1999. Mr. Simon has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM and its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1987 and has been employed by the firm since 1980.

Equity Index Fund

The Fund is managed by Michael Loeffler, Executive Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, and Nicholas D’Eramo, Executive Director of JPMIM. Mr. Loeffler is a portfolio manager of the Fund and oversees the day-to-day management of the Fund, a position he has held since 2004. Mr. Loeffler has been employed by JPMIM or predecessor firms since 1999. Mr. D’Eramo is a portfolio manager of the Fund and assists in the day-to-day management of the Fund, a position that he has held since 2014. An employee of JPMIM or one of its predecessors since 1999, he has also been responsible for trading strategies and trade implementation, as well as performance and process analytics, for the Columbus-based Multi-Asset Solutions Team.

Growth Advantage Fund

Timothy Parton, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Growth portfolio management team. Giri Devulapally, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is also a senior member of the U.S. Equity Growth portfolio management team. As part of the team’s investment process Messers Parton and Devulapally meet, along with other portfolio managers and research analysts, to discuss the economic outlook, industry trends, and the merits and risks of investment ideas for the Fund. Messers Parton and Devulapally follow same investment process, philosophy and research resources, and in Mr. Parton’s absence, Mr. Devulapally will be responsible for day-to- day management of the portfolio. Mr. Parton has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1988 and has been employed with the firm since 1986. Mr. Devulapally has been a portfolio manager in the firm’s U.S. Equity Group since 2003 when he joined JPMIM.

Growth and Income Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Clare Hart, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM. Mr. Simon is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Value portfolio

 

 

 
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management team. Ms. Hart is also a senior member of the U.S. Equity Value portfolio management team. She is the co-portfolio manager and shares authority in the day-to-day management of the Fund. Information about Mr. Simon and Ms. Hart is discussed earlier in this section.

Hedged Equity Fund

Hamilton Reiner, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Raffaele Zingone, Managing Director of JPMIM, are the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the management of the Fund. Mr. Zingone is primarily responsible for investing the Fund’s equity securities according to its enhanced index process while Mr. Reiner is responsible for implementing the Fund’s overlay options strategy and for providing insight with respect to the impact to the options strategy of purchasing certain securities. Mr. Reiner has been the head of U.S. Equity Derivatives at JPMIM since 2012. He joined JPMorgan Chase in 2009 and from 2009 to 2012, he was a portfolio manager and head of U.S. Equity Derivatives at JPMorgan Chase. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Reiner was head of the Equity Long/Short Prime Brokerage platform at Barclays Capital. Mr. Zingone has been a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Group since 2000 and has been a JPMIM employee since 1991. Information about Mr. Zingone is discussed earlier in this section.

Intrepid America Fund

Intrepid Growth Fund

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Intrepid Value Fund

For the Intrepid America Fund, Intrepid Growth Fund and Intrepid Value Fund, the Fund’s portfolio management team utilizes a team-based approach and uses the models, insights and recommendations of the broader Behavioral Finance Team. The team is led by Jason Alonzo, Pavel Vaynshtok and Dennis S. Ruhl. Mr. Alonzo, Managing Director of JPMIM, has been with JPMIM or its affiliates (or one of their predecessors) since 2000 and has been a member of the portfolio management team since 2003, Mr. Vaynshtok, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates since 2011. From 2004 to 2011, Mr. Vaynshtok was a portfolio manager and the head of quantitative research at ING Investment Management. Mr. Ruhl, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is the Chief Investment Officer of the U.S. Behavioral Finance Equity Group. He has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates since 2001 and has been employed with the firm since 1999.

For the Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, the portfolio management team for the Fund utilizes a team-based approach and uses the models, insights and recommendations of the broader Behavioral Finance Team. The portfolio management team is comprised of Phillip D. Hart and Dennis Ruhl. Mr. Hart, a Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is the lead portfolio

manager for the Fund and is primarily responsible for portfolio construction. Mr. Hart has worked as a portfolio manager for the U.S. Behavioral Finance Equity Group at JPMIM since 2009 and has been employed by the firm since 2003. Prior to becoming a portfolio manager, he was a qualitative research analyst within this group. Information about Mr. Ruhl is discussed earlier in this section.

Large Cap Growth Fund

Giri Devulapally, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Growth portfolio management team. Timothy Parton, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is also a senior member of the U.S. Equity Growth portfolio management team. As part of the team’s investment process Messers Devulapally and Parton meet, along with other portfolio managers and research analysts, to discuss the economic outlook, industry trends, and the merits and risks of investment ideas for the Fund. Messers Devulapally and Parton follow same investment process, philosophy and research resources, and in Mr. Devulapully’s absence, Mr. Parton will be responsible for day-to- day management of the portfolio. Mr. Devulapally has been a portfolio manager in the JPMorgan U.S. Equity Group since 2003 when he joined JPMIM. Mr. Parton has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1988 and has been employed by the firm since 1986.

Large Cap Value Fund

Scott Blasdell, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Value portfolio management team. Lawrence E. Playford, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is Chief Investment Officer of the U.S. Equity Value portfolio management team. As part of the team’s investment process Messers Blasdell and Playford meet, along with other portfolio managers and research analysts, to discuss the economic outlook, industry trends, and the merits and risks of investment ideas for the Fund. Messers Blasdell and Playford follow same investment process, philosophy and research resources, and in Mr. Blasdell’s absence, Mr. Playford will be responsible for day-to- day management of the portfolio. Mr. Blasdell has been a portfolio manager on the Structured Equity Team since 2008 and an employee of JPMIM since 1999. An employee of JPMIM or its affiliates since 1993, Mr. Playford, a CFA charterholder and CPA, is the Chief Investment Officer of the U.S. Equity Value team. He joined the U.S. Equity Value team as research analyst in 2003 and became a portfolio manager in 2004.

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

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recommendations of the broader Behavioral Finance Team. The portfolio management team is comprised of Phillip D. Hart and Dennis Ruhl. Mr. Hart is the lead portfolio manager for the Fund and is primarily responsible for portfolio construction. Information about Mr. Hart and Mr. Ruhl is discussed earlier in this section.

Mid Cap Equity Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM and Timothy Parton, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. Simon is primarily responsible for the Fund’s value investments while Mr. Parton is primarily responsible for the Fund’s growth investments. Mr. Simon has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM and its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1987 and has been employed by the firm since 1980. Information about Mr. Parton is discussed earlier in this section.

Mid Cap Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Timothy Parton, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, and Felise L. Agranoff, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. Parton is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Growth portfolio management team. Ms. Agranoff is the co-portfolio manager and shares authority in the day-to-day management of the Fund. Information about Mr. Parton and Ms. Agranoff is discussed earlier in this section.

Mid Cap Value Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM, Lawrence E. Playford, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Gloria H. Fu, Managing Director of JPMIM. Mr. Simon is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Value portfolio management team. Mr. Playford and Ms. Fu are co-portfolio managers and share authority in the day-to-day management of the Fund. Ms. Fu, a CFA charterholder, has been a portfolio manager since 2006 and has been employed by JPMIM and its affiliates since 2002. Information about Messers. Simon and Playford is discussed earlier in this section.

Small Cap Core Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund utilizes a team-based approach and uses the models, insights and recommendations of the broader Behavioral Finance Team. The portfolio management team is comprised of Phillip D. Hart and Dennis Ruhl. Mr. Hart is the lead portfolio manager for the Fund and is primarily responsible for portfolio construction. Information about Mr. Hart and Mr. Ruhl is discussed earlier in this section.

Small Cap Equity Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Don San Jose, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Daniel J. Percella, Executive Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. San Jose is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Small Cap portfolio management team. Mr. Percella is the co-portfolio manager and shares authority in the day-to-day management of the Fund. Mr. San Jose joined the U.S. Small Cap Equity Group as an analyst in 2004 and became a portfolio manager in 2007. Mr. San Jose has been employed by the firm since 2000. Mr. Percella has been a portfolio manager since 2014, and prior to that time he was a research analyst on the Small Cap Active Core Team. Mr. Percella has been an employee of JPMIM since 2008.

Small Cap Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Eytan Shapiro, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, Felise L. Agranoff, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, Greg Tuorto, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Matthew Cohen, M.D., Managing Director of JPMIM. Mr. Shapiro is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is Chief Investment Officer the U.S. Equity Growth and Small Cap portfolio management teams. The other members are portfolio managers and research analysts for the Fund, providing research and advice on the purchases and sales of individual securities, and portfolio risk assessment. Mr. Shapiro has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1989 and has been employed by the firm since 1985. An employee since 2004, Ms. Agranoff has been a portfolio manager since 2015 and has been a research analyst in the firm’s U.S. Equity Group since 2004. Mr. Tuorto joined the firm in 2008 and has been a portfolio manager since 2009 and a technology analyst in the firm’s U.S. Equity Group since 2008. An employee since 2005, Dr. Cohen has been portfolio manager since 2015 and a research analyst in the firm’s U.S. Equity Group since 2005.

Small Cap Value Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund utilizes a team-based approach and uses the models, insights and recommendations of the broader Behavioral Finance Team. The portfolio management team is comprised of Phillip D. Hart and Dennis Ruhl. Mr. Hart is the lead portfolio manager for the Fund and is primarily responsible for portfolio construction. Information about Mr. Hart and Mr. Ruhl is discussed earlier in this section.

U.S. Equity Fund

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Director of JPMIM, each of whom has day to day management responsibility for a portion of the Fund. An employee since 1976, Mr. Luddy has held numerous key positions in the firm, including Global Head of Equity, Head of Equity Research and Chief Investment Officer. He began as an equity research analyst, becoming a portfolio manager in 1982. Ms. Bao has been a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Group since 2002 and has been employed by the firm since 1997. Mr. Small, an employee since 2005 and a portfolio manager since 2016, was the Associate Director of U.S. Equity Research from July 2015 to July 2016 and is currently the Head of U.S. Equity Research. In addition, Mr. Small previously was the insurance analyst on the Fundamental Research Team from 2008 to 2016. Mr. Davis has been an employee since 2006 and has been a portfolio manager since 2013. Previously, he was an analyst in the U.S. Equity Research Group. Each of the portfolio managers except Messrs. Small and Davis, is a CFA charterholder.

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

The Fund is managed by Thomas Luddy, Managing Director of JPMIM and CFA charterholder, Susan Bao, Managing Director of JPMIM and CFA charterholder, and Scott Davis, Managing Director of JPMIM, each of whom has day to day management responsibility for a portion of the Fund. Information about Mr. Luddy, Ms. Bao and Mr. Davis is discussed earlier in this section.

U.S. Small Company Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund utilizes a team-based approach and uses the models, insights and recommendations of the broader Behavioral Finance Team. The portfolio management team is comprised of Phillip D. Hart and Dennis Ruhl. Mr. Hart is the lead portfolio manager for the Fund and is primarily responsible for portfolio construction. Information about Messers. Hart and Ruhl is discussed earlier in this section.

Value Advantage Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM, Lawrence E. Playford, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Gloria H. Fu, Executive Director of JPMIM. Mr. Simon is the lead portfolio manager on the Fund and is a senior member of the U.S. Equity Value portfolio management team. Mr. Playford and Ms. Fu are co-portfolio managers and share authority in the day-to-day management of the Fund. Information about Messers. Simon and Playford and Ms. Fu are discussed earlier in this section.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds.

The Funds’ Administrator

JPMIM (the Administrator) provides administrative services and oversees each Fund’s other service providers. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of each Fund for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

The Funds’ Shareholder Servicing Agent

The trusts and the corporation, on behalf of the Funds, have entered into shareholder servicing agreements with JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (JPMDS) under which JPMDS has agreed to provide certain support services to the Funds’ shareholders. For performing these services, JPMDS, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2, Class R3 and Class R4 Shares of each Fund and an annual fee of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Class R5 Shares of each Fund. JPMDS may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of the annual fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services. Class R6 Shares do not have shareholder service fees.

The Funds’ Distributor

JPMDS (the Distributor) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is an affiliate of JPMIM.

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

JPMIM, JPMDS and, from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries whose customers invest in shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales

 

 

 
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programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, expenses, dividends and distributions.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

Class R shares are primarily used in Group Retirement Plans. The particular Group Retirement Plan will determine the share class available to its participants.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

     Class R2   Class R3   Class R4   Class R5   Class R6
Eligibility1   May be purchased by Group Retirement Plans.2   May be purchased by Group Retirement Plans.2   May be purchased by Group Retirement Plans.2  

May be purchased by

  Group Retirement Plans,2

  Section 529 college savings plans,

  Current and future JPMorgan SmartRetirement and JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds, and

  Such other J.P. Morgan Funds of Funds as are designated by the J.P. Morgan Funds Board of Trustees.

 

May be purchased by

  Group Retirement Plans,2

  Certain discretionary accounts at JPMIM or JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or their affiliates (the Investment Manager) as defined below,

  Certain direct investors as defined below,

  Section 529 college savings plans,

  The JPMorgan Diversified Fund,

  Current and future JPMorgan SmartRetirement, SmartRetirement Blend and JPMorgan Access Funds, and

  Such other J.P. Morgan Funds of Funds as are designated by the J.P. Morgan Funds Board of Trustees.

  Investment companies not affiliated with JPMIM.

 

 
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     Class R2   Class R3   Class R4   Class R5   Class R6
Minimum Investment3,4   No minimum   No minimum   No minimum   No minimum  

$5,000,000 — Discretionary Accounts.

 

$15,000,000 — Direct Investors.

 

Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum investment. You are required to maintain a minimum account balance equal to the minimum initial investment in the Fund.

Minimum Subsequent Investments3   No minimum   No minimum   No minimum   No minimum   No minimum
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.50% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   None   None   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.05% of the average daily net assets.   None
Redemption Fee   None   None   None   None   None

 

1

Certain Funds may be subject to limited offering. Please see the FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING section for more information about applicable limited offerings.

2

For more information about eligible Group Retirement Plans, see “Group Retirement Plans” below.

3

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

4

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

Financial Intermediaries may include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS as Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent.

Accounts may be opened either directly with a Fund’s transfer agent or through Financial Intermediaries. If you have questions about eligibility, please call 1-800-480-4111.

 

   

Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees.

 

   

Class R6 Shares have lower annual expense ratios than other share classes, as the Class R6 Shares have no ongoing shareholder service fees.

 

   

A Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different sales charges, expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of a Fund’s other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive different amounts of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

Class R5 Shares may be held by shareholders of the Large Cap Value Fund who would not otherwise be eligible to own Class R5 Shares but who received the Large Cap Value Fund Class R5 Shares in connection with reorganization of the JPMorgan Value Opportunities Fund into the Large Cap Value Fund. Such shareholders can continue to purchase the Class R5 Shares in accounts which existed at the time of the reorganization.

 

 
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Shareholders of the JPMorgan Equity Index Trust as of August 1, 2016 who would not otherwise be eligible to own Class R6 Shares are eligible to purchase Class R6 Shares of the Equity Index Fund.

Class R5 Shares of the JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund may be held by shareholders who would not otherwise be eligible to own Class R5 Shares but who held Select Class Shares before they were redesignated and renamed as Class R5 Shares effective September 15, 2016 (the “Transition”). Such shareholders can continue to purchase Class R5 Shares in accounts which existed at the time of the Transition.

Group Retirement Plans

The only retirement plans that are eligible to purchase Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares are employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

There is no minimum investment requirement for Group Retirement Plans, Section 529 college savings plans, and eligible investments by other J.P. Morgan Funds or unaffiliated investment companies.

Discretionary Accounts

Class R6 Shares may also be purchased by an account for an investor:

 

  1. Whose investments in a Fund are made and directed on their behalf by investment representatives at the Investment Manager pursuant to a discretionary investment management agreement or trust agreement that provides for discretionary investment management services between the Investment Manager and the investor (a Discretionary Account), and

 

  2. Whose Discretionary Account’s initial investment in a Fund is at least $5,000,000. Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum.

Direct Investors

Class R6 Shares also may be purchased by individuals, institutions, trusts, and foundations whose:

 

  1. Account is not held for the benefit of multiple underlying, unrelated investors, and

 

  2. Initial investment in the Fund is at least $15,000,000. Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum.

College Savings Plans

To be eligible to invest in Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, Section 529 college savings plans must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of a Fund.

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services.

To obtain information, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111.

Rule 12b–1 Fees

Each Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class R2 Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Funds. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Funds to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

 

 
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The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule 12b-1 Fee
Class R2    0.50%
Class R3    0.25%
Class R4    None
Class R5    None
Class R6    None

Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. The J.P. Morgan Funds will no longer enter into new Sub TA Agreements that require fee payments with respect to Class R6 Shares. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Effective April 3, 2017, the J.P. Morgan Funds will cease making direct payments to financial intermediaries for any applicable sub-transfer agency services. After this date, payments to financial intermediaries for sub-transfer agency services will be made by the Distributor as shareholder servicing agent, from the shareholder service fee (to be known as the “service fee”). From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the sub-transfer agency fees at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Service Fees

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Service  Fee
Class R2    0.25%
Class R3    0.25%
Class R4    0.25%
Class R5    0.05%
Class R6    None

Effective April 3, 2017, the fee charged to Class R5 Shares will increase to 0.10% of average daily net assets.

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“Fund Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday

 

 
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unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the Fund Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the Fund Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account may not be opened by phone or online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

   J.P. Morgan Funds; or

   The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third-party checks.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P. Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

  Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.   Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct certain transactions for Class R6 Shares using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable fees.

 

 
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Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class R2 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class R2 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class R3 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class R3 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class R4 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class R4 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class R5 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class R5 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class R6 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class R6 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

 

 
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REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1 or wired to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM
By Phone or Online  

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

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You cannot request redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct certain transactions for Class R6 Shares using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

 

 
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You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

If your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account. Before this action is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING

Certain Funds are offered on a limited basis as described below. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders permitted to continue to purchase include shareholders of record and if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the effective date of the limited offering.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

Effective as of November 16, 2015 (the “MCV Revised Closing Date”), the limited offering provisions for the Mid Cap Value Fund have been revised. After the MCV Revised Closing Date, investors are not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, except as described below. In addition, both before and after the MCV Revised Closing Date, the Fund may from time to time, in its sole discretion based on the Fund’s net asset levels and other factors, limit new purchases into the Fund or otherwise modify the closure policy at any time on a case-by-case basis.

 

 
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The following groups will be permitted to continue to purchase Fund shares. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders of record are permitted to continue to purchase shares; if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the applicable closing date are permitted to continue to purchase.

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of February 22, 2013 are able to continue to purchase additional shares in their existing Fund accounts either through J.P. Morgan Funds Services or a Financial Intermediary and may continue to reinvest dividends or capital gains distributions from shares owned in the Fund;

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of February 22, 2013 are able to add to their existing Fund accounts through exchanges from other J.P. Morgan Funds;

 

   

Group employer benefit plans, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans and health savings account programs (and their successor plans), utilizing the Fund on or before the MCV Revised Closing Date can continue to invest in the Fund. Additionally, after the MCV Revised Closing Date, new group employer benefit plans may utilize the Fund for their accounts only with the approval of the Fund and its distributor;

 

   

Fee-based advisory programs utilizing the Fund as of the MCV Revised Closing Date may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts. Additionally, after the MCV Revised Closing Date, new fee-based advisory programs may utilize the Fund for program accounts only with the approval by the Fund and its distributor; or

 

   

Financial advisors who manage discretionary fee-based wrap accounts (including registered investment advisory firms) and who have included the Fund in their discretionary account models or programs may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing accounts as of the MCV Revised Closing Date. Additionally, after the MCV Revised Closing Date, new discretionary account models or programs may utilize the Fund for program accounts only with the approval by the Fund and its distributor; or

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of the Fund.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

Effective as of July 1, 2016 (the “MCE Revised Closing Date”) the limited offering provisions for the Mid Cap Equity Fund have been revised. After the MCE Revised Closing Date, investors are not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, except as described below. In addition, both before and after the MCE Revised Closing Date, the Fund may from time to time, in its sole discretion based on the Fund’s net asset levels and other factors, limit new purchases into the Fund or otherwise modify the closure policy at any time on a case-by-case basis.

The following groups will be permitted to continue to purchase Fund shares. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders of record are permitted to continue to purchase shares; if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the applicable closing date are permitted to continue to purchase.

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of the MCE Revised Closing Date are able to continue to purchase additional shares in their existing Fund accounts either through J.P. Morgan Funds Services or a Financial Intermediary and may continue to reinvest dividends or capital gains distributions from shares owned in the Fund;

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of the MCE Revised Closing Date are able to add to their existing Fund accounts through exchanges from other J.P. Morgan Funds;

 

   

Group employer benefit plans, including 401(k), 403(b), 457 plans and health savings account programs (and their successor, related and affiliated plans), which have the Fund available to participants on or before the MCE Revised Closing Date, may continue to open accounts for new participants in the Fund and purchase additional shares in existing participant accounts;

 

   

Approved discretionary fee-based advisory programs, in which the program’s sponsor has full authority to make investment changes without approval from the shareholder (“fully discretionary advisory programs”), may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts if the program was approved on or before the MCE Revised Closing Date. Additionally, after the MCE Revised Closing Date, new fully discretionary fee-based advisory programs may utilize the Fund for program accounts with the approval by the Fund and its Distributor;

 

   

Approved brokerage and fee-based advisory programs where the Fund is currently included in a model portfolio may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts. The Fund must also be included in the sponsor’s Fully discretionary advisory program to be approved. These programs must be accepted for continued investments by the Fund and its distributor by the MCE Revised Closing Date;

 

 
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Other fee-based advisory programs may continue to utilize the Fund for existing program accounts, but will not be able to open new program accounts after the MCE Revised Closing Date;

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of the Fund;

 

   

Section 529 college savings plans currently utilizing the Fund may do so for new and existing accounts. In order to be eligible, the plan must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of that Fund.

In addition, shareholders of the JPMorgan Mid Cap Core Fund received shares of the Fund in a reorganization between the two Funds, which closed on March 14, 2014. Such shareholders can continue to purchase shares of the Fund in accounts which existed at the time of the reorganization. Group employer benefit plans, discretionary fee-based advisory programs, brokerage programs, other J.P. Morgan Funds and Section 529 college savings programs who were eligible to continue to purchase shares of the JPMorgan Mid Cap Core Fund after January 3, 2014 will be able to purchase shares of the Fund under the same terms after the reorganization.

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

The JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. Investors will not be eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, except as described below:

 

   

New and existing shareholders accessing the Fund through a commission-based brokerage platform may purchase shares of the Fund;

 

   

New and existing shareholders that establish accounts directly with the Funds may purchase shares of the Fund;

 

   

Group employer retirement plans including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans may purchase shares of the Fund;

 

   

Fee-based advisory programs may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts. After April 17, 2014, new fee-based advisory programs ma utilize the Fund for program accounts only with approval by the Fund and its Distributor;

 

   

Section 529 college savings plans may utilize the Fund for new and existing accounts. In order to be eligible, the plan must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of the Fund; and

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of the Fund.

Additional information that applies to all limited offerings:

If all shares of a Fund in an existing shareholder’s account are voluntarily redeemed or involuntarily redeemed (due to instances when a shareholder does not meet aggregate account balance minimums), then the shareholder’s account will be closed. Such former Fund shareholders will not be able to buy additional Fund shares or reopen their accounts in the Fund unless a former shareholder makes his or her repurchase within 90 days of the redemption. These repurchase restrictions, however, do not apply to participants in groups listed above as eligible to continue to purchase even if the plan, program or fund would liquidate its entire position. If shares are purchased through a Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures.

If a Fund receives a purchase order directly from an investor who is not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, after the limited offering dates outlined above, J.P. Morgan Funds Services will attempt to contact the investor to determine whether he or she would like to purchase shares of another Fund or would prefer that the investment be refunded. If J.P. Morgan Funds Services cannot contact the investor within 30 days, the entire investment will be refunded.

The Funds reserve the right to change these policies at any time.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded

 

 
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securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

   

IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

 

 
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Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund, JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

 

 
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Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

The Dynamic Growth Fund, Growth Advantage Fund, Intrepid America Fund, Intrepid Growth Fund, Mid Cap Equity Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Core Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund, U.S. Small Company Fund and Value Advantage Fund generally declare and distribute net investment income, if any, at least annually. The Disciplined Equity Fund, Equity Index Fund, Growth and Income Fund, Hedged Equity Fund, Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Intrepid Value Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Mid Cap Equity, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and U.S. Equity Fund generally distribute net investment income, if any, at least quarterly. The Equity Income Fund generally distributes net investment income, if any, at least monthly. The Funds will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by each Fund. In addition, the Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which a Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

 

 
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Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

If you buy shares just before distribution, you will be subject to tax on the entire amount of the taxable distribution you receive. Distributions are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your Fund shares). Any gain resulting from the sale or exchange of Fund shares generally will be taxable as long-term or short-term gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares.

A Fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes or other taxes. In that case, the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. In addition, a Fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of Fund distributions.

A Fund’s investments in certain debt securities, mortgage-backed securities and derivative instruments may cause the Fund to recognize taxable income in excess of the cash generated by such obligations. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. A Fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

A Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

The extent to which a Fund can invest in master limited partnerships is limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to a Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

 
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IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO). Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you hold your Fund shares directly, you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half-year, you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each 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 on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

No sooner than 30 days after the end of each month, each Fund will make available upon request the uncertified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that month.

 

 
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Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available upon request a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter.

Each Fund will post these quarterly schedules on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

In addition, from time to time, the Fund may post portfolio holdings on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more frequent basis.

Each Fund may disclose the Fund’s 10 largest portfolio holdings and the percentage that each of these 10 holdings represent of the Fund’s portfolio as of the most recent month’s end, online at www.jpmorganfunds.com, no sooner than 10 calendar days after month’s end.

In addition, the top five holdings that contributed to Fund performance and top five holdings that detracted from Fund performance may be posted on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no sooner than 10 calendar days after month end.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans,

retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared.

Wire — refers to a method used for payment or redemptions. While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge to send a wire, your bank may charge a fee for this service.

 

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for each share class for each of the past one through five fiscal years, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The financial highlights of the Select Class Shares of the Equity Index Fund, which is not offered in this prospectus, are shown as the Class R6 Shares commenced operations as of September 1, 2016. The financial highlights for the Class A Shares for the Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, which are not offered in this prospectus, are shown as the Class R3 and Class R4 Shares of the Fund commenced operations as of September 9, 2016. The financial highlights of the Institutional Class Shares of the Value Advantage Fund, which are not offered in this prospectus, are shown as the Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares of the Fund commenced operations as of September 9, 2016. This information for each period presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with each Fund’s financial statements, are included in the respective Fund’s annual reports, which is available upon request.

To the extent a Fund invests in other funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

       Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gain
       Total
distributions
 
Disciplined Equity Fund                                
Class R6                                
Year Ended June 30, 2016      $ 24.16         $ 0.37 (d)    $ (1.33      $ (0.96      $ (0.33      $ (0.97      $ (1.30
Year Ended June 30, 2015        23.85           0.32 (d)      1.89           2.21           (0.30        (1.60        (1.90
Year Ended June 30, 2014        20.36           0.34 (d)      4.81           5.15           (0.31        (1.35        (1.66
Year Ended June 30, 2013        17.48           0.32 (d)      3.55           3.87           (0.31        (0.68        (0.99
Year Ended June 30, 2012        16.83           0.29 (d)      0.63           0.92           (0.27                  (0.27
Dynamic Growth Fund                                
Class R5                                
Year Ended June 30, 2016        26.22           0.01 (d)      (0.87        (0.86             (0.27     
Year Ended June 30, 2015        24.65           (0.04 )(d)      1.98           1.94                (0.37     
Year Ended June 30, 2014        19.42           (0.04 )(d)(e)(f)      5.27           5.23                       
Year Ended June 30, 2013        16.22           0.03 (d)(g)      3.17           3.20                       
Year Ended June 30, 2012        15.72           (0.06     0.56           0.50                       
(a) 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.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(c) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.05) for Class R5 Shares, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.23)% for Class R5 Shares. These amounts have been revised to correct a calculation error in the previously issued June 30, 2014 financial highlights’ footnote disclosure. These revisions are not considered material to the previously issued financial statements.
(f) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.03) for Class R5 Shares, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.15)% for Class R5 Shares.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
    
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (a)
        
Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
$ 21.90        (3.83 )%    $ 6,638,591        0.34     1.69     0.35     122
  24.16        9.67        6,205,582        0.35        1.33        0.36        144   
  23.85        26.31        3,598,945        0.35        1.52        0.36        113   
  20.36        22.90        1,460,937        0.35        1.67        0.37        178   
  17.48        5.57        1,024,228        0.35        1.76        0.38        198   
           
           
  25.09        (3.33     226,600        0.74        0.03        0.79        61   
  26.22        7.99        49        0.76        (0.14     0.90        74   
  24.65        26.93        45        0.80        (0.17 )(e)(f)      0.84        55   
  19.42        19.73        32        0.80        0.15 (g)      0.97        82   
  16.22        3.18        27        0.79        (0.36     0.99        99   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
          
Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Net realized
and unrealized 
gains

(losses) on
investments

     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Equity Income Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 13.74       $ 0.21 (f)    $ 0.35       $ 0.56       $ (0.22    $ (0.11    $ (0.33
Year Ended June 30, 2015      13.64         0.22        0.39         0.61         (0.23      (0.28      (0.51
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.61         0.18 (f)      2.25         2.43         (0.18      (0.22      (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.84         0.21 (f)(g)      1.84         2.05         (0.21      (0.07      (0.28
Year Ended June 30, 2012      9.38         0.19 (f)      0.46         0.65         (0.15      (0.04      (0.19
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      13.98         0.31 (f)      0.35         0.66         (0.30      (0.11      (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2015      13.85         0.31        0.41         0.72         (0.31      (0.28      (0.59
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.78         0.27 (f)      2.29         2.56         (0.27      (0.22      (0.49
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.96         0.29 (f)(g)      1.87         2.16         (0.27      (0.07      (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2012      9.49         0.26 (f)      0.46         0.72         (0.21      (0.04      (0.25
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      13.97         0.33 (f)      0.34         0.67         (0.31      (0.11      (0.42
Year Ended June 30, 2015      13.84         0.33        0.40         0.73         (0.32      (0.28      (0.60
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.77         0.28 (f)      2.28         2.56         (0.27      (0.22      (0.49
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.96         0.29 (f)(g)      1.87         2.16         (0.28      (0.07      (0.35
January 31, 2012 (h) through June 30, 2012      9.64         0.13 (f)      0.30         0.43         (0.11              (0.11
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) 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.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(e) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.18, $0.27 and $0.26 for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 1.67%, 2.44% and 2.38% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(h) Commencement of offering of class of shares.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
    
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)(c)
        
Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
$ 13.97        4.20   $ 77,230        1.29     1.59     1.45     20
  13.74        4.44        56,522        1.29        1.59        1.39        22   
  13.64        21.27        28,733        1.29        1.44        1.31        20   
  11.61        21.21        13,347        1.28        1.92 (g)      1.34        34   
  9.84        7.13        1,682        1.29        1.94        1.32        44   
           
  14.23        4.89        722,424        0.59        2.28        0.64        20   
  13.98        5.23        520,660        0.59        2.27        0.63        22   
  13.85        22.06        307,700        0.59        2.11        0.61        20   
  11.78        22.17        227,442        0.58        2.69 (g)      0.63        34   
  9.96        7.78        111,647        0.58        2.77        0.63        44   
           
  14.22        4.98        1,913,077        0.50        2.43        0.50        20   
  13.97        5.31        861,809        0.51        2.35        0.51        22   
  13.84        22.14        551,378        0.54        2.20        0.56        20   
  11.77        22.12        233,034        0.53        2.63 (g)      0.59        34   
  9.96        4.47        70,589        0.53        3.28        0.58        44   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     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
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Equity Index Fund                    
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 41.14       $ 0.81      $ 0.38       $ 1.19       $ (0.76    $ (6.18    $ (6.94
Year Ended June 30, 2015      41.96         0.79        2.10         2.89         (0.76      (2.95      (3.71
Year Ended June 30, 2014      36.44         0.74        7.79         8.53         (0.73      (2.28      (3.01
Year Ended June 30, 2013      30.92         0.71        5.53         6.24         (0.72              (0.72
Year Ended June 30, 2012      29.97         0.58        0.95         1.53         (0.58              (0.58
Growth Advantage Fund                    
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      16.25         (0.03     (0.73      (0.76              (0.53      (0.53
Year Ended June 30, 2015      14.63         (0.04     2.23         2.19                 (0.57      (0.57
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.68         (0.02     3.61         3.59                 (0.64      (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.69         0.06 (g)      2.01         2.07         (0.05      (0.03      (0.08
Year Ended June 30, 2012      9.44         0.01 (h)      0.24         0.25                           
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      16.27         (0.01     (0.73      (0.74              (0.53      (0.53
Year Ended June 30, 2015      14.64         (0.03     2.23         2.20                 (0.57      (0.57
December 23, 2013 (i) through June 30, 2014      13.86         (0.01     0.79         0.78                           
Growth and Income Fund                    
Class R2                    
November 2, 2015 (i) through June 30, 2016      45.92         0.40        (0.70      (0.30      (0.20      (2.48      (2.68
Class R5                    
November 2, 2015 (i) through June 30, 2016      47.95         0.62        (0.73      (0.11      (0.35      (2.48      (2.83
Class R6                    
November 2, 2015 (i) through June 30, 2016      47.95         0.63        (0.72      (0.09      (0.37      (2.48      (2.85
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(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) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(f) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.03 for Class R5 Shares, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.27% for Class R5 Shares.
(h) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.01) for Class R5 Shares, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.12)% for Class R5 Shares.
(i) Commencement of offering of class of shares.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (e)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(f)
 
           
           
$ 35.39        3.81   $ 819,463        0.20     2.17     0.67     4
  41.14        7.19        1,114,957        0.20        1.88        0.66        5   
  41.96        24.27        1,120,177        0.20        1.89        0.66        5   
  36.44        20.35        1,087,877        0.20        2.11        0.69        4   
  30.92        5.26        1,188,683        0.20        1.99        0.69        7   
           
           
  14.96        (4.72     82,358        0.89        (0.20     0.90        46   
  16.25        15.42        58,686        0.86        (0.25     0.87        46   
  14.63        31.25        1,453,864        0.85        (0.11     0.86        62   
  11.68        21.49        835,233        0.83        0.55 (g)      0.84        76   
  9.69        2.65        468,064        0.85        0.07 (h)      0.85        86   
           
  15.00        (4.59     2,720,935        0.76        (0.07     0.76        46   
  16.27        15.48        2,414,333        0.76        (0.17     0.77        46   
  14.64        5.63        271,958        0.80        (0.15     0.82        62   
           
  42.94        (0.40     20        1.28        1.44        3.72        39   
           
  45.01        0.05        20        0.59        2.14        3.02        39   
           
  45.01        0.08        20        0.53        2.19        2.96        39   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Hedged Equity Fund                    
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 16.51       $ 0.24 (g)    $ (0.24    $ (i)     $ (0.23    $       $ (0.23
Year Ended June 30, 2015      15.76         0.26 (g)      0.66         0.92         (0.17              (0.17
December 13, 2013 (h) through June 30, 2014      15.00         0.13        0.82         0.95         (0.09      (0.10      (0.19
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      16.52         0.27 (g)      (0.27      (i)       (0.24              (0.24
Year Ended June 30, 2015      15.76         0.27 (g)      0.67         0.94         (0.18              (0.18
December 13, 2013 (h) through June 30, 2014      15.00         0.13        0.83         0.96         (0.10      (0.10      (0.20
Intrepid America Fund   
Class R2   
Year Ended June 30, 2016      37.45         0.27 (g)      (1.15      (0.88      (0.31      (2.25      (2.56
Year Ended June 30, 2015      36.82         0.33 (g)      2.55         2.88         (0.42      (1.83      (2.25
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.43         0.21 (g)      7.40         7.61         (0.22              (0.22
Year Ended June 30, 2013      24.43         0.26 (g)      5.11         5.37         (0.37              (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.21         0.13 (g)      0.12         0.25         (0.03              (0.03
Class R5   
Year Ended June 30, 2016      38.41         0.41 (g)      (1.04      (0.63              (2.25      (2.25
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.54         0.60 (g)      2.61         3.21         (0.51      (1.83      (2.34
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.94         0.46 (g)      7.54         8.00         (0.40              (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2013      24.84         0.46 (g)      5.19         5.65         (0.55              (0.55
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.69         0.30 (g)      0.10         0.40         (0.25              (0.25
Class R6   
November 2, 2015 (h) through June 30, 2016      39.15         0.41 (g)      (1.77      (1.36      (0.51      (2.25      (2.76
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) 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.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2015 and for the period ended June 30, 2014.
(f) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Commencement of operations.
(i) Amount rounds to less than $0.005.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
    
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)(c)
        
Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (d)(e)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (e)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (e)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(f)
 
           
$ 16.28        0.07   $ 25        0.40     1.49     2.16     57
  16.51        5.86        442        0.40        1.58        0.82        42   
  15.76        6.37        53        0.40        1.51        9.10        36   
           
  16.28        0.07        74        0.35        1.66        1.40        57   
  16.52        5.96        443        0.35        1.63        0.77        42   
  15.76        6.39        53        0.35        1.56        9.05        36   
           
  34.01        (2.30     4,584        1.29        0.78        1.46        70   
  37.45        8.01        2,923        1.28        0.88        1.35        49   
  36.82        25.93        166        1.29        0.64        1.30        67   
  29.43        22.20        170        1.49        0.96        1.51        68   
  24.43        1.03        75        1.50        0.56        1.52        95   
           
  35.53        (1.57     3,920        0.54        1.08        0.55        70   
  38.41        8.76        2,015,302        0.55        1.56        0.55        49   
  37.54        26.84        1,363,358        0.58        1.35        0.59        67   
  29.94        23.05        710,586        0.79        1.66        0.82        68   
  24.84        1.74        411,202        0.79        1.28        0.82        95   
           
  35.03        (3.39     3,341,467        0.49        1.78        0.50        70   

 

 
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     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
realized
gain
       Total
distributions
 
Intrepid Growth Fund           
Class R2           
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 40.39       $ 0.19      $ (0.63    $ (0.44    $ (0.29    $         $ (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2015      36.49         0.12        3.85         3.97         (0.07                (0.07
Year Ended June 30, 2014      28.91         0.09 (g)      7.54         7.63         (0.05                (0.05
Year Ended June 30, 2013      24.72         0.13        4.27         4.40         (0.21                (0.21
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.13         0.07        0.54         0.61         (0.02                (0.02
Class R5           
Year Ended June 30, 2016      41.12         0.45        (0.62      (0.17      (0.44                (0.44
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.09         0.41        3.91         4.32         (0.29                (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.41         0.33 (g)      7.65         7.98         (0.30                (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2013      25.05         0.33        4.34         4.67         (0.31                (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.45         0.21        0.57         0.78         (0.18                (0.18
Class R6           
November 2, 2015 (h) through June 30, 2016      42.20         0.36        (1.60      (1.24      (0.46                (0.46
Intrepid Mid Cap Fund   
Class A   
Year Ended June 30, 2016      21.82         0.15        (0.64      (0.49      (0.13      (1.72        (1.85
Year Ended June 30, 2015      24.11         0.08        1.18         1.26         (0.09      (3.46        (3.55
Year Ended June 30, 2014      18.79         0.08 (i)      5.41         5.49         (0.07      (0.10        (0.17
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.99         0.13 (j)      3.80         3.93         (0.13                (0.13
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.79         0.10        (0.79      (0.69      (0.11                (0.11
Class R6   
November 2, 2015 (h) through June 30, 2016      22.41         0.20        (0.29      (0.09      (0.18      (1.72        (1.90
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(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) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(f) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.09 and $0.32 for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.26% and 0.96% for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively.
(h) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(i) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.04 for Class A Shares and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.20% for Class A Shares.
(j) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.08 for Class A Shares and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.47% for Class A Shares.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (e)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits
   

Portfolio
turnover

rate (c)(f)

 
           
$ 39.66        (1.10 )%    $ 4,207        1.17     0.50     1.76     70
  40.39        10.87        1,205        1.22        0.31        1.45        64   
  36.49        26.41        601        1.41        0.28 (g)      1.42        67   
  28.91        17.90        603        1.49        0.49        1.54        67   
  24.72        2.53        375        1.50        0.29        1.56        110   
           
  40.51        (0.42     205,213        0.47        1.13        0.74        70   
  41.12        11.66        189,466        0.54        1.02        0.70        64   
  37.09        27.23        124,489        0.71        0.98 (g)      0.72        67   
  29.41        18.79        105,839        0.79        1.21        0.85        67   
  25.05        3.26        107,169        0.80        0.87        0.87        110   
           
  40.50        (2.94     488,138        0.42        1.38        0.61        70   
           
           
  19.48        (1.71     311,724        1.15        0.77        1.44        78   
  21.82        5.64        377,893        1.14        0.33        1.37        66   
  24.11        29.30        193,342        1.16        0.38 (i)      1.32        64   
  18.79        26.30        144,405        1.23        0.78 (j)      1.38        52   
  14.99        (4.36     122,217        1.24        0.68        1.38        51   
           
  20.42        0.12        304,934        0.65        1.53        0.78        78   

 

 
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       Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
       Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gain
       Total
distributions
 
Intrepid Value Fund                                   
Class R2                                   
Year Ended June 30, 2016      $ 35.48         $ 0.44         $ (2.92      $ (2.48      $ (0.41      $ (1.55      $ (1.96
Year Ended June 30, 2015        37.02           0.35           1.40           1.75           (0.42        (2.87        (3.29
Year Ended June 30, 2014        29.69           0.31           7.33           7.64           (0.31                  (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2013        23.95           0.30           5.83           6.13           (0.39                  (0.39
Year Ended June 30, 2012        24.31           0.29           (0.33        (0.04        (0.32                  (0.32
Class R5                                   
Year Ended June 30, 2016        35.88           0.64           (2.95        (2.31        (0.60        (1.55        (2.15
Year Ended June 30, 2015        37.33           0.59           1.39           1.98           (0.56        (2.87        (3.43
Year Ended June 30, 2014        29.91           0.52           7.40           7.92           (0.50                  (0.50
Year Ended June 30, 2013        24.10           0.52           5.82           6.34           (0.53                  (0.53
Year Ended June 30, 2012        24.46           0.43           (0.34        0.09           (0.45                  (0.45
Class R6                                   
Year Ended June 30, 2016        35.89           0.66           (2.97        (2.31        (0.61        (1.55        (2.16
Year Ended June 30, 2015        37.33           0.61           1.39           2.00           (0.57        (2.87        (3.44
Year Ended June 30, 2014        29.91           0.47           7.46           7.93           (0.51                  (0.51
Year Ended June 30, 2013        24.10           0.53           5.83           6.36           (0.55                  (0.55
Year Ended June 30, 2012        24.46           0.43           (0.33        0.10           (0.46                  (0.46
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value,end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
   

Net assets,
end of

period

(000’s)

    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 31.04        (6.91 )%    $ 17,721        1.08     1.39     1.75     66
  35.48        4.98        14,237        1.09        0.97        1.43        52   
  37.02        25.82        1,346        1.19        0.92        1.42        49   
  29.69        25.74        934        1.19        1.06        1.56        48   
  23.95        (0.09     70        1.20        1.29        1.73        82   
           
  31.42        (6.35     85,624        0.48        1.98        0.61        66   
  35.88        5.60        83,859        0.51        1.59        0.63        52   
  37.33        26.60        80,008        0.59        1.53        0.72        49   
  29.91        26.53        62,685        0.59        1.92        0.93        48   
  24.10        0.49        52,183        0.60        1.88        1.03        82   
           
  31.42        (6.33     86,255        0.43        2.07        0.51        66   
  35.89        5.67        39,024        0.46        1.65        0.55        52   
  37.33        26.66        19,495        0.54        1.41        0.67        49   
  29.91        26.59        10,875        0.54        1.99        0.91        48   
  24.10        0.54        18,840        0.55        1.86        0.97        82   

 

 
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       Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
     Net realized
and unrealized 
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
       Total
distributions
 
Large Cap Growth Fund                               
Class R2                               
Year Ended June 30, 2016      $ 36.24         $ (0.15    $ (2.18      $ (2.33      $       $ (1.60      $ (1.60
Year Ended June 30, 2015        32.07           (0.18      4.97           4.79                   (0.62        (0.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014        25.74           (0.18      6.51           6.33                               
Year Ended June 30, 2013        23.44           0.01 (e)       2.36           2.37           (0.07                (0.07
Year Ended June 30, 2012        22.24           (0.12      1.32           1.20           (f)                 (f) 
Class R5                               
Year Ended June 30, 2016        37.25           0.06         (2.25        (2.19                (1.60        (1.60
Year Ended June 30, 2015        32.75           0.03         5.09           5.12                   (0.62        (0.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014        26.12           0.01         6.62           6.63                               
Year Ended June 30, 2013        23.74           0.17 (e)       2.38           2.55           (0.17                (0.17
Year Ended June 30, 2012        22.39           0.04         1.32           1.36           (0.01                (0.01
Class R6                               
Year Ended June 30, 2016        37.34           0.10         (2.26        (2.16                (1.60        (1.60
Year Ended June 30, 2015        32.80           0.06         5.10           5.16                   (0.62        (0.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014        26.15           0.02         6.63           6.65                               
Year Ended June 30, 2013        23.76           0.18 (e)       2.39           2.57           (0.18                (0.18
Year Ended June 30, 2012        22.40           0.05         1.33           1.38           (0.02                (0.02
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.04), $0.12 and $0.13 for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.17)%, 0.47% and 0.50% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(f) Amount rounds to less than $0.005.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
        
Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 32.31        (6.67 )%    $ 192,560        1.30     (0.43 )%      1.55     43
  36.24        15.10        242,550        1.31        (0.53     1.49        19   
  32.07        24.59        222,421        1.35        (0.60     1.44        39   
  25.74        10.12        191,876        1.34        0.05 (e)      1.45        47   
  23.44        5.41        85,913        1.34        (0.50     1.39        28   
           
  33.46        (6.10     1,209,521        0.69        0.17        0.73        43   
  37.25        15.80        1,394,419        0.70        0.08        0.74        19   
  32.75        25.38        1,400,112        0.73        0.02        0.74        39   
  26.12        10.78        1,158,856        0.71        0.69 (e)      0.75        47   
  23.74        6.10        584,866        0.69        0.16        0.70        28   
           
  33.58        (6.00     3,330,565        0.60        0.28        0.60        43   
  37.34        15.90        3,220,191        0.62        0.17        0.62        19   
  32.80        25.43        2,709,590        0.68        0.07        0.69        39   
  26.15        10.87        2,170,011        0.67        0.72 (e)      0.70        47   
  23.76        6.15        1,047,184        0.63        0.20        0.64        28   

 

 
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       Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations      Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Large Cap Value Fund                         
Class R2                         
Year Ended June 30, 2016      $ 14.96         $ 0.14       $ (0.60    $ (0.46    $ (0.13    $ (1.73    $ (1.86
Year Ended June 30, 2015        16.58           0.13         0.94         1.07         (0.14      (2.55      (2.69
Year Ended June 30, 2014        13.95           0.13         3.14         3.27         (0.13      (0.51      (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2013        10.99           0.11         2.96         3.07         (0.11              (0.11
Year Ended June 30, 2012        11.42           0.08         (0.42      (0.34      (0.09              (0.09
Class R5                         
Year Ended June 30, 2016        14.93           0.21         (0.58      (0.37      (0.20      (1.73      (1.93
Year Ended June 30, 2015        16.54           0.22         0.94         1.16         (0.22      (2.55      (2.77
Year Ended June 30, 2014        13.92           0.19         3.16         3.35         (0.22      (0.51      (0.73
Year Ended June 30, 2013        10.92           0.17         2.98         3.15         (0.15              (0.15
Year Ended June 30, 2012        11.34           0.14         (0.41      (0.27      (0.15              (0.15
Class R6                         
Year Ended June 30, 2016        14.86           0.24         (0.60      (0.36      (0.21      (1.73      (1.94
Year Ended June 30, 2015        16.48           0.25         0.91         1.16         (0.23      (2.55      (2.78
Year Ended June 30, 2014        13.87           0.22         3.13         3.35         (0.23      (0.51      (0.74
Year Ended June 30, 2013        10.92           0.20         2.94         3.14         (0.19              (0.19
Year Ended June 30, 2012        11.34           0.15         (0.42      (0.27      (0.15              (0.15
Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund                         
Class R2                         
Year Ended June 30, 2016        12.87           0.07         (0.22      (0.15      (0.06      (2.14      (2.20
Year Ended June 30, 2015        13.74           0.07         0.72         0.79         (0.07      (1.59      (1.66
Year Ended June 30, 2014        12.09           0.06 (e)       2.78         2.84         (0.05      (1.14      (1.19
Year Ended June 30, 2013        10.25           0.08 (f)       2.44         2.52         (0.08      (0.60      (0.68
Year Ended June 30, 2012        11.46           0.03         (0.42      (0.39      (0.04      (0.78      (0.82
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share remained the same for Class R2 Shares and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.42% for Class R2 Shares.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.06 for Class R2 Shares, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.58% for Class R2 Shares.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
    
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 12.64        (2.78 )%    $ 3,462        1.20     1.05     1.57     219
  14.96        7.21        1,074        1.20        0.82        1.40        143   
  16.58        24.07        455        1.20        0.83        1.30        168   
  13.95        28.10        378        1.20        0.87        1.29        119   
  10.99        (2.97     142        1.20        0.76        1.31        144   
           
  12.63        (2.15     4,155        0.59        1.52        0.60        219   
  14.93        7.83        4,443        0.58        1.41        0.59        143   
  16.54        24.81        4,433        0.57        1.30        0.59        168   
  13.92        28.96        19,410        0.59        1.48        0.60        119   
  10.92        (2.34     25,965        0.59        1.36        0.61        144   
           
  12.56        (2.06     565,542        0.51        1.90        0.52        219   
  14.86        7.85        4,145        0.53        1.54        0.53        143   
  16.48        24.89        50,923        0.54        1.48        0.55        168   
  13.87        28.94        43,781        0.53        1.52        0.54        119   
  10.92        (2.30     11,269        0.54        1.41        0.56        144   
           
  10.52        (0.05     11,536        0.92        0.60        1.40        39   
  12.87        6.75        9,946        0.91        0.53        1.26        39   
  13.74        24.60        8,821        0.92        0.45 (e)      1.12        25   
  12.09        25.72        6,985        0.93        0.72 (f)      1.13        51   
  10.25        (2.64     4,477        1.07        0.27        1.14        77   

 

 
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     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
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Mid Cap Equity Fund                     
Class R2                     
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 46.98       $ (0.13    $ (1.99    $ (2.12    $       $ (2.11    $ (2.11
Year Ended June 30, 2015      44.87         (0.14      4.30         4.16                 (2.05      (2.05
March 14, 2014 (g) through June 30, 2014      42.92         (0.05      2.01         1.96         (0.01              (0.01
Class R5                     
Year Ended June 30, 2016      47.49         0.18         (2.03      (1.85      (0.10      (2.11      (2.21
Year Ended June 30, 2015      45.15         0.20         4.33         4.53         (0.13      (2.06      (2.19
March 14, 2014 (g) through June 30, 2014      43.14         0.04         2.02         2.06         (0.05              (0.05
Class R6                     
Year Ended June 30, 2016      47.49         0.20         (2.02      (1.82      (0.12      (2.11      (2.23
Year Ended June 30, 2015      45.15         0.20         4.34         4.54         (0.14      (2.06      (2.20
March 14, 2014 (g) through June 30, 2014      43.14         0.04         2.02         2.06         (0.05              (0.05
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(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) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(f) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(g) Commencement of offering of class of shares.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (e)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(f)
 
           
           
$ 42.75        (4.38 )%    $ 688        1.50     (0.30 )%      1.81     39
  46.98        9.71        823        1.49        (0.31     1.69        41   
  44.87        4.56        688        1.47        (0.41     1.60        47   
           
  43.43        (3.73     2,840        0.80        0.42        0.91        39   
  47.49        10.49        1,636        0.79        0.43        0.88        41   
  45.15        4.77        91        0.78        0.27        0.91        47   
           
  43.44        (3.66     1,370,912        0.74        0.46        0.77        39   
  47.49        10.53        1,268,988        0.74        0.45        0.80        41   
  45.15        4.78        823,036        0.73        0.34        0.86        47   

 

 
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                 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
realized
gain
 
Mid Cap Growth Fund                       
Class R2                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016      $ 29.96         $ (0.18    $ (2.91      $ (3.09      $ (1.46
Year Ended June 30, 2015        29.54           (0.24      3.45           3.21           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014        24.56           (0.20 )(g)       7.97           7.77           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013        20.83           (0.07 )(h)       4.79           4.72           (0.99
Year Ended June 30, 2012        24.73           (0.07 )(i)       (1.82        (1.89        (2.01
Class R5                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016        31.26           (0.03      (3.03        (3.06        (1.46
Year Ended June 30, 2015        30.52           (0.07      3.60           3.53           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014        25.15           (0.02 )(g)       8.18           8.16           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013        21.18           0.06 (h)       4.90           4.96           (0.99
November 1, 2011(j) through June 30, 2012        21.75           0.04 (i)       1.40           1.44           (2.01
Class R6                       
Year Ended June 30, 2016        31.33           (0.02      (3.03        (3.05        (1.46
Year Ended June 30, 2015        30.57           (0.06      3.61           3.55           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014        25.17           (g)(k)       8.19           8.19           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013        21.19           0.08 (h)       4.89           4.97           (0.99
November 1, 2011(j) through June 30, 2012        21.75           0.08 (i)       1.37           1.45           (2.01
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(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) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(f) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.20), $(0.02) and $(0.01) for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.73)%, (0.08)% and (0.03)% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(h) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.13), $0.01 and $0.02 for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.57)%, 0.04% and 0.09% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(i) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.12), less than $0.01 and $0.03 for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.57)%, (0.03)% and 0.24% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(j) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(k) Amount rounds to less than $0.005.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (e)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(f)
 
           
           
$ 25.41        (10.42 )%    $ 32,092        1.40     (0.71 )%      1.71     56
  29.96        12.18        9,868        1.39        (0.85     1.64        57   
  29.54        33.25        1,852        1.40        (0.71 )(g)      1.59        69   
  24.56        23.46        320        1.39        (0.32 )(h)      1.71        70   
  20.83        (6.72     230        1.40        (0.35 )(i)      1.63        70   
           
  26.74        (9.87     224,498        0.79        (0.13     0.91        56   
  31.26        12.87        164,713        0.78        (0.25     0.87        57   
  30.52        34.06        27,454        0.79        (0.06 )(g)      0.92        69   
  25.15        24.22        17,848        0.79        0.28 (h)      1.00        70   
  21.18        7.71        14,837        0.78        0.31 (i)      0.92        70   
           
  26.82        (9.82     619,527        0.73        (0.06     0.77        56   
  31.33        12.92        265,905        0.73        (0.19     0.78        57   
  30.57        34.16        86,150        0.74        (0.01 )(g)      0.86        69   
  25.17        24.26        47,434        0.74        0.34 (h)      0.98        70   
  21.19        7.76        13,982        0.73        0.58 (i)      0.87        70   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
     

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

    

Net

investment

income

(loss) (a)

   

Net realized
and unrealized
gains

(losses) on

investments

    

Total from

investment

operations

    

Net

investment

income

    

Net

realized

gain

    

Total

distributions

 
Mid Cap Value Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 35.73       $ 0.10      $ 0.32       $ 0.42       $ (0.06    $ (1.95    $ (2.01
Year Ended June 30, 2015      36.14         0.10        2.43         2.53         (0.15      (2.79      (2.94
Year Ended June 30, 2014      30.81         0.06 (e)      6.82         6.88         (0.10      (1.45      (1.55
Year Ended June 30, 2013      25.18         0.12 (f)      6.03         6.15         (0.30      (0.22      (0.52
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.27         0.14        0.97         1.11         (0.20              (0.20
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.05 for Class R2 Shares and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.16% for Class R2 Shares.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.09 for Class R2 Shares and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.31% for Class R2 Shares.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total
return

(excludes sales
charge) (b)

    Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
   

Net

expenses (c)

    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 34.14        1.61   $ 66,167        1.50     0.29     1.75     20
  35.73        7.38        71,697        1.49        0.28        1.71        18   
  36.14        22.94        71,958        1.49        0.17 (e)      1.62        25   
  30.81        24.71        57,003        1.49        0.43 (f)      1.63        23   
  25.18        4.65        14,824        1.49        0.59        1.66        30   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Small Cap Core Fund                    
Class R6                    
May 31, 2016 (f) through June 30, 2016    $ 45.81       $ 0.04 (g)(h)    $ 0.05       $ 0.09       $       $       $   
Class R5*                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      56.18         0.15 (g)(h)      (5.25      (5.10      (0.32      (4.86      (5.18
Year Ended June 30, 2015      58.70         0.37 (g)      3.20         3.57         (0.10      (5.99      (6.09
Year Ended June 30, 2014      48.11         0.15 (i)      13.44         13.59         (0.27      (2.73      (3.00
Year Ended June 30, 2013      37.54         0.37 (j)      10.63         11.00         (0.43              (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2012      39.44         0.27 (k)      (1.98      (1.71      (0.19              (0.19
* Class R5 Shares were named Select Class Shares until September 15, 2016.
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) 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.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(e) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(i) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.09 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.17% for Select Class Shares.
(j) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.19 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.44% for Select Class Shares.
(k) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.14 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.39% for Select Class Shares.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (b)(c)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
$ 45.90        0.20   $ 20        0.74     1.06 %(h)      0.88     58
           
  45.90        (8.97     164,573        0.80        0.30 (f)      1.16        58   
  56.18        7.01        815,652        0.80        0.66        1.13        56   
  58.70        28.95        703,307        0.79        0.28 (g)      1.12        51   
  48.11        29.50        522,295        0.79        0.84 (h)      1.19        55   
  37.54        (4.29     406,590        0.80        0.64 (i)      1.02        45   

 

 
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     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
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Small Cap Equity Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 44.04       $ 0.01 (g)    $ 0.10       $ 0.11       $       $ (3.07    $ (3.07
Year Ended June 30, 2015      45.99         (0.04     2.95         2.91                 (4.86      (4.86
Year Ended June 30, 2014      39.52         (0.01 )(h)      8.86         8.85                 (2.38      (2.38
Year Ended June 30, 2013      35.67         0.20 (i)      7.31         7.51         (0.26      (3.40      (3.66
Year Ended June 30, 2012      36.41         (0.01     1.07         1.06         (0.04      (1.76      (1.80
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      50.43         0.36 (g)      0.15         0.51         (0.30      (3.07      (3.37
Year Ended June 30, 2015      51.88         0.34        3.37         3.71         (0.30      (4.86      (5.16
Year Ended June 30, 2014      44.21         0.36 (h)      9.96         10.32         (0.27      (2.38      (2.65
Year Ended June 30, 2013      39.47         0.52 (i)      8.16         8.68         (0.54      (3.40      (3.94
Year Ended June 30, 2012      40.04         0.28        1.19         1.47         (0.28      (1.76      (2.04
Class R6                    
May 31, 2016 (j) through June 30, 2016      47.04         0.06 (g)      0.47         0.53                           
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(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) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(f) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(g) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(h) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.15) and $0.20 for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.34)% and 0.41% for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively.
(i) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.04) and $0.26 for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.10)% and 0.62% for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively.
(j) Commencement of offering of class of shares.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (e)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(f)
 
           
           
$ 41.08        0.85   $ 5,313        1.54     0.03 %(g)      1.72     32
  44.04        7.23        3,446        1.54        (0.08     1.73        20   
  45.99        22.95        3,883        1.54        (0.02 )(h)      1.62        30   
  39.52        22.80        4,909        1.54        0.53 (i)      1.64        25   
  35.67        3.51        5,587        1.55        (0.03     1.66        27   
           
  47.57        1.62        1,349,107        0.79        0.78 (g)      0.86        32   
  50.43        8.03        1,244,878        0.79        0.68        0.89        20   
  51.88        23.90        1,177,534        0.79        0.73 (h)      0.92        30   
  44.21        23.71        814,942        0.79        1.25 (i)      0.94        25   
  39.47        4.31        696,200        0.79        0.73        0.96        27   
           
  47.57        1.13        25,933        0.73        1.60 (g)      0.75        32   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

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

Net

realized

gain

 
Small Cap Growth Fund   
Class R2                      
Year Ended June 30, 2016      $ 14.20         $ (0.12   $ (1.89      $ (2.01      $ (1.04
Year Ended June 30, 2015        13.73           (0.14 )(e)      1.73           1.59           (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2014        12.84           (0.16     2.49           2.33           (1.44
Year Ended June 30, 2013        11.03           (0.09 )(f)      2.91           2.82           (1.01
Year Ended June 30, 2012        12.09           (0.08 )(g)      (0.76        (0.84        (0.22
Class R6                      
Year Ended June 30, 2016        16.01           (0.03     (2.14        (2.17        (1.04
Year Ended June 30, 2015        15.23           (0.05 )(e)      1.95           1.90           (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2014        14.00           (0.06     2.73           2.67           (1.44
Year Ended June 30, 2013        11.85           (f)(h)      3.16           3.16           (1.01
Year Ended June 30, 2012        12.88           (g)(h)      (0.81        (0.81        (0.22
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.12) and $(0.04) for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (1.04)% and (0.29)% for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.10) and $(0.02) for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.92)% and (0.19)% for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(h) Amount rounds to less than $0.005.
(i) Amount rounds to less than 0.005%.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 11.15        (14.34 )%    $ 21,276        1.50     (1.01 )%      1.85     47
  14.20        12.74        28,364        1.50        (1.07 )(e)      1.72        50   
  13.73        18.62        31,119        1.50        (1.11     1.62        58   
  12.84        27.64        26,561        1.49        (0.75 )(f)      1.67        60   
  11.03        (6.80     22,514        1.50        (0.71 )(g)      1.69        58   
           
  12.80        (13.69     445,008        0.75        (0.25     0.77        47   
  16.01        13.55        486,724        0.75        (0.31 )(e)      0.79        50   
  15.23        19.55        355,032        0.75        (0.36     0.87        58   
  14.00        28.63        248,415        0.75        0.00 (f)(i)      0.92        60   
  11.85        (6.14     200,960        0.75        0.02 (g)      0.94        58   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Small Cap Value Fund   
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 26.49       $ 0.11      $ (0.94    $ (0.83    $ (0.09    $ (1.09    $ (1.18
Year Ended June 30, 2015      27.83         0.16        (0.02      0.14         (0.14      (1.34      (1.48
Year Ended June 30, 2014      23.67         0.07 (e)      4.83         4.90         (0.07      (0.67      (0.74
Year Ended June 30, 2013      18.68         0.15 (f)      5.03         5.18         (0.19              (0.19
Year Ended June 30, 2012      18.93         0.10        (0.23      (0.13      (0.12              (0.12
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      28.01         0.26        (0.98      (0.72      (0.23      (1.09      (1.32
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.31         0.34        (0.02      0.32         (0.28      (1.34      (1.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014      24.85         0.23 (e)      5.09         5.32         (0.19      (0.67      (0.86
Year Ended June 30, 2013      19.58         0.29 (f)      5.27         5.56         (0.29              (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2012      19.82         0.20        (0.22      (0.02      (0.22              (0.22
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      28.03         0.31        (1.00      (0.69      (0.26      (1.09      (1.35
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.33         0.37        (0.02      0.35         (0.31      (1.34      (1.65
Year Ended June 30, 2014      24.87         0.24 (e)      5.09         5.33         (0.20      (0.67      (0.87
Year Ended June 30, 2013      19.59         0.29 (f)      5.29         5.58         (0.30              (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2012      19.83         0.22        (0.23      (0.01      (0.23              (0.23
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.05, $0.22 and $0.23 for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.20%, 0.79% and 0.82% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.06, $0.19 and $0.20 for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.27%, 0.86% and 0.89% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 24.48        (2.78 )%    $ 47,309        1.50     0.45     1.91     46
  26.49        0.77        48,675        1.49        0.59        1.76        38   
  27.83        20.95        47,939        1.49        0.25 (e)      1.66        40   
  23.67        27.79        15,500        1.49        0.69 (f)      1.64        38   
  18.68        (0.64     6,758        1.50        0.55        1.66        38   
           
  25.97        (2.21     96,674        0.90        1.04        0.93        46   
  28.01        1.39        103,149        0.91        1.19        0.93        38   
  29.31        21.67        79,792        0.90        0.85 (e)      0.95        40   
  24.85        28.53        32,304        0.90        1.28 (f)      0.94        38   
  19.58        (0.03     15,668        0.91        1.09        0.95        38   
           
  25.99        (2.07     753,439        0.77        1.21        0.77        46   
  28.03        1.49        554,522        0.79        1.32        0.81        38   
  29.33        21.71        453,645        0.85        0.87 (e)      0.90        40   
  24.87        28.62        207,613        0.85        1.32 (f)      0.89        38   
  19.59        0.02        180,853        0.86        1.21        0.91        38   

 

 
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       Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gain
       Total
distributions
 
U.S. Equity Fund                                 
Class R2                                 
Year Ended June 30, 2016      $ 14.66         $ 0.08 (d)     $ (0.31      $ (0.23      $ (0.07      $ (0.70      $ (0.77
Year Ended June 30, 2015        14.84           0.10         1.09           1.19           (0.10        (1.27        (1.37
Year Ended June 30, 2014        12.74           0.07 (d)       3.08           3.15           (0.08        (0.97        (1.05
Year Ended June 30, 2013        10.69           0.10 (d)       2.29           2.39           (0.10        (0.24        (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2012        10.62           0.07 (d)       0.13           0.20           (0.07        (0.06        (0.13
Class R5                                 
Year Ended June 30, 2016        14.80           0.18 (d)       (0.31        (0.13        (0.16        (0.70        (0.86
Year Ended June 30, 2015        14.96           0.19         1.11           1.30           (0.19        (1.27        (1.46
Year Ended June 30, 2014        12.82           0.16 (d)       3.11           3.27           (0.16        (0.97        (1.13
Year Ended June 30, 2013        10.75           0.17 (d)       2.31           2.48           (0.17        (0.24        (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2012        10.66           0.14 (d)       0.14           0.28           (0.13        (0.06        (0.19
Class R6                                 
Year Ended June 30, 2016        14.82           0.18 (d)       (0.31        (0.13        (0.17        (0.70        (0.87
Year Ended June 30, 2015        14.98           0.20         1.10           1.30           (0.19        (1.27        (1.46
Year Ended June 30, 2014        12.83           0.17 (d)       3.11           3.28           (0.16        (0.97        (1.13
Year Ended June 30, 2013        10.76           0.17 (d)       2.31           2.48           (0.17        (0.24        (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2012        10.67           0.14 (d)       0.14           0.28           (0.13        (0.06        (0.19
(a) 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.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(c) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
        
Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 13.66        (1.47 )%    $ 205,224        1.19     0.60     1.48     83
  14.66        8.45        178,272        1.20        0.67        1.41        79   
  14.84        25.61        126,549        1.22        0.53        1.30        73   
  12.74        22.81        72,664        1.22        0.81        1.31        88   
  10.69        2.00        31,686        1.22        0.68        1.32        83   
           
  13.81        (0.77     910,033        0.56        1.27        0.63        83   
  14.80        9.13        496,102        0.57        1.30        0.62        79   
  14.96        26.45        441,628        0.59        1.16        0.60        73   
  12.82        23.52        455,939        0.59        1.45        0.61        88   
  10.75        2.72        335,220        0.59        1.32        0.63        83   
           
  13.82        (0.78     4,755,359        0.50        1.33        0.50        83   
  14.82        9.17        2,976,379        0.51        1.35        0.52        79   
  14.98        26.57        2,392,416        0.54        1.21        0.55        73   
  12.83        23.56        1,379,173        0.54        1.47        0.56        88   
  10.76        2.76        1,114,492        0.54        1.38        0.57        83   

 

 
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       Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
    
    
    
Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gain
       Total
distributions
 
U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund                                
Class R2                                
Year Ended June 30, 2016      $ 29.40         $ (0.03 )(e)    $ (1.34      $ (1.37      $         $ (2.42      $ (2.42
Year Ended June 30, 2015        29.14           (0.01     2.46           2.45           (0.06        (2.13        (2.19
Year Ended June 30, 2014        25.11           (0.02 )(e)(f)      6.37           6.35           (0.01        (2.31        (2.32
Year Ended June 30, 2013        21.13           0.06 (e)(g)      4.99           5.05           (0.09        (0.98        (1.07
Year Ended June 30, 2012        21.13           0.04 (e)      0.02           0.06           (0.06                  (0.06
Class R5                                
Year Ended June 30, 2016        30.21           0.18 (e)      (1.40        (1.22        (0.13        (2.42        (2.55
Year Ended June 30, 2015        29.86           0.18        2.55           2.73           (0.25        (2.13        (2.38
Year Ended June 30, 2014        25.64           0.18 (e)(f)      6.51           6.69           (0.16        (2.31        (2.47
Year Ended June 30, 2013        21.51           0.22 (e)(g)      5.10           5.32           (0.21        (0.98        (1.19
Year Ended June 30, 2012        21.47           0.20 (e)      0.01           0.21           (0.17                  (0.17
(a) 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.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(c) The net expenses and expenses without waivers, reimbursements and earnings credits (excluding dividend and interest expense for securities sold short) for Class R2 are 1.51% and 1.84% for the year ended June 30, 2016, 1.55% and 1.97% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.54% and 1.88% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 1.54% and 1.88% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 1.65% and 1.89% for the year ended June 30, 2012; for Class R5 are 0.80% and 0.97% for the year ended June 30, 2016, 0.85% and 1.17% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 0.85% and 1.18% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 0.85% and 1.19% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 0.95% and 1.19% for the year ended June 30, 2012, respectively.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been ($0.02) and $0.17 for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.09)% and 0.62% for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.03 and $0.20 for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.14% and 0.83% for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets              
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net expenses
(including
dividend
and interest
expense for
securities
sold  short) (b)(c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits
(including  dividend
and interest
expense for
securities sold
short) (c)
    Portfolio
turnover rate
(excluding securities
sold short) (d)
    Portfolio
turnover rate
(including securities
sold short) (d)
 
             
             
$ 25.61        (4.74 )%    $ 5,987        2.46     (0.11 )%      2.79     88     127
  29.40        8.79        5,821        2.58        (0.05     3.00        94        127   
  29.14        26.41        5,273        2.39        (0.07 )(f)      2.73        90        122   
  25.11        24.74        3,766        2.46        0.27 (g)      2.80        90        119   
  21.13        0.33        1,993        2.38        0.19        2.62        99        129   
             
  26.44        (4.07     591,379        1.75        0.73        1.92        88        127   
  30.21        9.54        301,894        1.88        0.65        2.20        94        127   
  29.86        27.29        263,148        1.70        0.64 (f)      2.03        90        122   
  25.64        25.66        142,927        1.77        0.95 (g)      2.11        90        119   
  21.51        1.05        135,934        1.68        0.96        1.92        99        129   

 

 
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     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
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
U.S. Small Company Fund      
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 16.77       $ (0.01   $ (1.19    $ (1.20    $ (0.02    $ (0.67    $ (0.69
Year Ended June 30, 2015      16.12         (0.01     1.20         1.19                 (0.54      (0.54
Year Ended June 30, 2014      13.09         (0.05 )(g)      3.38         3.33         (0.01      (0.29      (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.25         (0.02 )(h)      2.90         2.88         (0.04              (0.04
November 1, 2011 (j) through June 30, 2012      9.02         (k)      1.27 (i)       1.27         (0.04              (0.04
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2016      17.29         0.11        (1.23      (1.12      (0.10      (0.67      (0.77
Year Ended June 30, 2015      16.52         0.12        1.24         1.36         (0.05      (0.54      (0.59
Year Ended June 30, 2014      13.35         0.06 (g)      3.46         3.52         (0.06      (0.29      (0.35
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.43         0.11 (h)      2.91         3.02         (0.10              (0.10
November 1, 2011 (j) through June 30, 2012      9.13         0.05        1.29 (i)       1.34         (0.04              (0.04
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(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) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(f) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income(loss) per share would have been $(0.05) and $0.06 for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.36)% and 0.38% for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(h) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.07) and $0.07 for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.58)% and 0.56% for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(i) An affiliate of JPMorgan made a payment to the Fund for losses incurred from an operational error. Without this payment, the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments per share would have been $1.28 for Class R6 Shares, and the total return would have been 14.66% for Class R6 Shares. The impact was less than $0.01 to the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments per share and less than 0.01% to total return for Class R2 Shares.
(j) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(k) Amount rounds to less than $0.005.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (e)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(f)
 
           
           
$ 14.88        (7.09 )%    $ 34,326        1.51     (0.05 )%      1.75     49
  16.77        7.66        17,846        1.50        (0.04     1.66        56   
  16.12        25.66        9,785        1.50        (0.32 )(g)      1.59        51   
  13.09        28.19        1,744        1.50        (0.20 )(h)      1.65        54   
  10.25        14.17 (i)      57        1.51        0.02        1.91        74   
           
  15.40        (6.39     139,835        0.73        0.71        0.74        49   
  17.29        8.54        69,755        0.73        0.73        0.76        56   
  16.52        26.54        45,604        0.75        0.42 (g)      0.84        51   
  13.35        29.17        17,232        0.75        0.95 (h)      0.97        54   
  10.43        14.77 (i)      12,959        0.75        0.70        1.08        74   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Value Advantage Fund                     
Institutional Class                     
Year Ended June 30, 2016    $ 30.06       $ 0.43       $ (1.02    $ (0.59    $ (0.32    $ (0.29    $ (0.61
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.31         0.34         1.50         1.84         (0.38      (0.71      (1.09
Year Ended June 30, 2014      24.74         0.48         5.04         5.52         (0.25      (0.70      (0.95
Year Ended June 30, 2013      19.99         0.34         4.75         5.09         (0.25      (0.09      (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2012      19.11         0.35         0.83         1.18         (0.30              (0.30
(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(b) 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.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.005% unless otherwise noted.
(d) 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 both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
 
           
           
$ 28.86        (1.87 )%    $ 5,901,818        0.74     1.50     0.88     26
  30.06        6.36        5,058,172        0.74        1.15        0.90        17   
  29.31        22.77        3,042,506        0.74        1.77        0.93        36   
  24.74        25.73        1,455,125        0.74        1.50        0.93        22   
  19.99        6.36        384,525        0.75        1.86        1.01        49   

 

 
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Additional Fee and Expense Information

 

ADDITIONAL FEE AND EXPENSE INFORMATION FOR THE JPMT II FUNDS AND FORMER ONE GROUP MUTUAL FUNDS

In connection with the 2004 final settlement between Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation (BOIA), subsequently known as JPMorgan Investment Advisors Inc. (JPMIA1), with the New York Attorney General arising out of market timing of certain mutual funds advised by BOIA, BOIA agreed, among other things, to disclose hypothetical information regarding investment and expense information to Fund shareholders. The hypothetical examples are provided for JPMT II Funds or those Funds that have acquired the assets and liabilities of a JPMT II Fund or a series of One Group Mutual Funds

The “Gross Expense Ratio” includes the contractual expenses that make up the investment advisory, administration and shareholder servicing fees, Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, fees paid to vendors not affiliated with JPMIM that provide services to the Funds and other fees and expenses of the Funds. The “Net Expense Ratio” is Gross Expenses less any fee waivers or expense reimbursements memorialized in a written contract between the Funds and JPMIM and/or its affiliates, as applicable.

The table below shows the ratios for Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares of the affected Funds offered in this prospectus.

 

NON-REDUCED RATE FUNDS  
        Class        Net
Expense Ratio
       Gross
Expense Ratio
 
JPMorgan Equity Income Fund        Class R2           1.29        1.46
         Class R3           1.04        1.12
         Class R4           0.79        0.82
         Class R5           0.59        0.65
         Class R6           0.50        0.51
   
JPMorgan Equity Index Fund        Class R6           0.045        0.150
   
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund        Class R3           1.15        1.45
         Class R4           0.90        1.14
         Class R6           0.65        0.79
   
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund        Class R2           1.40        1.56
         Class R3           1.15        1.28
         Class R4           0.90        0.94
         Class R5           0.70        0.74
         Class R6           0.60        0.61
   
JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund        Class R2           1.30        1.58
         Class R5           0.60        0.61
         Class R6           0.52        0.53
   
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund        Class R2           0.83        1.40
   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund        Class R2           1.49        1.72
         Class R3           1.24        1.41
         Class R4           0.99        1.14
         Class R5           0.79        0.92
         Class R6           0.74        0.78
   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund        Class R2           1.50        1.76
         Class R3           1.25        1.42
         Class R4           1.00        1.12
         Class R5           0.85        0.88
         Class R6           0.75        0.77
   
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund        Class R2           1.56        1.91
         Class R5           0.91        0.93
         Class R6           0.81        0.83

 

 
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NON-REDUCED RATE FUNDS  
        Class        Net
Expense Ratio
       Gross
Expense Ratio
 
   
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund        Class R2           1.61        1.92
         Class R3           1.36        1.54
         Class R4           1.11        1.19
         Class R5           0.91        0.94
         Class R6           0.77        0.78
   
JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund        Class R2           1.26        1.48
         Class R3           1.01        1.14
         Class R4           0.76        0.81
         Class R5           0.56        0.63
         Class R6           0.50        0.50

 

1 Effective January 1, 2010, the investment advisory business of JPMorgan Investment Advisors Inc. (JPMIA), which was the adviser for certain of the J.P. Morgan Funds, was transferred to JPMIM and JPMIM became the investment adviser for certain J.P. Morgan Funds that were previously advised by JPMIA.

A Fund’s annual return is reduced by its fees and expenses for that year. The examples below are intended to help you understand the annual and cumulative impact of the Fund’s fees and expenses on your investment through a hypothetical investment of $10,000 held for the next 10 years. The examples assume the following:

 

 

On 11/1/16, you invest $10,000 in the Fund and you will hold the shares for the entire 10 year period;

 

 

Your investment has a 5% return each year;

 

 

The Fund’s operating expenses remain at the levels discussed below and are not affected by increases or decreases in Fund assets over time;

 

 

At the time of purchase, any applicable initial sales charges (loads) are deducted; and

 

 

There is no sales charge (load) on reinvested dividends.

 

 

The annual costs are calculated using the Net Expense Ratios for the period through the expiration of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements memorialized in a written contract between the Funds and JPMIM and/or its affiliates; and the Gross Expense Ratios thereafter.

“Gross Cumulative Return” shows what the cumulative return on your investment at the end of each 12 month period (year) ended October 31 would be if Fund expenses are not deducted. “Net Cumulative Return” shows what the cumulative return on your investment at the end of each year would be assuming Fund expenses are deducted each year in the amount shown under “Annual Costs.” “Net Annual Return” shows what effect the “Annual Costs” will have on the assumed 5% annual return for each year.

Your actual costs may be higher or lower than those shown.

 

 
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JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

 

 

       Class R2      Class R3  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 131           5.00      3.71      3.71    $ 106           5.00      3.96      3.96
October 31, 2018        154           10.25         7.38         3.54         119           10.25         7.99         3.88   
October 31, 2019        160           15.76         11.18         3.54         123           15.76         12.18         3.88   
October 31, 2020        165           21.55         15.12         3.54         128           21.55         16.54         3.88   
October 31, 2021        171           27.63         19.19         3.54         133           27.63         21.06         3.88   
October 31, 2022        177           34.01         23.41         3.54         138           34.01         25.76         3.88   
October 31, 2023        183           40.71         27.78         3.54         144           40.71         30.63         3.88   
October 31, 2024        190           47.75         32.31         3.54         149           47.75         35.70         3.88   
October 31, 2025        197           55.13         36.99         3.54         155           55.13         40.97         3.88   
October 31, 2026        204           62.89         41.84         3.54         161           62.89         46.44         3.88   

 

       Class R4      Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 81           5.00      4.21      4.21    $ 60           5.00      4.41      4.41
October 31, 2018        87           10.25         8.57         4.18         69           10.25         8.95         4.35   
October 31, 2019        91           15.76         13.10         4.18         72           15.76         13.69         4.35   
October 31, 2020        95           21.55         17.83         4.18         76           21.55         18.64         4.35   
October 31, 2021        99           27.63         22.76         4.18         79           27.63         23.80         4.35   
October 31, 2022        103           34.01         27.89         4.18         82           34.01         29.18         4.35   
October 31, 2023        107           40.71         33.23         4.18         86           40.71         34.80         4.35   
October 31, 2024        112           47.75         38.80         4.18         90           47.75         40.67         4.35   
October 31, 2025        116           55.13         44.61         4.18         93           55.13         46.79         4.35   
October 31, 2026        121           62.89         50.65         4.18         97           62.89         53.17         4.35   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 51           5.00      4.50      4.50
October 31, 2018        54           10.25         9.19         4.49   
October 31, 2019        57           15.76         14.09         4.49   
October 31, 2020        59           21.55         19.22         4.49   
October 31, 2021        62           27.63         24.57         4.49   
October 31, 2022        65           34.01         30.16         4.49   
October 31, 2023        68           40.71         36.01         4.49   
October 31, 2024        71           47.75         42.11         4.49   
October 31, 2025        74           55.13         48.50         4.49   
October 31, 2026        77           62.89         55.16         4.49   

 

 
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JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

 

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 5           5.00      4.96      4.96
October 31, 2018        16           10.25         10.05         4.85   
October 31, 2019        17           15.76         15.38         4.85   
October 31, 2020        18           21.55         20.98         4.85   
October 31, 2021        19           27.63         26.85         4.85   
October 31, 2022        19           34.01         33.00         4.85   
October 31, 2023        20           40.71         39.45         4.85   
October 31, 2024        21           47.75         46.21         4.85   
October 31, 2025        22           55.13         53.30         4.85   
October 31, 2026        24           62.89         60.74         4.85   

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

 

       Class R3      Class R4  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 117           5.00      3.85      3.85    $ 92           5.00      4.10      4.10
October 31, 2018        153           10.25         7.54         3.55         121           10.25         8.12         3.86   
October 31, 2019        159           15.76         11.35         3.55         126           15.76         12.29         3.86   
October 31, 2020        164           21.55         15.31         3.55         130           21.55         16.63         3.86   
October 31, 2021        170           27.63         19.40         3.55         136           27.63         21.13         3.86   
October 31, 2022        176           34.01         23.64         3.55         141           34.01         25.80         3.86   
October 31, 2023        182           40.71         28.03         3.55         146           40.71         30.66         3.86   
October 31, 2024        189           47.75         32.57         3.55         152           47.75         35.70         3.86   
October 31, 2025        196           55.13         37.28         3.55         158           55.13         40.94         3.86   
October 31, 2026        203           62.89         42.15         3.55         164           62.89         46.38         3.86   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 66           5.00      4.35      4.35
October 31, 2018        84           10.25         8.74         4.21   
October 31, 2019        88           15.76         13.32         4.21   
October 31, 2020        91           21.55         18.09         4.21   
October 31, 2021        95           27.63         23.06         4.21   
October 31, 2022        99           34.01         28.24         4.21   
October 31, 2023        103           40.71         33.64         4.21   
October 31, 2024        108           47.75         39.27         4.21   
October 31, 2025        112           55.13         45.13         4.21   
October 31, 2026        117           62.89         51.24         4.21   

 

 
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Additional Fee and Expense Information (continued)

 

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

 

 

       Class R2      Class R3  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 143           5.00      3.60      3.60    $ 117           5.00      3.85      3.85
October 31, 2018        148           10.25         7.33         3.60         135           10.25         7.71         3.72   
October 31, 2019        170           15.76         11.02         3.44         140           15.76         11.72         3.72   
October 31, 2020        176           21.55         14.84         3.44         146           21.55         15.88         3.72   
October 31, 2021        182           27.63         18.79         3.44         151           27.63         20.19         3.72   
October 31, 2022        189           34.01         22.88         3.44         157           34.01         24.66         3.72   
October 31, 2023        195           40.71         27.10         3.44         163           40.71         29.29         3.72   
October 31, 2024        202           47.75         31.48         3.44         169           47.75         34.10         3.72   
October 31, 2025        209           55.13         36.00         3.44         175           55.13         39.09         3.72   
October 31, 2026        216           62.89         40.68         3.44         181           62.89         44.27         3.72   

 

       Class R4      Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 92           5.00      4.10      4.10    $ 72           5.00      4.30      4.30
October 31, 2018        100           10.25         8.33         4.06         79           10.25         8.74         4.26   
October 31, 2019        104           15.76         12.72         4.06         82           15.76         13.38         4.26   
October 31, 2020        108           21.55         17.30         4.06         86           21.55         18.21         4.26   
October 31, 2021        113           27.63         22.06         4.06         89           27.63         23.24         4.26   
October 31, 2022        117           34.01         27.02         4.06         93           34.01         28.49         4.26   
October 31, 2023        122           40.71         32.18         4.06         97           40.71         33.96         4.26   
October 31, 2024        127           47.75         37.54         4.06         101           47.75         39.67         4.26   
October 31, 2025        132           55.13         43.13         4.06         106           55.13         45.62         4.26   
October 31, 2026        137           62.89         48.94         4.06         110           62.89         51.83         4.26   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 61           5.00      4.40      4.40
October 31, 2018        65           10.25         8.98         4.39   
October 31, 2019        68           15.76         13.77         4.39   
October 31, 2020        71           21.55         18.76         4.39   
October 31, 2021        74           27.63         23.98         4.39   
October 31, 2022        77           34.01         29.42         4.39   
October 31, 2023        81           40.71         35.10         4.39   
October 31, 2024        84           47.75         41.03         4.39   
October 31, 2025        88           55.13         47.22         4.39   
October 31, 2026        92           62.89         53.68         4.39   

 

 
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JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

 

 

       Class R2      Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 132           5.00      3.70      3.70    $ 61           5.00      4.40      4.40
October 31, 2018        137           10.25         7.54         3.70         65           10.25         8.98         4.39   
October 31, 2019        173           15.76         11.21         3.42         68           15.76         13.77         4.39   
October 31, 2020        179           21.55         15.02         3.42         71           21.55         18.76         4.39   
October 31, 2021        185           27.63         18.95         3.42         74           27.63         23.98         4.39   
October 31, 2022        191           34.01         23.02         3.42         77           34.01         29.42         4.39   
October 31, 2023        198           40.71         27.23         3.42         81           40.71         35.10         4.39   
October 31, 2024        204           47.75         31.58         3.42         84           47.75         41.03         4.39   
October 31, 2025        211           55.13         36.08         3.42         88           55.13         47.22         4.39   
October 31, 2026        219           62.89         40.73         3.42         92           62.89         53.68         4.39   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 53           5.00      4.48      4.48
October 31, 2018        57           10.25         9.15         4.47   
October 31, 2019        59           15.76         14.03         4.47   
October 31, 2020        62           21.55         19.13         4.47   
October 31, 2021        65           27.63         24.45         4.47   
October 31, 2022        67           34.01         30.01         4.47   
October 31, 2023        70           40.71         35.83         4.47   
October 31, 2024        74           47.75         41.90         4.47   
October 31, 2025        77           55.13         48.24         4.47   
October 31, 2026        80           62.89         54.87         4.47   

JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

 

 

       Class R2  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 85           5.00      4.17      4.17
October 31, 2018        88           10.25         8.51         4.17   
October 31, 2019        155           15.76         12.42         3.60   
October 31, 2020        160           21.55         16.47         3.60   
October 31, 2021        166           27.63         20.66         3.60   
October 31, 2022        172           34.01         25.00         3.60   
October 31, 2023        178           40.71         29.50         3.60   
October 31, 2024        185           47.75         34.17         3.60   
October 31, 2025        191           55.13         39.00         3.60   
October 31, 2026        198           62.89         44.00         3.60   

 

 
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Additional Fee and Expense Information (continued)

 

JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

 

       Class R2      Class R3  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 152           5.00      3.51      3.51    $ 126           5.00      3.76      3.76
October 31, 2018        157           10.25         7.14         3.51         149           10.25         7.48         3.59   
October 31, 2019        187           15.76         10.66         3.28         154           15.76         11.34         3.59   
October 31, 2020        193           21.55         14.29         3.28         160           21.55         15.34         3.59   
October 31, 2021        200           27.63         18.04         3.28         166           27.63         19.48         3.59   
October 31, 2022        206           34.01         21.91         3.28         171           34.01         23.77         3.59   
October 31, 2023        213           40.71         25.91         3.28         178           40.71         28.21         3.59   
October 31, 2024        220           47.75         30.04         3.28         184           47.75         32.82         3.59   
October 31, 2025        227           55.13         34.30         3.28         191           55.13         37.59         3.59   
October 31, 2026        235           62.89         38.71         3.28         197           62.89         42.52         3.59   

 

       Class R4      Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 101           5.00      4.01      4.01    $ 81           5.00      4.21      4.21
October 31, 2018        121           10.25         8.02         3.86         98           10.25         8.46         4.08   
October 31, 2019        126           15.76         12.19         3.86         102           15.76         12.89         4.08   
October 31, 2020        130           21.55         16.53         3.86         106           21.55         17.49         4.08   
October 31, 2021        135           27.63         21.02         3.86         110           27.63         22.29         4.08   
October 31, 2022        141           34.01         25.69         3.86         115           34.01         27.28         4.08   
October 31, 2023        146           40.71         30.55         3.86         119           40.71         32.47         4.08   
October 31, 2024        152           47.75         35.59         3.86         124           47.75         37.87         4.08   
October 31, 2025        158           55.13         40.82         3.86         129           55.13         43.50         4.08   
October 31, 2026        164           62.89         46.25         3.86         135           62.89         49.35         4.08   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 76           5.00      4.26      4.26
October 31, 2018        83           10.25         8.66         4.22   
October 31, 2019        87           15.76         13.25         4.22   
October 31, 2020        90           21.55         18.02         4.22   
October 31, 2021        94           27.63         23.00         4.22   
October 31, 2022        98           34.01         28.20         4.22   
October 31, 2023        102           40.71         33.61         4.22   
October 31, 2024        106           47.75         39.24         4.22   
October 31, 2025        111           55.13         45.12         4.22   
October 31, 2026        116           62.89         51.24         4.22   

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

       Class R2      Class R3  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 153           5.00      3.50      3.50    $ 127           5.00      3.75      3.75
October 31, 2018        185           10.25         6.85         3.24         150           10.25         7.46         3.58   
October 31, 2019        191           15.76         10.32         3.24         155           15.76         11.31         3.58   
October 31, 2020        197           21.55         13.89         3.24         161           21.55         15.30         3.58   
October 31, 2021        204           27.63         17.58         3.24         167           27.63         19.42         3.58   
October 31, 2022        210           34.01         21.39         3.24         173           34.01         23.70         3.58   
October 31, 2023        217           40.71         25.32         3.24         179           40.71         28.13         3.58   
October 31, 2024        224           47.75         29.38         3.24         185           47.75         32.71         3.58   
October 31, 2025        231           55.13         33.57         3.24         192           55.13         37.47         3.58   
October 31, 2026        239           62.89         37.90         3.24         199           62.89         42.39         3.58   

 

       Class R4      Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 102           5.00      4.00      4.00    $ 87           5.00      4.15      4.15
October 31, 2018        119           10.25         8.04         3.88         94           10.25         8.44         4.12   
October 31, 2019        123           15.76         12.23         3.88         97           15.76         12.91         4.12   
October 31, 2020        128           21.55         16.58         3.88         101           21.55         17.56         4.12   
October 31, 2021        133           27.63         21.10         3.88         106           27.63         22.40         4.12   
October 31, 2022        138           34.01         25.80         3.88         110           34.01         27.45         4.12   
October 31, 2023        144           40.71         30.68         3.88         114           40.71         32.70         4.12   
October 31, 2024        149           47.75         35.76         3.88         119           47.75         38.17         4.12   
October 31, 2025        155           55.13         41.02         3.88         124           55.13         43.86         4.12   
October 31, 2026        161           62.89         46.49         3.88         129           62.89         49.78         4.12   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 77           5.00      4.25      4.25
October 31, 2018        82           10.25         8.66         4.23   
October 31, 2019        85           15.76         13.26         4.23   
October 31, 2020        89           21.55         18.05         4.23   
October 31, 2021        93           27.63         23.04         4.23   
October 31, 2022        97           34.01         28.24         4.23   
October 31, 2023        101           40.71         33.67         4.23   
October 31, 2024        105           47.75         39.32         4.23   
October 31, 2025        110           55.13         45.22         4.23   
October 31, 2026        114           62.89         51.36         4.23   

 

 
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Additional Fee and Expense Information (continued)

 

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

       Class R2      Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 159           5.00      3.44      3.44    $ 93           5.00      4.09      4.09
October 31, 2018        201           10.25         6.64         3.09         99           10.25         8.33         4.07   
October 31, 2019        207           15.76         9.93         3.09         103           15.76         12.74         4.07   
October 31, 2020        213           21.55         13.33         3.09         107           21.55         17.32         4.07   
October 31, 2021        220           27.63         16.83         3.09         111           27.63         22.10         4.07   
October 31, 2022        227           34.01         20.44         3.09         116           34.01         27.07         4.07   
October 31, 2023        234           40.71         24.16         3.09         121           40.71         32.24         4.07   
October 31, 2024        241           47.75         28.00         3.09         125           47.75         37.62         4.07   
October 31, 2025        248           55.13         31.95         3.09         131           55.13         43.22         4.07   
October 31, 2026        256           62.89         36.03         3.09         136           62.89         49.05         4.07   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 83           5.00      4.19      4.19
October 31, 2018        88           10.25         8.53         4.17   
October 31, 2019        92           15.76         13.06         4.17   
October 31, 2020        96           21.55         17.78         4.17   
October 31, 2021        100           27.63         22.69         4.17   
October 31, 2022        104           34.01         27.80         4.17   
October 31, 2023        108           40.71         33.13         4.17   
October 31, 2024        113           47.75         38.68         4.17   
October 31, 2025        118           55.13         44.47         4.17   
October 31, 2026        122           62.89         50.49         4.17   

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

       Class R2      Class R3  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 164           5.00      3.39      3.39    $ 138           5.00      3.64      3.64
October 31, 2018        169           10.25         6.89         3.39         162           10.25         7.23         3.46   
October 31, 2019        208           15.76         10.19         3.08         168           15.76         10.94         3.46   
October 31, 2020        215           21.55         13.58         3.08         174           21.55         14.77         3.46   
October 31, 2021        221           27.63         17.08         3.08         180           27.63         18.75         3.46   
October 31, 2022        228           34.01         20.69         3.08         186           34.01         22.85         3.46   
October 31, 2023        235           40.71         24.40         3.08         192           40.71         27.10         3.46   
October 31, 2024        243           47.75         28.23         3.08         199           47.75         31.50         3.46   
October 31, 2025        250           55.13         32.18         3.08         206           55.13         36.05         3.46   
October 31, 2026        258           62.89         36.25         3.08         213           62.89         40.76         3.46   

 

       Class R4      Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 113           5.00      3.89      3.89    $ 93           5.00      4.09      4.09
October 31, 2018        126           10.25         7.85         3.81         100           10.25         8.32         4.06   
October 31, 2019        131           15.76         11.96         3.81         104           15.76         12.71         4.06   
October 31, 2020        136           21.55         16.22         3.81         108           21.55         17.29         4.06   
October 31, 2021        141           27.63         20.65         3.81         112           27.63         22.05         4.06   
October 31, 2022        146           34.01         25.25         3.81         117           34.01         27.01         4.06   
October 31, 2023        152           40.71         30.02         3.81         122           40.71         32.16         4.06   
October 31, 2024        158           47.75         34.97         3.81         127           47.75         37.53         4.06   
October 31, 2025        164           55.13         40.12         3.81         132           55.13         43.11         4.06   
October 31, 2026        170           62.89         45.45         3.81         137           62.89         48.92         4.06   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 79           5.00      4.23      4.23
October 31, 2018        83           10.25         8.63         4.22   
October 31, 2019        87           15.76         13.21         4.22   
October 31, 2020        90           21.55         17.99         4.22   
October 31, 2021        94           27.63         22.97         4.22   
October 31, 2022        98           34.01         28.16         4.22   
October 31, 2023        102           40.71         33.57         4.22   
October 31, 2024        106           47.75         39.20         4.22   
October 31, 2025        111           55.13         45.08         4.22   
October 31, 2026        116           62.89         51.20         4.22   

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

 

 

       Class R2      Class R3  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 128           5.00      3.74      3.74    $ 103           5.00      3.99      3.99
October 31, 2018        133           10.25         7.62         3.74         121           10.25         8.00         3.86   
October 31, 2019        162           15.76         11.41         3.52         126           15.76         12.17         3.86   
October 31, 2020        168           21.55         15.33         3.52         130           21.55         16.50         3.86   
October 31, 2021        174           27.63         19.39         3.52         135           27.63         21.00         3.86   
October 31, 2022        180           34.01         23.59         3.52         141           34.01         25.67         3.86   
October 31, 2023        186           40.71         27.94         3.52         146           40.71         30.52         3.86   
October 31, 2024        193           47.75         32.45         3.52         152           47.75         35.56         3.86   
October 31, 2025        199           55.13         37.11         3.52         158           55.13         40.79         3.86   
October 31, 2026        206           62.89         41.93         3.52         164           62.89         46.23         3.86   

 

       Class R4      Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 78           5.00      4.24      4.24    $ 57           5.00      4.44      4.44
October 31, 2018        86           10.25         8.61         4.19         67           10.25         9.00         4.37   
October 31, 2019        90           15.76         13.16         4.19         70           15.76         13.77         4.37   
October 31, 2020        94           21.55         17.90         4.19         73           21.55         18.74         4.37   
October 31, 2021        97           27.63         22.84         4.19         76           27.63         23.93         4.37   
October 31, 2022        102           34.01         27.99         4.19         80           34.01         29.34         4.37   
October 31, 2023        106           40.71         33.35         4.19         83           40.71         35.00         4.37   
October 31, 2024        110           47.75         38.94         4.19         87           47.75         40.90         4.37   
October 31, 2025        115           55.13         44.76         4.19         91           55.13         47.05         4.37   
October 31, 2026        120           62.89         50.82         4.19         95           62.89         53.48         4.37   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2017      $ 51           5.00      4.50      4.50
October 31, 2018        53           10.25         9.20         4.50   
October 31, 2019        56           15.76         14.12         4.50   
October 31, 2020        58           21.55         19.25         4.50   
October 31, 2021        61           27.63         24.62         4.50   
October 31, 2022        64           34.01         30.23         4.50   
October 31, 2023        67           40.71         36.09         4.50   
October 31, 2024        70           47.75         42.21         4.50   
October 31, 2025        73           55.13         48.61         4.50   
October 31, 2026        76           62.89         55.30         4.50   

 

 
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MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on these Funds the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about each Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. They are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means, by law, they are considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

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If you buy your shares through a Financial Intermediary, you should contact that Financial Intermediary directly for this

information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAIs. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

Email: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAIs and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. for each of the Funds except Equity Income Fund, Growth Advantage Fund, Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund is 811-21295.

Investment Company Act File No. for Equity Income Fund, Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund is 811-4236.

Investment Company Act File No. for Growth Advantage Fund is 811-5526.

Investment Company Act File No. for Mid Cap Value Fund is 811-8189.

 

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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION — PART I

November 1, 2016

JPMORGAN TRUST I (“JPMT I”)

 

Fund Name   Select*   Inst   A   C   R2   R3   R4   R5   R6

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund (the “Disciplined Equity Fund”)

  JDESX   JPIEX   JDEAX             JDEUX

JPMorgan Diversified Fund (the “Diversified Fund”)

  JDVSX   JPDVX   JDVAX   JDVCX          

JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund (the “Dynamic Growth Fund”)

  JDGSX     DGAAX   DGXCX         DGFRX  

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund”)

  JDSCX     VSCOX   VSCCX          

JPMorgan Equity Focus Fund (the “Equity Focus Fund”)

  JPFSX     JPFAX   JPFCX          

JPMorgan Equity Low Volatility Income Fund (the “Equity Low Volatility Income Fund”)

  **     **   **   **       **   **

JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund (the “Growth and Income Fund”)

  VGIIX     VGRIX   VGICX   VGRTX       VGIFX   VGINX

JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund (the “Hedged Equity Fund”)

  JHEQX     JHQAX   JHQCX         JHQPX   JHQRX

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund (the “Intrepid America Fund”)

  JPIAX     JIAAX   JIACX   JIAZX       JIARX   JIAPX

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund (the “Intrepid Growth Fund”)

  JPGSX     JIGAX   JCICX   JIGZX       JGIRX   JGISX

JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund (the “Intrepid Advantage Fund”)

  JIISX     JICAX   JICCX          

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund (the “Intrepid Value Fund”)

  JPIVX     JIVAX   JIVCX   JIVZX       JIVRX   JIVMX

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund (the “Mid Cap Equity Fund”)

  VSNGX     JCMAX   JMCCX   JMCEX       JMEEX   JPPEX

JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund (the “Small Cap Core Fund”)

      VSSBX   VSSRX         VSSCX   VSSLX

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund (the “Small Cap Equity Fund”)

  VSEIX     VSEAX   JSECX   JSEZX   JSEPX   JSEQX   JSERX   VSENX

JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund (the “U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund”)

  JILSX     JPSAX   JPSCX          

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund (the “U.S. Equity Fund”)

  JUESX   JMUEX   JUEAX   JUECX   JUEZX   JUEPX   JUEQX   JUSRX   JUEMX

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund (the “U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund”)

  JLPSX     JLCAX   JLPCX   JLPZX       JCPRX  

JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund (the “U.S. Small Company Fund”)

  JSCSX   JUSSX   JTUAX   JTUCX   JSCZX   JUSPX   JUSQX   JUSYX   JUSMX

JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund (the “Value Advantage Fund”)

  JVASX   JVAIX   JVAAX   JVACX     JVAPX   JVAQX   JVARX   JVAYX

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JPMORGAN TRUST II (“JPMT II”)

 

Fund Name   Select*   Inst   A   C   R2   R3   R4   R5   R6

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund (the “Equity Income Fund”)

  HLIEX     OIEIX   OINCX   OIEFX   OIEPX   OIEQX   OIERX   OIEJX

JPMorgan Equity Index Fund (the “Equity Index Fund”)

  HLEIX     OGEAX   OEICX           OGFAX

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund (the “Intrepid Mid Cap Fund”)

  WOOPX     PECAX   ODMCX     WOOOX   WOOQX     WOOSX

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Large Cap Growth Fund”)

  SEEGX     OLGAX   OLGCX   JLGZX   JLGPX   JLGQX   JLGRX   JLGMX

JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund (the “Large Cap Value Fund”)

  HLQVX     OLVAX   OLVCX   JLVZX       JLVRX   JLVMX

JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund (the “Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund”)

  PGMIX     OMEAX   OMECX   JMEZX        

JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Mid Cap Growth Fund”)

  HLGEX     OSGIX   OMGCX   JMGZX   JMGPX   JMGQX   JMGFX   JMGMX

JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund (the “Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund”)

  OGNIX     OGNAX   OGNCX          

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Small Cap Growth Fund”)

  OGGFX   JISGX   PGSGX   OSGCX   JSGZX       JGSVX   JGSMX

JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”)

  PSOPX     PSOAX   OSVCX   JSVZX   JSVPX   JSVQX   JSVRX   JSVUX

J.P. MORGAN MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST (“JPMMFIT”)

 

Fund Name   Select*   Inst   A   C   R2   R3   R4   R5   R6

JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund (the “Growth Advantage Fund”)

  JGASX     VHIAX   JGACX         JGVRX   JGVVX

J.P. MORGAN FLEMING MUTUAL FUND GROUP, INC. (“JPMFMFG”)

 

Fund Name   Select*   Inst   A   C   R2   R3   R4   R5   R6

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Mid Cap Value Fund”)

  JMVSX   FLMVX   JAMCX   JCMVX   JMVZX   JMVPX   JMVQX   JMVRX   JMVYX

 

* Effective April 3, 2017, Select Class Shares will be renamed “Class I Shares.”
** An exchange ticker symbol is not available for this share class.

(each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds” or the “Equity Funds”)

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus but contains additional information which should be read in conjunction with the prospectuses for the Funds dated November 1, 2016, as supplemented from time to time (“Prospectuses”). Additionally, this SAI incorporates by reference the financial statements included in the annual Shareholder Reports relating to the Funds dated June 30, 2016 (collectively, “Financial Statements”). The Prospectuses and the Financial Statements, including the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Reports, are available without charge upon request by contacting JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (“JPMDS” or the “Distributor”), the Funds’ distributor, at 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH 43240.

This SAI is divided into two Parts – Part I and Part II. Part I of this SAI contains information that is particular to each Fund. Part II of this SAI contains information that generally applies to the Funds and other J.P. Morgan Funds.

For more information about the Funds or the Financial Statements, simply write or call:

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PART I

 

GENERAL

     1   

The Trusts and the Funds

     1   

Share Classes

     3   

Miscellaneous

     4   

INVESTMENT POLICIES

     4   

INVESTMENT PRACTICES

     15   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING FUND INVESTMENT PRACTICES

     21   

QUALITY DESCRIPTION

     23   

DIVERSIFICATION

     23   

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

     23   

TRUSTEES

     24   

Standing Committees

     24   

Ownership of Securities

     25   

Trustee Compensation

     27   

INVESTMENT ADVISER

     29   

Investment Advisory Fees

     29   

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

     30   

Portfolio Managers’ Other Accounts Managed

     30   

Portfolio Managers’ Ownership of Securities

     35   

Portfolio Managers Compensation

     38   

ADMINISTRATOR

     39   

Administrator Fees

     39   

DISTRIBUTOR

     39   

Compensation Paid to JPMDS

     39   

Distribution Fees

     41   

SHAREHOLDER SERVICING

     44   

Shareholder Service Fees

     44   

BROKERAGE AND RESEARCH SERVICES

     48   

Brokerage Commissions

     48   

Broker Research

     50   

Securities of Regular Broker-Dealers

     51   

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

     52   

Other Cash Compensation Payments

     52   

Finders’ Fee Commissions

     52   

Finders’ Fees Paid by Distributor

     53   

TAX MATTERS

     53   

Capital Loss Carryforwards

     53   

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

     54   

SHARE OWNERSHIP

     57   

Trustees and Officers

     57   

Principal Holders

     57   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     57   

PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

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The Trusts and the Funds

JPMT I Historical Information

JPMT I is an open-end, management investment company formed as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware on November 12, 2004, pursuant to a Declaration of Trust, dated November 5, 2004. Each of the Funds which is a series of JPMT I (except Dynamic Growth Fund, Equity Focus Fund, Hedged Equity Fund, U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund, U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund, U.S. Research Equity Plus Fund and Value Advantage Fund) is a successor mutual fund to J.P. Morgan Funds that were series of J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Series at the close of business on February 18, 2005 (“Predecessor J.P. Morgan Funds”). Each of the Predecessor J.P. Morgan Funds (other than Intrepid America Fund, Intrepid Growth Fund, Intrepid Advantage Fund and Intrepid Value Fund (the “Predecessor Intrepid Funds”)) operated as a series of another legal entity prior to reorganizing and redomiciling as series of J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Series on February 18, 2005.

The Predecessor J.P. Morgan Funds, other than the Predecessor Intrepid Funds, were formerly series of the following business trusts (the “Predecessor JPMorgan Trusts”):

 

J.P. Morgan Institutional Funds (“JPMIF”)

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

JPMorgan Diversified Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

  

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Select Group (“JPMMFSG”)

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Group (“JPMMFG”)

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

  

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Series (“JPMMFS”)

JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

Shareholders of each of the Predecessor J.P. Morgan Funds approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Redomiciliation (“Shell Reorganization Agreements”) between the Predecessor JPMorgan Trusts (other than JPMMFS), on behalf of the Predecessor J.P. Morgan Funds (other than the series of JPMMFS), and JPMMFS, on behalf of its series. Pursuant to the Shell Reorganization Agreements, the Predecessor J.P. Morgan Funds (other than the series of JPMMFS) were reorganized into the corresponding series of JPMMFS effective after the close of business on February 18, 2005 (“Closing Date”).

JPMT II Historical Information

JPMT II is an open-end, management investment company formed as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware on November 12, 2004, pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated November 5, 2004. Each of the Funds which is a series of JPMT II was formerly a series of One Group Mutual Funds, a Massachusetts business trust which was formed on May 23, 1985. At shareholder meetings held on January 20, 2005 and February 3, 2005, shareholders of One Group Mutual Funds approved the redomiciliation of One Group Mutual Funds as a Delaware statutory trust to be called JPMorgan Trust II. The redomiciliation was effective after the close of business on the closing date.

With respect to events that occurred or payments that were made prior to the Closing Date, any reference to Fund(s) (other than the Growth Advantage Fund and the Mid Cap Value Fund) in this SAI prior to the Closing Date refers to the Predecessor J.P. Morgan Funds or One Group Mutual Funds.

JPMMFIT Historical Information

The Growth Advantage Fund (formerly JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund) is a series of JPMMFIT, an open-end management investment company which was organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on September 23, 1997. Effective April 30, 2003, the name of JPMMFIT was changed from Mutual Fund Investment Trust to J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust.

 

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JPMFMFG Historical Information

The Mid Cap Value Fund is a series of JPMFMFG, a diversified open-end management investment company which was organized as a Maryland corporation, on August 19, 1997. Effective April 30, 2003, the name of JPMFMFG was changed from Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc. to J.P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc.

REORGANIZATIONS OF FUNDS. After the close of business on February 18, 2005, certain “Predecessor J.P. Morgan Funds” and One Group Mutual Funds merged with and into the Funds listed below. The following list identifies the target funds and the surviving funds.

 

Target Funds

  

Surviving Funds

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund   

One Group Equity Income Fund

(now known as JPMorgan Equity Income Fund)

JPMorgan Equity Growth Fund   

One Group Large Cap Growth Fund

(now known as JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund)

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund; JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund   

One Group Small Cap Growth Fund

(now known as JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund)

One Group Balanced Fund    JPMorgan Diversified Fund
One Group Diversified Equity Fund    JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

On June 26, 2009, certain J.P. Morgan Funds were involved in reorganizations with other J.P. Morgan Funds as follows:

 

Acquired Funds

  

Acquiring Funds

JPMorgan Capital Growth Fund    JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund
JPMorgan Diversified Mid Cap Value Fund    JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

On March 14, 2014, the JPMorgan Mid Cap Core Fund was acquired by the JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund.

Fund Names. As of November 1, 2007, the JPMorgan Intrepid Long/Short Fund changed its name to the JPMorgan Intrepid Plus Fund. As of May 3, 2010, the JPMorgan Intrepid Plus Fund changed its name to the JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund. As of June 29, 2007, the JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Fund changed its name to the JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund. As of April 30, 2013, the JPMorgan Market Expansion Index Fund changed its name to the JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund.

Prior to February 19, 2005, certain JPMT I and JPMT II Funds had the following names listed below corresponding to their current names:

 

Former Name

  

Current Name

One Group Diversified Mid Cap Fund    JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund*
One Group Equity Income Fund    JPMorgan Equity Income Fund
One Group Equity Index Fund    JPMorgan Equity Index Fund
One Group Large Cap Growth Fund    JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund
One Group Large Cap Value Fund    JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund
One Group Market Expansion Index Fund    JPMorgan Market Expansion Index Fund**
One Group Market Neutral Fund    JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund
One Group Mid Cap Growth Fund    JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund***
JPMorgan Intrepid Investor Fund    JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund****
JPMorgan Trust Small Cap Equity Fund    JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

 

* As of February 19, 2005, the Fund was named the JPMorgan Diversified Mid Cap Fund. The name was changed to the JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund effective July 29, 2005.
** As of February 19, 2005, the Fund was named the JPMorgan Market Expansion Index Fund. The name was changed to the JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund effective April 30, 2013.
*** As of February 19, 2005, the Fund was named the JPMorgan Diversified Mid Cap Growth Fund. The name was changed to the JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund effective June 27, 2009.
**** As of February 19, 2005, the Fund was named JPMorgan Intrepid Contrarian Fund. The name was changed to JPMorgan Intrepid Multi Cap Fund effective April 10, 2006. The name was then changed to JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund effective February 28, 2013.

 

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In addition, effective May 1, 2003, the following Funds of JPMMFSG were renamed with the approval of the Board of Trustees:

 

Former Name

  

Name As Of May 1, 2003

J. P. Morgan Select Mid Cap Equity    JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund
J. P. Morgan Select Small Cap Equity Fund    JPMorgan Trust Small Cap Equity Fund*

 

* As of February 19, 2005, the JPMorgan Trust Small Cap Equity Fund became the JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund.

Share Classes

Share Classes. Shares in the Funds are generally offered in multiple classes. The following chart shows the share classes offered (or which may be offered in the future) by each of the Funds as of the date of this SAI:

 

Fund

  Class A     Class C     Select Class     Institutional
Class
    Class R2     Class R3     Class R4     Class R5     Class R6  

Disciplined Equity Fund

    X          X        X                X 2 

Diversified Fund

    X 1      X        X        X             

Dynamic Growth Fund

    X        X        X                X     

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

    X 1      X        X               

Equity Focus Fund

    X        X        X               

Equity Income Fund

    X 1      X        X          X        X 3      X 3      X        X 4 

Equity Index Fund

    X 1      X        X                  X 5 

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund

    X     X     X       X         X     X

Growth Advantage Fund

    X 1      X        X                X        X 6 

Growth and Income Fund

    X 1      X        X          X 7          X 7      X 7 

Hedged Equity Fund8

    X        X        X                X        X   

Intrepid America Fund

    X        X        X          X            X        X 7 

Intrepid Growth Fund

    X        X        X          X            X        X 7 

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

    X 1      X        X            X 3      X 3        X 7 

Intrepid Advantage Fund

    X        X        X               

Intrepid Value Fund

    X        X        X          X            X        X   

Large Cap Growth Fund

    X 1      X        X          X        X 3      X 3      X        X   

Large Cap Value Fund

    X 1      X        X          X            X        X   

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

    X 1      X        X          X           

Mid Cap Equity Fund

    X        X        X          X 9          X 9      X 9 

Mid Cap Growth Fund

    X 1      X        X          X        X 3      X 3      X        X   

Mid Cap Value Fund

    X 1      X        X        X        X        X 3      X 3      X 5      X 5 

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

    X 1      X        X               

Small Cap Core Fund

    X 10      X 10                X 11      X 10 

Small Cap Equity Fund

    X 1      X        X          X        X 3      X 3      X        X 10 

Small Cap Growth Fund

    X 1      X        X        X        X            X 5      X   

Small Cap Value Fund

    X 1      X        X          X        X 3      X 3      X        X 2 

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

    X        X        X               

U.S. Equity Fund

    X 1      X        X        X        X        X 3      X 3      X        X   

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

    X        X        X          X            X     

U.S. Small Company Fund

    X        X        X        X        X        X 3      X 3      X 5      X   

Value Advantage Fund

    X        X        X        X          X 5      X 5      X 5      X 5 

 

* The share class is not currently offered to the public.
1 Effective June 19, 2015, Class B Shares of these Funds were automatically converted into Class A Shares.
2 Class R6 Shares of the Disciplined Equity Fund and Small Cap Value Fund were named Ultra Shares prior to 11/30/10.

 

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3 Class R3 and Class R4 Shares of the Equity Income Fund, Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, U.S. Equity Fund and U.S. Small Company Fund were first offered as of 9/9/16.
4 Class R6 Shares of the Equity Income Fund were first offered as of 1/27/12.
5 Class R6 Shares of Equity Index Fund were first offered as of 9/1/16, Class R6 Shares of Mid Cap Value Fund and Value Advantage, as well as Class R5 Shares of Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, U.S. Small Company Fund and Value Advantage Fund, as well as Class R3 and Class R4 Shares of Value Advantage Fund were first offered as of 9/9/16.
6 Class R6 Shares of the Growth Advantage Fund were first offered as of 12/23/13.
7 Class R6 Shares of the Intrepid America Fund, Intrepid Growth Fund and Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, as well as Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares of the Growth and Income Fund were first offered as of 11/2/15.
8 The Hedged Equity Fund was first offered as of 12/13/13.
9 Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares of the Mid Cap Equity Fund were first offered as of 3/14/14.
10 Class A and Class C Shares of Small Cap Core Fund, as well as Class R6 Shares of Small Cap Core Fund and Small Cap Equity Fund were first offered as of 5/31/16.
11 Until 9/15/16, Class R5 Shares were known as Select Class Shares for Small Cap Core Fund.

All share classes of the Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Equity Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund are not available for purchase by new investors except as described in the Funds’ Prospectuses.

The shares of the Funds are collectively referred to in this SAI as the “Shares.”

Miscellaneous

This SAI describes the financial history, investment strategies and policies, management and operation of each of the Funds in order to enable investors to select the Fund or Funds which best suit their needs.

This SAI provides additional information with respect to the Funds and should be read in conjunction with the relevant Fund’s current Prospectuses. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings accorded to them in the applicable Prospectus. The Funds’ executive offices are located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

This SAI is divided into two Parts – Part I and Part II. Part I of this SAI contains information that is particular to each Fund. Part II of this SAI contains information that generally applies to the Funds and other series representing separate investment funds or portfolios of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMorgan Trust III (“JPMT III”), JPMorgan Trust IV (“JPMT IV”), JPMMFIT and JPMFMFG (each a “J.P. Morgan Fund”, and together with the Funds, the “J.P. Morgan Funds”). Throughout this SAI, JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III, JPMT IV, JPMMFIT and JPMFMFG are each referred to as a “Trust” and collectively, as the “Trusts.” Each Trust’s Board of Trustees, or Board of Directors in the case of JPMFMFG, is referred to herein as the “Board of Trustees,” and each trustee or director is referred to as a “Trustee.”

The Funds are advised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMIM”). Certain other of the J.P. Morgan Funds are advised by Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated (“SCR&M”), J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc. (“JPMAAM”) and/or sub-advised by J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc. (“JPMPI”) or JF International Management Inc. (“JFIMI”). JPMIM, SCR&M, JPMAAM, JPMPI, and JFIMI are also referred to herein as the “Advisers” and, individually, as the “Adviser.” JPMPI and JFIMI are also referred to herein as the “Sub-Advisers” and, individually, as the “Sub-Adviser.”

Investments in the Funds are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan Chase Bank”), an affiliate of the Adviser, or any other bank. Shares of the Funds are not federally insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other governmental agency. An investment in a Fund is subject to risk that may cause the value of the investment to fluctuate, and when the investment is redeemed, the value may be higher or lower than the amount originally invested by the investor.

The Funds are not subject to registration or regulation as a “commodity pool operator” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act because the Funds have claimed an exclusion from that definition.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The following investment policies have been adopted by the respective Trust with respect to the applicable Funds. The investment policies listed below under the heading “Fundamental Investment Policies” are “fundamental” policies which, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), may not be changed without the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund, as such term is defined in

 

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“Additional Information” in Part II of this SAI. All other investment policies of a Fund (including its investment objective) are non-fundamental, unless otherwise designated in the Fund’s Prospectuses or herein, and may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. For purposes of this SAI, the Securities Act of 1933 is defined herein as the “1933 Act” or the “Securities Act”.

Except for each of the restrictions on borrowings set forth below in each set of Fundamental Investment policies, the percentage limitations contained in the policies below apply at the time of purchase of the securities. If a percentage or rating policy on investment or use of assets set forth in a fundamental investment policy or a non-fundamental investment policy or in a Prospectus is adhered to at the time of investment, later changes in percentage resulting from any cause other than actions by a Fund will not be considered a violation. If the value of a Fund’s holdings of illiquid securities at any time exceeds the percentage limitation applicable at the time of acquisition due to subsequent fluctuations in value or other reasons, the Fund’s Adviser will consider what actions, if any, are appropriate to maintain adequate liquidity. With respect to each fundamental investment policy regarding borrowing, the 1940 Act generally limits a Fund’s ability to borrow money on a non-temporary basis if such borrowings constitute “senior securities.” As noted in “Investment Strategies and Policies — Miscellaneous Investment Strategies and Risks — Borrowings” in the SAI Part II, in addition to temporary borrowing, a Fund may borrow from any bank, provided that immediately after any such borrowing there is an asset coverage of at least 300% for all borrowings by a Fund and provided further, that in the event that such asset coverage shall at any time fall below 300%, a Fund shall, within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) thereafter or such longer period as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) may prescribe by rules and regulations, reduce the amount of its borrowings to such an extent that the asset coverage of such borrowing shall be at least 300%. A Fund may also borrow money or engage in economically similar transactions if those transactions do not constitute “senior securities” under the 1940 Act. Under current pronouncements, certain Fund positions (e.g., reverse repurchase agreements) are excluded from the definition of “senior security” so long as a Fund maintains adequate cover, segregation of assets or otherwise. Similarly, a short sale will not be considered a senior security if a Fund takes certain steps contemplated by SEC staff pronouncements, such as ensuring the short sale transaction is adequately covered. If the value of a Fund’s holdings of illiquid securities at any time exceeds the percentage limitation applicable at the time of acquisition due to subsequent fluctuations in value or other reasons, a Fund’s Adviser will consider what actions, if any, are appropriate to maintain adequate liquidity.

For purposes of the fundamental investment policies regarding industry concentration, “to concentrate” generally means to invest more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets, taken at market value at the time of investment. For purposes of the fundamental investment policy regarding industry concentration, the Adviser may classify issuers by industry in accordance with classifications set forth in the Directory of Companies Filing Annual Reports with the SEC or other sources. In the absence of such classification or if the Adviser determines in good faith based on its own information that the economic characteristics affecting a particular issuer make it more appropriate to be considered engaged in a different industry, the Adviser may classify an issuer accordingly. Accordingly, the composition of an industry or group of industries may change from time to time. For purposes of fundamental investment policies involving industry concentration, “group of industries”, to the extent such term is applicable, means a group of related industries, as determined in good faith by the Adviser, based on published classifications or other sources.

Shareholders of the Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund, the Growth Advantage Fund, the Growth and Income Fund, the Mid Cap Equity Fund, the Small Cap Core Fund and the Small Cap Equity Fund must be given at least 30 days’ prior written notice of any change in such Fund’s investment objectives.

In addition, each of the Funds, except the Diversified Fund, Dynamic Growth Fund, Growth Advantage Fund, Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund and Value Advantage Fund has an 80% investment policy which is described in such Fund’s Prospectuses. In calculating assets for purposes of each Fund’s 80% investment policy, assets are net assets plus the amount of any borrowings. This policy may be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. However, each Fund will provide shareholders with written notice at least 60 days prior to a change in its 80% investment policy.

 

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Investment Policies of Funds that Are Series of JPMT I, JPMFMFG and JPMMFIT

Investment Policies of the Equity Focus Fund, Equity Low Volatility Income Fund and the Hedged Equity Fund

Fundamental Investment Policies. Each of the Funds:

 

  (1) May not purchase any security which would cause the Fund to concentrate its investments in the securities of issuers primarily engaged in any particular industry or group of industries except as permitted by the SEC. This restriction does not apply to investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or repurchase agreements secured thereby, and futures and options transactions issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities;

 

  (2) May not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act or any rule, order or interpretation thereunder;

 

  (3) May not borrow money, except to the extent permitted by applicable law;

 

  (4) May not underwrite securities of other issuers, except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under certain securities laws in the disposition of “restricted securities”;

 

  (5) May not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments. This restriction does not prevent the Fund from investing in securities issued by companies in an industry or group of industries in the real estate sector;

 

  (6) May not purchase or sell commodities or commodity contracts except as may be permitted by the 1940 Act or unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments issued by persons that purchase or sell commodities or commodities contracts; but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing, selling and entering into financial futures contracts (including futures contracts on indices of securities, interest rates and currencies), options on financial futures contracts (including futures contracts on indices of securities, interest rates and currencies), warrants, swaps, forward contracts, foreign currency spot and forward contracts or other derivative instruments including derivatives related to physical commodities; and

 

  (7) May make loans to other persons, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies and to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

  (8) In the case of the Hedged Equity Fund and Equity Low Volatility Fund, may not make any investment inconsistent with its classification as a diversified investment company under the 1940 Act.

For the purposes of investment restriction (5) above, real estate includes real estate limited partnerships.

Non-Fundamental Investment Policies.

 

  (1) May not acquire any illiquid securities, such as repurchase agreements with more than seven days to maturity or fixed time deposits with a duration of over seven days, if as a result thereof, more than 15% of the market value of the Fund’s net assets would be in investments which are illiquid;

 

  (2) May not acquire securities of other investment companies, except as permitted by the 1940 Act or any order pursuant thereto; and

 

  (3) May not acquire the securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(F) or 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act.

Investment Policies of the Mid Cap Value Fund

Fundamental Investment Policies. The Fund may not:

 

  (1) Purchase securities of any issuer (except securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase agreements involving such securities) if, as a result, more than 5% of the total assets of the Fund would be invested in the securities of such issuer; or acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer. This policy applies to 75% of the Fund’s total assets.

 

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  (2) Purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the total assets of the Fund to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that this limitation does not apply to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities and repurchase agreements involving such securities.

 

  (3)

Borrow money in an amount exceeding 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets, provided that, for purposes of this limitation, investment strategies which either obligate the Fund to purchase securities or require the Fund to segregate assets are not considered to be borrowings. Asset coverage of a least 300% is required for all borrowings, except where the Fund has borrowed money for temporary purposes in amounts not exceeding 5% of its total assets. The Fund will not purchase securities while its borrowings exceed 5% of its total assets.

 

  (4)

Make loans if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, except that the Fund may (i) purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objective and policies; (ii) enter into repurchase agreements; and (iii) lend its securities.

 

  (5) Purchase or sell real estate, physical commodities, or commodities contracts, except that the Fund may purchase (i) marketable securities issued by companies which own or invest in REITs, commodities, or commodities contracts; and (ii) commodities contracts relating to financial instruments, such as financial futures contracts and options on such contracts.

 

  (6) Issue senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) except as permitted by rule, regulation or order of the SEC.

 

  (7) Act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers except as it may be deemed an underwriter in selling a portfolio security.

Non-Fundamental Investment Policies. The Fund may not:

 

  (1) Pledge, mortgage or hypothecate assets except to secure borrowings permitted by the Fund’s fundamental limitation on borrowing, provided, the Fund may segregate assets without limit in order to comply with the SEC’s position regarding the asset segregation requirements of Section 18 of the 1940 Act.

 

  (2) Invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control.

 

  (3) Purchase securities on margin or effect short sales, except that the Fund may (i) obtain short term credits as necessary for the clearance of security transactions; (ii) provide initial and variation margin payments in connection with transactions involving futures contracts and options on such contracts; and (iii) make short sales “against the box” or in compliance with the SEC’s position regarding the asset segregation requirements of Section 18 of the 1940 Act.

 

  (4) Invest its assets in securities of any investment company, except as permitted by the 1940 Act.

 

  (5) Purchase or hold illiquid securities, i.e., securities that cannot be disposed of for their approximate carrying value in seven days or less (which term includes repurchase agreements and time deposits maturing in more than seven days) if, in the aggregate, more than 15% of its net assets would be invested in illiquid securities.

 

  (6) Enter into a futures contract or options transaction if the Fund’s total outstanding obligations resulting from such futures contract or option transaction would exceed 10% of the Fund’s total assets, and the Fund will maintain assets sufficient to meet its obligations under such contracts or transactions with the Fund’s custodian or will otherwise comply with the SEC’s position regarding the asset segregation requirements of Section 18 of the 1940 Act.

 

  (7) Acquire the securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(F) or 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act.

Investment Policies of the Diversified Fund, the Disciplined Equity Fund, the U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund, the U.S. Equity Fund, the U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund and the U.S. Small Company Fund

Fundamental Investment Policies. Each of the Funds:

 

  (1) May not make any investment inconsistent with the Fund’s classification as a diversified investment company under the 1940 Act.

 

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  (2) May not purchase any security which would cause the Fund to concentrate its investments in the securities of issuers primarily engaged in any particular industry except as permitted by the SEC. For purposes of fundamental investment policies regarding industry concentration, a Fund may not invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of issuers primarily engaged in any particular industry (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, any state or territory of the U.S., its agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions).

 

  (3) May not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act or any rule, order or interpretation thereunder.

 

  (4) May not borrow money, except to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

  (5) May not underwrite securities of other issuers, except to the extent that the Fund, in disposing of portfolio securities, may be deemed an underwriter within the meaning of the 1933 Act.

 

  (6) May not purchase or sell real estate, except that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Fund may (a) invest in securities or other instruments directly or indirectly secured by real estate, and (b) invest in securities or other instruments issued by issuers that invest in real estate and, in the case of the Diversified Fund, make direct investments in mortgages.

 

  (7) May not purchase or sell commodities or commodity contracts unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments issued by persons that purchase or sell commodities or commodities contracts; but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing, selling and entering into financial futures contracts (including futures contracts on indices of securities, interest rates and currencies), options on financial futures contracts (including futures contracts on indices of securities, interest rates and currencies), warrants, swaps, forward contracts, foreign currency spot and forward contracts or other derivative instruments that are not related to physical commodities.

 

  (8) May make loans to other persons, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies and to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Non-Fundamental Investment Policies. Each of the Funds:

 

  (1) May not acquire any illiquid securities, such as repurchase agreements with more than seven days to maturity or fixed time deposits with a duration of over seven calendar days, if as a result thereof, more than 15% of the market value of the Fund’s net assets would be in investments which are illiquid.

 

  (2) May not purchase securities on margin, make short sales of securities, or maintain a short position, provided that this policy shall not be deemed to be applicable to the purchase or sale of when issued or delayed delivery securities, or to short sales that are covered in accordance with SEC rules.

 

  (3) May not acquire securities of other investment companies, except as permitted by the 1940 Act or any order pursuant thereto.

 

  (4) May not acquire the securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(F) or 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act (except that the policy does not apply to the Diversified Fund).

Investment Policies of the Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund, the Growth and Income Fund and the Small Cap Equity Fund

Fundamental Investment Policies. With respect to the Growth and Income Fund, it is a fundamental policy of the Fund that when the Fund holds no portfolio securities except interests in another investment company (“master portfolio”) in which it invests, the Fund’s investment objective and policies shall be identical to the master portfolio’s investment objective and policies, except for the following: the Fund (1) may invest more than 10% of its net assets in the securities of a registered investment company, (2) may hold more than 10% of the voting securities of a registered investment company and (3) will concentrate its investments in the investment company. It is a fundamental investment policy of the Fund that when the Fund holds only portfolio securities other than interests in the master portfolio, the Fund’s investment objective and policies shall be identical to the investment objective and policies of the master portfolio at the time the assets of the Fund were withdrawn from that master portfolio.

Each of the Funds:

 

  (1) May not borrow money, except to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

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  (2) May make loans to other persons, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies and to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

  (3) May not purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or repurchase agreements secured thereby) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to a Fund’s permissible futures and options transactions in U.S. Government securities, positions in such options and futures shall not be subject to this policy.

 

  (4) May not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments but this shall not prevent a Fund from (i) purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities or (ii) engaging in forward purchases or sales of foreign currencies or securities.

 

  (5) May not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent a Fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business). Investments by a Fund in securities backed by mortgages on real estate or in marketable securities of companies engaged in such activities are not hereby precluded.

 

  (6) May not issue any senior security (as defined in the 1940 Act), except that (i) a Fund may engage in transactions that may result in the issuance of senior securities to the extent permitted under applicable regulations and interpretations of the 1940 Act or an exemptive order; (ii) a Fund may acquire other securities, the acquisition of which may result in the issuance of a senior security, to the extent permitted under applicable regulations or interpretations of the 1940 Act; and (iii) subject to the restrictions set forth above, a Fund may borrow money as authorized by the 1940 Act. For purposes of this restriction, collateral arrangements with respect to permissible options and futures transactions, including deposits of initial and variation margin, are not considered to be the issuance of a senior security.

 

  (7) May not underwrite securities issued by other persons except insofar as a Fund may technically be deemed to be an underwriter under the 1933 Act in selling a portfolio security.

 

  (8) May not purchase securities of any issuer if such purchase would not be consistent with the maintenance of the Fund’s status as a diversified company under the 1940 Act, or the rules or regulations thereunder, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended from time to time.

Non-Fundamental Investment Policies. Each of the Funds:

 

  (1) May not with respect to 50% of its assets, hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer.

 

  (2) May not make short sales of securities, other than short sales “against the box”, or purchase securities on margin except for short-term credits necessary for clearance of portfolio transactions, provided that this restriction will not be applied to limit the use of options, futures contracts and related options, in the manner otherwise permitted by the investment restrictions policies and investment program of a Fund. No Fund has the current intention of making short sales against the box.

 

  (3) May not purchase or sell interests in oil, gas or mineral leases.

 

  (4) May not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

 

  (5) May not write, purchase or sell any put or call option or any combination thereof, provided that this shall not prevent (i) the writing, purchasing or selling of puts, calls or combinations thereof with respect to portfolio securities or (ii) with respect to a Fund’s permissible futures and options transactions, the writing, purchasing, ownership, holding or selling of futures and options positions or of puts, calls or combinations thereof with respect to futures.

 

  (6) Except as specified above, may invest in the securities of other investment companies to the extent permitted by applicable Federal securities law.

 

  (7) May not (other than Growth and Income Fund) acquire the securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(F) or 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act.

 

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  (8) May not acquire securities of other investment companies, except as permitted by the 1940 Act or any order pursuant thereto.

Investment Policies of the Dynamic Growth Fund

Fundamental Investment Policies. The Fund:

 

  (1) May not purchase the securities of any issuer if as a result more than 25% of the Fund's total assets would be invested in securities of one or more issuers whose principal business activities are in the same industry, except as permitted by the SEC. This restriction does not apply to investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or repurchase agreements secured thereby, and futures and options transactions issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities;

 

  (2) May not issue senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) except with respect to any permissible borrowings;

 

  (3) May not borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act or the rules or regulations thereunder, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended from time to time or as permitted by order or interpretation of the SEC;

 

  (4) May not underwrite securities of other issuers, except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under certain securities laws in the disposition of “restricted securities”;

 

  (5) May not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments. This restriction does not prevent the Fund from investing in securities issued by companies in an industry or group of industries in the real estate sector;

 

  (6) May not purchase physical commodities or contracts relating to physical commodities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, or operate as a commodity pool, in each case as interpreted or modified by the regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time;

 

  (7) May make loans to other persons, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies and to the extent permitted by applicable law; and

 

  (8) As a matter of fundamental policy, notwithstanding any other investment policy, the Fund may seek to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its investable assets in another investment company having substantially the same investment objective and policies as the Fund.

For the purposes of investment policy (5) above, real estate includes real estate limited partnerships.

Non-Fundamental Investment Policies. The Fund:

 

  (1) May not acquire any illiquid securities, such as repurchase agreements with more than seven days to maturity or fixed time deposits with a duration of over seven calendar days, if as a result thereof, more than 15% of the market value of the Fund’s net assets would be in investments which are illiquid;

 

  (2) May not acquire securities of other investment companies, except as permitted by the 1940 Act or any order pursuant thereto; and

 

  (3) May not acquire the securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(F) or 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act.

Investment Policies of the Growth Advantage Fund

Fundamental Investment Policies. The Fund:

 

  (1)

May not borrow money, except that the Fund may borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes, or by engaging in reverse repurchase transactions, in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets at the time when the loan is made and may pledge, mortgage or hypothecate no more than 1/3 of its net assets to secure such borrowings. Any borrowings representing more than 5% of the Fund’s total assets must be repaid before the Fund may make additional investments.

 

  (2) May make loans to other persons, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies and to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

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  (3) May not purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or repurchase agreements secured thereby) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Fund’s permissible futures and options transactions in U.S. Government securities, positions in such options and futures shall not be subject to this restriction.

 

  (4) May not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments but this shall not prevent the Fund from (i) purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities or (ii) engaging in forward purchases or sales of foreign currencies or securities.

 

  (5) May not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business). Investments by the Fund in securities backed by mortgages on real estate or in marketable securities of companies engaged in such activities are not hereby precluded.

 

  (6) May not issue any senior security (as defined in the 1940 Act), except that (i) the Fund may engage in transactions that may result in the issuance of senior securities to the extent permitted under applicable regulations and interpretations of the 1940 Act or an exemptive order; (ii) the Fund may acquire other securities, the acquisition of which may result in the issuance of a senior security, to the extent permitted under applicable regulations or interpretations of the 1940 Act; and (iii) subject to the restrictions set forth above, the Fund may borrow money as authorized by the 1940 Act. For purposes of this restriction, collateral arrangements with respect to permissible options and futures transactions, including deposits of initial and variation margin, are not considered to be the issuance of a senior security.

 

  (7) May not underwrite securities issued by other persons except insofar as the Fund may technically be deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act in selling a portfolio security.

In addition, as a matter of fundamental policy, notwithstanding any other investment policy or restriction, the Growth Advantage Fund may seek to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its investable assets in another investment company having substantially the same investment objective and policies as the Fund. For purposes of investment policy (2) above, loan participations are considered to be debt instruments. For purposes of investment policy (5) above, real estate includes real estate limited partnerships. For purposes of investment policy (3) above, industrial development bonds, where the payment of principal and interest is the ultimate responsibility of companies within the same industry, are grouped together as an “industry.” Investment policy (3) above, however, is not applicable to investments by the Fund in municipal obligations where the issuer is regarded as a state, city, municipality or other public authority since such entities are not members of an “industry.” Supranational organizations are collectively considered to be members of a single “industry” for purposes of policy (3) above.

Non-Fundamental Investment Policies. The Fund:

 

  (1) May not make short sales of securities, other than short sales “against the box,” or purchase securities on margin except for short-term credits necessary for clearance of portfolio transactions, provided that this policy will not be applied to limit the use of options, futures contracts and related options, in the manner otherwise permitted by the investment restrictions or policies and investment program of the Fund.

 

  (2) May not purchase or sell interests in oil, gas or mineral leases.

 

  (3) May not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

 

  (4) May not write, purchase or sell any put or call option or any combination thereof, provided that this shall not prevent (i) the writing, purchasing or selling of puts, calls or combinations thereof with respect to portfolio securities or (ii) with respect to the Fund’s permissible futures and options transactions, the writing, purchasing, ownership, holding or selling of futures and options positions or of puts, calls or combinations thereof with respect to futures.

 

  (5) Except as specified above, may invest up to 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one investment company, but may not own more than 3% of the securities of any one investment company or invest more than 10% of its total assets in the securities of other investment companies.

 

  (6) May not, with respect to 50% of its assets, hold more than 10% of the outstanding shares of issuers.

 

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  (7) May not acquire the securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(F) or 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act.

For purposes of the investment policies regarding the Growth Advantage Fund, the issuer of a tax-exempt security is deemed to be the entity (public or private) ultimately responsible for the payment of the principal of and interest on the security.

In order to permit the sale of its shares in certain states, the Growth Advantage Fund may make commitments more restrictive than the investment policies and limitations described above and in its Prospectus. Should the Fund determine that any such commitment is no longer in its best interests, it will revoke the commitment by terminating sales of shares in the state involved.

Investment Policies of the Mid Cap Equity Fund and the Small Cap Core Fund

Fundamental Investment Policies. Each of the Funds:

 

  (1) May not borrow money, except to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

  (2) May make loans to other persons, in accordance with such Fund’s investment objective and policies and to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

  (3) May not purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or repurchase agreements secured thereby) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to a Fund’s permissible futures and options transactions in U.S. Government securities, positions in such options and futures shall not be subject to this restriction.

 

  (4) May not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments but this shall not prevent a Fund from (i) purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities or (ii) engaging in forward purchases or sales of foreign currencies or securities.

 

  (5) May not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent a Fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business). Investments by a Fund in securities backed by mortgages on real estate or in marketable securities of companies engaged in such activities are not hereby precluded.

 

  (6) May not issue any senior security (as defined in the 1940 Act), except that (i) a Fund may engage in transactions that may result in the issuance of senior securities to the extent permitted under applicable regulations and interpretations of the 1940 Act or an exemptive order; (ii) a Fund may acquire other securities, the acquisition of which may result in the issuance of a senior security, to the extent permitted under applicable regulations or interpretations of the 1940 Act; and (iii) subject to the restrictions set forth above, a Fund may borrow money as authorized by the 1940 Act. For purposes of this restriction, collateral arrangements with respect to permissible options and futures transactions, including deposits of initial and variation margin, are not considered to be the issuance of a senior security.

 

  (7) May not underwrite securities issued by other persons except insofar as a Fund may technically be deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act in selling a portfolio security.

 

  (8) May not purchase securities of any issuer if such a purchase would not be consistent with the maintenance of the Fund’s status as a diversified company under the 1940 Act, or the rules or regulations thereunder, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended from time to time.

In addition, as a matter of fundamental policy, notwithstanding any other investment policy or restriction, the Mid Cap Equity Fund and Small Cap Core Fund, may seek to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its investable assets in another investment company having substantially the same investment objective and policies as the Fund. For purposes of investment policy (5) above, real estate includes Real Estate Limited Partnerships. For purposes of investment policy (3) above, industrial development bonds, where the payment of principal and interest is the ultimate responsibility of companies within the same industry, are grouped together as an “industry.” Investment policy (3) above, however, is not applicable to investments by a Fund in municipal obligations where the issuer is regarded as a state, city, municipality or other public authority since such entities are not members of an

 

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“industry.” Supranational organizations are collectively considered to be members of a single “industry” for purposes of policy (3) above.

Non-Fundamental Investment Policies. Each of the Funds:

 

  (1) May not, with respect to 50% of its assets, hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer.

 

  (2) May not make short sales of securities, other than short sales against the box, or purchase securities on margin except for short-term credits necessary for clearance of portfolio transactions, provided that this policy will not be applied to limit the use of options, future contracts and related options, in the manner otherwise permitted by the investment restrictions, policies and investment program of a Fund. No Fund has the current intention of making short sales against the box.

 

  (3) May not purchase or sell interests in oil, gas or mineral leases.

 

  (4) May not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

 

  (5) May not write, purchase or sell any put or call option or any combination thereof, provided that this shall not prevent (i) the writing, purchasing or selling of puts, calls or combinations thereof with respect to portfolio securities or (ii) with respect to a Fund’s permissible futures and options transactions, the writing, purchasing, ownership, holding or selling of futures and options positions or of puts, calls or combinations thereof with respect to futures.

 

  (6) May invest in the securities of other investment companies to the extent permitted by applicable Federal securities law; provided, however, that a Mauritius holding company (a “Mauritius Portfolio Company”) will not be considered an investment company for this purpose.

 

  (7) May not acquire the securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(F) or 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act.

For purposes of the investment policies regarding the Mid Cap Equity Fund and the Small Cap Core Fund, the issuer of a tax-exempt security is deemed to be the entity (public or private) ultimately responsible for the payment of the principal of and interest on the security.

Investment Policies of the Intrepid Advantage Fund, the Intrepid America Fund, the Intrepid Growth Fund, the Intrepid Value Fund and the Value Advantage Fund

Fundamental Investment Policies. Each of the Funds:

 

  (1) May not make any investment inconsistent with the Fund’s classification as a diversified investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

  (2) May not purchase any security which would cause the Fund to concentrate its investments in the securities of issuers primarily engaged in any particular industry except as permitted by the SEC. For purposes of fundamental investment policies regarding industry concentration, a Fund may not invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of issuers primarily engaged in any particular industry (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, any state or territory of the U.S., its agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions).

 

  (3) May not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any rule, order or interpretation thereunder.

 

  (4) May not borrow money, except to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

  (5) May not underwrite securities of other issuers, except to the extent that the Fund, in disposing of Fund securities, may be deemed an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

  (6) May not purchase or sell real estate, except that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Fund may (a) invest in securities or other instruments directly or indirectly secured by real estate, (b) invest in securities or other instruments issued by issuers that invest in real estate and make direct investments in mortgages.

 

  (7)

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  contracts; but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing, selling and entering into financial futures contracts (including futures contracts on indices of securities, interest rates and currencies), options on financial futures contracts (including futures contracts on indices of securities, interest rates and currencies), warrants, swaps, forward contracts, foreign currency spot and forward contracts or other derivative instruments that are not related to physical commodities.

 

  (8) May make loans to other persons, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies and to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Non-Fundamental Investment Policies. Each of the Funds:

 

  (1) May not acquire any illiquid securities, such as repurchase agreements with more than seven days to maturity or fixed time deposits with a duration of over seven calendar days, if as a result thereof, more than 15% of the market value of the Fund’s net assets would be in investments which are illiquid.

 

  (2) May not purchase securities on margin, make short sales of securities, or maintain a short position, provided that this policy shall not be deemed to be applicable to the purchase or sale of when-issued or delayed delivery securities, or to short sales that are covered in accordance with SEC rules.

 

  (3) May not acquire securities of other investment companies, except as permitted by the 1940 Act or any order pursuant thereto.

 

  (4) May not acquire the securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(F) or 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act.

In addition, the Funds may borrow money from banks for temporary or short-term purposes. But, none of the Funds may borrow money to buy additional securities, which is known as “leverage.”

Investment Policies of Funds that are Series of JPMT II

Fundamental Investment Policies. None of the Funds may:

 

  (1) Purchase securities of any issuer if such purchase would not be consistent with the maintenance of the Fund’s status as a diversified company under the 1940 Act, or the rules or regulations thereunder, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended from time to time.

 

  (2) Purchase any securities that would cause more than 25% of the total assets of a Fund to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) this limitation does not apply to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities and repurchase agreements involving such securities. For purposes of this limitation (i) utilities will be divided according to their services (for example, gas, gas transmission, electric and telephone will each be considered a separate industry); and (ii) wholly-owned finance companies will be considered to be in the industries of their parents if their activities are primarily related to financing the activities of their parents.

 

  (3) Make loans, except that a Fund may (i) purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objective and policies; (ii) enter into repurchase agreements; (iii) engage in securities lending as described in the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information; and (iv) make loans to the extent permitted by an order issued by the SEC.

 

  (4) Underwrite the securities of other issuers except to the extent that a Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain securities laws in the disposition of “restricted securities.”

 

  (5) Purchase physical commodities or contracts relating to physical commodities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, or operate as a commodity pool, in each case as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time.

 

  (6) Purchase participation or other direct interests in oil, gas or mineral exploration or development programs (although investments by all Funds in marketable securities of companies engaged in such activities are not hereby precluded).

 

  (7) Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or the rules or regulations thereunder, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended from time to time.

 

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  (8) Purchase securities of other investment companies except as permitted by the 1940 Act and rules, regulations and applicable exemptive relief thereunder.

 

  (9) Issue senior securities except with respect to any permissible borrowings.

 

  (10) Purchase or sell real estate (however, each Fund may, to the extent appropriate to its investment objective, purchase securities secured by real estate or interests therein or securities issued by companies investing in real estate or interests therein).

None of the Funds (other than the Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund) may:

 

  (1) Purchase securities on margin or sell securities short except, for use of short-term credit necessary for clearance of purchases of portfolio securities.

Non-Fundamental Investment Policies.

The following policy applies to the Equity Index Fund:

 

  (1) The Fund may not invest more than 10% of its total assets in securities issued or guaranteed by the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities. Repurchase agreements held in margin deposits and segregated accounts for futures contracts are not considered issued or guaranteed by the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities for purposes of the 10% limitation.

None of the Funds may:

 

  (1) Invest in illiquid securities in an amount exceeding, in the aggregate 15% of the Fund’s net assets. An illiquid security is a security which cannot be disposed of promptly (within seven days) and in the usual course of business without a loss, and includes repurchase agreements maturing in excess of seven days, time deposits with a withdrawal penalty, non-negotiable instruments and instruments for which no market exists.

 

  (2) Acquire the securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(F) or 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act.

INVESTMENT PRACTICES

The Funds invest in a variety of securities and employ a number of investment techniques. What follows is a list of some of the securities and techniques which may be utilized by the Funds. For a more complete discussion, see the “Investment Strategies and Policies” section in Part II of this SAI.

 

FUND NAME    FUND CODE  

Disciplined Equity Fund

     1   

Diversified Fund

     2   

Dynamic Growth Fund

     3   

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

     4   

Equity Focus Fund

     5   

Equity Income Fund

     6   

Equity Index Fund

     7   

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund

     8   

Growth Advantage Fund

     9   

Growth and Income Fund

     10   

Hedged Equity Fund

     11   

Intrepid America Fund

     12   

Intrepid Growth Fund

     13   

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

     14   

Intrepid Advantage Fund

     15   

Intrepid Value Fund

     16   

Large Cap Growth Fund

     17   

 

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FUND NAME    FUND CODE  

Large Cap Value Fund

     18   

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

     19   

Mid Cap Equity Fund

     20   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     21   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     22   

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

     23   

Small Cap Core Fund

     24   

Small Cap Equity Fund

     25   

Small Cap Growth Fund

     26   

Small Cap Value Fund

     27   

U.S Dynamic Plus Fund

     28   

U.S. Equity Fund

     29   

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     30   

U.S. Small Company Fund

     31   

Value Advantage Fund

     32   

 

Instrument    Fund Codes   

Part II

Section Reference

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (“ARMs”): Loans in a mortgage pool which provide for a fixed initial mortgage interest rate for a specified period of time, after which the rate may be subject to periodic adjustments.   

2-4, 6, 9-10,

12-16, 20-22,

24-28, 32

   Mortgage-Related Securities
Asset-Backed Securities: Securities secured by company receivables, home equity loans, truck and auto loans, leases, and credit card receivables or other securities backed by other types of receivables or other assets.   

2-4, 6, 9-10,

12-17, 20-22,

24-28, 32

   Asset-Backed Securities
Auction Rate Securities: Auction rate municipal securities and auction rate preferred securities issued by closed-end investment companies.   

3-4, 6, 9-10,

12-16, 20-22,

24-28, 32

   Auction Rate Securities
Bank Obligations: Bankers’ acceptances, certificates of deposit and time deposits. Bankers’ acceptances are bills of exchange or time drafts drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank. Maturities are generally six months or less. Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates issued by a bank for a specified period of time and earning a specified return. Time deposits are non-negotiable receipts issued by a bank in exchange for the deposit of funds.    1-32    Bank Obligations
Borrowings: A Fund may borrow for temporary purposes and/or for investment purposes. Such a practice will result in leveraging of a Fund’s assets and may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so. A Fund must maintain continuous asset coverage of 300% of the amount borrowed, with the exception for borrowings not in excess of 5% of the Fund’s total assets made for temporary administrative purposes.    1-32    Miscellaneous Investment Strategies and Risks
Brady Bonds: Securities created through the exchange of existing commercial bank loans to public and private entities in certain emerging markets for new bonds in connection with debt restructurings.   

2-4, 6, 9-10,

12-16, 20-22,

24-28, 32

   Foreign Investments (including Foreign Currencies)

 

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Instrument    Fund Codes   

Part II

Section Reference

Call and Put Options: A call option gives the buyer the right to buy, and obligates the seller of the option to sell, a security at a specified price at a future date. A put option gives the buyer the right to sell, and obligates the seller of the option to buy, a security at a specified price at a future date.    1-32    Options and Futures Transactions
Commercial Paper: Secured and unsecured short-term promissory notes issued by corporations and other entities. Maturities generally vary from a few days to nine months.    1-32    Commercial Paper
Commodity-Linked Derivatives: Instruments whose value derives from the price of a commodity, including commodity futures and commodity options.    3    Miscellaneous Investment Strategies and Risks
Common Stock: Shares of ownership of a company.    1-32    Equity Securities, Warrants and Rights
Common Stock Warrants and Rights: Securities, typically issued with preferred stock or bonds, that give the holder the right to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price.    1-32    Equity Securities, Warrants and Rights
Convertible Securities: Bonds or preferred stock that can convert to common stock including contingent convertible securities.    1-32    Convertible Securities
Corporate Debt Securities: May include bonds and other debt securities of domestic and foreign issuers, including obligations of industrial, utility, banking and other corporate issuers.   

1-4, 6-7, 9-10, 12-17, 20-22,

24-29, 31-32

   Debt Instruments
Credit Default Swaps (“CDSs”): A swap agreement between two parties pursuant to which one party pays the other a fixed periodic coupon for the specified life of the agreement. The other party makes no payment unless a credit event, relating to a predetermined reference asset, occurs. If such an event occurs, the party will then make a payment to the first party, and the swap will terminate.   

2-4, 6, 9-10,

12-16, 20-21,

24-28, 32

   Swaps and Related Swap Products
Custodial Receipts: A Fund may acquire securities in the form of custodial receipts that evidence ownership of future interest payments, principal payments or both on certain U.S. Treasury notes or bonds in connection with programs sponsored by banks and brokerage firms. These are not considered to be U.S. government securities. These notes and bonds are held in custody by a bank on behalf of the owners of the receipts.    3    Custodial Receipts
Demand Features: Securities that are subject to puts and standby commitments to purchase the securities at a fixed price (usually with accrued interest) within a fixed period of time following demand by a Fund.   

2-4, 6, 9-10,

12-16, 20-22, 24-28, 32

   Demand Features
Emerging Market Securities: Securities issued by issuers or governments in countries with emerging economies or securities markets which may be undergoing significant evolution and rapid development.   

1-6, 9-10, 12-16,

20-22,

23-32

   Foreign Investments (including Foreign Currencies)
Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”): Ownership interest in unit investment trusts, depositary receipts, and other pooled investment vehicles that hold a portfolio of securities or stocks designed to track the price performance and dividend yield of a particular broad-based, sector or international index. ETFs include a wide range of investments.    1-32    Investment Company Securities and Exchange Traded Funds

 

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Section Reference

Foreign Currency Transactions: Strategies used to hedge against currency risks, for other risk management purposes or to increase income or gain to a Fund. These strategies may consist of use of any of the following: options on currencies, currency futures, options on such futures, forward foreign currency transactions (including non-deliverable forwards (“NDFs”)), forward rate agreements and currency swaps, caps and floors.   

2-6, 9-10, 12-16,

20-29, 32

   Foreign Investments (including Foreign Currencies)
Foreign Investments: Equity and debt securities (e.g., bonds and commercial paper) of foreign entities and obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks. Foreign securities may also include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) and American Depositary Securities.    1-32    Foreign Investments (including Foreign Currencies)
High Yield/High Risk Securities/Junk Bonds: Securities that are generally rated below investment grade by the primary rating agencies or are unrated but are deemed by a Fund’s Adviser to be of comparable quality.   

2-4, 6, 9-10,

12-17, 20-22, 24-28, 32

   Debt Instruments
Inflation-Linked Debt Securities: Includes fixed and floating rate debt securities of varying maturities issued by the U.S. government as well as securities issued by other entities such as corporations, foreign governments and foreign issuers.   

2-4, 6, 9-10,

12-16, 20-22, 24-28, 32

   Debt Instruments
Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”): A transaction in which a previously private company makes its first sale of stock to the public.    1-6, 8-32    Equity Securities, Warrants and Rights
Interfund Lending: Involves lending money and borrowing money for temporary purposes through a credit facility.    1-32    Miscellaneous Investment Strategies and Risks
Inverse Floating Rate Instruments: Leveraged variable debt instruments with interest rates that reset in the opposite direction from the market rate of interest to which the inverse floater is indexed.   

2-4, 6, 9-10,

12-16, 20-22, 24-28, 32

   Inverse Floaters and Interest Rate Caps
Investment Company Securities: Shares of other investment companies, including money market funds for which the Adviser and/or its affiliates serve as investment adviser or administrator. The Adviser will waive certain fees when investing in funds for which it serves as investment adviser, to the extent required by law or by contract.    1-32    Investment Company Securities and Exchange Traded Funds
Loan Assignments and Participations: Assignments of, or participations in, all or a portion of loans to corporations or governments, including governments in less developed countries.    2-4, 6, 9-10, 12-17, 20-22, 24-28, 32    Loans
Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”): Limited partnerships that are publicly traded on a securities exchange.    1-32    Master Limited Partnerships
Mortgages (Directly Held): Debt instruments secured by real property.    3-4, 6, 9-10, 12-18, 20-30, 32    Mortgage-Related Securities
Mortgage-Backed Securities: Debt obligations secured by real estate loans and pools of loans such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBSs”), and other asset-backed structures.    1-4, 6, 9-10, 12-18, 20-22, 24-28, 32    Mortgage-Related Securities

 

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Part II

Section Reference

Mortgage Dollar Rolls: A transaction in which a Fund sells securities for delivery in a current month and simultaneously contracts with the same party to repurchase similar but not identical securities on a specified future date.   

2-4, 6, 9-10,

12-16, 20-22, 24-28, 32

   Mortgage-Related Securities
Municipal Securities: Securities issued by a state or political subdivision to obtain funds for various public purposes. Municipal securities include, among others, private activity bonds and industrial development bonds, as well as general obligation notes, tax anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes, other short-term tax-exempt obligations, municipal leases, obligations of municipal housing authorities and single-family revenue bonds.   

2-4, 6, 9-10,

12-18, 20-22, 24-28, 32

   Municipal Securities
New Financial Products: New options and futures contracts and other financial products continue to be developed and a Fund may invest in such options, contracts and products.    1-7, 9-22, 24-32    Miscellaneous Investment Strategies and Risks
Obligations of Supranational Agencies: Obligations which are chartered to promote economic development and are supported by various governments and governmental agencies.    2-4, 6, 9-10, 12-16, 20-22, 24-28, 32    Foreign Investments (including Foreign Currencies)
Options and Futures Transactions: A Fund may purchase and sell (a) exchange traded and over-the-counter put and call options on securities, indexes of securities and futures contracts on securities and indexes of securities and (b) futures contracts on securities and indexes of securities.    1-32    Options and Futures Transactions
Preferred Stock: A class of stock that generally pays a dividend at a specified rate and has preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and in liquidation.    1-32    Equity Securities, Warrants and Rights
Private Placements, Restricted Securities and Other Unregistered Securities: Securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, such as privately placed commercial paper and Rule 144A securities.    1-32    Miscellaneous Investment Strategies and Risks
Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Pooled investment vehicles which invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interest.    1-32    Real Estate Investment Trusts
Repurchase Agreements: The purchase of a security and the simultaneous commitment to return the security to the seller at an agreed upon price on an agreed upon date. This is treated as a loan.    1-32    Repurchase Agreements
Reverse Repurchase Agreements: The sale of a security and the simultaneous commitment to buy the security back at an agreed upon price on an agreed upon date. This is treated as a borrowing by a Fund.   

1-22,

24-32

   Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Securities Issued in Connection with Reorganizations and Corporate Restructurings: In connection with reorganizing or restructuring of an issuer, an issuer may issue common stock or other securities to holders of its debt securities.   

1-6, 9-10, 12-18,

20-22, 24-32

   Miscellaneous Investment Strategies and Risks
Securities Lending: The lending of up to 33 1/3% of a Fund’s total assets. In return, a Fund will receive cash, other securities, and/or letters of credit as collateral.    1, 4, 6-7, 9-10, 13-22, 24-27, 29, 31    Securities Lending

 

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Instrument    Fund Codes   

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Section Reference

Short Selling: A Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of the security. To complete the transaction, a Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. A Fund is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it subsequently at the market price at the time of replacement.   

2, 4, 9-10,

12-13, 15-16, 20, 22-25,

28, 30, 32

   Short Selling
Short-Term Funding Agreements: Agreements issued by banks and highly rated U.S. insurance companies such as Guaranteed Investment Contracts (“GICs”) and Bank Investment Contracts (“BICs”).    1-32    Short-Term Funding Agreements
Sovereign Obligations: Investments in debt obligations issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign government, or its agencies, authorities or political subdivisions.   

2-4, 6, 9-10,

12-16, 20-22,

24-30, 32

   Foreign Investments (including Foreign Currencies)
Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: Derivative multi-class mortgage securities which are usually structured with two classes of shares that receive different proportions of the interest and principal from a pool of mortgage assets. These include Interest Only (“IO”) and Principal-Only (“PO”) securities issued outside a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (“REMIC”) or CMO structure.   

1-4, 6, 9-10,

12-16, 20-22,

24-30, 31-32

   Mortgage-Related Securities
Structured Investments: A security having a return tied to an underlying index or other security or asset class. Structured investments generally are individually negotiated agreements and may be traded over-the-counter. Structured investments are organized and operated to restructure the investment characteristics of the underlying index, commodity, currency or financial instrument.   

2-4, 6, 8-10,

12-22, 24-28,

32

   Structured Investments
Swaps and Related Swap Products: Swaps involve an exchange of obligations by two parties. Caps and floors entitle a purchaser to a principal amount from the seller of the cap or floor to the extent that a specified index exceeds or falls below a predetermined interest rate or amount. A Fund may enter into these transactions to manage its exposure to changing interest rates and other factors.    1-4, 6-7,  9-10, 12-22, 24-32    Swaps and Related Swap Products
Synthetic Variable Rate Instruments: Instruments that generally involve the deposit of a long-term tax exempt bond in a custody or trust arrangement and the creation of a mechanism to adjust the long-term interest rate on the bond to a variable short-term rate and a right (subject to certain conditions) on the part of the purchaser to tender it periodically to a third party at par.   

3-4, 6, 9-10,

12-16, 20-22,

24-28, 32

   Swaps and Related Swap Products
Temporary Defensive Positions: To respond to unusual circumstances, a Fund may invest a portion of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes.    1-32    Miscellaneous Investment Strategies and Risks
Treasury Receipts: A Fund may purchase interests in separately traded interest and principal component parts of U.S. Treasury obligations that are issued by banks or brokerage firms and that are created by depositing U.S. Treasury notes and U.S. Treasury bonds into a special account at a custodian bank. Receipts include Treasury Receipts (“TRs”), Treasury Investment Growth Receipts (“TIGRs”), and Certificates of Accrual on Treasury Securities (“CATS”).    1-32    Treasury Receipts

 

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Section Reference

Trust Preferreds: Securities with characteristics of both subordinated debt and preferred stock. Trust preferreds are generally long term securities that make periodic fixed or variable interest payments.   

1-2, 4, 6-7, 9-10,

12-17, 20-22,

24-30, 32

   Trust Preferred Securities
U.S. Government Agency Securities: Securities issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government. These include all types of securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), including funding notes, subordinated benchmark notes, CMOs and REMICs.    1-32    Mortgage-Related Securities
U.S. Government Obligations: May include direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, notes and bonds, all of which are backed as to principal and interest payments by the full faith and credit of the United States, and separately traded principal and interest component parts of such obligations that are transferable through the Federal book-entry system known as Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (“STRIPS”) and Coupons Under Book-Entry-Safekeeping (“CUBES”).    1-32    U.S. Government Obligations
Variable and Floating Rate Instruments: Obligations with interest rates which are reset daily, weekly, quarterly or some other frequency and which may be payable to a Fund on demand or at the expiration of a specified term.    1-6, 9-10, 12-18, 20-28, 32    Debt Instruments
When-Issued Securities, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments: Purchase or contract to purchase securities at a fixed price for delivery at a future date.    1-32    When-Issued Securities, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments
Zero-Coupon, Pay-in-Kind and Deferred Payment Securities: Zero-coupon securities are securities that are sold at a discount to par value and on which interest payments are not made during the life of the security. Pay-in-kind securities are securities that have interest payable by delivery of additional securities. Deferred payment securities are zero-coupon debt securities which convert on a specified date to interest bearing debt securities.   

2-4, 6, 9-10,

12-17, 20-22, 24-28, 32

   Debt Instruments

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING FUND INVESTMENT PRACTICES

Foreign Investments

Except as noted below, investments in all types of foreign securities will not exceed 20% of the total assets of the Funds (except for the Diversified Fund). Investments in foreign securities shall not exceed 10% of the net assets of the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund.

Limitations on the Use of Futures

In addition, none of the JPMT II Funds will enter into futures contracts to the extent that the value of the futures contracts held would exceed 25% of the respective Fund’s total assets.

Limitations on the Use of Options

Each JPMT II Fund will limit the writing of put and call options to 25% of its net assets. These Funds may enter into over-the-counter option transactions provided there exists an active over-the-counter market for such options that will establish their pricing and liquidity.

 

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Index Investing by the Equity Index Fund and the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Equity Index Fund. The Equity Index Fund attempts to track the aggregate price and dividend performance of the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the “Index”) to achieve a correlation between the performance of the Fund and that of the index of at least 0.95, without taking into account expenses. A correlation of 1.00 would indicate perfect correlation, which would be achieved when the Fund’s net asset value, including the value of its dividend and capital gains distributions, increases or decreases in exact proportion to changes in the Index. The Fund’s ability to correlate its performance with the Index, however, may be affected by, among other things, changes in securities markets, the manner in which the Index is calculated by S&P and the timing of purchases and redemptions. In the future, the Trustees of the Trust, subject to the approval of Shareholders, may select another index if such a standard of comparison is deemed to be more representative of the performance of common stocks.

S&P chooses the stocks to be included in the Index largely on a statistical basis. Inclusion of a stock in the Index in no way implies an opinion by S&P as to its attractiveness as an investment. The Index is determined, composed and calculated by S&P without regard to the Equity Index Fund. S&P is neither a sponsor of, nor in any way affiliated with the Equity Index Fund, and S&P makes no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, on the advisability of investing in the Equity Index Fund or as to the ability of the Index to track general stock market performance. S&P disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the Index or any data included in the Index. “S&P 500” is a service mark of S&P.

The weights of stocks in the Index are based on each stock’s relative total market value, i.e., market price per share times the number of Shares outstanding. Typically, companies included in the Index are the largest and most dominant firms in their respective industries.

The Adviser generally selects stocks for the Equity Index Fund in the order of their weights in the Index beginning with the heaviest weighted stocks. The percentage of the Equity Index Fund’s assets to be invested in each stock is approximately the same as the percentage it represents in the Index. No attempt is made to manage the Equity Index Fund in the traditional sense using economic, financial and market analysis. The Equity Index Fund is managed using a computer program to determine which stocks are to be purchased and sold to replicate the Index to the extent feasible. From time to time, administrative adjustments may be made in the Fund because of changes in the composition of the Index, but such changes should be infrequent.

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund. The Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund invests in stocks of small- and mid-capitalization U.S. companies that are included in the S&P 1000 Index and which trade on national exchanges, as well as over-the-counter stocks that are part of the National Market System. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 1000 Index are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. In addition, the Fund may modestly overweight or underweight the sectors and industries within the index. The Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 1000 Index over the long term with a modest divergence to the benchmark. The Fund’s ability to correlate its performance with the S&P 1000 Index, however, may be affected by, among other things, changes in securities markets, the manner in which the Indices are calculated by S&P and the timing of purchases and redemptions. In the future, the Trustees of the Trust, subject to the approval of Shareholders, may select other indices if such a standard of comparison is deemed to be more representative of the performance of small- and mid-cap stocks.

The S&P 1000 Index is determined, composed and calculated by S&P without regard to the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund. S&P is neither a sponsor of, nor in any way affiliated with the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, and S&P makes no representation or warranty, expressed or implied on the advisability of investing in the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund or as to the ability of the S&P 1000 Index to track general stock market performance, and S&P disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the S&P 1000 Index or any data included therein.

Limitations on Purchases of Securities. In addition to restrictions imposed on the index funds under the 1940 Act, the Adviser may be restricted from purchasing securities for the Equity Index Fund or the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund due to various regulatory requirements applicable to such securities. Such regulatory requirements (e.g., regulations applicable to banking entities, insurance companies and public utility holdings companies) may limit the amount of securities that may be owned by accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates have discretionary authority or control. As a result, there may be times when the Adviser is unable to purchase securities that would otherwise be purchased to replicate the applicable index.

 

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Use of When-Issued Securities and Forward Commitments

Each JPMT II Fund intends to purchase “when issued” securities only for the purpose of acquiring portfolio securities, not for speculative purposes. Because a Fund will set aside cash or liquid portfolio securities to satisfy its purchase commitments in the manner described, the Fund’s liquidity and the ability of the Adviser to manage the Fund might be affected in the event its commitments to purchase when-issued securities ever exceeded 40% of the value of its assets. Commitments to purchase when-issued securities will not, under normal market conditions, exceed 25% of a Fund’s total assets. A Fund may dispose of a when-issued security or forward commitment prior to settlement if the Adviser deems it appropriate to do so.

Investments in Other J.P. Morgan Funds by JPMorgan Diversified Fund

The JPMorgan Diversified Fund can invest in any J.P. Morgan Fund eligible to be an underlying fund for another Fund.

QUALITY DESCRIPTION

The JPMT II Funds may purchase commercial paper consisting of issues rated at the time of purchase in the top two rating categories by at least one a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) (such as A-2 or better by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (S&P), Prime-2 or better by Moody’s Investor Service Inc. (Moody’s), F-2 or better by Fitch Ratings (Fitch) or R-2 or better by Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS)) or if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.

At the time a JPMT I Fund invests in any commercial paper, bank obligation or repurchase agreement, the issuer must have outstanding debt rated A or higher by Moody’s or S&P and the issuer’s parent corporation, if any, must have outstanding commercial paper rated Prime-1 by Moody’s or A-1 by S&P, or if no such ratings are available, the investment must be of comparable quality in the Adviser’s opinion. At the time a JPMT I Fund invests in any other short-term debt securities, they must be rated A or higher by Moody’s or S&P, or if unrated, the investment must be of comparable quality in the Adviser’s opinion.

DIVERSIFICATION

JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMMFIT and JPMFMFG are each a registered open-end investment company. All of the Funds intend to meet the diversification requirement of the 1940 Act, except for the Dynamic Growth Fund and the Equity Focus Fund, which are non-diversified.

For a more complete discussion, see the “Diversification” section in Part II of this SAI.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

A portfolio turnover rate is, in summary, the percentage computed by dividing the lesser of a Fund’s purchases or sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) by the average market value of the Fund. The Adviser intends to manage each Fund’s assets by buying and selling securities to help attain its investment objective. A rate of 100% indicates that the equivalent of all of a Fund’s assets have been sold and reinvested in a year. High portfolio turnover may affect the amount, timing and character of distributions, and, as a result, may increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. Higher portfolio turnover also results in higher transaction costs. To the extent that net short-term capital gains are realized by a Fund, any distributions resulting from such gains are considered ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. For a more complete discussion, see the “Distributions and Tax Matters” section in Part II of this SAI.

The table below sets forth the Funds’ portfolio turnover rates for the last two fiscal years (including short sales as noted below).

 

     Fiscal Year Ended June 30,  

Fund

      2015              2016      

Disciplined Equity Fund

    144%         122%   

Diversified Fund

    49%         57%   

Dynamic Growth Fund

    74%         61%   

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

    48%         56%   

Equity Focus Fund

    52%         45%   

Equity Income Fund

    22%         20%   

 

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     Fiscal Year Ended June 30,  

Fund

      2015              2016      

Equity Index Fund

    5%         4%   

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund**

    N/A         N/A   

Growth Advantage Fund

    46%         46%   

Growth and Income Fund

    39%         39%   

Hedged Equity Fund

    42%         57%   

Intrepid America Fund

    49%         70%   

Intrepid Growth Fund

    64%         70%   

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

    66%         78%   

Intrepid Advantage Fund

    35%         31%   

Intrepid Value Fund

    52%         66%   

Large Cap Growth Fund

    19%         43%   

Large Cap Value Fund***

    143%         219%   

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

    39%         39%   

Mid Cap Equity Fund

    41%         39%   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

    57%         56%   

Mid Cap Value Fund

    18%         20%   

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund*

    204%         258%   

Small Cap Core Fund

    56%         58%   

Small Cap Equity Fund

    20%         32%   

Small Cap Growth Fund

    50%         47%   

Small Cap Value Fund

    38%         46%   

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund*,****

    73%         116%   

U.S. Equity Fund

    79%         83%   

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund*

    127%         127%   

U.S. Small Company Fund

    56%         49%   

Value Advantage Fund

    17%         26%   

 

* The portfolio turnover rate presented includes short sales.
** The Fund had not commenced operations as of 6/30/16. Therefore, there is no portfolio turnover rate for the Fund to report at this time.
*** The portfolio turnover was higher for the year ended 6/30/16 primarily as a result of changes made due to market volatility during the period.
**** The increase in the Fund’s portfolio turnover was due to heightened market volatility.

The table below sets forth the following Funds’ portfolio turnover rate (excluding short sales) for the two most recently completed fiscal years:

 

       Fiscal Year
Ended  6/30/15
       Fiscal Year
Ended  6/30/16
 

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

       74        111

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

       54        78

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

       94        88

TRUSTEES

Standing Committees

There are six standing committees of the Board of Trustees: the Audit and Valuation Committee, the Compliance Committee, the Governance Committee, the Equity Committee, the Fixed Income Committee and the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee. The following table shows how often each Committee met for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016:

 

Committee

   Fiscal Year
Ended  6/30/16
 

Audit and Valuation Committee

     4   

Compliance Committee

     4   

Governance Committee

     6   

Equity Committee

     5   

Fixed Income Committee

     6   

Money Market and Alternative Products Committee

     6   

For a more complete discussion, see the “Trustees” section in Part II of this SAI.

 

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Ownership of Securities

The following table shows the dollar range of each Trustee’s beneficial ownership in the Funds and each Trustee’s aggregate dollar range of ownership in any J.P. Morgan Funds that the Trustee (each of whom is an Independent Trustee) oversees in the Family of Investment Companies as of December 31, 2015:

 

Name of Trustee

   Ownership of
Disciplined
Equity Fund
     Ownership of
Diversified
Fund
     Ownership of
Dynamic
Growth
Fund
     Ownership of
Dynamic
Small Cap
Growth
Fund
     Ownership  of
Equity
Focus

Fund
     Ownership of
Equity
Income Fund
 

Independent Trustees

                 

John F. Finn

    
 
Over
$100,000
  
  
     None         None         None         None        
 
Over
$100,000
  
  

Dr. Matthew Goldstein

     None         None         None         None         None        

 

$50,001–

$100,000

  

  

Robert J Higgins

     None         None         None         None        
 
Over
$100,000
  
  
    
 
Over
$100,000
 
  

Frankie D. Hughes

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Peter C. Marshall

    
 
Over
$100,000
  
  
     None         None         None         None         None   

Mary E. Martinez

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Marilyn McCoy

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Mitchell M. Merin

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Dr. Robert A. Oden, Jr.

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Marian U. Pardo

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Frederick W. Ruebeck

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

James J. Schonbachler

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

 

Name of Trustee

  Ownership of
Equity
Index Fund
    Ownership of
Equity Low
Volatility
Income
Fund(1)
    Ownership of
Growth
Advantage
Fund
    Ownership of
Growth and
Income
Fund
    Ownership of
Hedged
Equity
Fund
    Ownership of
Intrepid
America
Fund
    Ownership  of
Intrepid

Growth
Fund
 

Independent Trustees

             

John F. Finn

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Dr. Matthew Goldstein

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Robert J. Higgins

    None        None       
 
Over
$100,000
  
  
    None        None        None        None   

Frankie D. Hughes

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Peter C. Marshall

    None        None        None       
 
Over
$100,000
  
  
    None        None        None   

Mary E. Martinez

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Marilyn McCoy

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Mitchell M. Merin

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Dr. Robert A. Oden, Jr.

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Marian U. Pardo

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

Frederick W. Ruebeck

    None        None        None        None        None        None        None   

James J. Schonbachler

   
 

Over
$100,000

  
  

    None        None        None        None        None        None   

 

Name of Trustee

   Ownership of
Intrepid
Mid Cap
Fund
     Ownership of
Intrepid
Advantage

Fund
     Ownership of
Intrepid
Value Fund
     Ownership of
Large Cap
Growth Fund
     Ownership of
Large Cap
Value Fund
     Ownership of
Market
Expansion
Enhanced
Index Fund
 

Independent Trustees

                 

John F. Finn

    
 
Over
$100,000
  
  
     None         None        
 
Over
$100,000
  
  
     None         None   

Dr. Matthew Goldstein

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Robert J. Higgins

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

 

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Name of Trustee

   Ownership of
Intrepid
Mid Cap
Fund
   Ownership of
Intrepid
Advantage
Fund
   Ownership of
Intrepid
Value Fund
   Ownership of
Large Cap
Growth Fund
   Ownership of
Large Cap
Value Fund
   Ownership of
Market
Expansion
Enhanced
Index Fund

Frankie D. Hughes

   None    None    None    None    None    None

Peter C. Marshall

   None    None    None    None    None    None

Mary E. Martinez

   None    None    None    None    None    None

Marilyn McCoy

   None    None    None    None    None    None

Mitchell M. Merin

   None    None    None    Over
$100,000
   None    None

Dr. Robert A. Oden, Jr.

   None    None    None    None    None    None

Marian U. Pardo

   None    Over
$100,000
   None    None    None    None

Frederick W. Ruebeck

   None    None    None    None    None    None

James J. Schonbachler

   None    None    None    None    None    None

 

Name of Trustee

   Ownership of
Mid Cap
Equity Fund
     Ownership of
Mid Cap
Growth Fund
     Ownership of
Mid Cap
Value Fund
     Ownership of
Multi-Cap
Market
Neutral  Fund
     Ownership of
Small Cap
Core Fund
     Ownership of
Small Cap
Equity Fund
 

Independent Trustees

                 

John F. Finn

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Dr. Matthew Goldstein

     None         None        

 

$10,001–

$50,000

  

  

     None         None        

 

$10,001–

$50,000

  

  

Robert J Higgins

     None         None        
 
Over
$100,000
  
  
     None         None         None   

Frankie D. Hughes

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Peter C. Marshall

    

 

$50,001–

$100,000

  

  

     None         None         None        
None
  
     None   

Mary E. Martinez

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Marilyn McCoy

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Mitchell M. Merin

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Dr. Robert A. Oden, Jr.

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Marian U. Pardo

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

Frederick W. Ruebeck

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

James J. Schonbachler

     None         None         None         None         None         None   

 

Name of Trustee

  

Ownership of
Small Cap
Growth Fund

     Ownership of
Small Cap
Value Fund
     Ownership of
U.S. Dynamic
Plus Fund
    

Ownership of
U.S. Equity
Fund

     Ownership of
U.S. Large Cap
Core Plus Fund
 

Independent Trustees

              

John F. Finn

     None         None        
None
  
     None         None   

Dr. Matthew Goldstein

     None         None         None        
 
$50,001–
$100,000
 
  
    

 

Over

$100,000

  

  

Robert J. Higgins

    

 

Over

$100,000

  

  

     None         None        

 

Over

$100,000

  

  

    
 
Over
$100,000
 
  

Frankie D. Hughes

     None         None         None         None         None   

Peter C. Marshall

     None         None         None        

 

Over

$100,000

  

  

     None   

Mary E. Martinez

     None         None         None         None         None   

Marilyn McCoy

    
None
  
     None         None         None         None   

Mitchell M. Merin

     None         None         None         None         None   

Dr. Robert A. Oden, Jr.

     None         None         None         None         None   

Marian U. Pardo

     None         None         None         None         None   

Frederick W. Ruebeck

     None         None         None         None         None   

James J. Schonbachler

     None         None         None         None         None   

 

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Name of Trustee

   Ownership of U.S. Small
Company Fund
     Ownership of Value
Advantage Fund
    

Aggregate Dollar Range
of Equity Securities in
All Registered
Investment  Companies
Overseen by the
Trustee in the Family of
Investment
Companies(2)(3)

Independent Trustees

        

John F. Finn

     None         None       Over $100,000

Dr. Matthew Goldstein

     None         None       Over $100,000

Robert J. Higgins

     None         Over $100,000       Over $100,000

Frankie D. Hughes

     None         None       Over $100,000

Peter C. Marshall

     None         Over $100,000       Over $100,000

Mary E. Martinez

     None         None       $50,001–$100,000

Marilyn McCoy

     None         None       Over $100,000

Mitchell M. Merin

     None         None       Over $100,000

Dr. Robert A. Oden, Jr.

     None         None       Over $100,000

Marian U. Pardo

     None         None       Over $100,000

Frederick W. Ruebeck

     None         None       Over $100,000

James J. Schonbachler

     None         None       Over $100,000

 

(1) The Fund commenced operations as of July 20, 2016. Therefore, the Trustees did not own any shares of the Fund as of December 31, 2015.
(2) A Family of Investment Companies means any two or more registered investment companies that share the same investment adviser or principal underwriter and hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services. The Family of Investment Companies for which the Board of Trustees currently serves includes twelve registered investment companies (151 Funds).
(3) For Ms. McCoy and Messrs. Finn, Higgins, Marshall, Oden, Ruebeck and Schonbachler, these amounts include deferred compensation balances, as of December 31, 2015 through participation in the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Deferred Compensation Plan for Eligible Trustees. For a more complete discussion, see the “Trustee Compensation” section in Part II of this SAI.

As of December 31, 2015, none of the independent Trustees or their immediate family members owned securities of the Advisers or JPMDS or a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Advisers or JPMDS.

Trustee Compensation

Prior to January 1, 2016, the Funds of the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex overseen by the Trustees paid each Trustee an annual base fee of $315,000 and reimbursed each Trustee for expenses incurred in connection with service as a Trustee. In addition, the Funds paid the Chairman $225,000 and the Vice Chairman $75,000. Committee chairs who were not already receiving an additional fee were each paid $50,000 annually in addition to their base fee. Additionally, the Funds reimbursed expenses of the Chairman in the amount of $4,000 per month.

Beginning January 1, 2016, the Funds of the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex overseen by the Trustees pay each Trustee an annual base fee of $340,000. Committee chairs who are not already receiving an additional fee are each paid $50,000 annually in addition to their base fee. In addition, the Funds pay the Chairman $225,000 annually and reimburse expenses of the Chairman in the amount of $4,000 per month. The Chairman receives no additional compensation for service as committee chair.

Trustee aggregate compensation paid by each of the Funds and the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015, is set forth below:

 

     Independent Trustees  

FUNDS

  John F.
Finn
    Dr. Matthew
Goldstein
    Robert  J.
Higgins
    Frankie D.
Hughes
    Peter  C.
Marshall
    Mary E.
Martinez
    Marilyn
McCoy
 

Disciplined Equity Fund

  $ 4,275      $ 6,325      $ 3,690      $ 3,690      $ 4,568      $ 3,690      $ 4,275   

Diversified Fund

    842        1,246        727        727        900        727        842   

Dynamic Growth Fund

    208        308        180        180        222        180        208   

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

    317        469        274        274        339        274        317   

Equity Focus Fund

    51        76        44        44        55        44        51   

Equity Income Fund

    6,102        9,027        5,266        5,266        6,519        5,266        6,102   

Equity Index Fund

    1,184        1,752        1,022        1,022        1,265        1,022        1,184   

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund(8)

    N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Growth Advantage Fund

    3,015        4,460        2,602        2,602        3,221        2,602        3,015   

 

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     Independent Trustees  

FUNDS

  John F.
Finn
    Dr. Matthew
Goldstein
    Robert  J.
Higgins
    Frankie D.
Hughes
    Peter  C.
Marshall
    Mary E.
Martinez
    Marilyn
McCoy
 

Growth and Income Fund

  $ 304      $ 449      $ 262      $ 262      $ 324      $ 262      $ 304   

Hedged Equity Fund

    114        169        99        99        122        99        114   

Intrepid America Fund

    2,236        3,308        1,930        1,930        2,389        1,930        2,236   

Intrepid Growth Fund

    620        917        535        535        662        535        620   

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

    553        819        478        478        591        478        553   

Intrepid Advantage Fund

    14        20        12        12        15        12        14   

Intrepid Value Fund

    1,089        1,611        940        940        1,163        940        1,089   

Large Cap Growth Fund

    9,705        14,358        8,375        8,375        10,369        8,375        9,705   

Large Cap Value Fund

    482        713        416        416        515        416        482   

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

    862        1,275        744        744        921        744        862   

Mid Cap Equity Fund

    1,977        2,924        1,706        1,706        2,112        1,706        1,977   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

    1,732        2,562        1,495        1,495        1,851        1,495        1,732   

Mid Cap Value Fund

    9,919        14,675        8,560        8,560        10,599        8,560        9,919   

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

    192        283        165        165        205        165        192   

Small Cap Core Fund

    481        712        415        415        514        415        481   

Small Cap Equity Fund

    2,079        3,076        1,794        1,794        2,222        1,794        2,079   

Small Cap Growth Fund

    732        1,082        631        631        782        631        732   

Small Cap Value Fund

    1,073        1,587        926        926        1,146        926        1,073   

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

    192        285        166        166        205        166        192   

U.S. Equity Fund

    7,822        11,572        6,751        6,751        8,358        6,751        7,822   

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

    7,251        10,727        6,257        6,257        7,747        6,257        7,251   

U.S. Small Company Fund

    543        804        469        469        580        469        543   

Value Advantage Fund

    6,640        9,823        5,730        5,730        7,094        5,730        6,640   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Compensation Paid from “Fund Complex”(1)

    365,000 (2)      540,000        315,000 (3)      315,000        390,000 (4)      315,000        365,000   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Independent Trustees  

FUNDS

  Mitchell M.
Merin
    William G.
Morton, Jr.*
    Dr. Robert A.
Oden, Jr.
    Marian  U.
Pardo
    Frederick W.
Ruebeck
    James J.
Schonbachler
 

Disciplined Equity Fund

  $ 4,275      $ 3,690      $ 3,690      $ 3,690      $ 4,275      $ 4,275   

Diversified Fund

    842        727        727        727        842        842   

Dynamic Growth Fund

    208        180        180        180        208        208   

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

    317        274        274        274        317        317   

Equity Focus Fund

    51        44        44        44        51        51   

Equity Income Fund

    6,102        5,266        5,266        5,266        6,102        6,102   

Equity Index Fund

    1,184        1,022        1,022        1,022        1,184        1,184   

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund(8)

    N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Growth Advantage Fund

    3,015        2,602        2,602        2,602        3,015        3,015   

Growth and Income Fund

    304        262        262        262        304        304   

Hedged Equity Fund

    114        99        99        99        114        114   

Intrepid America Fund

    2,236        1,930        1,930        1,930        2,236        2,236   

Intrepid Growth Fund

    620        535        535        535        620        620   

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

    553        478        478        478        553        553   

Intrepid Advantage Fund

    14        12        12        12        14        14   

Intrepid Value Fund

    1,089        940        940        940        1,089        1,089   

Large Cap Growth Fund

    9,705        8,375        8,375        8,375        9,705        9,705   

Large Cap Value Fund

    482        416        416        416        482        482   

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

    862        744        744        744        862        862   

Mid Cap Equity Fund

    1,977        1,706        1,706        1,706        1,977        1,977   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

    1,732        1,495        1,495        1,495        1,732        1,732   

Mid Cap Value Fund

    9,919        8,560        8,560        8,560        9,919        9,919   

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

    192        165        165        165        192        192   

Small Cap Core Fund

    481        415        415        415        481        481   

 

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     Independent Trustees  

FUNDS

  Mitchell M.
Merin
    William G.
Morton, Jr.*
    Dr. Robert A.
Oden, Jr.
    Marian  U.
Pardo
    Frederick W.
Ruebeck
    James J.
Schonbachler
 

Small Cap Equity Fund

  $ 2,079      $ 1,794      $ 1,794      $ 1,794      $ 2,079      $ 2,079   

Small Cap Growth Fund

    732        631        631        631        732        732   

Small Cap Value Fund

    1,073        926        926        926        1,073        1,073   

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

    192        166        166        166        192        192   

U.S. Equity Fund

    7,822        6,751        6,751        6,751        7,822        7,822   

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

    7,251        6,257        6,257        6,257        7,251        7,251   

U.S. Small Company Fund

    543        469        469        469        543        543   

Value Advantage Fund

    6,640        5,730        5,730        5,730        6,640        6,640   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Compensation Paid from “Fund Complex”(1)

    365,000        315,000        315,000 (5)      315,000        365,000 (6)      365,000 (7) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* William G. Morton, Jr. retired as Trustee of the Trusts 12/31/15.
(1) A Fund Complex means two or more registered investment companies that (i) hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services or (ii) 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. The J.P. Morgan Funds Complex for which the Board of Trustees currently serves includes twelve registered investment companies (151 Funds).
(2) Includes $365,000 of Deferred Compensation.
(3) Includes $315,000 of Deferred Compensation.
(4) Includes $117,000 of Deferred Compensation.
(5) Includes $31,500 of Deferred Compensation.
(6) Includes $255,500 of Deferred Compensation.
(7) Includes $237,250 of Deferred Compensation.
(8) Since the Fund had not commenced operations as of 12/31/15, there is no compensation to report.

For a more complete discussion, see the “Trustee Compensation” section in Part II of this SAI.

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Investment Advisory Fees

The table below sets forth the investment advisory fees paid by the Funds to JPMIM (waived amounts are in parentheses), as applicable with respect to the fiscal years indicated (amounts in thousands):

 

     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/14
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/15
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/16
 

Fund

   Paid      Waived      Paid      Waived      Paid      Waived  

Disciplined Equity Fund

   $ 7,611       $ (235    $ 13,995      $ (374    $ 19,772       $ (312

Diversified Fund

     4,379         (1,388      4,949        (2,100      4,853         (2,767

Dynamic Growth Fund

     1,207                 1,803        (103      2,000         (99

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

     3,606         (22      3,090        (395      1,838         (227

Equity Focus Fund1

     172         (39      454        (63      615         (79

Equity Income Fund

     23,216         (846      35,638        (461      42,092         (570

Equity Index Fund2

     2,016         (2,709      2,246        (2,638      1,704         (2,331

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund3

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Growth Advantage Fund

     18,632         (148      27,254        (250      37,496         (290

Growth and Income Fund

     1,695         (19      1,915        (17      1,896         (46

Hedged Equity Fund

             (4      104        (193      419         (194

Intrepid America Fund

     11,399         (150      13,464        (195      14,318         (202

Intrepid Growth Fund

     3,987         (36      3,815        (755      3,961         (1,204

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

     3,703         (30      4,660        (443      5,176         (715

Intrepid Advantage Fund4

     6         (88      27        (110      13         (119

Intrepid Value Fund

     5,028         (790      5,709        (976      5,956         (947

Large Cap Growth Fund

     71,791         (1,299      76,364        (555      73,730         (1,115

Large Cap Value Fund

     3,009         (94      3,201        (25      2,851         (35

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

     3,709         (80      3,115        (542      1,891         (869

Mid Cap Equity Fund

     9,282         (1,053      18,720        (1,122      18,102         (419

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     11,118         (1,203      15,015        (928      18,309         (601

Mid Cap Value Fund

     85,732         (8,514      95,897        (7,617      90,507         (7,238

 

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     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/14
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/15
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/16
 

Fund

   Paid      Waived      Paid      Waived      Paid      Waived  

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund5

   $ 4,566       $ (403    $ 3,338      $ (1,178    $ 1,715       $ (473

Small Cap Core Fund

     4,006         (101      3,159        (1,656      1,750         (1,239

Small Cap Equity Fund

     19,931         (602      20,206        (1,611      19,171         (1,042

Small Cap Growth Fund

     6,665         (554      7,163        (354      6,957         (134

Small Cap Value Fund

     8,008         (400      10,414        (228      11,300         (98

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund6

     2,019         (450      2,206        (863      2,221         (490

U.S. Equity Fund

     37,416         (403      47,545        (766      50,019         (326

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund7

     73,877         (20,194      87,133        (27,575      77,551         (12,699

U.S. Small Company Fund

     2,035         (116      4,280        (137      6,566         (78

Value Advantage Fund

     33,854         (1,920      58,747        (4,225      65,971         (4,089

 

1 As of November 1, 2016, the Fund’s investment advisory fee was reduced from 0.65% to 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
2 As of September 1, 2016, the Fund’s investment advisory fee was reduced from 0.25% to 0.04% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
3 Since the Fund had not commenced operations as of June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any investment advisory fees to report.
4 As of November 1, 2016, the Fund’s investment advisory fee was reduced from 0.65% to 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
5 As of September 1, 2015, the Fund’s investment advisory fee was reduced from 1.25% to 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
6 As of September 1, 2015, the Fund’s investment advisory fee was reduced from 1.00% to 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
7 As of September 1, 2015, the Fund’s investment advisory fee was reduced from 1.00% to 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

For more information about the investment adviser, see the “Investment Advisers and Sub-Advisers” section in Part II of this SAI.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Portfolio Managers’ Other Accounts Managed*

The following table shows information regarding all of the other accounts for which advisory fees are not based on the performance of the accounts that are managed by each portfolio manager as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Non-Performance Based Fee Advisory Accounts  
     Registered Investment
Companies
     Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles
     Other Accounts  
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total Assets
($thousands)
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total Assets
($thousands)
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total Assets
($thousands)
 

Disciplined Equity Fund

                 

Raffaele Zingone

     23       $ 4,860,870         5       $ 1,842,634         20       $ 8,507,644   

Steven Lee

     3         509,831         3         152,332         1         177,434   

Aryeh Glatter

     2         149,098         3         570,512         4         1,263,712   

Tim Snyder

     14         3,509,370         3         1,816,899         14         9,020,010   

Diversified Fund

                 

Michael Schoenhaut

     24         54,386,083         34         28,329,523         0         0   

Nicole Goldberger

     5         8,957,856         7         1,052,048         17         7,813,601   

John Speer

     1         1,394,575         4         1,209,682         16         6,849,827   

Dynamic Growth Fund

                 

Greg Luttrell

     2         382,915         3         1,467,360         2         584,347   

Joseph Wilson

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

                 

Eytan Shapiro

     3         1,158,667         4         523,747         3         377,382   

Felise Agranoff

     4         4,958,626         0         0         2         28,069   

Greg Tuorto

     0         0         1         238,728         1         554,566   

Matthew Cohen

     0         0         1         3,623,645         0         0   

Equity Focus Fund

                 

Jonathan Simon

     18         46,339,335         11         10,862,924         48         10,021,345   

Greg Luttrell

     2         573,298         3         1,467,360         2         584,347   

Equity Income Fund

                 

Clare Hart

     3         2,212,959         5         4,842,899         21         6,655,356   

Jonathan Simon

     18         34,415,682         11         10,862,924         48         10,021,345   

 

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     Non-Performance Based Fee Advisory Accounts  
     Registered Investment
Companies
     Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles
     Other Accounts  
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total Assets
($thousands)
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total Assets
($thousands)
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total Assets
($thousands)
 

Equity Index Fund

                 

Michael Loeffler

     5       $ 15,541,015         2       $ 2,049,167         5       $ 629,149   

Nicholas D’Eramo

     5         15,541,015         1         682,246         4         392,730   

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     27         14,962,976         10         2,507,562         23         1,687,153   

Hamilton Reiner

     1         248,402         0         0         0         0   

Jason Alonzo

     7         6,690,736         5         1,605,852         11         470,230   

Phillip Hart

     18         7,798,095         4         763,166         10         1,151,467   

Pavel Vaynshtok

     6         6,671,643         5         1,605,852         6         387,811   

Growth Advantage Fund

                 

Timothy Parton

     9         12,234,094         2         1,478,226         10         721,107   

Growth and Income Fund

                 

Jonathan Simon

     18         45,990,370         11         10,862,924         48         10,021,345   

Clare Hart

     3         13,787,647         5         4,842,899         21         6,655,356   

Hedged Equity Fund

                 

Hamilton Reiner

     1         0         0         0         0         0   

Raffaele Zingone

     23         12,846,224         5         1,842,634         20         8,507,644   

Intrepid America Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     27         11,294,811         10         2,507,562         23         1,687,153   

Jason Alonzo

     7         3,022,570         5         1,605,852         11         470,230   

Pavel Vaynshtok

     6         3,003,478         5         1,605,852         6         387,811   

Intrepid Growth Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     27         13,975,113         10         2,507,562         23         1,687,153   

Jason Alonzo

     7         5,702,873         5         1,605,852         11         470,230   

Pavel Vaynshtok

     6         5,683,780         5         1,605,852         6         387,811   

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     27         13,997,717         10         2,507,562         23         1,687,153   

Phillip Hart

     18         6,832,836         4         763,166         10         1,151,467   

Intrepid Advantage Fund

                 

Garrett Fish

     0         0         0         0         5         82,419   

Jason Alonzo

     7         6,671,643         5         1,605,852         11         470,230   

Dennis Ruhl

     27         14,943,883         10         2,507,562         23         1,687,153   

Intrepid Value Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     27         13,265,093         10         2,507,562         23         1,687,153   

Jason Alonzo

     7         4,992,852         5         1,605,852         11         470,230   

Pavel Vaynshtok

     6         4,973,760         5         1,605,852         6         387,811   

Large Cap Growth Fund

                 

Giri Devulapally

     2         1,345,777         2         980,049         15         2,460,623   

Large Cap Value Fund

                 

Scott Blasdell

     2         486,051         1         64,365         1         190,221   

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     27         14,027,275         10         2,507,562         23         1,687,153   

Phillip Hart

     18         6,862,394         4         763,166         10         1,151,467   

 

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     Non-Performance Based Fee Advisory Accounts  
     Registered Investment
Companies
     Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles
     Other Accounts  
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total Assets
($thousands)
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total Assets
($thousands)
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total Assets
($thousands)
 

Mid Cap Equity Fund

                 

Jonathan Simon

     18       $ 44,113,650         11       $ 10,862,924         48       $ 10,021,345   

Timothy Parton

     9         12,234,094         2         1,478,226         10         721,107   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

                 

Timothy Parton

     9         12,234,094         2         1,478,226         10         721,107   

Felise Agranoff

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Mid Cap Value Fund

                 

Jonathan Simon

     18         30,914,840         11         10,862,924         48         10,021,345   

Lawrence Playford

     13         16,754,302         2         1,444,959         26         2,643,443   

Gloria Fu

                 

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     27         14,774,649         10         2,507,562         23         1,687,153   

Jason Alonzo

     7         6,502,409         5         1,605,852         11         470,230   

Pavel Vaynshtok

     6         6,483,316         5         1,605,852         6         387,811   

Small Cap Core Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     27         14,798,133         10         2,507,562         23         1,687,153   

Phillip Hart

     18         7,633,252         4         763,166         10         1,151,467   

Small Cap Equity Fund

                 

Don San Jose

     1         367,663         1         295,174         4         775,895   

Daniel J. Percella

     1         367,663         1         295,174         4         775,895   

Small Cap Growth Fund

                 

Eytan Shapiro

     3         273,722         4         523,747         3         377,382   

Felise Agranoff

     4         4,958,626         0         0         2         28,069   

Greg Tuorto

     0         0         1         238,728         1         554,566   

Matthew Cohen

     0         0         1         3,623,645         0         0   

Small Cap Value Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     27         13,207,747         10         2,507,562         23         1,687,153   

Phillip Hart

     18         6,042,866         4         763,166         10         1,151,467   

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     27         14,550,614         10         2,507,562         23         1,687,153   

Shudong Huang

     1         61,783         1         138,544         0         0   

U.S. Equity Fund

                 

Thomas Luddy

     7         11,334,328         9         8,669,565         16         3,428,689   

Susan Bao

     8         12,560,213         6         1,645,202         29         12,118,963   

David Small

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Scott Davis

     2         516,574         2         271,406         6         453,410   

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

                 

Thomas Luddy

     7         6,371,720         9         8,669,565         16         3,428,689   

Susan Bao

     8         4,010,957         6         1,645,202         29         12,118,963   

Scott Davis

     2         3,529,527         2         271,406         6         453,410   

U.S. Small Company Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     27         13,639,067         10         2,507,562         23         1,687,153   

Phillip Hart

     18         6,474,186         4         763,166         10         1,151,467   

Value Advantage Fund

                 

Jonathan Simon

     18         36,380,151         11         10,862,924         48         10,021,345   

Lawrence Playford

     13         22,219,614         2         1,444,959         26         2,643,443   

Gloria Fu

     13         21,964,767         3         1,858,511         24         2,426,276   

 

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The following table shows information on the other accounts managed by each portfolio manager that have advisory fees wholly or partly based on performance as of June 30, 2016.

 

     Performance Based Fee Advisory Accounts  
     Registered Investment
Companies
     Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles
     Other Accounts  
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total  Assets
($thousands)
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total  Assets
($thousands)
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total  Assets
($thousands)
 

Disciplined Equity Fund

                 

Raffaele Zingone

     0       $ 0         0       $ 0         3       $ 3,849,166   

Steven Lee

     0         0         0         0         1         574,790   

Aryeh Glatter

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Tim Snyder

     0         0         0         0         2         1,077,089   

Diversified Fund

                 

Michael Schoenhaut

     0         0         0         0         1         1,737,392   

Nicole Goldberger

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

John Speer

     0         0         0         0         1         1,737,392   

Dynamic Growth Fund

                 

Greg Luttrell

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Joseph Wilson

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

                 

Eytan Shapiro

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Felise Agranoff

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Greg Tuorto

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Matthew Cohen

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Equity Focus Fund

                 

Jonathan Simon

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Greg Luttrell

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Equity Income Fund

                 

Clare Hart

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Jonathan Simon

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Equity Index Fund

                 

Michael Loeffler

     0         0         0         0         1         195,313   

Nicholas D’Eramo

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     0         0         2         1,206,007         0         0   

Hamilton Reiner

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Jason Alonzo

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Phillip Hart

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Pavel Vaynshtok

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Growth Advantage Fund

                 

Timothy Parton

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Growth and Income Fund

                 

Jonathan Simon

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Clare Hart

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Hedged Equity Fund

                 

Hamilton Reiner

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Raffaele Zingone

     0         0         0         0         3         3,849,166   

Intrepid America Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     0         0         2         1,206,007         0         0   

Jason Alonzo

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Pavel Vaynshtok

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

 

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     Performance Based Fee Advisory Accounts  
     Registered Investment
Companies
     Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles
     Other Accounts  
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total  Assets
($thousands)
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total  Assets
($thousands)
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total  Assets
($thousands)
 

Intrepid Growth Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     0       $ 0         2       $ 1,206,007         0       $ 0   

Jason Alonzo

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Pavel Vaynshtok

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     0         0         2         1,206,007         0         0   

Phillip Hart

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Intrepid Advantage Fund

                 

Garrett Fish

     0         0         1         1,087,321         0         0   

Jason Alonzo

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Dennis Ruhl

     0         0         2         1,206,007         0         0   

Intrepid Value Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     0         0         2         1,206,007         0         0   

Jason Alonzo

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Pavel Vaynshtok

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Large Cap Growth Fund

                 

Giri Devulapally

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Large Cap Value Fund

                 

Scott Blasdell

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     0         0         2         1,206,007         0         0   

Phillip Hart

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Mid Cap Equity Fund

                 

Jonathan Simon

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Timothy Parton

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

                 

Timothy Parton

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Felise Agranoff

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Mid Cap Value Fund

                 

Jonathan Simon

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Lawrence Playford

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Gloria Fu

                 

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     0         0         2         1,206,007         0         0   

Jason Alonzo

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Pavel Vaynshtok

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Small Cap Core Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     0         0         2         1,206,007         0         0   

Phillip Hart

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Small Cap Equity Fund

                 

Don San Jose

     0         0         2         638,646         0         0   

Daniel J.Percella

     0         0         2         638,646         0         0   

Small Cap Growth Fund

                 

Eytan Shapiro

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Felise Agranoff

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Greg Tuorto

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Matthew Cohen

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

 

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     Performance Based Fee Advisory Accounts  
     Registered Investment
Companies
     Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles
     Other Accounts  
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total  Assets
($thousands)
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total  Assets
($thousands)
     Number
of
Accounts
     Total  Assets
($thousands)
 

Small Cap Value Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     0       $ 0         2       $ 1,206,007         0       $ 0   

Phillip Hart

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     0         0         2         1,206,007         0         0   

Shudong Huang

     0         0         1         118,685         0         0   

U.S. Equity Fund

                 

Thomas Luddy

     0       $ 0         1       $ 2,774,512         4       $ 2,789,116   

Susan Bao

     0         0         3         9,322,806         4         2,789,116   

David Small

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Scott Davis

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

                 

Thomas Luddy

     0         0         1         2,774,512         4         2,789,116   

Susan Bao

     0         0         3         9,322,806         4         2,789,116   

Scott Davis

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

U.S. Small Company Fund

                 

Dennis Ruhl

     0         0         2         1,206,007         0         0   

Phillip Hart

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Value Advantage Fund

                 

Jonathan Simon

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Lawrence Playford

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

Gloria Fu

     0         0         0         0         0         0   

 

* The total value and number of accounts managed by a portfolio manager may include sub-accounts of asset allocation, multi-managed and other accounts.

Portfolio Managers’ Ownership of Securities

The following table indicates for each Fund the dollar range of shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager, as of June 30, 2016.

 

    Aggregate Dollar Range of Securities in the Fund  
     None     $1-$10,000     $10,001-
$50,000
    $50,001-
$100,000
    $100,001-
$500,000
    $500,001-
$1,000,000
    Over
$1,000,000
 

Disciplined Equity Fund

             

Raffaele Zingone

                X   

Steven Lee

          X         

Aryeh Glatter

            X       

Tim Snyder

        X           

Diversified Fund

             

Michael Schoenhaut

        X           

Nicole Goldberger

            X       

John Speer

            X       

Dynamic Growth Fund

             

Greg Luttrell

                X   

Joseph Wilson

    X               

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

             

Eytan Shapiro

          X         

Felise Agranoff

    X               

Greg Tuorto

    X               

Matthew Cohen

    X               

 

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    Aggregate Dollar Range of Securities in the Fund  
     None     $1-$10,000     $10,001-
$50,000
    $50,001-
$100,000
    $100,001-
$500,000
    $500,001-
$1,000,000
    Over
$1,000,000
 

Equity Focus Fund

             

Jonathan Simon

            X       

Greg Luttrell

              X     

Equity Income Fund

             

Clare Hart

                X   

Jonathan Simon

                X   

Equity Index Fund

             

Michael Loeffler

      X             

Nicholas D’Eramo

    X               

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund*

             

Dennis Ruhl

    X               

Hamilton Reiner

    X               

Jason Alonzo

    X               

Phillip Hart

    X               

Pavel Vaynshtok

    X               

Growth Advantage Fund

             

Timothy Parton

                X   

Growth and Income Fund

             

Jonathan Simon

              X     

Clare Hart

                X   

Hedged Equity Fund

             

Hamilton Reiner

            X       

Raffaele Zingone

            X       

Intrepid America Fund

             

Dennis Ruhl

            X       

Jason Alonzo

            X       

Pavel Vaynshtock

            X       

Intrepid Growth Fund

             

Dennis Ruhl

                X   

Jason Alonzo

            X       

Pavel Vaynshtock

            X       

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

             

Dennis Ruhl

            X       

Phillip Hart

            X       

Intrepid Advantage Fund

             

Garrett Fish

            X       

Jason Alonzo

        X           

Dennis Ruhl

            X       

Intrepid Value Fund

             

Dennis Ruhl

                X   

Jason Alonzo

            X       

Pavel Vaynshtok

            X       

Large Cap Growth Fund

             

Giri Devulapally

                X   

Large Cap Value Fund

             

Scott Blasdell

                X   

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

             

Dennis Ruhl

            X       

Phillip Hart

            X       

 

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    Aggregate Dollar Range of Securities in the Fund  
     None     $1-$10,000     $10,001-
$50,000
    $50,001-
$100,000
    $100,001-
$500,000
    $500,001-
$1,000,000
    Over
$1,000,000
 

Mid Cap Equity Fund

             

Jonathan Simon

            X       

Timothy Parton

                X   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

             

Timothy Parton

                X   

Felise Agranoff

            X       

Mid Cap Value Fund

             

Jonathan Simon

                X   

Larry Playford

                X   

Gloria Fu

                X   

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

             

Dennis Ruhl

            X       

Jason Alonzo

            X       

Pavel Vaynshtok

            X       

Small Cap Core Fund

             

Dennis Ruhl

            X       

Phillip Hart

            X       

Small Cap Equity Fund

             

Don San Jose

                X   

Daniel J.Percella

            X       

Small Cap Growth Fund

             

Eytan Shapiro

                X   

Felise Agranoff

          X         

Greg Tuorto

            X       

Matthew Cohen

            X       

Small Cap Value Fund

             

Dennis Ruhl

            X       

Phillip Hart

            X       

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

             

Dennis Ruhl

            X       

Shudong Huang

            X       

U.S. Equity Fund

             

Thomas Luddy

              X     

Susan Bao

            X       

David Small

              X     

Scott Davis

            X       

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

             

Thomas Luddy

                X   

Susan Bao

              X     

Scott Davis

            X       

U.S. Small Company Fund

             

Dennis Ruhl

              X     

Phillip Hart

            X       

Value Advantage Fund

             

Jonathan Simon

                X   

Lawrence Playford

        X           

Gloria Fu

              X     

 

* Since the Fund had not commenced operations as of 6/30/16, the portfolio managers do not have any ownership of the Fund to report.

 

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Portfolio Managers Compensation

In evaluating each portfolio manager’s performance with respect to the mutual funds he or she manages, JPMorgan uses the following indices as benchmarks to evaluate the performance of the portfolio manager with respect to the Fund:

 

Name of Fund

  

Benchmark

Disciplined Equity Fund

   S&P 500 Total Return Index

Diversified Fund

   Diversified Composite Benchmark1

Dynamic Growth Fund

   Russell 1000 Growth Index

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

   Russell 2000 Growth Index

Equity Focus Fund

   S&P 500 Total Return Index

Equity Income Fund

   S&P 500 Index

Equity Index Fund

   S&P 500 Index

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund

   N/A

Growth Advantage Fund

   Russell 3000 Growth Index

Growth and Income Fund

   Russell 1000 Value Index

Hedged Equity Fund

   S&P 500 Total Return Index

Intrepid America Fund

   S&P 500 Total Return Index

Intrepid Growth Fund

   Russell 1000 Growth Index

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

   Russell Mid Cap Index

Intrepid Advantage Fund

   Russell 3000 Index2

Intrepid Value Fund

   Russell 1000 Value Index

Large Cap Growth Fund

   Russell 1000 Growth Index

Large Cap Value Fund

   Russell 1000 Value Index

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

   S&P 1000 Index

Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Russell MidCap Index

Mid Cap Growth Fund

   Russell Mid Cap Growth Index

Mid Cap Value Fund

   Russell Midcap Value Index

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

   Merrill Lynch 3-month T-Bill Index

Small Cap Core Fund

   Russell 2000 Index

Small Cap Equity Fund

   Russell 2000 Index

Small Cap Growth Fund

   Russell 2000 Growth Index

Small Cap Value Fund

   Russell 2000 Value Index

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

   S&P 500 Index

U.S. Equity Fund

   S&P 500 Index

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

   S&P 500 Index

U.S. Small Company Fund

   Russell 2000 Index

Value Advantage Fund

   Russell 3000 Value Index

 

1 The Diversified Composite Benchmark consists of fixed income, U.S. and international equity securities indices.
2 The Fund changed its benchmark to the S&P 500 Index as of 11/1/2016 and so the benchmark used for compensation will also be revised.

Please see “Portfolio Manager Compensation” section in Part II of this SAI for a description of the structure and method of determining the compensation of the portfolio managers identified in the Risk/Return Summary of the Prospectuses.

 

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ADMINISTRATOR

Administrator Fees

The table below sets forth the administration and administrative services fees paid or accrued by the Funds to JPMIM1 (the amounts voluntarily waived are in parentheses) for the fiscal years indicated (amounts in thousands).

 

     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2014
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2015
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2016
 

Fund

   Paid        Waived      Paid        Waived      Paid      Waived  

Disciplined Equity Fund

   $ 2,320         $ (298    $ 4,582         $ (143    $ 6,565       $ (21

Diversified Fund

     192           (684      286           (768      579         (557

Dynamic Growth Fund

     135           (33      191           (70      221         (66

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

     467                   238           (203      145         (115

Equity Focus Fund

     20           (7      26           (39      41         (47

Equity Income Fund

     4,227           (797      7,362           (59      8,744           

Equity Index Fund

     261           (1,319      37           (1,570              (1,323

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund*

     N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A         N/A   

Growth Advantage Fund

     2,412                   3,476           (3      4,766           

Growth and Income Fund

     358                   397                   380         (18

Hedged Equity Fund

               (2      22           (76      94         (107

Intrepid America Fund

     2,205                   2,808                   2,976           

Intrepid Growth Fund

     640           (1      284           (468      84         (763

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

     480                   386           (259      295         (448

Intrepid Advantage Fund

     2           (10                (17              (17

Intrepid Value Fund

     243           (867      799           (575      841         (574

Large Cap Growth Fund

     12,032           (183      12,653                   12,271           

Large Cap Value Fund

     634           (14      663                   591           

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

     1,267                   897           (306      360         (545

Mid Cap Equity Fund

     754           (572      1,895           (615      2,169         (166

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     321           (1,262      1,500           (517      2,109         (275

Mid Cap Value Fund

     2,113           (10,005      8,795           (4,303      8,020         (4,307

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

     61           (271                (297              (201

Small Cap Core Fund

     120           (408                (609      4         (373

Small Cap Equity Fund

     840           (1,799      1,890           (871      2,029         (520

Small Cap Growth Fund

     154           (774      740           (211      829         (65

Small Cap Value Fund

     868           (212      1,267           (79      1,437           

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

     39           (160                (252      19         (263

U.S. Equity Fund

     6,901           (998      9,762           (170      10,318           

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     1,437           (6,423                (9,434      1,903         (6,933

U.S. Small Company Fund

     85           (214      553           (52      908           

Value Advantage Fund

     1,278           (3,315      6,136           (1,830      6,696         (2,140

 

* Since the Fund had not commenced operations as of June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any administrator fees to report.
1 JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc., the former Administrator, was merged with and into JPMIM effective April 1, 2016.

For a more complete discussion, see the “Administrator” section in Part II of this SAI.

DISTRIBUTOR

Compensation Paid to JPMDS

The following table describes the compensation paid to the principal underwriter, JPMDS, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 (amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole dollar):

 

Fund

   Net Underwriting
Discounts and
Commissions
     Compensation on
Redemptions and
Repurchases
     Brokerage
Commissions
     Other
Compensation*
 

Disciplined Equity Fund

   $ 12,081       $ 4,469       $ 309       $ 1,321,604   

Diversified Fund

     16,043         10,762         999         631,041   

 

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Fund

   Net Underwriting
Discounts and
Commissions
     Compensation on
Redemptions and
Repurchases
     Brokerage
Commissions
     Other
Compensation*
 

Dynamic Growth Fund

   $ 80,169       $ 9,044       $ 76       $ 210,735   

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

     1,786         219         301         442,988   

Equity Focus Fund

     1,688         1,024         43         12,011   

Equity Income Fund

     1,088,079         258,145         6,827         16,876,752   

Equity Index Fund

     36,003         21,372         1,181         2,180,262   

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund**

                               

Growth Advantage Fund

     1,304,842         296,935         1,251         7,608,330   

Growth and Income Fund

     31,034         6,663         2,644         1,249,140   

Hedged Equity Fund

     5,131         2,988         142         252,933   

Intrepid America Fund

     4,117         2,503         107         398,691   

Intrepid Growth Fund

     14,922         9,833         189         629,867   

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

     32,629         26,974         112         1,434,462   

Intrepid Advantage Fund

     686         1,111         384         73,032   

Intrepid Value Fund

     10,627         12,476         113         1,043,347   

Large Cap Growth Fund

     359,360         88,353         2,405         16,887,062   

Large Cap Value Fund

     18,741         6,799         170         355,999   

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

     14,377         2,114                 473,874   

Mid Cap Equity Fund

     373,796         5,707                 870,042   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     192,243         45,845         9,955         3,239,031   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     37,405         7,824         469         10,348,453   

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

     1,012         457         48         67,340   

Small Cap Core Fund

                             17   

Small Cap Equity Fund

     73,891         8,693         1,297         2,054,954   

Small Cap Growth Fund

     3,823         305         1,144         805,173   

Small Cap Value Fund

     17,095         4,865         526         1,907,765   

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

     511         426         5         459,162   

U.S. Equity Fund

     178,099         89,868         668         6,553,056   

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     14,748         12,949                 4,058,240   

U.S. Small Company Fund

     16,912         12,653         171         1,048,502   

Value Advantage Fund

     542,773         161,166         1,618         10,737,331   

 

* Fees paid by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 are provided in the “Distribution Fees” section below.
** Since the Fund had not commenced operations as of June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any compensation to report.

The following table sets forth the aggregate amount of underwriting commissions retained by JPMDS from the Funds with respect to the fiscal years indicated (amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole dollar):

 

Fund

   Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2014
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2015
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2016
 

Disciplined Equity Fund

   $ 19,314       $ 35,820       $ 12,081   

Diversified Fund

     41,878         38,525         16,043   

Dynamic Growth Fund

     39,378         80,910         80,169   

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

     3,041         1,284         1,786   

Equity Focus Fund

     137         2,341         1,688   

Equity Income Fund

     1,023,111         1,123,573         1,088,079   

Equity Index Fund

     37,924         37,007         36,003   

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund*

     N/A         N/A         N/A   

Growth Advantage Fund

     582,846         773,720         1,304,842   

Growth and Income Fund

     50,972         43,334         31,034   

Hedged Equity Fund

             4,127         5,131   

Intrepid America Fund

     4,458         8,773         4,117   

Intrepid Growth Fund

     8,807         28,956         14,922   

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

     45,642         76,326         32,629   

Intrepid Advantage Fund

     1,175         2,574         686   

Intrepid Value Fund

     18,333         30,954         10,627   

Large Cap Growth Fund

     309,784         264,012         359,360   

 

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   Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2014
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2015
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2016
 

Large Cap Value Fund

   $ 11,528       $ 10,022       $ 18,741   

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

     20,302         11,609         14,377   

Mid Cap Equity Fund

     177,610         202,549         373,796   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     71,222         97,176         192,243   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     43,383         38,793         37,405   

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

     1,221         709         1,012   

Small Cap Core Fund

                       

Small Cap Equity Fund

     7,014         2,472         73,891   

Small Cap Growth Fund

     13,194         5,186         3,823   

Small Cap Value Fund

     40,703         25,490         17,095   

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

     679         1,174         511   

U.S. Equity Fund

     179,185         224,243         178,099   

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     70,041         30,285         14,748   

U.S Small Company Fund

     18,587         21,433         16,912   

Value Advantage Fund

     457,063         637,983         542,773   

 

* Since the Fund had not commenced operations as of June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any compensation to report.

For more information on JPMDS, see the “Distributor” section in Part II of this SAI.

Distribution Fees

The tables below set forth the Rule 12b-1 fees that the Funds paid to or that were accrued by JPMDS with respect to the fiscal years indicated (amounts in thousands).

 

       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2014
       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2015
       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2016
 

Fund

     Paid      Waived        Paid        Waived        Paid        Waived  

Disciplined Equity Fund

                           

Class A Shares

     $ 394       $         $ 841         $         $ 1,322         $   

Diversified Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       373                   375                     351             

Class C Shares

       187                   252                     280             

Dynamic Growth Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       11                   69                     127             

Class C Shares

       11                   53                     84             

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       222                   178                     152             

Class C Shares

       446                   377                     291             

Equity Focus Fund

                           

Class A Shares

                           2                     4             

Class C Shares

       1                   4                     8             

Equity Income Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       4,535                   6,861                     7,712             

Class C Shares

       4,680                   7,417                     8,842             

Class R2 Shares

       104                   211                     323             

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A         N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A   

Equity Index Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       1,624                   1,787                     1,515             

Class C Shares

       514                   644                     665             

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund*

                           

Class A Shares

       N/A         N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A   

Class C Shares

       N/A         N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A   

Class R2 Shares

       N/A         N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A   

 

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       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2014
       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2015
       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2016
 

Fund

     Paid      Waived        Paid        Waived        Paid        Waived  

Growth Advantage Fund

                           

Class A Shares

     $ 1,230       $         $ 2,229         $         $ 3,839         $   

Class C Shares

       690                   1,559                     3,769             

Growth and Income Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       969                   1,071                     1,063             

Class C Shares

       84                   148                     186             

Class R2 Shares2

       N/A         N/A           N/A           N/A           ^             

Hedged Equity Fund

                           

Class A Shares

                           139                     196             

Class C Shares

                           8                     58             

Intrepid America Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       249                   391                     275             

Class C Shares

       60                   88                     104             

Class R2 Shares

       1                   8                     20             

Intrepid Growth Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       79                   167                     245             

Class C Shares

       129                   260                     372             

Class R2 Shares

       3                   4                     13             

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       417                   704                     810             

Class C Shares

       322                   469                     625             

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A         N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A   

Intrepid Advantage Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       23                   28                     24             

Class C Shares

       21                   44                     49             

Intrepid Value Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       219                   366                     608             

Class C Shares

       228                   336                     358             

Class R2 Shares

       4                   27                     77             

Large Cap Growth Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       11,505                   12,056                     11,278             

Class C Shares

       3,633                   4,203                     4,512             

Class R2 Shares

       1,092                   1,167                     1,097             

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A         N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A   

Large Cap Value Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       177                   231                     230             

Class C Shares

       67                   99                     114             

Class R2 Shares

       2                   3                     12             

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       258                   276                     250             

Class C Shares

       163                   175                     174             

Class R2 Shares

       41                   45                     50             

Mid Cap Equity Fund

                           

Class A Shares

       189                   473                     664             

Class C Shares

       104                   169                     202             

Class R2 Shares3

       1                   4                     4             

 

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       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2014
       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2015
       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2016
 

Fund

     Paid        Waived        Paid        Waived        Paid        Waived  

Mid Cap Growth Fund

                             

Class A Shares

     $ 1,708         $         $ 2,117         $         $ 2,420         $   

Class C Shares

       230                     416                     696             

Class R2 Shares

       5                     24                     123             

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A   

Mid Cap Value Fund

                             

Class A Shares

       8,194                     6,927                     5,880             

Class C Shares

       4,322                     4,545                     4,137             

Class R2 Shares

       328                     366                     331             

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A   

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

                             

Class A Shares

       31                     19                     17             

Class C Shares

       73                     58                     50             

Small Cap Core Fund

                             

Class A Shares4

       N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           ^             

Class C Shares4

       N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           ^             

Small Cap Equity Fund

                             

Class A Shares

       1,847                     1,722                     1,737             

Class C Shares

       296                     277                     302             

Class R2 Shares

       26                     18                     16             

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A   

Small Cap Growth Fund

                             

Class A Shares

       714                     652                     531             

Class C Shares

       216                     193                     158             

Class R2 Shares

       156                     140                     116             

Small Cap Value Fund

                             

Class A Shares

       1,097                     1,317                     1,356             

Class C Shares

       366                     373                     325             

Class R2 Shares

       157                     237                     227             

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A   

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

                             

Class A Shares

       189                     275                     451             

Class C Shares

       6                     8                     8             

U.S. Equity Fund

                             

Class A Shares

       2,556                     3,182                     3,540             

Class C Shares

       1,074                     1,588                     2,053             

Class R2 Shares

       507                     764                     960             

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A   

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

                             

Class A Shares

       2,126                     2,264                     2,278             

Class C Shares

       1,790                     2,011                     1,752             

Class R2 Shares

       23                     28                     28             

U.S. Small Company Fund

                             

Class A Shares

       233                     429                     577             

Class C Shares

       106                     229                     333             

Class R2 Shares

       27                     57                     139             

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A   

 

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       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2014
       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2015
       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2016
 

Fund

     Paid        Waived        Paid        Waived        Paid        Waived  

Value Advantage Fund

                             

Class A Shares

     $ 3,032         $         $ 5,282         $         $ 5,404         $   

Class C Shares

       2,208                     4,144                     5,333             

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A          
 
N/
A
 
  
       N/A          
 
N/
A
 
  
       N/A          
 
N/
A
 
  

 

* Since the Fund had not commenced operations as of 6/30/16, the Fund did not have any distribution fees to report.
^ Amount rounds to less than $500.
1 Class R3 Shares commenced operations on 9/9/16.
2 Class R2 Shares of the Growth and Income Fund commenced operations on 11/2/15.
3 Class R2 Shares of the Mid Cap Equity Fund commenced operations on 3/14/14.
4 Class A Shares and Class C Shares of the Small Cap Core Fund commenced operations on 5/31/16.

For a more complete discussion, see the “Distribution Plan” section in Part II of this SAI.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICING

Shareholder Service Fees

Under the Shareholder Servicing Agreement, each Fund has agreed to pay JPMDS, for providing shareholder services and other related services, a fee at the following annual rates (expressed as a percentage of the average daily net asset value (“NAV”) of Fund shares owned by or for shareholders):

 

Select Class, Class A, Class C, Class R2, Class R3 and Class R4

   0.25%

Institutional Class

   0.10%

Class R51

   0.05%

Class R6

   None

 

1 Effective April 3, 2017, the fee charged to Class R5 Shares will increase to 0.10% of average daily net assets.

The tables below set forth the fees paid or accrued to JPMDS (the amounts voluntarily waived are in parentheses) for the fiscal years indicated (amounts in thousands).

 

     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2014
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2015
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2016
 

Fund

   Paid      Waived      Paid      Waived      Paid      Waived  

Disciplined Equity Fund

                 

Class A Shares

   $ 394       $         $ 454      $ (387    $ 481       $ (841

Institutional Class Shares

     291                 266        (266      395         (404

Select Class Shares

     155         (2      641        (92      444         (251

Diversified Fund

                 

Class A Shares

     358         (15      336        (39      264         (87

Class C Shares

     62                 84        (^      90         (3

Institutional Class Shares

             (781      216        (790      574         (550

Select Class Shares

     220         (9      216        (9      206         (3

Dynamic Growth Fund

                 

Class A Shares

     11                   28        (41      32         (95

Class C Shares

     4                   10        (8      15         (13

Class R5 Shares

                                   (^      75           

Select Class Shares

     440         (48      703        (4      328         (13

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

                 

Class A Shares

     180         (42      120        (58      83         (69

Class C Shares

     122         (27      64        (62      11         (86

Select Class Shares

     747         (275      1,035                545           

Equity Focus Fund

                 

Class A Shares

     1                   1        (1      2         (2

Class C Shares

                         2        (^      2         (1

Select Class Shares

     29         (51      195                260           

 

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       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2014
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2015
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2016
 

Fund

     Paid      Waived      Paid      Waived      Paid      Waived  

Equity Income Fund

                   

Class A Shares

     $ 4,524       $ (11    $ 5,561      $ (1,300    $ 5,646       $ (2,066

Class C Shares

       1,559         (1      2,249        (223      2,499         (448

Class R2 Shares

       52                 105                161           

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Class R4 Shares1

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Class R5 Shares

       124                 65        (143      69         (216

Select Class Shares

       7,198         (2      9,925        (384      10,103         (1,034

Equity Index Fund

                   

Class A Shares

               (1,624      34        (1,753      17         (1,498

Class C Shares

       171                 215                222           

Select Class Shares

               (2,901      52        (2,811      113         (2,185

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund*

                   

Class A Shares

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Class C Shares

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Class R2 Shares

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Class R5 Shares

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Growth Advantage Fund

                   

Class A Shares

       934         (296      1,341        (888      2,281         (1,558

Class C Shares

       174         (56      332        (188      748         (508

Class R5 Shares

       614         (3      180                35         (2

Select Class Shares

       2,557         (12      2,697                2,980           

Growth and Income Fund

                   

Class A Shares

       905         (64      1,071                824         (239

Class C Shares

       27         (1      49                50         (12

Class R2 Shares3

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A                     

Class R5 Shares3

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A                   (^

Select Class Shares

       65         (3      82        (^      73         (16

Hedged Equity Fund

                   

Class A Shares

                         91        (48      89         (107

Class C Shares

                         3        (^      16         (3

Class R5 Shares

                                   (^                (^

Select Class Shares

       4                 146        (7      374         (24

Intrepid America Fund

                   

Class A Shares

       247         (2      270        (121      163         (112

Class C Shares

       20                   20        (4      24         (11

Class R2 Shares

       1                   4        (^      3         (7

Class R5 Shares

       515         (15      845                357         (1

Select Class Shares

       3,651         (30      3,888                1,679           

Intrepid Growth Fund

                   

Class A Shares

       76         (3      139        (28      131         (114

Class C Shares

       42         (1      69        (18      71         (53

Class R2 Shares

       2                   2        (^              (6

Class R5 Shares

       49         (9      33        (41      1         (99

Select Class Shares

       1,457         (47      1,660        (1      793         (52

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

                   

Class A Shares

       151         (266      325        (379      290         (520

Class C Shares

       94         (13      156                172         (36

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Class R4 Shares1

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

Select Class Shares

       324         (571      725        (367      479         (339

 

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       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2014
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2015
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2016
 

Fund

     Paid      Waived      Paid      Waived      Paid        Waived  

Intrepid Advantage Fund

                     

Class A Shares

     $       $ (23    $ 16      $ (12    $ 14         $ (10

Class C Shares

               (7      8        (7      9           (7

Select Class Shares

               (6      6        (4      8           (3

Intrepid Value Fund

                     

Class A Shares

       131         (88      107        (259      100           (508

Class C Shares

       46         (30      37        (75      20           (99

Class R2 Shares

       1         (1      3        (11                (39

Class R5 Shares

       36                 19        (23      7           (38

Select Class Shares

       2,813                 2,162        (1,241      1,302           (1,852

Large Cap Growth Fund

                     

Class A Shares

       7,731         (3,774      5,034        (7,022      1,349           (9,929

Class C Shares

       813         (398      772        (629      660           (844

Class R2 Shares

       368         (178      201        (382      48           (501

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A           N/A   

Class R4 Shares1

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A           N/A   

Class R5 Shares

       661         (3      330        (369      424           (249

Select Class Shares

       13,374         (26      12,993        (577      10,889           (1,317

Large Cap Value Fund

                     

Class A Shares

       97         (80      117        (114      59           (171

Class C Shares

       13         (9      19        (14      13           (25

Class R2 Shares

       1                   1        (1                (6

Class R5 Shares

       4         (1      2        (^      2             

Select Class Shares

       1,567         (22      1,678                571             

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

                     

Class A Shares

       70         (188      82        (194      84           (166

Class C Shares

       55                   58                58             

Class R2 Shares

       4         (17      2        (21                (25

Select Class Shares

       929         (2,522      1,651        (1,647      1,837           (590

Mid Cap Equity Fund

                     

Class A Shares

       137         (52      213        (260      240           (424

Class C Shares

       22         (13      30        (26      17           (50

Class R2 Shares4

                         2        (^      2             

Class R5 Shares4

                                   (^      1           (1

Select Class Shares

       732         (2,481      974        (3,490      80           (3,099

Mid Cap Growth Fund

                     

Class A Shares

       1,708                 1,632        (485      1,156           (1,264

Class C Shares

       75         (2      102        (37      112           (120

Class R2 Shares

       1         (1      2        (10      5           (57

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A           N/A   

Class R4 Shares1

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A           N/A   

Class R5 Shares

       12                 15        (15      5           (92

Select Class Shares

       2,065         (652      1,555        (1,802      853           (2,074

Mid Cap Value Fund

                     

Class A Shares

       7,866         (328      5,050        (1,877      3,697           (2,183

Class C Shares

       1,428         (13      1,392        (123      1,374           (5

Institutional Class Shares

               (7,690      289        (9,431                (9,864

Class R2 Shares

       164                 90        (93      49           (116

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A           N/A   

Class R4 Shares1

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A           N/A   

Class R5 Shares2

       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A           N/A   

Select Class Shares

       6,905         (288      6,029        (838      4,554           (954

 

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       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2014
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2015
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2016
 

Fund

     Paid        Waived      Paid        Waived      Paid      Waived  

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

                       

Class A Shares

     $         $ (31    $ 15        $ (4    $ 7       $ (10

Class C Shares

                 (24      14          (5      7         (10

Select Class Shares

                 (938      865                  581           

Small Cap Core Fund

                       

Class A Shares5

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A                     

Class C Shares5

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A                     

Class R5 Shares6

                 (1,580      1,646          (206      1,104         (46

Small Cap Equity Fund

                       

Class A Shares

       1,841           (6      1,544          (178      1,469         (268

Class C Shares

       97           (2      92          (^      97         (4

Class R2 Shares

       12                     5          (4      4         (4

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A         N/A   

Class R4 Shares1

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A         N/A   

Class R5 Shares

                 (509      314          (269      374         (239

Select Class Shares

       2,702           (675      2,500          (1,144      1,759         (1,102

Small Cap Growth Fund

                       

Class A Shares

       714                   340          (312      72         (459

Class C Shares

       72                   45          (19      24         (29

Institutional Class Shares

       286                   138          (140      47         (217

Class R2 Shares

       78                     33          (37      4         (54

Class R5 Shares2

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A         N/A   

Select Class Shares

       401                   204          (166      101         (193

Small Cap Value Fund

                       

Class A Shares

       620           (477      419          (898      98         (1,258

Class C Shares

       120           (2      113          (11      74         (34

Class R2 Shares

       44           (34      30          (89              (114

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A         N/A   

Class R4 Shares1

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A         N/A   

Class R5 Shares

       32                   38          (5      33         (15

Select Class Shares

       514           (393      521          (546      275         (576

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

                       

Class A Shares

                 (189      108          (167      335         (116

Class C Shares

                 (2      2          (1      2         (1

Select Class Shares

                 (406      489                  403         (3

U.S. Equity Fund

                       

Class A Shares

       1,842           (714      1,281          (1,901      780         (2,760

Class C Shares

       258           (100      290          (239      290         (394

Institutional Class Shares

       2,820                   3,085          (1,582      1,679         (2,728

Class R2 Shares

       183           (71      99          (283      4         (476

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A         N/A   

Class R4 Shares1

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A         N/A   

Class R5 Shares

       219                   98          (141      111         (281

Select Class Shares

       7,487                   6,212          (349      3,028         (789

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

                       

Class A Shares

       1,701           (425      1,930          (334      1,788         (490

Class C Shares

       478           (119      591          (79      442         (142

Class R2 Shares

       9           (2      9          (5      6         (8

Class R5 Shares

                 (107      138          (6      282         (5

Select Class Shares

       16,199           (4,051      24,676          (334      20,093         (2,545

 

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       Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2014
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2015
     Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/2016
 

Fund

     Paid        Waived      Paid        Waived      Paid        Waived  

U.S. Small Company Fund

                         

Class A Shares

     $ 233         $       $ 224        $ (205    $ 179         $ (398

Class C Shares

       35                   45          (31      47           (64

Institutional Class Shares

       67           (29      66          (207      136           (295

Class R2 Shares

       14                   14          (15      20           (50

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A   

Class R4 Shares1

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A   

Class R5 Shares2

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A   

Select Class Shares

       286                   327          (160      386           (272

Value Advantage Fund

                         

Class A Shares

       3,032                   2,945          (2,337      2,651           (2,753

Class C Shares

       736                   1,175          (206      1,438           (340

Institutional Class Shares

                 (2,183      145          (4,029      1,421           (4,734

Class R3 Shares1

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A   

Class R4 Shares1

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A   

Class R5 Shares2

       N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A         N/A           N/A   

Select Class Shares

       4,534                   7,123                  4,377             

 

* Since the Fund had not commenced operations as of 6/30/16, the Fund did not have any shareholder servicing agent fees to report.
^ Amount rounds to less than $500.
1 Class R3 and Class R4 Shares of certain funds commenced operations on 9/9/16.
2 Class R5 Shares of Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, U.S. Small Company Fund and Value Advantage Fund commenced operations on 9/9/16.
3 Class R2 and Class R5 Shares of the Growth and Income Fund commenced operations on 11/2/15.
4 Class R2 and Class R5 Shares of the Mid Cap Equity Fund were first offered as of 3/14/14.
5 Class A Shares and Class C Shares of the Small Cap Core Fund commenced operations on 5/31/16.
6 Prior to 9/15/16 when the Fund’s Select Class Shares were renamed and redesignated as Class R5 Shares, JPMDS was paid an annual fee of 0.25% or the average daily net assets of the Select Class Shares of the Fund.

For a more complete discussion, see the “Shareholder Servicing” section in Part II of this SAI.

BROKERAGE AND RESEARCH SERVICES

Brokerage Commissions

The table below sets forth the brokerage commissions paid by each Fund with respect to the fiscal years indicated:

 

Fund

     Fiscal Year
Ended
6/30/2014
       Fiscal Year
Ended
6/30/2015
       Fiscal Year
Ended
6/30/2016
 

Disciplined Equity Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

     $ 2,822,000         $ 5,311,242         $ 5,781,575   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           2,757   

Diversified Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       456,000           453,591           536,825   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           1,971   

Dynamic Growth Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       64,000           84,222           80,810   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                             

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       449,000           349,969           326,197   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           284   

Equity Focus Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       23,000           21,513           41,344   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                             

Equity Income Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       1,289,000           1,670,199           1,500,894   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           983   

 

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Fund

     Fiscal Year
Ended
6/30/2014
       Fiscal Year
Ended
6/30/2015
       Fiscal Year
Ended
6/30/2016
 

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund*

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

     $ N/A         $ N/A         $ N/A   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

       N/A           N/A           N/A   

Equity Index Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       59,000           43,772           97,503   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                             

Growth Advantage Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       1,500,000           1,274,088           1,732,644   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                 2,165           1,250   

Growth and Income Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       132,000           108,597           121,067   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                             

Hedged Equity Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       3,000           113,326           159,104   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                             

Intrepid America Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       1,373,000           1,157,973           1,959,627   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           277   

Intrepid Growth Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       393,000           373,970           459,660   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           20   

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       362,000           525,945           648,912   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           677   

Intrepid Advantage Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       5,000           5,508           4,989   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                             

Intrepid Value Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       595,000           740,299           1,098,511   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           8,704   

Large Cap Growth Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       2,697,000           1,471,009           2,597,465   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           3,447   

Large Cap Value Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       1,044,000           826,484           1,183,049   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           1,702   

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       496,000           627,867           597,263   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           216   

Mid Cap Equity Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       651,000           824,877           949,260   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                 164           843   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       877,000           915,861           1,139,265   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                 150           943   

Mid Cap Value Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       4,066,000           2,720,527           2,952,952   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           4,276   

 

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Fund

     Fiscal Year
Ended
6/30/2014
       Fiscal Year
Ended
6/30/2015
       Fiscal Year
Ended
6/30/2016
 

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

     $ 756,000         $ 504,972         $ 488,396   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                             

Small Cap Core Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       549,000           641,889           458,813   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           182   

Small Cap Equity Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       1,019,000           736,269           1,194,893   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                             

Small Cap Growth Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       758,000           684,333           587,346   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           749   

Small Cap Value Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       1,364,000           1,374,524           1,454,299   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           390   

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       242,000           185,978           441,018   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           3   

U.S. Equity Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       5,076,000           5,949,954           6,085,460   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                 446           10,350   

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       10,563,000           12,162,960           12,665,515   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

       8           777           14,174   

U.S. Small Company Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       551,000           850,264           1,097,267   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           759   

Value Advantage Fund

              

Total Brokerage Commissions

       2,836,000           2,247,996           2,808,727   

Brokerage Commissions to Affiliated Broker-Dealers

                           6,197   

 

* Since the Fund had not commenced operations as of 6/30/16, the Fund did not have any brokerage commissions to report.

For a more complete discussion, see the “Portfolio Transactions” section in Part II of this SAI.

Broker Research

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, the Adviser allocated brokerage commissions to brokers who provided broker research, including third party research, for the Funds as follows:

 

Fund

   Amount  

Disciplined Equity Fund

   $ 2,587,683   

Diversified Fund

     113,862   

Dynamic Growth Fund

     38,517   

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

     139,293   

Equity Focus Fund

     20,424   

Equity Income Fund

     795,513   

Equity Index Fund

     8,371   

Equity Low Volatility Income Fund*

     N/A   

Growth Advantage Fund

     895,761   

 

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Fund

   Amount  

Growth and Income Fund

   $ 65,471   

Hedged Equity Fund

     35,609   

Intrepid America Fund

     816,301   

Intrepid Growth Fund

     193,946   

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

     273,106   

Intrepid Advantage Fund

     2,026   

Intrepid Value Fund

     457,123   

Large Cap Growth Fund

     1,369,044   

Large Cap Value Fund

     570,435   

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

     211,670   

Mid Cap Equity Fund

     402,987   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     599,239   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     1,506,847   

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

       

Small Cap Core Fund

     172,480   

Small Cap Equity Fund

     570,843   

Small Cap Growth Fund

     300,005   

Small Cap Value Fund

     549,166   

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

     251,265   

U.S. Equity Fund

     2,791,698   

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     5,640,956   

U.S. Small Company Fund

     469,694   

Value Advantage Fund

     1,444,002   

 

* Since the Fund had not commenced operations as of 6/30/16, the Fund did not have any brokerage commissions used to pay for broker research to report.

Securities of Regular Broker-Dealers

As of June 30, 2016, certain Funds owned securities of their regular broker-dealers (or parents) as shown below (amounts in thousands):

 

Fund

    

Name of Broker-Dealer

     Value of Securities
Owned
 

Disciplined Equity Fund

     Bank of America Corporation      $ 90,009   
     Citigroup Global Markets Inc.        99,282   
     Goldman Sachs and Company        27,606   
     Morgan Stanley        64,732   

Diversified Fund

     ABN AMRO Inc.        455   
     Bank of America Corporation        7,167   
     Barclays Inc.        780   
     Citigroup Global Markets Inc.        7,231   
     Credit Suisse First Boston LLC        831   
     Deutsche Bank AG        574   
     Goldman Sachs and Company        4,652   
     HSBC Securities Inc.        4,644   
     Morgan Stanley        6,267   
     UBS Financial Services Inc.        2,582   

Equity Index Fund

     Bank of America Corporation        11,235   
     Citigroup Global Markets Inc.        10,254   
     Goldman Sachs and Company        4,731   
     JPMorgan Chase & Co.*        18,728   
     Morgan Stanley        3,235   

Growth and Income Fund

     Bank of America Corporation        12,902   
     Citigroup Global Markets Inc.        5,704   
     Morgan Stanley        2,928   

 

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Fund

    

Name of Broker-Dealer

     Value of Securities
Owned
 

Hedged Equity Fund

     Bank of America Corporation      $ 2,676   
     Citigroup Global Markets Inc.        3,028   
     Goldman Sachs and Company        535   
     Morgan Stanley        1,552   

Intrepid America Fund

    

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

       70,923   

Intrepid Advantage Fund

     Citigroup Global Markets Inc.        379   

Intrepid Value Fund

    

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

       54,098   
     Goldman Sachs and Company        14,568   
     Morgan Stanley        6,350   

Large Cap Value Fund

     Bank of America Corporation        17,466   
     Citigroup Global Markets Inc.        31,386   

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

     Bank of America Corporation        6,554   
     Citigroup Global Markets Inc.        10,787   
     Morgan Stanley        1,806   

U.S. Equity Fund

     Bank of America Corporation        98,268   
     Citigroup Global Markets Inc.        148,031   
     Goldman Sachs and Company        67,727   
     Morgan Stanley        134,432   

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     Bank of America Corporation        101,405   
     Citigroup Global Markets Inc.        183,711   
     Goldman Sachs and Company        130,033   
     Morgan Stanley        152,032   

Value Advantage Fund

     Bank of America Corporation        169,052   
     Citigroup Global Markets Inc.        95,896   
     Morgan Stanley        68,928   

 

* Investment in an affiliate. This security is included in an index in which the Fund, as an index fund, invests.

For a more complete discussion, see the “Portfolio Transactions” section in Part II of this SAI.

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

Other Cash Compensation Payments

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, JPMIM, SCR&M and JPMAAM paid approximately $199,912,997, $23,856 and $62,955, respectively, for all the J.P. Morgan Funds pursuant to written agreements with Financial Intermediaries (including both FINRA members and non-members) including written agreements for sub-transfer agency and/or omnibus accounting services (collectively, “Omnibus Sub-Accounting”) and networking.

For a more complete discussion, see the “Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries” section in Part II of this SAI.

Finders’ Fee Commissions

Financial Intermediaries who sell $500,000 or more of Class A Shares in the aggregate of certain J.P. Morgan Income Funds or $1 million or more of Class A Shares in the aggregate of the J.P. Morgan Equity Funds (except as noted below), the J.P. Morgan Specialty Funds, the J.P. Morgan International Funds, the J.P. Morgan Investor Funds, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds, the JPMorgan SmartAllocation Funds, the other J.P. Morgan Income Funds and certain other J.P. Morgan Funds (collectively “Qualifying Funds”) may receive finder’s fees.

With respect to sales of the Equity Index Fund, no finder’s fee will be paid, although the Equity Index Fund is still deemed to be a Qualifying Fund for purposes of aggregating total sales. To the extent the Equity Index Fund is included in the total sales, the applicable finder’s fee will only be paid on the non-Equity Index Fund portion of the sales.

 

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With respect to the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, such fees are paid in accordance with the following schedule:

 

Amount of Purchases

   Finders’ Fees  

$1,000,000 or more*

     0.25

 

* If the total sale of Class A Shares of Qualifying Funds is $1,000,000 or more but the amount of the sale applicable to the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund is less than $1,000,000, the Financial Intermediary will receive a Finder’s Fee equal to 0.25% of the sale of the Class A Shares of the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund. The Finders’ Fee Schedule for other Qualifying Funds can be found in the Statement of Additional Information for such Qualifying Funds.

With respect to sales of the Equity Funds (other than the Equity Index Fund and the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund) such fees are paid in accordance with the following schedule:

 

Amount of Purchases

   Finders’ Fees  

$1,000,000 – $3,999,999*

     1.00

$4,000,000 – $9,999,999

     0.75

$10,000,000 – $49,999,999

     0.50

$50,000,000 or more

     0.25

 

* If the total sale of Class A Shares of Qualifying Funds is $1,000,000 or more but the amount of the sale applicable to an Equity Fund is less than $1,000,000, the Financial Intermediary will receive a finder’s fee equal to 1.00% of the sale of the Class A Shares of an Equity Fund. The Finder’s Fee Schedule for other Qualifying Funds can be found in the Statement of Additional Information for such Qualifying Funds.

The Distributor may also pay Financial Intermediaries a finder’s fee commission on sales of Class A Shares to certain defined contribution plans.

If a plan redeems the shares of certain Funds for which a finder’s fee has been paid within 18 months of the purchase date (12 months for Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund and Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund), no CDSC is charged. However, JPMDS reserves the right to reclaim the finder’s fee paid to the Financial Intermediary. JPMDS reserves the right to alter or change the finder’s fee policy on these plans at any time at its own discretion.

For a more complete discussion, see the “Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries” section in Part II of this SAI.

Finders’ Fees Paid by Distributor

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, JPMDS paid approximately $19,059,297 in finders’ fees for all of the J.P. Morgan Funds.

For a more complete discussion, see the “Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries” section in Part II of this SAI.

TAX MATTERS

Capital Loss Carryforwards

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “2010 Act”), net capital losses recognized by the Funds after June 30, 2011 are carried forward indefinitely and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. Prior to the 2010 Act, net capital losses incurred by the Fund were carried forward eight years and treated as short-term losses. The 2010 Act requires that net capital losses after June 30, 2011 be used before any prior net capital losses.

For Federal income tax purposes, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 (amounts in thousands) incurred prior to the enactment of the 2010 Act:

 

Fund

            Capital Loss
Carryforwards
       Expiration Date  

Intrepid Growth Fund

        $ 121,929           6/30/2018   
       

 

 

      
     Remaining         $ 121,929        

Intrepid Advantage Fund

        $ 1,835           6/30/2019   
       

 

 

      
     Remaining         $ 1,835        

 

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Fund

            Capital Loss
Carryforwards
       Expiration Date  

Large Cap Value Fund

        $ 1,637           6/30/2017   
       

 

 

      
     Remaining         $ 1,637        

Mid Cap Value Fund

        $ 14,734           6/30/2018   
       

 

 

      
     Remaining         $ 14,734        

As of June 30, 2016, the following Fund had capital loss carryforwards (amounts in thousands) incurred after the enactment of 2010 Act:

 

      Capital Loss Carryforward Character  

Fund

   Short-Term      Long-Term  

Disciplined Equity Fund

   $ 130,031       $   

Hedged Equity Fund

     5,312         7,993   

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

     2,351           

Value Advantage Fund

     36,131         13,093   

To the extent that these capital losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders. For a more complete discussion, see the “Distributions and Tax Matters” section in Part II of this SAI.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

A list of the entities that receive the Funds’ portfolio holdings information, the frequency with which it is provided to them and the length of the lag between the date of the information and the date it is disclosed is provided below:

 

All Funds

     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     Monthly       30 days after month end

Morningstar Inc.

     Monthly       30 days after month end

Bloomberg LP

     Monthly       30 days after month end

All Funds excluding JPMorgan Equity Focus Fund

     

Lipper, Inc.

     Monthly       30 days after month end

Vickers Stock Research Corp.

     Monthly       30 days after month end

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc — Standard & Poor’s

     Monthly       30 days after month end

Factset

     Monthly       5 days after month end

All Funds excluding JPMorgan Equity Focus Fund

     

Casey, Quirk & Associates

     Monthly       30 days after month end

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

     

JPMorgan Diversified Fund

     

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

     

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

     

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

     

JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund

     

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

     

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

     

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

     

 

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JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

     

Vestek

     Monthly       30 days after month end

JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

Alpha Consulting Group

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     

Aris Corporation

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

Atlantic Trust

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

Callan Associates

     Monthly       30 days after month end

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

     

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     

Canterbury Consulting

     Monthly       30 days after month end

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

Hartland & Co.

     Monthly       30 days after month end

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

     

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

Concord Advisory

     Monthly       30 days after month end

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

     

Informa Investment Solutions (PSN)

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

     

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

     

Jeffrey Slocum & Associates, Inc.

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

John Hancock

     Monthly       30 days after month end

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

     

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

     

JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     

Lockwood Advisors

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

     

JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

     

Marco Consulting

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

 

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JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

     

JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

     

Mellon Analytical Solutions

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund

     

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

     

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

     Monthly       30 days after month end

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

     

New England Pension Consultants

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     

Oppenheimer

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

     

PSN & Morningstar

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

     

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

     

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     

Prime, Buchholz & Associates, Inc.

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     

JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund

     

Raymond James

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

     

Rochester Area Community Foundation

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     

Roger Casey

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

     

RV Kuhns

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

     

Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

 

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JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

     

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

     

Strategic Advisors, Inc.

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     

Watson Wyatt Worldwide

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

     

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

     

Watson Wyatt Worldwide

     Monthly       30 days after month end

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

     

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

     

JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

     

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     

Wells Fargo

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

     

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

     

Wells Fargo

     Monthly       30 days after month end

JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

     

JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund

     

Wilshire

     Quarterly       30 days after quarter end

For a more complete discussion, see the “Portfolio Holdings Disclosure” section in Part II of this SAI.

SHARE OWNERSHIP

Trustees and Officers

As of December  31, 2015, the officers and Trustees, as a group, owned less than 1% of the shares of any class of each Fund.

Principal Holders

As of September 30, 2016, the persons who owned of record, or were known by the Trusts to own beneficially, 5% or more of the outstanding shares of any class of the Funds included in this SAI are shown in Attachment I-A, Principal Shareholders.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Financial Statements are incorporated by reference into this SAI. The Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm to the Funds, as indicated in its reports with respect thereto, and are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said reports. These Financial Statements are available without charge upon request by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111.

 

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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

Persons owning 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund may be presumed to “control” (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) the Fund. As a result, those persons may have the ability to control the outcome on any matter requiring the approval of shareholders of the Fund.

 

Name of Fund/Share Class    Name and Address of Shareholder    Percentage
Held
 
JPM DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND   

A SHARES

  

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY

FBO FUTURE FUNDS II

8515 E ORCHARD RD # 2T2

GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002

     11.31%   
     
  

GREAT-WEST TRUST COMPANY LLC TTEE F

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CLIENTS 401K

8515 E ORCHARD RD 2T2

GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111-5002

     8.47%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     23.17%   
     
  

UMB BANK — CUSTODIAN

SECURITY FINANCIAL RESOURCES

1 SW SECURITY BENEFIT PL

TOPEKA KS 66636-1000

     8.64%   
     

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     13.59%   
     
  

KANSAS POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

SAVINGS PROGRAM ATTN SSB&T CUST

694 AGGRESSIVE

4500 MAIN STREET

KANSAS CITY MO 64111-7709

     5.16%   
     
  

KANSAS POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

SAVINGS PROGRAM ATTN SSR&T CUST

695 MOD AGGRESSIVE

4500 MAIN STREET

KANSAS CITY MO 64111-7709

     6.94%   
     

 

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Name of Fund/Share Class    Name and Address of Shareholder    Percentage
Held
 
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     35.95%   
     
  

TIAA CREF TRUST CO FSB CUST/TTEE

FBO CUST RETIREMENT PLANS

ATTN TRUST OPERATIONS

211 N BROADWAY STE 1000

SAINT LOUIS MO 63102-2748

     5.46%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2020 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     10.54%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2025 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     12.16%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2030 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     14.52%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2035 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     11.32%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2040 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     11.83%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2045 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     7.57%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2050 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.11%   
     
  

NFS LLC FBO

FIIOC AGENT FBO

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE

PLANS 401K FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     5.41%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

DCGT TRUSTEE & OR CUSTODIAN

FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

OMNIBUS

ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK

711 HIGH ST

DES MOINES IA 50392-0001

     9.77%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     11.20%   
     
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CUST

FBO IBEW LOCAL 58 ANNUITY FUND

200 NEWPORT AVE EXT JQB513

QUINCY MA 02171-2102

     12.85%   
     
  

TAYNIK & CO

C/O STATE STREET BANK & TRUST

1200 CROWN COLONY DR

QUINCY MA 02169-0938

     9.51%   
JPM DIVERSIFIED FUND      

A SHARES

  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     47.51%   
     

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     8.27%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     51.17%   
     
  

MLPF&S

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     9.91%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     6.95%   
     

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

  

BRICS & CO

BELOIT COLLEGE-RESTRICTED-JPMIM

340 S CLEVELAND AVE

WESTERVILLE OH 43081-8917

     6.98%   
     
  

BRICS & CO

SANTA ROSA RANCH TACHI YOKUT TRIBE

340 S CLEVELAND AVE

WESTERVILLE OH 43081-8917

     5.62%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

BAE SYSTEMS SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT

TRUST

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

460 POLARIS PKWY

WESTERVILLE OH 43082-8212

     5.35%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY VEBA TRUST

ATTN: CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD OPS 2/2

DE3-3750

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.19%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

SUB-ZERO GROUP INC

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

460 POLARIS PKWY

OH1-0213

WESTERVILLE OH 43082-8212

     9.72%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL BENEFITS

TRUST DIVERSIFIED

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-2470

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     14.19%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     9.48%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

GREAT-WEST TRUST COMPANY LLC TTEE F

BENTLEY SYSTEMS INCORPORATED PROFIT

RING/401K PLAN

8515 E ORCHARD RD 2T2

GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002

     5.33%   
     
  

JOHN HANCOCK TRUST COMPANY LLC

690 CANTON ST STE 100

WESTWOOD MA 02090-2324

     6.27%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     47.84%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     8.02%   
     
  

WELLS FARGO BANK FBO

PSP FOR EE’S OF TRINITY IND INC

1525 WEST WT HARRIS BLVD # 25968600

CHARLOTTE NC 28288-1076

     8.25%   
JPM DYNAMIC GROWTH FUND   

A SHARES

  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     72.12%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     10.89%   
     

C SHARES

  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     12.01%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     36.98%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     10.94%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     11.53%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     6.76%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR BALANCED FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     49.14%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR CONSERVATIVE

GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     21.26%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH AND INCOME

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     18.66%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     10.93%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     8.80%   
     
  

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC*

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

FBO PARTICIPANTS

ATTN SARAH MASON

1111 POLARIS PKWY OH1-0185

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     5.34%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     33.26%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     9.06%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     26.68%   
JPM DYNAMIC SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND   

A SHARES

  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     25.21%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DRIVE EAST 2ND FLR

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     27.65%   
     

C SHARES

  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     85.85%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     68.63%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     6.26%   
JPM EQUITY FOCUS FUND   

A SHARES

  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     15.23%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     46.79%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     11.10%   
     
  

TD AMERITRADE INC FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS

PO BOX 2226

OMAHA NE 68103-2226

     6.76%   
     

 

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Held
 

C SHARES

  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     46.55%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     21.00%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     25.48%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN ACCESS BALANCED FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES # DE3-3640

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     14.24%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN ACCESS GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3640

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     16.53%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     49.17%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     17.63%   
JPM EQUITY INCOME FUND   

A SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     10.72%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

REINVEST ACCOUNT

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

101 MONTGOMERY STREET

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     11.93%   
     
  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     13.36%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     10.64%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     11.60%   
     

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     8.70%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     18.67%   
     
  

MLPF&S

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     15.71%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     11.13%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     5.68%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     10.00%   
     

R2 SHARES

  

DCGT TRUSTEE & OR CUSTODIAN

FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

OMNIBUS

ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK

711 HIGH ST

DES MOINES IA 50392-0001

     26.73%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     14.04%   
     
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST AS

TRUSTEE AND/OR CUSTODIAN

FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT

1 LINCOLN ST FL 1

BOSTON MA 02111-2900

     16.35%   
     

R3 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R4 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     15.14%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

NFS LLC FBO

FIIOC AGENT FBO

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE

PLANS 401K FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     7.81%   
     
  

NFS LLC FBO

TRANSAMERICA LIFE INS CO

1150 S OLIVE ST

LOS ANGELES CA 90015-2211

     8.53%   
     
  

PIMS/PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT

AS NOMINEE FOR THE TTEE/CUST PL 767

THE MGM RESORTS 401(K) SAVINGS

840 GRIER DRIVE

LAS VEGAS NV 89119-3778

     10.66%   
     
  

THE NORTHERN TRUST CO AS TRUSTEE

FBO APOLLO-DV

PO BOX 92994

CHICAGO IL 60675-2994

     9.43%   
     
  

WELLS FARGO BANK FBO

LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC 401K

1525 WEST WT HARRIS BLVD # 13432055

CHARLOTTE NC 28288-1076

     8.40%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

NFS LLC FBO

FIIOC AGENT FBO

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE

PLANS 401K FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     23.05%   
     
  

NFS LLC FBO

STATE STREET BANK TRUST CO

TTEE VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

440 MAMARONECK AVE

HARRISON NY 10528-2418

     6.14%   
     
  

VOYA RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND

ANNUITY COMPANY

ATTN TREASURY DEPT

5780 POWERS FERRY RD NW

ATLANTA GA 30327-4347

     6.17%   
     

 

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Held
 

SELECT SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR THE

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     5.28%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     25.17%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     5.98%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     5.95%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     7.51%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     11.53%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     5.44%   
JPM EQUITY INDEX FUND      

A SHARES

  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     28.47%   
     

 

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Held
 

C SHARES

  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     31.25%   
     
  

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH

INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     23.60%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     8.75%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     5.14%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

BRICS & CO

AGMA RETIREMENT PLAN A — JPMIM

340 S CLEVELAND AVE

WESTERVILLE OH 43081-8917

     67.61%   
     
  

BRICS & CO

SCHMIDT PRITCHARD & CO P/S

340 S CLEVELAND AVE

WESTERVILLE OH 43081-8917

     9.39%   
     
  

BRICS & CO

UNITED BANCORP PENSION

340 S CLEVELAND AVE

WESTERVILLE OH 43081-8917

     7.03%   
     
  

BRICS & CO CUST

FBO

HOWARD MILLER — HEKMAN 401(K) PSP

340 S CLEVELAND AVE

WESTERVILLE OH 43081-8917

     12.85%   
     

 

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Held
 

SELECT SHARES

  

GREAT-WEST TRUST FBO RTC TTEE

FBO CERTAIN RETIREMENT PLANS

8515 E ORCHARD ROAD 2T2

GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111-5002

     13.80%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     10.19%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     7.10%   
     
  

VRSCO

FBO AIGFSB CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE FBO

STATE UNIV SYSTEM OF FLORIDA 403B

2929 ALLEN PKWY STE A6-20

HOUSTON TX 77019-7117

     6.51%   
JPM EQUITY LOW VOLATILITY INCOME FUND   

A SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

C SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

 

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Held
 

SELECT SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
JPM GROWTH ADVANTAGE FUND   

A SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     10.37%   
     
  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     20.82%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     13.13%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     6.31%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     16.28%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     8.86%   
     

C SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     5.18%   
     
  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT

FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     5.83%   
     

 

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EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     5.88%   
     
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     11.12%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     24.52%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     8.05%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     8.92%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     5.96%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     7.26%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

NATIONWIDE TRUST COMPANY FSB

C/O IPO PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING

PO BOX 182029

COLUMBUS OH 43218-2029

     32.22%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

NFS LLC FBO

FIIOC AGENT FBO

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE

PLANS 401K FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     5.26%   
     
  

PIMS/PRUDENTIAL RETPLAN

NOMINEE TRUSTEE CUSTODIAN

764 BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC

3000 TECHNOLOGY RD

ANGLETON TX 77515-2524

     11.09%   
     
  

WELLS FARGO BANK FBO

SALEM MEDIA GRP INC EMPLOYEES 401K

1525 WEST WT HARRIS BLVD # 25278600

CHARLOTTE NC 28288-1151

     5.06%   
     
  

WELLS FARGO BANK FBO

VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

1525 WEST WT HARRIS BLVD

CHARLOTTE NC 28288-1076

     12.96%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2020 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     10.62%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2025 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     12.10%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2030 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     15.37%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2035 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     12.12%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2040 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     13.63%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2045 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     8.38%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2050 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.79%   
     
  

MAC & CO

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPS

PO BOX 3198

525 WILLIAM PENN PLACE

PITTSBURGH PA 15230-3198

     8.86%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     6.46%   
     
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     8.88%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     36.89%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     5.23%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     6.34%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     6.15%   
JPM GROWTH AND INCOME FUND   

A SHARES

  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     24.37%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     5.13%   
     

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     12.02%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     40.87%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     11.30%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     7.79%   
     

 

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Held
 

R2 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     31.30%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     10.75%   
     
  

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC*

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

FBO PARTICIPANTS

ATTN SARAH MASON

1111 POLARIS PKWY OH1-0185

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     5.75%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     11.26%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     13.19%   
     

 

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Held
 
JPM HEDGED EQUITY FUND   

A SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     8.91%   
     
  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     18.52%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     58.98%   
     

C SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     19.40%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     24.03%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     16.37%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     12.41%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     77.38%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MATRIX TRUST COMPANY CUST FBO

CAPITOL BODY SHOP, INC 401(K)

717 17TH ST STE 1300

DENVER CO 80202-3304

     11.72%   
     
  

MATRIX TRUST COMPANY CUST FBO

SOUTHERN STATES UTILITY TRAILER SAL

717 17TH ST STE 1300

DENVER CO 80202-3304

     10.90%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

ASCENSUS TRUST COMPANY FBO

EQUITABLE MORTGAGE CORP 401(K) PLA

PO BOX 10758

FARGO ND 58106-0758

     43.35%   
     
  

ASCENSUS TRUST COMPANY FBO

VARD MARINE US INC 401K PLAN 22616

PO BOX 10758

FARGO ND 58106-0758

     9.77%   
     
  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     23.40%   
     
  

MATRIX TRUST COMPANY CUST FBO

METAMORA TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL (IL)

717 17TH ST STE 1300

DENVER CO 80202-3304

     23.44%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     24.10%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     7.00%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     5.24%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERV CORP

FOR THE EXCL BEN OF OUR CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     32.71%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     5.81%   
     
  

TD AMERITRADE INC FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS

PO BOX 2226

OMAHA NE 68103-2226

     10.73%   
JPM INTREPID AMERICA FUND  

A SHARES

  

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INST OPS CO

AS AGENT FOR

CREATIVE OFFICE PAVILLION

401K PLAN

100 MAGELLAN WAY

COVINGTON KY 41015-1999

     5.66%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     32.86%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     11.02%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     27.56%   
     

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     33.73%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     23.17%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     7.35%   
     
  

RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC

MUTUAL FUND OMNIBUS PROCESSING

OMNIBUS

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPS MANAGER

60 S 6TH ST STE 700 # P08

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-4413

     7.34%   
     

R2 SHARES

  

CBNA AS CUSTODIAN FBO

FRINGE BENEFITS DESIGNS RETIREMENT

6 RHOADS DR STE 7

UTICA NY 13502-6317

     42.68%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     44.67%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

GREAT-WEST TRUST FBO RTC TTEE

FBO CERTAIN RETIREMENT PLANS

8515 E ORCHARD RD # 2T2

GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002

     6.41%   
     
  

MID ATLANTIC TRUST CO FBO

VANTAGE SYSTEMS INC 401(K) PSP

& TRUST

1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525

PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228

     5.50%   
     
  

MID ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY FBO

ROY O MARTIN PROFIT SHARING AND SU

1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525

PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228

     14.73%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     47.74%   
     
  

NATIONWIDE TRUST COMPANY FSB

C/O IPO PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING

PO BOX 182029

COLUMBUS OH 43218-2029

     17.90%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR BALANCED FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     9.10%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR CONSERVATIVE

GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.25%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH AND INCOME

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     8.74%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     7.86%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2020 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     8.60%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2025 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     9.49%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2030 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     12.28%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2035 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     9.66%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2040 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     10.82%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2045 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.68%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2050 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.49%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     79.18%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     7.14%   
JPM INTREPID GROWTH FUND   

A SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     7.42%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     12.05%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     33.04%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     5.70%   
     

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     14.88%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     6.60%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     8.07%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     26.11%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 2

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     6.72%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     6.14%   
     
  

RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC

MUTUAL FUND OMNIBUS PROCESSING

OMNIBUS

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPS MANAGER

60 S 6TH ST STE 700 # P08

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-4413

     13.51%   
     

R2 SHARES

  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     76.20%   
     
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST AS

TRUSTEE AND/OR CUSTODIAN

FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT

1 LINCOLN ST FL 1

BOSTON MA 02111-2900

     7.79%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

GREAT WEST TRUST CO. AS TRUSTEE FBO

THE PEARSON RETIREMENT PLAN 401(K)

11500 OUTLOOK ST

OVERLAND PARK KS 66211-1804

     31.65%   
     
  

GREAT-WEST TRUST COMPANY LLC TTEE F

ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC 401K RETIREMEN

8515 E ORCHARD RD 2T2

GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002

     14.44%   
     
  

GREAT-WEST TRUST COMPANY LLC TTEE F

ENERGY NORTHWEST 401K DEFERRED COMP

ATION PLAN

8515 E ORCHARD RD 2T2

GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002

     13.88%   
     
  

GREAT-WEST TRUST COMPANY LLC TTEE F

HUHTAMAKI LONG TERM SAVINGS AND INV

8515 E ORCHARD RD 2T2

GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002

     5.39%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     15.46%   
     
  

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

NACO

C/O IPO PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING

PO BOX 182029

COLUMBUS OH 43218-2029

     6.83%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR BALANCED FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     33.60%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR CONSERVATIVE

GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     21.29%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH AND INCOME

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     19.45%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     25.66%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     17.83%   
     
  

FIIOC AS AGENT FOR

FBO MCWANE SALARY

100 MAGELLAN WAY #KWIC

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     10.89%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     6.60%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     19.52%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     7.11%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     10.37%   
JPM INTREPID MID CAP FUND   

A SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     5.40%   
     
  

GREAT-WEST TRUST CO LLC

TTEE C FBO GREAT WEST IRA

ADVANTAGE

C/O FASCORE LLC

8515 E ORCHARD RD # 2T2

GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002

     17.35%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     30.40%   
     
  

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH

INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     9.24%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     6.24%   
     

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     10.29%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     26.03%   
     
  

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH

INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     20.91%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     10.29%   
     

R3 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R4 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR BALANCED FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     40.06%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR CONSERVATIVE

GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     16.58%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH AND INCOME

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     16.11%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     27.18%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY STREET

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     9.22%   
     
  

JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INS CO (USA)

RPS-TRADING OPS ET-4

601 CONGRESS ST

BOSTON MA 02210-2805

     7.85%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     8.50%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     10.09%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     6.34%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     10.89%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     10.30%   
JPM INTREPID ADVANTAGE FUND   

A SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     6.85%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     21.93%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     20.61%   
     
  

NATIONWIDE TRUST COMPANY FSB

C/O IPO PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING

PO BOX 182029

COLUMBUS OH 43218-2029

     7.10%   
     

C SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     6.34%   
     
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     18.37%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     6.12%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     11.66%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     6.37%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 2

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     21.63%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     5.15%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     23.93%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     30.45%   
     
  

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC*

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

FBO PARTICIPANTS

ATTN SARAH MASON

1111 POLARIS PKWY OH1-0185

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     10.43%   
     
  

UBS WM USA

OMNI ACCOUNT M/F

ATTN DEPARTMENT MANAGER

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 9

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2055

     8.33%   

 

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Held
 
JPM INTREPID VALUE FUND   

A SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     5.68%   
     
  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     6.70%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     7.19%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     9.50%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     8.75%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 2

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     5.99%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     6.37%   
     

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     30.47%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     5.59%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     15.76%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     7.75%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 2

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     5.13%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     5.13%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     8.25%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     5.61%   
     

R2 SHARES

  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     15.82%   
     

 

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Held
 

R5 SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     38.03%   
     
  

GREAT-WEST TRUST COMPANY LLC TTEE F

NCL 401K PLAN

8515 E ORCHARD RD 2T2

GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111-5002

     15.69%   
     
  

NFS LLC FBO

AMALGAMATED BANK OF CHICAGO

1 W MONROE ST

CHICAGO IL 60603-5301

     7.93%   
     
  

NFS LLC FEBO

FIIOC AS AGENT FOR

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT

PLANS (401K) FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     9.10%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

DCGT AS TTEE AND/OR CUST

FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

OMNIBUS

ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK

711 HIGH ST

DES MOINES IA 50392-0001

     5.73%   
     
  

NFS LLC FEBO

FIIOC AS AGENT FOR

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT

PLANS (401K) FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     13.76%   
     
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST AS

CUST FBO PIPE FITTERS ASSOC LOCAL

1200 CROWN COLONY DRIVE

FL 7

QUINCY MA 02169-0938

     21.57%   
     
  

T ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT PLAN

SERVICES INC CUST

FBO RETIREMENT PLAN CLIENTS

4515 PAINTERS MILL RD

OWINGS MILLS MD 21117-4903

     19.94%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO

JP MORGAN FUNDS

ATTN OUTSIDE FUNDS

PO BOX 2600

VALLEY FORGE PA 19482-2600

     6.95%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     61.57%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     8.09%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     16.02%   
JPM LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND   

A SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     34.62%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     6.44%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     6.28%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     7.27%   
     

 

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Held
 

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     8.43%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     5.04%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     27.36%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     14.03%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     5.89%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     6.02%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     6.30%   
     
  

UBS WM USA

OMNI ACCOUNT M/F

ATTN DEPARTMENT MANAGER

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 9

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2055

     7.78%   
     

 

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Held
 

R2 SHARES

  

DCGT TRUSTEE & OR CUSTODIAN

FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

OMNIBUS

ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK

711 HIGH ST

DES MOINES IA 50392-0001

     15.73%   
     
  

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

SEPARATE ACCOUNT

ATTN UIT OPERATIONS

PO BOX 2999

HARTFORD CT 06104-2999

     5.66%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     26.40%   
     
  

NFS LLC FBO

STATE STREET BANK TRUST CO

TTEE VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

440 MAMARONECK AVE

HARRISON NY 10528-2418

     15.48%   
     

R3 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R4 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     6.13%   
     
  

DCGT TRUSTEE & OR CUSTODIAN

FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

OMNIBUS

ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK

711 HIGH ST

DES MOINES IA 50392-0001

     5.90%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

NFS LLC FBO

FIIOC AGENT FBO

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE

PLANS 401K FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     27.11%   
     
  

NFS LLC FBO

STATE STREET BANK TRUST CO

TTEE VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

4 MANHATTANVILLE RD

PURCHASE NY 10577-2139

     7.49%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     5.92%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.47%   
     
  

MAC & CO

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPS

PO BOX 3198

525 WILLIAM PENN PLACE

PITTSBURGH PA 15230-3198

     7.83%   
     
  

NFS LLC FBO

FIIOC AGENT FBO

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE

PLANS 401K FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     20.22%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     6.50%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     18.02%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     5.36%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     23.63%   
     
  

UBS WM USA

OMNI ACCOUNT M/F

ATTN DEPARTMENT MANAGER

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 9

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2055

     6.72%   
JPM LARGE CAP VALUE FUND   

A SHARES

  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     25.57%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     7.14%   
     

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     15.14%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     24.50%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH

INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     17.55%   
     

R2 SHARES

  

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INST

OPERATIONS CO INC AS AGENT FOR FBO

DON W. LEE M.D., A MEDICAL CORP

ETAL 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

100 MAGELLAN WAY #KWIC

COVINGTON KY 41015-1999

     5.83%   
     
  

FIIOC AS AGENT FOR FBO

HOLLINGSWORTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES,

L.LC. 401(K) PLAN

100 MAGELLAN WAY #KWIC

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     33.45%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     39.93%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     28.05%   
     
  

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INST

OPERATIONS CO INC AS AGENT FOR FBO

MOLAM SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN

100 MAGELLAN WAY #KWIC

COVINGTON KY 41015-1999

     52.28%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     5.10%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR BALANCED FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     22.72%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH AND INCOME

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     30.58%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     40.89%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     19.13%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     6.53%   
     
  

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC*

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

FBO PARTICIPANTS

ATTN SARAH MASON

1111 POLARIS PKWY OH1-0185

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     12.10%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     13.77%   
     
  

UBS WM USA

OMNI ACCOUNT M/F

ATTN DEPARTMENT MANAGER

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 9

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2055

     15.08%   
JPM MARKET EXPANSION ENHANCED INDEX FUND   

A SHARES

  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     6.44%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     26.36%   
     
  

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH

INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     11.62%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     9.70%   
     

C SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     19.84%   
     
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     9.74%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     15.55%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     5.69%   
     
  

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH

INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     10.61%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     5.15%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     6.31%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     7.97%   
     

R2 SHARES

  

COUNSEL TRUST DBA MATC FBO

ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN

1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525

PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228

     6.80%   
     
  

JOHN HANCOCK TRUST COMPANY LLC

690 CANTON ST STE 100

WESTWOOD MA 02090-2324

     14.55%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     17.69%   
     
  

RELIANCE TRUST CO TTEE

ADP ACCESS LARGE MARKET 401K

1100 ABERNATHY RD

ATLANTA GA 30328-5620

     6.08%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR BALANCED FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     24.95%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR CONSERVATIVE

GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     7.66%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH AND INCOME

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     16.66%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     18.21%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     9.07%   
JPM MID CAP EQUITY FUND   

A SHARES

  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     56.93%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     24.35%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     6.90%   
     

C SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     9.10%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     51.78%   
     
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     5.55%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     5.70%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     5.78%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     8.36%   
     

R2 SHARES

  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     13.64%   
     
  

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INST OP CO

CUST FBO CABLE CONNECTION & SUPPLY

CO INC PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KWIC

COVINGTON KY 41015-1999

     8.18%   
     
  

MATRIX TRUST COMPANY CUST. FBO

VOIGT-ABERNATHY COMPANY, INC.

717 17TH ST STE 1300

DENVER CO 80202-3304

     5.35%   
     
  

MID ATLANTIC TRUST CO FBO

CORPORATE GDN OF NE WI RET PLAN

SAVINGS

1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525

PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228

     10.82%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MID ATLANTIC TRUST CO FBO

RAPHAELSON & LEVINE LAW FIRM

401(K) PSP & TRUST

1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525

PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228

     12.98%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     32.14%   
     
  

STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

501 N BROADWAY

SAINT LOUIS MO 63102-2188

     8.56%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

FIIOC AS AGENT FOR

FBO ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

401K PROFIT SHARING PLAN

100 MAGELLAN WAY #KWIC

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     22.97%   
     
  

FIIOC AS AGENT FOR

FBO PCCP, LLC

100 MAGELLAN WAY #KWIC

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     26.94%   
     
  

MID ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY FBO

EXTENSIA FINANCIAL LLC 401(K) PROFI

1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525

PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228

     8.35%   
     
  

WELLS FARGO BANK FBO

STILES MACHINERY INC PS & RP

1525 WEST WT HARRIS BLVD

CHARLOTTE NC 28288-1076

     41.47%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2020 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     9.94%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2025 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     12.69%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2030 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     17.30%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2035 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     12.67%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2040 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     13.10%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2045 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     8.09%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2050 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.64%   
     
  

MAC & CO

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPS

PO BOX 3198

525 WILLIAM PENN PLACE

PITTSBURGH PA 15230-3198

     7.53%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     28.27%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     13.86%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     9.18%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     8.11%   
JPM MID CAP GROWTH FUND   

A SHARES

  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     6.26%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     13.97%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     11.51%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     5.90%   
     

C SHARES

  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     6.28%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     10.93%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     8.76%   
     
  

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH

INC

FBO

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     11.00%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

     14.84%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     6.27%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     8.19%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     6.51%   
     

R2 SHARES

  

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INS CO

1295 STATE STREET

MIP M200-INVST

SPRINGFIELD MA 01111-0001

     26.92%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 2

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     7.53%   
     
  

WELLS FARGO BANK FBO

LWCC 401K SAVINGS PLAN

1525 WEST WT HARRIS BLVD # 44087055

CHARLOTTE NC 28288-1076

     9.06%   
     
  

WELLS FARGO BANK FBO

TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP PSP

1525 WEST WT HARRIS BLVD # 44017255

CHARLOTTE NC 28288-1076

     7.27%   
     

R3 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R4 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     5.81%   
     
  

NFS LLC FBO

FIIOC AGENT FBO

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE

PLANS 401K FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     19.26%   
     
  

STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY CUST

SEPARATE ACCOUNT A P11D

1100 SW 6TH AVE

PORTLAND OR 97204-1093

     25.42%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

VOYA RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND

ANNUITY COMPANY

ATTN TREASURY DEPT

5780 POWERS FERRY RD NW

ATLANTA GA 30327-4347

     8.27%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR CONSERVATIVE

GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.24%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.01%   
     
  

NFS LLC FBO

FIIOC AGENT FBO

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE

PLANS 401K FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     22.75%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR THE

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     6.94%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     8.13%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     13.61%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     6.25%   
     
  

WELLS FARGO BANK NA TRUSTEE

FBO NEW JERSEY TRANSIT PLANS

C/O FASCORE LLC

8515 E ORCHARD RD # 2T2

GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002

     10.36%   
JPM MID CAP VALUE FUND      

A SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     7.62%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     8.19%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     10.13%   
     
  

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

DCVA

C/O IPO PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING

PO BOX 182029

COLUMBUS OH 43218-2029

     6.01%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     5.47%   
     

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     10.48%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     19.12%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     20.87%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     5.13%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     11.15%   
     
  

UBS WM USA

OMNI ACCOUNT M/F

ATTN DEPARTMENT MANAGER

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 9

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2055

     8.27%   
     

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     9.98%   
     
  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     9.87%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     23.87%   
     

 

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R2 SHARES

  

DCGT TRUSTEE & OR CUSTODIAN

FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

OMNIBUS

ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK

711 HIGH ST

DES MOINES IA 50392-0001

     23.85%   
     
  

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INS CO

ATTN RS FUND OPERATIONS

1295 STATE STREET MIP C105

SPRINGFIELD MA 01111-0001

     19.52%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     7.42%   
     
  

PIMS/PRUDENTIAL RETPLAN

NOMINEE TRUSTEE CUSTODIAN

767 ASSOCIATED FOOD STORES INC

1850 W 2100 S

SALT LAKE CTY UT 84119-1304

     7.67%   
     
  

TAYNIK & CO

C/O STATE STREET BANK & TRUST

1200 CROWN COLONY DR

QUINCY MA 02169-0938

     10.78%   
     

R3 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R4 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

 

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Held
 

R6 SHARES

  

MAC & CO

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPS

PO BOX 3198

525 WILLIAM PENN PLACE

PITTSBURGH PA 15230-3198

     99.95%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     6.29%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     21.53%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     17.12%   
     
  

UBS WM USA

OMNI ACCOUNT M/F

ATTN DEPARTMENT MANAGER

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 9

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2055

     16.10%   
JPM MULTI CAP MKT NEUTRAL FUND   

A SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     5.22%   
     
  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     9.28%   
     
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     6.39%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     17.41%   
     
  

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH

INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     10.56%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     7.26%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     10.62%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     7.35%   
     
  

TRANSAMERICA ADVISORS

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

4333 EDGEWOOD RD NE MSC 4410

CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52499-0001

     6.61%   
     

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     13.24%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     11.92%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH

INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     29.27%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     6.47%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     8.66%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     5.35%   
     
  

RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC

MUTUAL FUND OMNIBUS PROCESSING

OMNIBUS

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPS MANAGER

60 S 6TH ST STE 700 # P08

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-4413

     9.37%   
     
  

UBS WM USA

OMNI ACCOUNT M/F

ATTN DEPARTMENT MANAGER

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 9

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2055

     6.77%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR BALANCED FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     40.30%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR CONSERVATIVE

GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     34.73%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH AND INCOME

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     17.11%   
JPM SMALL CAP CORE FUND      

A SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     85.53%   
     
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO

CUST FOR THE TRAD IRA OF

BRUCE J SAGER

1703 PUNHOQUA ST

OSHKOSH WI 54902-2664

     14.47%   
     

C SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     89.75%   
     
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO

CUST FOR THE ROTH IRA OF

DOUGLAS G HARTMAN

46277 JASMINE CT

NEW BALTIMORE MI 48047-5258

     10.25%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R5 SHARES**

  

BUWI & CO

C/O FARMERS TRUST COMPANY

ATTN TRUST OPS 8TH FLOOR

PO BOX 149

YOUNGSTOWN OH 44501-0149

     5.83%   
     
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     5.37%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JOHN HANCOCK TRUST COMPANY LLC

690 CANTON ST STE 100

WESTWOOD MA 02090-2324

     19.20%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     10.14%   
     
  

NFS LLC FEBO

FIIOC AS AGENT FOR

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT

PLANS (401K) FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     8.12%   
     
  

THE NORTHERN TRUST CO TTEE

FBO APOLLO DV

50 S LA SALLE ST

CHICAGO IL 60603-1003

     11.95%   
     
  

WELLS FARGO BANK FBO

BROWN-FOREMAN CORP SAV PLAN

1525 WEST WT HARRIS BLVD # 25811100

CHARLOTTE NC 28288-1076

     5.47%   
JPM SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND   

A SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

REINVEST ACCOUNT

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

101 MONTGOMERY STREET

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     11.50%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DRIVE EAST 2ND FLR

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     7.02%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     24.51%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

NATIONWIDE TRUST COMPANY FSB

C/O IPO PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING

PO BOX 182029

COLUMBUS OH 43218-2029

     6.92%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     7.83%   
     

C SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     5.68%   
     
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     18.35%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     6.59%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 2

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     14.91%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     6.06%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     12.14%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     9.10%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC

MUTUAL FUND OMNIBUS PROCESSING

OMNIBUS

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPS MANAGER

60 S 6TH ST STE 700 # P08

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-4413

     7.02%   
     

R2 SHARES

  

DCGT TRUSTEE & OR CUSTODIAN

FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

OMNIBUS

ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK

711 HIGH ST

DES MOINES IA 50392-0001

     14.26%   
     
  

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL INS CO

ATTN RS FUND OPERATIONS

1295 STATE STREET MIP C105

SPRINGFIELD MA 01111-0001

     10.76%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     51.80%   
     

R3 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R4 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

DCGT TRUSTEE & OR CUSTODIAN

FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

OMNIBUS

ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK

711 HIGH ST

DES MOINES IA 50392-0001

     7.08%   
     
  

MERCER TRUST TTEE FBO

BOSCH SAVINGS INCENTIVE PLAN

ATTN DC PLAN ADMIN N-7-E

1 INVESTORS WAY

NORWOOD MA 02062-1599

     8.82%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     5.74%   
     
  

NFS LLC FBO

FIIOC AGENT FBO

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE

PLANS 401K FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     7.31%   
     
  

RELIANCE TRUST COMPANY FBO

MASSMUTUAL DMF

PO BOX 48529

ATLANTA GA 30362-1529

     6.82%   
     
  

WELLS FARGO BANK FBO

VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

1525 WEST WT HARRIS BLVD

CHARLOTTE NC 28288-1076

     5.47%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

MAC & CO

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPS

PO BOX 3198

525 WILLIAM PENN PLACE

PITTSBURGH PA 15230-3198

     84.74%   
     
  

NABANK & CO

PO BOX 2180

TULSA OK 74101-2180

     13.46%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     5.90%   
     
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     15.39%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     5.58%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     22.09%   
JPM SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND   

A SHARES

  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     12.38%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     5.64%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     12.24%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     8.14%   
     
  

RELIANCE TRUST COMPANY FBO

MASSMUTUAL DMF

PO BOX 48529

ATLANTA GA 30362-1529

     5.06%   
     
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST AS

TRUSTEE AND/OR CUSTODIAN

FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT

1 LINCOLN ST FL 1

BOSTON MA 02111-2900

     5.98%   
     

 

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Held
 

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     5.77%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     13.71%   
     
  

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH

INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     15.29%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     13.00%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     15.43%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     13.24%   
     

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     41.13%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     5.86%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     7.62%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     8.51%   
     
  

TAYNIK & CO

C/O STATE STREET BANK & TRUST

1200 CROWN COLONY DR

QUINCY MA 02169-0938

     5.64%   
     
  

VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO

JP MORGAN FUNDS

ATTN OUTSIDE FUNDS

PO BOX 2600

VALLEY FORGE PA 19482-2600

     6.06%   
     

R2 SHARES

  

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

SEPARATE ACCOUNT

ATTN UIT OPERATIONS

PO BOX 2999

HARTFORD CT 06104-2999

     74.71%   
     
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST AS

TRUSTEE AND/OR CUSTODIAN

FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT

1 LINCOLN ST FL 1

BOSTON MA 02111-2900

     14.27%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2020 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     8.58%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2025 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     10.99%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2030 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     12.79%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2035 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     9.88%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2040 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     11.03%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2045 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     7.25%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2050 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.62%   
     
  

NFS LLC FBO

FIIOC AGENT FBO

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE

PLANS 401K FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     7.55%   
     
  

VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO

JP MORGAN FUNDS

100 VANGUARD BLVD

MALVERN PA 19355-2331

     5.23%   
     

 

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Held
 

SELECT SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR THE

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     5.18%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.73%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     10.82%   
     
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST AS

TRUSTEE AND/OR CUSTODIAN

FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT

1 LINCOLN ST FL 1

BOSTON MA 02111-2900

     12.70%   
     
  

WELLS FARGO BANK FBO

VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

1525 WEST WT HARRIS BLVD

CHARLOTTE NC 28288-1076

     6.03%   
JPM SMALL CAP VALUE FUND   

A SHARES

  

BNY MELLON INVESTMENT SERVICING INC

FBO PRIMERICA FINANCIAL SERVICES

760 MOORE RD

KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406-1212

     9.89%   
     
  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY STREET

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     7.81%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     12.49%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH

INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     5.62%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     5.59%   
     

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     5.45%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     42.20%   
     
  

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH

INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     9.85%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     5.92%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     6.74%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     7.16%   
     

 

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Held
 

R2 SHARES

  

DCGT TRUSTEE & OR CUSTODIAN

FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

OMNIBUS

ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK

711 HIGH ST

DES MOINES IA 50392-0001

     20.31%   
     
  

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

SEPARATE ACCOUNT

ATTN UIT OPERATIONS

PO BOX 2999

HARTFORD CT 06104-2999

     24.85%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     7.74%   
     

R3 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R4 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

DCGT TRUSTEE & OR CUSTODIAN

FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

OMNIBUS

ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK

711 HIGH ST

DES MOINES IA 50392-0001

     11.35%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     8.80%   
     
  

NFS LLC FBO

FIIOC AGENT FBO

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE

PLANS 401K FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     12.35%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO

JP MORGAN FUNDS

100 VANGUARD BLVD

MALVERN PA 19355-2331

     12.79%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH AND INCOME

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.23%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.61%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2020 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.94%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2025 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.56%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2030 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     7.42%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2035 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.61%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2040 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.65%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

NFS LLC FBO

FIIOC AGENT FBO

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE

PLANS 401K FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     7.25%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY STREET

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     9.65%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.37%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     5.85%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     31.19%   
JPM U.S. DYNAMIC PLUS FUND   

A SHARES

  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     66.38%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     22.16%   
     
  

TD AMERITRADE INC FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS

PO BOX 2226

OMAHA NE 68103-2226

     9.44%   
     

 

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AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     14.97%   
     
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     12.42%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     18.95%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     9.11%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     7.66%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     22.98%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     5.88%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR BALANCED FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     27.87%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR CONSERVATIVE

GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     20.12%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH AND INCOME

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     17.56%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.82%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     17.24%   
JPM US EQUITY FUND   

A SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     6.00%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     17.44%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DRIVE EAST 2ND FLR

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     10.27%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     13.20%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST AS

TRUSTEE AND/OR CUSTODIAN

FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT

1 LINCOLN ST FL 1

BOSTON MA 02111-2900

     7.01%   
     

C SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     5.37%   
     
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     7.65%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     36.96%   
     
  

MLPF&S

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     6.36%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     7.44%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     10.66%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     6.74%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     5.91%   
     

 

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Held
 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     8.92%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     43.72%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     11.04%   
     

R2 SHARES

  

DCGT TRUSTEE & OR CUSTODIAN

FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS

OMNIBUS

ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK

711 HIGH ST

DES MOINES IA 50392-0001

     6.27%   
     
  

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

SEPARATE ACCOUNT

ATTN UIT OPERATIONS

PO BOX 2999

HARTFORD CT 06104-2999

     36.48%   
     
  

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INS CO

ATTN RS FUND OPERATIONS

1295 STATE STREET MIP M200INVST

SPRINGFIELD MA 01111-0001

     8.95%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     7.73%   
     
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST AS

TRUSTEE AND/OR CUSTODIAN

FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT

1 LINCOLN ST FL 1

BOSTON MA 02111-2900

     16.45%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

VOYA RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND

ANNUITY COMPANY

ATTN TREASURY DEPT

5780 POWERS FERRY RD NW

ATLANTA GA 30327-4347

     9.12%   
     

R3 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R4 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

GREAT WEST TRUST CO. AS TRUSTEE FBO

FOREST LABORATORIES, INC. SAVINGS

& PROFIT SHARING PLAN

11500 OUTLOOK ST

OVERLAND PARK KS 66211-1804

     5.32%   
     
  

JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INS CO (USA)

RPS-TRADING OPS ET-4

601 CONGRESS ST

BOSTON MA 02210-2805

     48.48%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     10.12%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR BALANCED FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     8.92%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH AND INCOME

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.15%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.47%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2020 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.49%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2025 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.22%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2030 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     8.07%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2035 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.40%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2040 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     7.21%   
     
  

MAC & CO

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPS

PO BOX 3198

525 WILLIAM PENN PLACE

PITTSBURGH PA 15230-3198

     8.13%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     8.97%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     5.29%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     26.22%   
JPM US LARGE CAP CORE PLUS FUND   

A SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     7.55%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     5.68%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     36.69%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     14.93%   
     

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     12.23%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     10.17%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     14.65%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     18.60%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     7.56%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     9.77%   
     
  

UBS WM USA

OMNI ACCOUNT M/F

ATTN DEPARTMENT MANAGER

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 9

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2055

     7.06%   
     

R2 SHARES

  

LINCOLN RETIREMENT SERVICES

FBO ARMSTRONG AMBULANCE SERVICE

PO BOX 7876

FORT WAYNE IN 46801-7876

     18.36%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     40.90%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     5.66%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN ACCESS BALANCED FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES # DE3-3640

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.71%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN ACCESS GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

# DE3-3640

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.95%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR BALANCED FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     26.51%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR CONSERVATIVE

GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     10.97%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH AND INCOME

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     14.82%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     14.51%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     5.72%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     27.20%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     32.17%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     12.40%   
JPM US SMALL COMPANY FUND   

A SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     9.16%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     9.19%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     6.51%   
     
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST AS

TRUSTEE AND/OR CUSTODIAN

FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT

1 LINCOLN ST FL 1

BOSTON MA 02111-2900

     9.37%   
     

C SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     5.09%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     11.71%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     5.47%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     12.31%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     6.79%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     5.77%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     11.53%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     15.13%   
     
  

UBS WM USA

OMNI ACCOUNT M/F

ATTN DEPARTMENT MANAGER

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 9

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2055

     5.85%   
     

 

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Held
 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     36.86%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     23.26%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     6.66%   
     

R2 SHARES

  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     32.55%   
     
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST AS

TRUSTEE AND/OR CUSTODIAN

FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT

1 LINCOLN ST FL 1

BOSTON MA 02111-2900

     28.44%   
     

R3 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R4 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

 

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Held
 

R6 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL BENEFITS

TRUST DIVERSIFIED

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-2470

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.60%   
     
  

NFS LLC FEBO

FIIOC AS AGENT FOR

QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT

PLANS (401K) FINOPS-IC FUNDS

100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C

COVINGTON KY 41015-1987

     40.17%   
     
  

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST AS CUST

FBO TRANSDIGM INC

1301 E 9TH ST STE 3710

CLEVELAND OH 44114-1838

     5.13%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     5.03%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     11.90%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     32.01%   
     
  

VOYA INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO TTEE

FBO CORE MARKET 3 RETIREMENT PLANS

30 BRAINTREE HILL OFFICE PARK

BRAINTREE MA 02184-8747

     6.47%   
JPM VALUE ADVANTAGE FUND   

A SHARES

  

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC

707 2ND AVE S

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405

     27.33%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     5.90%   
     
  

EDWARD D JONES & CO

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

12555 MANCHESTER RD

SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3729

     10.64%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     6.12%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     14.85%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     8.52%   
     

C SHARES

  

FIRST CLEARING LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2523

     10.72%   
     
  

JPMORGAN CLEARING CORP OMNIBUS ACCT*

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

3 CHASE METROTECH CENTER

3RD FLOOR MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0001

     9.27%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     13.20%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     13.97%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     7.06%   
     
  

PERSHING LLC

P.O. BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052

     7.51%   
     
  

RAYMOND JAMES

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTN COURTNEY WALLER

880 CARILLON PKWY

ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100

     11.28%   
     
  

UBS WM USA

OMNI ACCOUNT M/F

ATTN DEPARTMENT MANAGER

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 9

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2055

     5.30%   
     

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR

BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151

     9.25%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2020 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     5.18%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2025 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.13%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2030 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     7.65%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2035 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.01%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN SMARTRETIREMENT 2040 FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     6.56%   
     
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     19.16%   
     

R3 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R4 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R5 SHARES

  

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT*

ATTN LOREN STRIFE OH1-0185

1111 POLARIS PKWY

COLUMBUS OH 43240-2031

     100.00%   
     

R6 SHARES

  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR BALANCED FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     21.60%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR CONSERVATIVE

GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     15.53%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH AND INCOME

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     12.69%   
     
  

JPMIM AS AGENT FOR*

JPMORGAN INVESTOR GROWTH FUND

ATTN CLIENT SERVICES

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD DE3-3650

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     9.59%   
     
  

MAC & CO

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPS

PO BOX 3198

525 WILLIAM PENN PLACE

PITTSBURGH PA 15230-3198

     40.58%   
     

SELECT SHARES

  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.*

FBO CLIENTS

ATTN PB MF OPS 3OPS3 DE3-3740

500 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD

NEWARK DE 19713-2105

     13.63%   
     
  

LPL FINANCIAL

OMNIBUS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

ATTN MUTUAL FUND TRADING

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

     7.05%   
     
  

MLPF&S FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION

4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST 2ND FL

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

     11.63%   
     
  

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY

HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER

PLAZA TWO FL 3

JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

     24.10%   
     

 

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Held
 
  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR

CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT 4TH FL

499 WASHINGTON BLVD

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

     10.43%   
     
  

UBS WM USA

OMNI ACCOUNT M/F

ATTN DEPARTMENT MANAGER

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 9

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2055

     5.34%   

 

* The shareholder of record is a subsidiary or affiliate of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (a “JPMorgan Affiliate”). Typically, the shares are held for the benefit of underlying accounts for which the JPMorgan Affiliate may have voting or investment power. To the extent that JPMorgan Affiliates own 25% or more of a class of shares of a Fund, JPMorgan Chase & Co. may be deemed to be a “controlling person” of such shares under the 1940 Act.    

 

** Until September 15, 2016, Class R5 Shares were known as Select Class Shares.    

 

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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PART II

Part II of this SAI describes policies and practices that apply to each of the J.P. Morgan Funds, for which Part I precedes this Part II. Part II is not a standalone document and must be read in conjunction with Part I. References in this Part II to a “Fund” mean each J.P. Morgan Fund, unless noted otherwise. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Part II have the meanings given to them in Part I of this SAI.


Table of Contents

PART II

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND POLICIES

     1   

Asset-Backed Securities

     1   

Auction Rate Securities

     2   

Bank Obligations

     2   

Commercial Paper

     3   

Convertible Securities

     3   

Custodial Receipts

     4   

Debt Instruments

     4   

Below Investment Grade Securities

     4   

Corporate Debt Securities

     5   

High Yield/High Risk Securities/Junk Bonds

     5   

Inflation-Linked Debt Securities

     5   

Variable and Floating Rate Instruments

     6   

Zero-Coupon, Pay-in-Kind and Deferred Payment Securities

     8   

Impact of Market Conditions on the Risks Associated with Debt Securities

     8   

Demand Features

     8   

Equity Securities, Warrants and Rights

     9   

Common Stock

     9   

Common Stock Warrants and Rights

     9   

Preferred Stock

     9   

Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”)

     9   

Foreign Investments (including Foreign Currencies)

     9   

Risk Factors of Foreign Investments

     10   

Brady Bonds

     11   

Global Depository Notes

     11   

Obligations of Supranational Entities

     11   

Sukuk

     11   

Emerging Market Securities

     11   

Sovereign Obligations

     13   

Foreign Currency Transactions

     13   

Risk Factors in Foreign Currency Transactions

     17   

Insurance-Linked Securities

     18   

Inverse Floaters and Interest Rate Caps

     19   

Investment Company Securities and Exchange Traded Funds

     19   

Investment Company Securities

     19   

Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”)

     19   

Loans

     20   

Miscellaneous Investment Strategies and Risks

     24   

Borrowings

     24   

Commodity-Linked Derivatives

     24   

Commodity-Related Pooled Investment Vehicles

     24   

Cyber Security Risk

     25   

Volcker Rule Risk

     25   

Exchange-Traded Notes (“ETNs”)

     25   

Impact of Large Redemptions and Purchases of Fund Shares

     26   

Government Intervention in Financial Markets

     26   

Interest Bearing Deposit Facility

     26   

Interfund Lending

     26   

Master Limited Partnerships

     27   

New Financial Products

     27   

Private Placements, Restricted Securities and Other Unregistered Securities

     28   

Securities Issued in Connection with Reorganizations and Corporate Restructuring

     29   

Stapled Securities

     29   

Temporary Defensive Positions

     29   

Mortgage-Related Securities

     29   

Mortgages (Directly Held)

     29   

Mortgage-Backed Securities (“CMOs” and “REMICs”)

     29   

 

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Mortgage TBAs

     31   

Mortgage Dollar Rolls

     32   

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities

     32   

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans

     32   

Risk Factors of Mortgage-Related Securities

     33   

Municipal Securities

     36   

Risk Factors in Municipal Securities

     38   

Limitations on the Use of Municipal Securities

     39   

Options and Futures Transactions

     39   

Purchasing Put and Call Options

     40   

Selling (Writing) Put and Call Options on Securities

     40   

Engaging in Straddles and Spreads

     41   

Options on Indexes

     41   

Exchange-Traded and OTC Options

     41   

Futures Contracts

     42   

Cash Equitization

     42   

Options on Futures Contracts

     42   

Combined Positions

     43   

Correlation of Price Changes

     43   

Liquidity of Options and Futures Contracts

     43   

Foreign Investment Risk

     43   

Position Limits

     43   

Asset Coverage for Futures Contracts and Options Positions

     44   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”)

     44   

Recent Events Relating to the Overall Economy

     44   

Repurchase Agreements

     45   

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

     45   

Securities Lending

     46   

Short Selling

     47   

Short-Term Funding Agreements

     47   

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

     48   

Structured Investments

     48   

Credit Linked Notes

     49   

Participation Notes and Participatory Notes

     49   

Swaps and Related Swap Products

     50   

Credit Default Swaps

     51   

Synthetic Variable Rate Instruments

     52   

Treasury Receipts

     52   

Trust Preferred Securities

     52   

U.S. Government Obligations

     53   

When-Issued Securities, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments

     53   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING FUND INVESTMENT PRACTICES

     54   

Investments in the Asia Pacific Region

     54   

Investments in the European Market

     54   

Investments in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

     54   

Investments in the China Region

     55   

Investments in India

     57   

Investments in Japan

     58   

Investments in the Middle East and Africa

     58   

Investments in Latin America

     59   

Investments in Russia

     60   

Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect

     61   

RISK MANAGEMENT

     63   

SPECIAL FACTORS AFFECTING CERTAIN FUNDS

     63   

DIVERSIFICATION

     63   

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX MATTERS

     63   

Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company

     64   

Excise Tax on Regulated Investment Companies

     65   

Fund Distributions

     65   

Sale or Redemption of Shares

     67   

Fund Investments

     67   

Investment in Other Funds

     71   

 

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Backup Withholding

     71   

Foreign Shareholders

     71   

Foreign Taxes

     73   

Exempt-Interest Dividends

     73   

State and Local Tax Matters

     74   

Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations

     74   

General Considerations

     74   

TRUSTEES

     75   

Qualifications of Trustees

     77   

Board Leadership Structure and Oversight

     80   

Standing Committees

     82   

Trustee Compensation

     83   

OFFICERS

     84   

INVESTMENT ADVISERS AND SUB-ADVISERS

     85   

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc (“JPMIM”)

     85   

Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated (“SCR&M”)

     87   

J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc. (“JPMAAM”)

     87   

JF International Management Inc. (“JFIMI”)

     88   

J.P. Morgan Private Investments, Inc. (“JPMPI”)

     89   

POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

     90   

PORTFOLIO MANAGER COMPENSATION

     94   

CODES OF ETHICS

     94   

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

     95   

Investment Decisions and Portfolio Transactions

     95   

Brokerage and Research Services

     95   

OVERVIEW OF SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENTS

     99   

ADMINISTRATOR

     99   

DISTRIBUTOR

     100   

DISTRIBUTION PLAN

     100   

SECURITIES LENDING AGENT

     102   

CUSTODIAN

     103   

CUSTODY AND FUND ACCOUNTING FEES AND EXPENSES

     103   

TRANSFER AGENT

     104   

SHAREHOLDER SERVICING

     104   

EXPENSES

     105   

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

     106   

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

     107   

TRUST COUNSEL

     110   

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     110   

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     110   

NET ASSET VALUE

     111   

DELAWARE TRUSTS

     112   

MASSACHUSETTS TRUST

     113   

MARYLAND CORPORATION

     114   

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

     114   

Shares of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III and JPMT IV

     114   

Shares of JPMMFIT

     115   

Shares of JPMFMFG

     117   

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

     117   

PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES

     118   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     121   

APPENDIX A — PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES

     A-1   

APPENDIX B — DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS

     B-1   

 

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INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND POLICIES

As noted in the applicable Prospectuses for each of the Funds, in addition to the main investment strategy and the main investment risks described in the Prospectuses, each Fund may employ other investment strategies and may be subject to other risks, which are described below. The Funds may engage in the practices described below to the extent consistent with their investment objectives, strategies, policies and restrictions. However, no Fund is required to engage in any particular transaction or purchase any particular type of securities or investment even if to do so might benefit the Fund. Because the following is a combined description of investment strategies of all of the Funds, (i) certain matters described herein may not apply to particular Funds and (ii) certain references to the Adviser may also include a Sub-Adviser, as the context requires.

For a list of investment strategies and policies employed by each Fund, see “INVESTMENT PRACTICES” in Part I of this SAI.

Asset-Backed Securities

Asset-backed securities consist of securities secured by company receivables, home equity loans, truck and auto loans, leases, or credit card receivables. Asset-backed securities also include other securities backed by other types of receivables or other assets, including collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), which include collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”), collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and other similarly structured securities. Such assets are generally securitized through the use of trusts or special purpose corporations. Asset-backed securities are backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations often of a number of different parties. Certain of these securities may be illiquid.

Asset-backed securities are generally subject to the risks of the underlying assets. In addition, asset-backed securities, in general, are subject to certain additional risks including depreciation, damage or loss of the collateral backing the security, failure of the collateral to generate the anticipated cash flow or in certain cases more rapid prepayment because of events affecting the collateral, such as accelerated prepayment of loans backing these securities or destruction of equipment subject to equipment trust certificates. In addition, the underlying assets (for example, the underlying credit card debt) may be refinanced or paid off prior to maturity during periods of declining interest rates. Changes in prepayment rates can result in greater price and yield volatility. If asset-backed securities are pre-paid, a Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds from the securities at a lower rate. Potential market gains on a security subject to prepayment risk may be more limited than potential market gains on a comparable security that is not subject to prepayment risk. Under certain prepayment rate scenarios, a Fund may fail to recover additional amounts paid (i.e., premiums) for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected loss.

A CBO is a trust or other special purpose entity (“SPE”) which is typically backed by a diversified pool of fixed income securities (which may include high risk, below investment grade securities). A CLO is a trust or other SPE that is typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and non-U.S. senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade or equivalent unrated loans. Although certain CDOs may receive credit enhancement in the form of a senior-subordinate structure, over-collateralization or bond insurance, such enhancement may not always be present and may fail to protect a Fund against the risk of loss on default of the collateral. Certain CDOs may use derivatives contracts to create “synthetic” exposure to assets rather than holding such assets directly, which entails the risks of derivative instruments described elsewhere in this SAI. CDOs may charge management fees and administrative expenses, which are in addition to those of a Fund.

For both CBOs and CLOs, the cash flows from the SPE are split into two or more portions, called tranches, varying in risk and yield. The riskiest portion is the “equity” tranche, which bears the first loss from defaults from the bonds or loans in the SPE and serves to protect the other, more senior tranches from default (though such protection is not complete). Since it is partially protected from defaults, a senior tranche from a CBO or CLO typically has higher ratings and lower yields than its underlying securities, and may be rated investment grade. Despite the protection from the equity tranche, CBO or CLO tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, downgrades of the underlying collateral by rating agencies, forced liquidation of the collateral pool due to a failure of coverage tests, increased sensitivity to defaults due to collateral default and disappearance of protecting tranches, market anticipation of defaults, as well as investor aversion to CBO or CLO securities as a class. Interest on certain tranches of a CDO may be paid in kind or deferred and capitalized (paid in the form of obligations of the same type rather than cash), which involves continued exposure to default risk with respect to such payments.

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not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in CDOs may be characterized by a Fund as illiquid securities. However, an active dealer market may exist for CDOs, allowing a CDO to qualify for Rule 144A transactions. In addition to the normal risks associated with fixed income securities and asset-backed securities generally discussed elsewhere in this SAI, CDOs carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the risk that the collateral may default or decline in value or be downgraded, if rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”); (iii) a Fund may invest in tranches of CDOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (iv) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents could lead to disputes among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds; (v) the investment return achieved by the Fund could be significantly different than those predicted by financial models; (vi) the lack of a readily available secondary market for CDOs; (vii) risk of forced “fire sale” liquidation due to technical defaults such as coverage test failures; and (viii) the CDO’s manager may perform poorly.

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses set forth in the fee table and Financial Highlights section of each Fund’s Prospectuses do not include any expenses associated with investments in certain structured or synthetic products that may rely on the exception for the definition of “investment company” provided by Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

Auction Rate Securities

Auction rate securities consist of auction rate municipal securities and auction rate preferred securities sold through an auction process issued by closed-end investment companies, municipalities and governmental agencies. For more information on risks associated with municipal securities, see “Municipal Securities” below.

Provided that the auction mechanism is successful, auction rate securities usually permit the holder to sell the securities in an auction at par value at specified intervals. The dividend is reset by “Dutch” auction in which bids are made by broker-dealers and other institutions for a certain amount of securities at a specified minimum yield. The dividend rate set by the auction is the lowest interest or dividend rate that covers all securities offered for sale. While this process is designed to permit auction rate securities to be traded at par value, there is the risk that an auction will fail due to insufficient demand for the securities. Since February 2008, numerous auctions have failed due to insufficient demand for securities and have continued to fail for an extended period of time. Failed auctions may adversely impact the liquidity of auction rate securities investments. Although some issuers of auction rate securities are redeeming or are considering redeeming such securities, such issuers are not obligated to do so and, therefore, there is no guarantee that a liquid market will exist for a Fund’s investments in auction rate securities at a time when the Fund wishes to dispose of such securities.

Dividends on auction rate preferred securities issued by a closed-end fund may be designated as exempt from federal income tax to the extent they are attributable to tax-exempt interest income earned by the closed-end fund on the securities in its portfolio and distributed to holders of the preferred securities. However, such designation may be made only if the closed-end fund treats preferred securities as equity securities for federal income tax purposes and the closed-end fund complies with certain requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

A Fund’s investment in auction rate preferred securities of closed-end funds is subject to limitations on investments in other U.S. registered investment companies, which limitations are prescribed under the 1940 Act. Except as permitted by rule or exemptive order (see “Investment Company Securities and Exchange-Traded Funds” below for more information), a Fund is generally prohibited from acquiring more than 3% of the voting securities of any other such investment company, and investing more than 5% of a Fund’s total assets in securities of any one such investment company or more than 10% of its total assets in securities of all such investment companies. A Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees paid by such closed-end funds in addition to the advisory fee payable directly by the Fund.

Bank Obligations

Bank obligations consist of bankers’ acceptances, certificates of deposit, bank notes and time deposits.

Bankers’ acceptances are negotiable drafts or bills of exchange typically drawn by an importer or exporter to pay for specific merchandise, which are “accepted” by a bank, meaning, in effect, that the bank unconditionally agrees to pay the face value of the instrument on maturity. To be eligible for purchase by a Fund, a bankers’ acceptance must be guaranteed by a domestic or foreign bank or savings and loan association having, at the time of investment, total assets in excess of $1 billion (as of the date of its most recently published financial statements).

 

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Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates issued against funds deposited in a commercial bank or a savings and loan association for a definite period of time and earning a specified return. Certificates of deposit may also include those issued by foreign banks outside the United States (“U.S.”) with total assets at the time of purchase in excess of the equivalent of $1 billion. Such certificates of deposit include Eurodollar and Yankee certificates of deposit. Eurodollar certificates of deposit are U.S. dollar-denominated certificates of deposit issued by branches of foreign and domestic banks located outside the U.S. Yankee certificates of deposit are certificates of deposit issued by a U.S. branch of a foreign bank denominated in U.S. dollars and held in the U.S. Certain Funds may also invest in obligations (including bankers’ acceptances and certificates of deposit) denominated in foreign currencies (see “Foreign Investments (including Foreign Currencies)”) herein. With regard to certificates of deposit issued by U.S. banks and savings and loan associations, to be eligible for purchase by a Fund, a certificate of deposit must be issued by (i) a domestic or foreign branch of a U.S. commercial bank which is a member of the Federal Reserve System or the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or (ii) a domestic savings and loan association, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provided that, in each case, at the time of purchase, such institution has total assets in excess of $1 billion (as of the date of its most recently published financial statements).

Time deposits are interest-bearing non-negotiable deposits at a bank or a savings and loan association that have a specific maturity date. A time deposit earns a specific rate of interest over a definite period of time. Time deposits cannot be traded on the secondary market and those exceeding seven days and with a withdrawal penalty are considered to be illiquid. Time deposits will be maintained only at banks and savings and loan associations from which a Fund could purchase certificates of deposit.

The Funds will not invest in obligations for which a Fund’s Adviser, or any of its affiliated persons, is the ultimate obligor or accepting bank, provided, however, that the Funds maintain demand deposits at their affiliated custodian, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan Chase Bank”).

Subject to the Funds’ limitations on concentration in a particular industry, there is no limitation on the amount of a Fund’s assets which may be invested in obligations of banks which meet the conditions set forth herein.

Commercial Paper

Commercial paper is defined as short-term obligations, generally with maturities from 1 to 270 days issued by banks or bank holding companies, corporations and finance companies. Although commercial paper is generally unsecured, the Funds may also purchase secured commercial paper. In the event of a default of an issuer of secured commercial paper, a Fund may hold the securities and other investments that were pledged as collateral even if it does not invest in such securities or investments. In such a case, the Fund would take steps to dispose of such securities or investments in a commercially reasonable manner. Commercial paper includes master demand obligations. See “Variable and Floating Rate Instruments” below.

Certain Funds may also invest in Canadian commercial paper, which is commercial paper issued by a Canadian corporation or a Canadian counterpart of a U.S. corporation, and in Europaper, which is U.S. dollar denominated commercial paper of a foreign issuer. See “Risk Factors of Foreign Investments” below.

Convertible Securities

Certain Funds may invest in convertible securities. Convertible securities include any debt securities or preferred stock which may be converted into common stock or which carry the right to purchase common stock. Generally, convertible securities entitle the holder to exchange the securities for a specified number of shares of common stock, usually of the same company, at specified prices within a certain period of time.

The terms of any convertible security determine its ranking in a company’s capital structure. In the case of subordinated convertible debentures, the holders’ claims on assets and earnings are subordinated to the claims of other creditors, and are senior to the claims of preferred and common shareholders. In the case of convertible preferred stock, the holders’ claims on assets and earnings are subordinated to the claims of all creditors and are senior to the claims of common shareholders.

Convertible securities have characteristics similar to both debt and equity securities. Due to the conversion feature, the market value of convertible securities tends to move together with the market value of the underlying common stock. As a result, selection of convertible securities, to a great extent, is based on the potential for capital appreciation that may exist in the underlying stock. The value of convertible securities is also affected by prevailing interest rates, the credit quality of the issuer, and any call provisions. In some cases, the issuer may cause a

 

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convertible security to convert to common stock. In other situations, it may be advantageous for a Fund to cause the conversion of convertible securities to common stock. If a convertible security converts to common stock, a Fund may hold such common stock in its portfolio even if it does not ordinarily invest in common stock.

Certain Funds invest in contingent securities structured as contingent convertible securities also known as CoCos. Contingent convertible securities are typically issued by non-U.S. banks and are designed to behave like bonds in times of economic health yet absorb losses when a pre-determined trigger event occurs. A contingent convertible security is a hybrid debt security either convertible into equity at a predetermined share price or written down in value based on the specific terms of the individual security if a pre-specified trigger event occurs (the “Trigger Event”). Unlike traditional convertible securities, the conversion of a contingent convertible security from debt to equity is “contingent” and will occur only in the case of a Trigger Event. Trigger Events vary by instrument and are defined by the documents governing the contingent convertible security. Such Trigger Events may include a decline in the issuer’s capital below a specified threshold level, increase in the issuer’s risk weighted assets, the share price of the issuer falling to a particular level for a certain period of time and certain regulatory events.

Contingent convertible securities are subject to the credit, interest rate, high yield security, foreign security and markets risks associated with bonds and equities, and to the risks specific to convertible securities in general. Contingent convertible securities are also subject to additional risks specific to their structure including conversion risk. Because Trigger Events are not consistently defined among contingent convertible securities, this risk is greater for contingent convertible securities that are issued by banks with capital ratios close to the level specified in the Trigger Event.

In addition, coupon payments on contingent convertible securities are discretionary and may be cancelled by the issuer at any point, for any reason, and for any length of time. The discretionary cancellation of payments is not an event of default and there are no remedies to require re-instatement of coupon payments or payment of any past missed payments. Coupon payments may also be subject to approval by the issuer’s regulator and may be suspended in the event there are insufficient distributable reserves. Due to uncertainty surrounding coupon payments, contingent convertible securities may be volatile and their price may decline rapidly in the event that coupon payments are suspended.

Contingent convertible securities typically are structurally subordinated to traditional convertible bonds in the issuer’s capital structure. In certain scenarios, investors in contingent convertible securities may suffer a loss of capital ahead of equity holders or when equity holders do not. Contingent convertible securities are also subject to extension risk. Contingent convertible securities are perpetual instruments and may only be callable at pre-determined dates upon approval of the applicable regulatory authority. There is no guarantee that a Fund will receive return of principal on contingent convertible securities.

Convertible contingent securities are a newer form of instrument and the regulatory environment for these instruments continues to evolve. Because the market for contingent convertible securities is evolving, it is uncertain how the larger market for contingent convertible securities would react to a Trigger Event or coupon suspension applicable to a single issuer.

The value of contingent convertible securities is unpredictable and will be influenced by many factors such as: (i) the creditworthiness of the issuer and/or fluctuations in such issuer’s applicable capital ratios; (ii) supply and demand for contingent convertible securities; (iii) general market conditions and available liquidity; and (iv) economic, financial and political events that affect the issuer, its particular market or the financial markets in general.

Custodial Receipts

Certain Funds may acquire securities in the form of custodial receipts that evidence ownership of future interest payments, principal payments or both on certain U.S. Treasury notes or bonds in connection with programs sponsored by banks and brokerage firms. These are not considered U.S. government securities and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. These notes and bonds are held in custody by a bank on behalf of the owners of the receipts.

Debt Instruments

Below Investment Grade Securities. Securities that were rated investment grade at the time of purchase may subsequently be rated below investment grade (BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) and Bal or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”)). Certain Funds that do not invest in below investment grade securities as a main investment strategy may nonetheless continue to hold such securities if the Adviser believes it is

 

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advantageous for the Fund to do so. The high degree of risk involved in these investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for securities. The market price of these securities also can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

Corporate Debt Securities. Corporate debt securities may include bonds and other debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including obligations of industrial, utility, banking and other corporate issuers. All debt securities are subject to the risk of an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payments on the obligation and may also be subject to price volatility due to such factors as market interest rates, market perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and general market liquidity.

High Yield/High Risk Securities/Junk Bonds. Certain Funds may invest in high yield securities, to varying degrees. High yield, high risk bonds are securities that are generally rated below investment grade by the primary rating agencies (BB+ or lower by S&P and Bal or lower by Moody’s) or unrated but determined by the Fund’s Adviser to be of comparable quality. Other terms used to describe such securities include “lower rated bonds,” “non-investment grade bonds,” “below investment grade bonds,” and “junk bonds.” These securities are considered to be high-risk investments.

High yield securities are regarded as predominately speculative. There is a greater risk that issuers of lower rated securities will default than issuers of higher rated securities. Issuers of lower rated securities generally are less creditworthy and may be highly indebted, financially distressed, or bankrupt. These issuers are more vulnerable to real or perceived economic changes, political changes or adverse industry developments. In addition, high yield securities are frequently subordinated to the prior payment of senior indebtedness. If an issuer fails to pay principal or interest, a Fund would experience a decrease in income and a decline in the market value of its investments. A Fund may also incur additional expenses in seeking recovery from the issuer.

The income and market value of lower rated securities may fluctuate more than higher rated securities. Non-investment grade securities are more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of the investments in lower rated securities may be volatile. The default rate for high yield bonds tends to be cyclical, with defaults rising in periods of economic downturn.

It is often more difficult to value lower rated securities than higher rated securities. If an issuer’s financial condition deteriorates, accurate financial and business information may be limited or unavailable. The lower rated investments may be thinly traded and there may be no established secondary market. Because of the lack of market pricing and current information for investments in lower rated securities, valuation of such investments is much more dependent on the judgment of the Adviser than is the case with higher rated securities. In addition, relatively few institutional purchasers may hold a major portion of an issue of lower-rated securities at times. As a result, a Fund that invests in lower rated securities may be required to sell investments at substantial losses or retain them indefinitely even where an issuer’s financial condition is deteriorating.

Credit quality of non-investment grade securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly, and even recently issued credit ratings may not fully reflect the actual risks posed by a particular high-yield security.

Future legislation may have a possible negative impact on the market for high yield, high risk bonds. As an example, in the late 1980’s, legislation required federally-insured savings and loan associations to divest their investments in high yield, high risk bonds. New legislation, if enacted, could have a material negative effect on a Fund’s investments in lower rated securities.

Inflation-Linked Debt Securities. Inflation-linked securities include fixed and floating rate debt securities of varying maturities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”), as well as securities issued by other entities such as corporations, municipalities, foreign governments and foreign issuers, including foreign issuers from emerging markets. See also “Foreign Investments (including Foreign Currencies).” Typically, such securities are structured as fixed income investments whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. The following two structures are common: (i) the U.S. Treasury and some other issuers issue inflation-linked securities that accrue inflation into the principal value of the security and (ii) other issuers may pay out the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) accruals as part of a semi-annual coupon. Other types of inflation-linked securities exist which use an inflation index other than the CPI.

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TIPS pay interest on a semi-annual basis equal to a fixed percentage of the inflation-adjusted principal amount. For example, if a Fund purchased an inflation-indexed bond with a par value of $1,000 and a 3% real rate of return coupon (payable 1.5% semi-annually), and the rate of inflation over the first six months was 1%, the mid-year par value of the bond would be $1,010 and the first semi-annual interest payment would be $15.15 ($1,010 times 1.5%). If inflation during the second half of the year resulted in the whole year’s inflation of 3%, the end-of-year par value of the bond would be $1,030 and the second semi-annual interest payment would be $15.45 ($1,030 times 1.5%).

If the periodic adjustment rate measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of TIPS, even during a period of deflation, although the inflation-adjusted principal received could be less than the inflation-adjusted principal that had accrued to the bond at the time of purchase. However, the current market value of the bonds is not guaranteed and will fluctuate. Other inflation-related bonds exist which may or may not provide a similar guarantee. If a guarantee of principal is not provided, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

The value of inflation-linked securities is expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates in turn are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. Therefore, if the rate of inflation rises at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates might decline, leading to an increase in value of inflation-linked securities.

While inflation-linked securities are expected to be protected from long-term inflationary trends, short-term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in value. If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates), investors in these securities may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the bond’s inflation measure.

The periodic adjustment of U.S. inflation-linked securities is tied to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”), which is not seasonably adjusted and which is calculated monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI-U is a measurement of changes in the cost of living, made up of components such as housing, food, transportation and energy. Inflation-linked securities issued by a foreign government are generally adjusted to reflect a comparable inflation index calculated by that government. There can be no assurance that the CPI-U or a foreign inflation index will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. Moreover, there can be no assurance that the rate of inflation in a foreign country will be correlated to the rate of inflation in the U.S.

Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked security will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity.

Variable and Floating Rate Instruments. Certain obligations purchased by the Funds may carry variable or floating rates of interest, may involve a conditional or unconditional demand feature and may include variable amount master demand notes. Variable and floating rate instruments are issued by a wide variety of issuers and may be issued for a wide variety of purposes, including as a method of reconstructing cash flows.

Subject to their investment objective policies and restrictions, certain Funds may acquire variable and floating rate instruments. A variable rate instrument is one whose terms provide for the adjustment of its interest rate on set dates and which, upon such adjustment, can reasonably be expected to have a market value that approximates its par value. Certain Funds may purchase extendable commercial notes. Extendable commercial notes are variable rate notes which normally mature within a short period of time (e.g., 1 month) but which may be extended by the issuer for a maximum maturity of thirteen months.

A floating rate instrument is one whose terms provide for the adjustment of its interest rate whenever a specified interest rate changes and which, at any time, can reasonably be expected to have a market value that approximates its par value. Floating rate instruments are frequently not rated by credit rating agencies; however, unrated variable and floating rate instruments purchased by a Fund will be determined by the Fund’s Adviser to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase to rated instruments eligible for purchase under the Fund’s investment policies. In making such determinations, a Fund’s Adviser will consider the earning power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios of the issuers of such instruments (such issuers include financial, merchandising, bank holding and other companies) and will continuously monitor their financial condition. There may be no active secondary market with respect to a particular variable or floating rate instrument purchased by a Fund. The absence of such an active secondary market could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of the variable or floating rate instrument involved in the event the issuer of the instrument defaulted on its payment obligations, and the Fund could, for this or other

 

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reasons, suffer a loss to the extent of the default. Variable or floating rate instruments may be secured by bank letters of credit or other assets. A Fund may purchase a variable or floating rate instrument to facilitate portfolio liquidity or to permit investment of the Fund’s assets at a favorable rate of return.

As a result of the floating and variable rate nature of these investments, the Funds’ yields may decline, and they may forego the opportunity for capital appreciation during periods when interest rates decline; however, during periods when interest rates increase, the Funds’ yields may increase, and they may have reduced risk of capital depreciation.

Past periods of high inflation, together with the fiscal measures adopted to attempt to deal with it, have seen wide fluctuations in interest rates, particularly “prime rates” charged by banks. While the value of the underlying floating or variable rate securities may change with changes in interest rates generally, the nature of the underlying floating or variable rate should minimize changes in value of the instruments. Accordingly, as interest rates decrease or increase, the potential for capital appreciation and the risk of potential capital depreciation is less than would be the case with a portfolio of fixed rate securities. A Fund’s portfolio may contain floating or variable rate securities on which stated minimum or maximum rates, or maximum rates set by state law limit the degree to which interest on such floating or variable rate securities may fluctuate; to the extent it does, increases or decreases in value may be somewhat greater than would be the case without such limits. Because the adjustment of interest rates on the floating or variable rate securities is made in relation to movements of the applicable banks’ “prime rates” or other short-term rate securities adjustment indices, the floating or variable rate securities are not comparable to long-term fixed rate securities. Accordingly, interest rates on the floating or variable rate securities may be higher or lower than current market rates for fixed rate obligations of comparable quality with similar maturities.

Variable Amount Master Notes. Variable amount master notes are notes, which may possess a demand feature, that permit the indebtedness to vary and provide for periodic adjustments in the interest rate according to the terms of the instrument. Variable amount master notes may not be secured by collateral. To the extent that variable amount master notes are secured by collateral, they are subject to the risks described under the section “Loans—Collateral and Subordination Risk.”

Because master notes are direct lending arrangements between a Fund and the issuer of the notes, they are not normally traded. Although there is no secondary market in the notes, a Fund may demand payment of principal and accrued interest. If the Fund is not repaid such principal and accrued interest, the Fund may not be able to dispose of the notes due to the lack of a secondary market.

While master notes are not typically rated by credit rating agencies, issuers of variable amount master notes (which are normally manufacturing, retail, financial, brokerage, investment banking and other business concerns) must satisfy the same criteria as those set forth with respect to commercial paper, if any, in Part I of this SAI under the heading “Diversification”. A Fund’s Adviser will consider the credit risk of the issuers of such notes, including its earning power, cash flow, and other liquidity ratios of such issuers and will continuously monitor their financial status and ability to meet payment on demand. In determining average weighted portfolio maturity, a variable amount master note will be deemed to have a maturity equal to the period of time remaining until the principal amount can be recovered from the issuer.

Variable Rate Instruments and Money Market Funds. Variable or floating rate instruments with stated maturities of more than 397 days may, under the SEC’s rule applicable to money market funds, Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, be deemed to have shorter maturities (other than in connection with the calculation of dollar-weighted average life to maturity of a portfolio) as follows:

(1) Adjustable Rate Government Securities. A Government Security which is a variable rate security where the variable rate of interest is readjusted no less frequently than every 397 days shall be deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remaining until the next readjustment of the interest rate. A Government Security which is a floating rate security shall be deemed to have a remaining maturity of one day.

(2) Short-Term Variable Rate Securities. A variable rate security, the principal amount of which, in accordance with the terms of the security, must unconditionally be paid in 397 calendar days or less shall be deemed to have maturity equal to the earlier of the period remaining until the next readjustment of the interest rate or the period remaining until the principal amount can be recovered through demand.

(3) Long-Term Variable Rate Securities. A variable rate security, the principal amount of which is scheduled to be paid in more than 397 days, that is subject to a demand feature shall be deemed to have a maturity equal to the longer of the period remaining until the next readjustment of the interest rate or the period remaining until the principal amount can be recovered through demand.

 

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(4) Short-Term Floating Rate Securities. A floating rate security, the principal amount of which, in accordance with the terms of the security, must unconditionally be paid in 397 calendar days or less shall be deemed to have a maturity of one day.

(5) Long-Term Floating Rate Securities. A floating rate security, the principal amount of which is scheduled to be paid in more than 397 days, that is subject to a demand feature, shall be deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remaining until the principal amount can be recovered through demand.

Limitations on the Use of Variable and Floating Rate Notes. Variable and floating rate instruments for which no readily available market exists (e.g., illiquid securities) will be purchased in an amount which, together with securities with legal or contractual restrictions on resale or for which no readily available market exists (including repurchase agreements providing for settlement more than seven days after notice), exceeds 15% of a Fund’s net assets (5% of total assets for the J.P. Morgan Funds which are money market funds (the “Money Market Funds”)) only if such instruments are subject to a demand feature that will permit the Fund to demand payment of the principal within seven days after demand by the Fund. There is no limit on the extent to which a Fund may purchase demand instruments that are not illiquid or deemed to be liquid in accordance with the Adviser’s liquidity determination procedures (except, with regard to the Money Market Funds, as provided under Rule 2a-7). If not rated, such instruments must be found by the Fund’s Adviser to be of comparable quality to instruments in which a Fund may invest. A rating may be relied upon only if it is provided by an NRSRO that is not affiliated with the issuer or guarantor of the instruments.

Zero-Coupon, Pay-in-Kind and Deferred Payment Securities. Zero-coupon securities are securities that are sold at a discount to par value and on which interest payments are not made during the life of the security. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive the par value of the security. Pay-in-kind securities are securities that have interest payable by delivery of additional securities. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive the aggregate par value of the securities. A Fund accrues income with respect to zero-coupon and pay-in-kind securities prior to the receipt of cash payments. Deferred payment securities are securities that remain zero-coupon securities until a predetermined date, at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective and interest becomes payable at regular intervals. While interest payments are not made on such securities, holders of such securities are deemed to have received “phantom income.” Because a Fund will distribute “phantom income” to shareholders, to the extent that shareholders elect to receive dividends in cash rather than reinvesting such dividends in additional shares, the applicable Fund will have fewer assets with which to purchase income-producing securities. Zero-coupon, pay-in-kind and deferred payment securities may be subject to greater fluctuation in value and lesser liquidity in the event of adverse market conditions than comparably rated securities paying cash interest at regular interest payment periods.

Impact of Market Conditions on the Risks associated with Debt Securities

Investments in certain debt securities will be especially subject to the risk that, during certain periods, the liquidity of particular issuers or industries, or all securities within a particular investment category, may shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning as a result of adverse economic, market or political events, or adverse investor perceptions, whether or not accurate.

Current market conditions pose heightened risks for Funds that invest in debt securities. While the U.S. is experiencing historically low interest rate levels, signs of economic recovery and the end of the Federal Reserve Board’s quantitative easing program have increased the risk that interest rates may rise in the near future. Any future interest rate increases or other adverse conditions (e.g., inflation/deflation, increased selling of certain fixed-income investments across other pooled investment vehicles or accounts, changes in investor perception, or changes in government intervention in the markets) could cause the value of any Fund that invests in debt securities to decrease. As such, debt securities markets may experience heightened levels of interest rate and liquidity risk, as well as increased volatility. If rising interest rates cause a Fund to lose value, the Fund could also face increased shareholder redemptions, which would further impair the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objectives.

The capacity for traditional dealers to engage in fixed-income trading for certain fixed income instruments has not kept pace with the growth of the fixed income market, and in some cases has decreased. As a result, because dealers acting as market makers provide stability to a market, the significant reduction in certain dealer inventories could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed income markets. Such issues may be exacerbated during periods of economic uncertainty or market volatility.

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days) following a demand by the Fund. The Demand Feature may be issued by the issuer of the underlying securities, a dealer in the securities or by another third party and may not be transferred separately from the underlying security. The underlying securities subject to a put may be sold at any time at market rates. Applicable Funds expect that they will acquire puts only where the puts are available without the payment of any direct or indirect consideration. However, if advisable or necessary, a premium may be paid for put features. A premium paid will have the effect of reducing the yield otherwise payable on the underlying security. Demand Features provided by foreign banks involve certain risks associated with foreign investments. See “Foreign Investments (including Foreign Currencies)” for more information on these risks.

Under a “stand-by commitment,” a dealer would agree to purchase, at a Fund’s option, specified securities at a specified price. A Fund will acquire these commitments solely to facilitate portfolio liquidity and does not intend to exercise its rights thereunder for trading purposes. Stand-by commitments may also be referred to as put options.

The purpose of engaging in transactions involving puts is to maintain flexibility and liquidity to permit a Fund to meet redemption requests and remain as fully invested as possible.

Equity Securities, Warrants and Rights

Common Stock. Common stock represents a share of ownership in a company and usually carries voting rights and may earn dividends. Unlike preferred stock, common stock dividends are not fixed but are declared at the discretion of the issuer’s board of directors. Common stock occupies the most junior position in a company’s capital structure. As with all equity securities, the price of common stock fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition, including those that result from management’s performance or changes to the business of the company, and overall market and economic conditions.

Common Stock Warrants and Rights. Common stock warrants entitle the holder to buy common stock from the issuer of the warrant at a specific price (the “strike price”) for a specific period of time. The market price of warrants may be substantially lower than the current market price of the underlying common stock, yet warrants are subject to similar price fluctuations. As a result, warrants may be more volatile investments than the underlying common stock. If a warrant is exercised, a Fund may hold common stock in its portfolio even if it does not ordinarily invest in common stock.

Rights are similar to warrants but normally have a shorter duration and are typically distributed directly by the issuers to existing shareholders, while warrants are typically attached to new debt or preferred stock issuances.

Warrants and rights generally do not entitle the holder to dividends or voting rights with respect to the underlying common stock and do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer company. Warrants and rights will expire if not exercised on or prior to the expiration date.

Preferred Stock. Preferred stock is a class of stock that generally pays dividends at a specified rate and has preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and liquidation. Preferred stock generally does not carry voting rights. As with all equity securities, the price of preferred stock fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and on overall market and economic conditions. Because preferred stocks generally pay dividends only after the issuing company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt, the value of preferred stocks is more sensitive than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects.

Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”). The Funds may purchase securities in IPOs. These securities are subject to many of the same risks as investing in companies with smaller market capitalizations. Securities issued in IPOs have no trading history, and information about the companies may be available for very limited periods. The prices of securities sold in IPOs may be highly volatile. At any particular time or from time to time, a Fund may not be able to invest in securities issued in IPOs, or invest to the extent desired, because, for example, only a small portion (if any) of the securities being offered in an IPO may be made available to the Fund. In addition, under certain market conditions, a relatively small number of companies may issue securities in IPOs. Similarly, as the number of Funds to which IPO securities are allocated increases, the number of securities issued to any one Fund may decrease. The investment performance of a Fund during periods when it is unable to invest significantly or at all in IPOs may be lower than during periods when the Fund is able to do so. In addition, as a Fund increases in size, the impact of IPOs on the Fund’s performance will generally decrease.

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security will be deemed to be located in a particular country if: (i) the principal trading market for the security is in such country, (ii) the issuer is organized under the laws of such country or (iii) the issuer derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from such country or has at least 50% of its total assets situated in such country. Possible investments include equity securities and debt securities (e.g., bonds and commercial paper) of foreign entities, obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks and of foreign banks, including, without limitation, eurodollar certificates of deposit, eurodollar time deposits, eurodollar bankers’ acceptances, canadian time deposits and yankee certificates of deposit, and investments in canadian commercial paper, and europaper. Securities of foreign issuers may include sponsored and unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). Sponsored ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange; unsponsored ADRs are not. Therefore, there may be less information available about the issuers of unsponsored ADRs than the issuers of sponsored ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs are restricted securities. EDRs and GDRs are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As a result, it may be difficult to obtain information about EDRs and GDRs.

The Money Market Funds may only invest in U.S. dollar-denominated securities.

Risk Factors of Foreign Investments. The following is a summary of certain risks associated with foreign investments:

Political and Exchange Risks. Foreign investments may subject a Fund to investment risks that differ in some respects from those related to investments in obligations of U.S. domestic issuers. Such risks include potential future adverse political and economic developments, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, possible imposition of withholding taxes on interest or other income, possible seizure, nationalization or expropriation of foreign deposits, possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source, greater fluctuations in value due to changes in exchange rates, or the adoption of other foreign governmental restrictions which might adversely affect the payment of principal and interest on such obligations.

Higher Transaction Costs. Foreign investments may entail higher custodial fees and sales commissions than domestic investments.

Accounting and Regulatory Differences. Foreign issuers of securities or obligations are often subject to accounting treatment and engage in business practices different from those of domestic issuers of similar securities or obligations. In addition, foreign issuers are usually not subject to the same degree of regulation as domestic issuers, and their securities may trade on relatively small markets, causing their securities to experience potentially higher volatility and more limited liquidity than securities of domestic issuers. Foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks are not regulated by U.S. banking authorities and may be subject to less stringent reserve requirements than those applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks. In addition, foreign banks generally are not bound by accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards comparable to those applicable to U.S. banks. Dividends and interest paid by foreign issuers may be subject to withholding and other foreign taxes which may decrease the net return on foreign investments as compared to dividends and interest paid to a Fund by domestic companies.

Currency Risk. Foreign securities may be denominated in foreign currencies, although foreign issuers may also issue securities denominated in U.S. dollars. The value of a Fund’s investments denominated in foreign currencies and any funds held in foreign currencies will be affected by changes in currency exchange rates, the relative strength of those currencies and the U.S. dollar, and exchange-control regulations. Changes in the foreign currency exchange rates also may affect the value of dividends and interest earned, gains and losses realized on the sale of securities and net investment income and gains, if any, to be distributed to shareholders by a Fund. The exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other currencies are determined by the forces of supply and demand in foreign exchange markets and the relative merits of investments in different countries, actual or anticipated changes in interest rates and other complex factors, as seen from an international perspective. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency exchange rates also can be affected by intervention (or lack of intervention) by the United States or foreign governments or central banks or by currency controls or political developments in the United States or elsewhere.

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higher than the negotiated commissions charged in the U.S. In addition, there is generally less government supervision and regulation of securities exchanges, brokers and issuers located in foreign countries than in the U.S.

Settlement Risk. The settlement periods for foreign securities and instruments are often longer than those for securities or obligations of U.S. issuers or instruments denominated in U.S. dollars. Delayed settlement may affect the liquidity of a Fund’s holdings. Certain types of securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment” in certain markets (e.g., government bonds in Russia) meaning that a Fund may deliver securities or instruments before payment is received from the counterparty. In such markets, the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default completely.

Brady Bonds. Brady bonds are securities created through the exchange of existing commercial bank loans to public and private entities in certain emerging markets for new bonds in connection with debt restructurings. Brady bonds have been issued since 1989. In light of the history of defaults of countries issuing Brady bonds on their commercial bank loans, investments in Brady bonds may be viewed as speculative and subject to the same risks as emerging market securities. Brady bonds may be fully or partially collateralized or uncollateralized, are issued in various currencies (but primarily the U.S. dollar) and are actively traded in over-the-counter (“OTC”) secondary markets. Incomplete collateralization of interest or principal payment obligations results in increased credit risk. Dollar-denominated collateralized Brady bonds, which may be either fixed-rate or floating rate bonds, are generally collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities.

Global Depositary Notes. Foreign securities and emerging markets securities include Global Depositary Notes (“GDNs”). A GDN is a debt instrument created by a bank that evidences ownership of local currency-denominated debt securities. GDNs reflect the terms of particular local currency-denominated bonds. GDNs trade, settle, and pay interest and principal in U.S. dollars but typically are restricted securities that do not trade on an exchange. Any distributions paid to the holders of GDNs are usually subject to a fee charged by the depositary bank. In addition to the risks associated with foreign investments, a Fund’s investments in GDNs is subject to the risks associated with the underlying local currency-denominated bond and derivative instruments including credit risk, default or similar event risk, counterparty risk, interest rate risk, leverage risk, liquidity risk, and management risk. Holders of GDNs may have limited rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely impact the value of GDNs because such restrictions may limit the ability to convert the bonds into GDNs and vice versa. Such restrictions may cause bonds of the underlying issuer to trade at a discount or premium to the market price of the GDN.

Obligations of Supranational Entities. Obligations of supranational entities include securities designated or supported by governmental entities to promote economic reconstruction or development of international banking institutions and related government agencies. Examples include the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “World Bank”), the European Coal and Steel Community, the Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Each supranational entity’s lending activities are limited to a percentage of its total capital (including “callable capital” contributed by its governmental members at the entity’s call), reserves and net income. There is no assurance that participating governments will be able or willing to honor their commitments to make capital contributions to a supranational entity.

Sukuk. Foreign securities and emerging market securities include Sukuk. Sukuk are certificates, similar to bonds, issued by the issuer to obtain an upfront payment in exchange for an income stream to be generated by certain assets of the issuer. Generally, the issuer sells the investor a certificate, which the investor then rents back to the issuer for a predetermined rental fee. The issuer also makes a contractual promise to buy back the certificate at a future date at par value. While the certificate is linked to the returns generated by certain assets of the issuer, the underlying assets are not pledged as security for the certificates, and the Fund (as the investor) is relying on the creditworthiness of the issuer for all payments required by the sukuk. Issuers of sukuk may include international financial institutions, foreign governments and agencies of foreign governments. Underlying assets may include, without limitation, real estate (developed and undeveloped), lease contracts and machinery and equipment.

Emerging Market Securities. Investing in companies domiciled in emerging market countries may be subject to potentially higher risks than investments in developed countries. These risks include: (i) less social, political, and economic stability; (ii) greater illiquidity and price volatility due to smaller or limited local capital markets for such securities, or low non-existent trading volumes; (iii) less scrutiny and regulation by local authorities of the foreign exchanges and broker-dealers; (iv) the seizure or confiscation by local governments of securities held by foreign investors, and the possible suspension or limiting by local governments of an issuer’s ability to make dividend or interest payments; (v) limiting or entirely restricting repatriation of invested capital, profits, and dividends by local governments; (vi) possible local taxation of capital gains, including on a retroactive basis; (vii) the attempt by issuers facing restrictions on dollar or euro payments imposed by local governments to make dividend or interest

 

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payments to foreign investors in the local currency; (viii) difficulty in enforcing legal claims related to the securities and/or local judges favoring the interests of the issuer over those of foreign investors; (ix) bankruptcy judgments being paid in the local currency; (x) greater difficulty in determining market valuations of the securities due to limited public information regarding the issuer, and (xi) difficulty of ascertaining the financial health of an issuer due to lax financial reporting on a regular basis, substandard disclosure and differences in accounting standards.

Emerging country securities markets are typically marked by a high concentration of market capitalization and trading volume in a small number of issuers representing a limited number of industries, as well as a high concentration of ownership of such securities by a limited number of investors. Although some emerging markets have become more established and tend to issue securities of higher credit quality, the markets for securities in other emerging countries are in the earliest stages of their development, and these countries issue securities across the credit spectrum. Even the markets for relatively widely traded securities in emerging countries may not be able to absorb, without price disruptions, a significant increase in trading volume or trades of a size customarily undertaken by institutional investors in the securities markets of developed countries. The limited size of many of these securities markets can cause prices to be erratic for reasons apart from factors that affect the soundness and competitiveness of the securities issuers. For example, prices may be unduly influenced by traders who control large positions in these markets. Additionally, market making and arbitrage activities are generally less extensive in such markets, which may contribute to increased volatility and reduced liquidity of such markets. The limited liquidity of emerging country securities may also affect a Fund’s ability to accurately value its portfolio securities or to acquire or dispose of securities at the price and time it wishes to do so or in order to meet redemption requests.

Many emerging market countries suffer from uncertainty and corruption in their legal frameworks. Legislation may be difficult to interpret and laws may be too new to provide any precedential value. Laws regarding foreign investment and private property may be weak or non-existent. Sudden changes in governments may result in policies which are less favorable to investors, such as policies designed to expropriate or nationalize “sovereign” assets. Certain emerging market countries in the past have expropriated large amounts of private property, in many cases with little or no compensation, and there can be no assurance that such expropriation will not occur in the future.

Foreign investment in the securities markets of certain emerging countries is restricted or controlled to varying degrees. These restrictions may limit a Fund’s investment in certain emerging countries and may increase the expenses of the Fund. Certain emerging countries require governmental approval prior to investments by foreign persons or limit investment by foreign persons to only a specified percentage of an issuer’s outstanding securities or to a specific class of securities, which may have less advantageous terms (including price) than securities of the company available for purchase by nationals.

Many developing countries lack the social, political, and economic stability characteristic of the U.S. Political instability among emerging market countries can be common and may be caused by an uneven distribution of wealth, social unrest, labor strikes, civil wars, and religious oppression. Economic instability in emerging market countries may take the form of: (i) high interest rates; (ii) high levels of inflation, including hyperinflation; (iii) high levels of unemployment or underemployment; (iv) changes in government economic and tax policies, including confiscatory taxation; and (v) imposition of trade barriers.

Currencies of emerging market countries are subject to significantly greater risks than currencies of developed countries. Many emerging market countries have experienced steady declines or even sudden devaluations of their currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. Some emerging market currencies may not be internationally traded or may be subject to strict controls by local governments, resulting in undervalued or overvalued currencies.

Some emerging market countries have experienced balance of payment deficits and shortages in foreign exchange reserves. Governments have responded by restricting currency conversions. Future restrictive exchange controls could prevent or restrict a company’s ability to make dividend or interest payments in the original currency of the obligation (usually U.S. dollars). In addition, even though the currencies of some emerging market countries may be convertible into U.S. dollars, the conversion rates may be artificial to their actual market values.

A Fund’s income and, in some cases, capital gains from foreign stocks and securities will be subject to applicable taxation in certain of the countries in which it invests, and treaties between the U.S. and such countries may not be available in some cases to reduce the otherwise applicable tax rates. Foreign markets also have different clearance and settlement procedures, and in certain markets there have been times when settlements have been unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions, making it difficult to conduct such transactions. Such delays in settlement could result in temporary periods when a portion of the assets of a Fund remains uninvested and no return is earned on such assets. The inability of the Fund to make intended security purchases or sales due to settlement problems could result either in losses to the Fund due to subsequent declines in value of the portfolio

 

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securities, in the Fund deeming those securities to be illiquid, or, if the Fund has entered into a contract to sell the securities, in possible liability to the purchaser.

In the past, governments within the emerging markets have become overly reliant on the international capital markets and other forms of foreign credit to finance large public spending programs which cause huge budget deficits. Often, interest payments have become too overwhelming for a government to meet, representing a large percentage of total gross domestic product (“GDP”). These foreign obligations have become the subject of political debate and have served as fuel for political parties of the opposition, which pressure the government not to make payments to foreign creditors, but instead to use these funds for social programs. Either due to an inability to pay or submission to political pressure, foreign governments have been forced to seek a restructuring of their loan and/or bond obligations, have declared a temporary suspension of interest payments or have defaulted. These events have adversely affected the values of securities issued by foreign governments and corporations domiciled in emerging market countries and have negatively affected not only their cost of borrowing, but their ability to borrow in the future as well.

Sovereign Obligations. Sovereign debt includes investments in securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign government or its agencies, authorities or political subdivisions. An investment in sovereign debt obligations involves special risks not present in corporate debt obligations. The issuer of the sovereign debt or the governmental authorities that control the repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay principal or interest when due, and a Fund may have limited recourse in the event of a default. During periods of economic uncertainty, the market prices of sovereign debt may be more volatile than prices of U.S. debt obligations. In the past, certain emerging markets have encountered difficulties in servicing their debt obligations, withheld payments of principal and interest and declared moratoria on the payment of principal and interest on their sovereign debts.

A sovereign debtor’s willingness or ability to repay principal and pay interest in a timely manner may be affected by, among other factors, its cash flow situation, the extent of its foreign currency reserves, the availability of sufficient foreign exchange, the relative size of the debt service burden, the sovereign debtor’s policy toward principal international lenders and local political constraints. Sovereign debtors may also be dependent on expected disbursements from foreign governments, multilateral agencies and other entities to reduce principal and interest arrearages on their debt. The failure of a sovereign debtor to implement economic reforms, achieve specified levels of economic performance or repay principal or interest when due may result in the cancellation of third-party commitments to lend funds to the sovereign debtor, which may further impair such debtor’s ability or willingness to service its debts.

Foreign Currency Transactions. Certain Funds may engage in foreign currency transactions which include the following, some of which also have been described elsewhere in this SAI: options on currencies, currency futures, options on such futures, forward foreign currency transactions, forward rate agreements and currency swaps, caps and floors. Certain Funds may engage in such transactions in both U.S. and non-U.S. markets. To the extent a Fund enters into such transactions in markets other than in the U.S., the Fund may be subject to certain currency, settlement, liquidity, trading and other risks similar to those described above with respect to the Fund’s investments in foreign securities including emerging markets securities. Certain Funds may engage in such transactions to hedge against currency risks, as a substitute for securities in which the Fund invests, to increase or decrease exposure to a foreign currency, to shift exposure from one foreign currency to another, for risk management purposes or to increase income or gain to the Fund. To the extent that a Fund uses foreign currency transactions for hedging purposes, the Fund may hedge either specific transactions or portfolio positions.

While a Fund’s use of hedging strategies is intended to reduce the volatility of the net asset value of Fund shares, the net asset value of the Fund will fluctuate. There can be no assurance that a Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. Furthermore, a Fund may only engage in hedging activities from time to time and may not necessarily be engaging in hedging activities when movements in currency exchange rates occur.

Certain Funds are authorized to deal in forward foreign exchange between currencies of the different countries in which the Fund will invest and multi-national currency units as a hedge against possible variations in the foreign exchange rate between these currencies. This is accomplished through contractual agreements entered into in the interbank market to purchase or sell one specified currency for another currency at a specified future date (up to one year) and price at the time of the contract.

Transaction Hedging. Generally, when a Fund engages in transaction hedging, it enters into foreign currency transactions with respect to specific receivables or payables of the Fund generally arising in connection with the purchase or sale of its portfolio securities. A Fund may engage in transaction hedging when it desires to “lock in”

 

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the U.S. dollar price (or a non-U.S. dollar currency (“reference currency”)) of a security it has agreed to purchase or sell, or the U.S. dollar equivalent of a dividend or interest payment in a foreign currency. By transaction hedging, a Fund attempts to protect itself against a possible loss resulting from an adverse change in the relationship between the U.S. dollar or other reference currency and the applicable foreign currency during the period between the date on which the security is purchased or sold, or on which the dividend or interest payment is declared, and the date on which such payments are made or received.

A Fund may purchase or sell a foreign currency on a spot (or cash) basis at the prevailing spot rate in connection with the settlement of transactions in portfolio securities denominated in that foreign currency. Certain Funds reserve the right to purchase and sell foreign currency futures contracts traded in the U.S. and subject to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”).

For transaction hedging purposes, a Fund may also purchase U.S. exchange-listed call and put options on foreign currency futures contracts and on foreign currencies. A put option on a futures contract gives a Fund the right to assume a short position in the foreign currency futures contract until expiration of the option. A put option on currency gives a Fund the right to sell a currency at an exercise price until the expiration of the option. A call option on a futures contract gives a Fund the right to assume a long position in the futures contract until the expiration of the option. A call option on currency gives a Fund the right to purchase a currency at the exercise price until the expiration of the option.

Position Hedging. When engaging in position hedging, a Fund will enter into foreign currency exchange transactions to protect against a decline in the values of the foreign currencies in which their portfolio securities are denominated or an increase in the value of currency for securities which a Fund’s Adviser expects to purchase. In connection with the position hedging, the Fund may purchase or sell foreign currency forward contracts or foreign currency on a spot basis. A Fund may purchase U.S. exchange-listed put or call options on foreign currency and foreign currency futures contracts and buy or sell foreign currency futures contracts traded in the U.S. and subject to regulation by the CFTC.

The precise matching of the amounts of foreign currency exchange transactions and the value of the portfolio securities involved will not generally be possible because the future value of such securities in foreign currencies will change as a consequence of market movements in the value of those securities between the dates the currency exchange transactions are entered into and the dates they mature.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts. Certain Funds may purchase forward foreign currency exchange contracts, sometimes referred to as “currency forwards” (“Forward Contracts”), which involve an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract as agreed by the parties in an amount and at a price set at the time of the contract. In the case of a cancelable Forward Contract, the holder has the unilateral right to cancel the contract at maturity by paying a specified fee. The contracts are traded in the interbank market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers, so no intermediary is required. A Forward Contract generally has no deposit requirement, and no commissions are charged at any stage for trades.

At the maturity of a Forward Contract, a Fund may either accept or make delivery of the currency specified in the contract or, at or prior to maturity, enter into a closing transaction involving the purchase or sale of an offsetting contract. Closing transactions with respect to forward contracts are usually effected with the currency trader who is a party to the original forward contract. For forward foreign currency contracts (other than Non-Deliverable Forwards) that require physical settlement, the Funds will segregate or earmark liquid assets equal to the current notional value of each contract. In calculating the notional value, the Funds may net long and short contracts with the same currency and the same settlement date. With respect to trades that do not settle through CLS Bank International, the Funds may only net long and short contracts if the contracts are with the same counterparty. Certain Funds may also engage in non-deliverable forwards which are cash settled and which do not involve delivery of the currency specified in the contract. For more information on Non-Deliverable Forwards, see “Non-Deliverable Forwards” below.

Foreign Currency Futures Contracts. Certain Funds may purchase foreign currency futures contracts. Foreign currency futures contracts traded in the U.S. are designed by and traded on exchanges regulated by the CFTC, such as the New York Mercantile Exchange. A Fund may enter into foreign currency futures contracts for hedging purposes and other risk management purposes as defined in CFTC regulations. Certain Funds may also enter into foreign currency futures transactions to increase exposure to a foreign currency, to shift exposure from one foreign currency to another or to increase income or gain to the Fund.

 

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At the maturity of a futures contract, the Fund may either accept or make delivery of the currency specified in the contract, or at or prior to maturity enter into a closing transaction involving the purchase or sale of an offsetting contract. Closing transactions with respect to futures contracts are effected on a commodities exchange; a clearing corporation associated with the exchange assumes responsibility for closing out such contracts.

Positions in the foreign currency futures contracts may be closed out only on an exchange or board of trade which provides a secondary market in such contracts. There is no assurance that a secondary market on an exchange or board of trade will exist for any particular contract or at any particular time. In such event, it may not be possible to close a futures position; in the event of adverse price movements, the Fund would continue to be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin.

For more information on futures contracts, see “Futures Contracts” under the heading “Options and Futures Transactions” below.

Foreign Currency Options. Certain Funds may purchase and sell U.S. exchange-listed and over the counter call and put options on foreign currencies. Such options on foreign currencies operate similarly to options on securities. When a Fund purchases a put option, the Fund has the right but not the obligation to exchange money denominated in one currency into another currency at a pre-agreed exchange rate on a specified date. When a Fund sells or writes a call option, the Fund has the obligation to exchange money denominated in one currency into another currency at a pre-agreed exchange rate if the buyer exercises option. Some of the Funds may also purchase and sell non-deliverable currency options (“Non-Deliverable Options”). Non-Deliverable Options are cash-settled, options on foreign currencies (each a “Option Reference Currency”) that are non-convertible and that may be thinly traded or illiquid. Non-Deliverable Options involve an obligation to pay an amount in a deliverable currency (such as U.S. Dollars, Euros, Japanese Yen, or British Pounds Sterling) equal to the difference between the prevailing market exchange rate for the Option Reference Currency and the agreed upon exchange rate (the “Non-Deliverable Option Rate”), with respect to an agreed notional amount. Options on foreign currencies are affected by all of those factors which influence foreign exchange rates and investments generally.

A Fund is authorized to purchase or sell listed foreign currency options and currency swap contracts as a short or long hedge against possible variations in foreign exchange rates, as a substitute for securities in which a Fund may invest, and for risk management purposes. Such transactions may be effected with respect to hedges on non-U.S. dollar denominated securities (including securities denominated in the Euro) owned by the Fund, sold by the Fund but not yet delivered, committed or anticipated to be purchased by the Fund, or in transaction or cross-hedging strategies. As an illustration, a Fund may use such techniques to hedge the stated value in U.S. dollars of an investment in a Japanese yen-dominated security. In such circumstances, the Fund may purchase a foreign currency put option enabling it to sell a specified amount of yen for dollars at a specified price by a future date. To the extent the hedge is successful, a loss in the value of the dollar relative to the yen will tend to be offset by an increase in the value of the put option. To offset, in whole or in part, the cost of acquiring such a put option, the Fund also may sell a call option which, if exercised, requires it to sell a specified amount of yen for dollars at a specified price by a future date (a technique called a “collar”). By selling the call option in this illustration, the Fund gives up the opportunity to profit without limit from increases in the relative value of the yen to the dollar. Certain Funds may also enter into foreign currency futures transactions for non-hedging purposes including to increase or decrease exposure to a foreign currency, to shift exposure from one foreign currency to another or to increase income or gain to the Fund.

Certain differences exist among these foreign currency instruments. Foreign currency options provide the holder thereof the right to buy or to sell a currency at a fixed price on a future date. Listed options are third-party contracts (i.e., performance of the parties’ obligations is guaranteed by an exchange or clearing corporation) which are issued by a clearing corporation, traded on an exchange and have standardized strike prices and expiration dates. OTC options are two-party contracts and have negotiated strike prices and expiration dates. Options on futures contracts are traded on boards of trade or futures exchanges. Currency swap contracts are negotiated two-party agreements entered into in the interbank market whereby the parties exchange two foreign currencies at the inception of the contract and agree to reverse the exchange at a specified future time and at a specified exchange rate.

The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Debt Fund may also purchase and sell barrier/“touch” options (“Barrier Options”), including knock-in options (“Knock-In Options”) and knock-out options (“Knock-Out Options”). A Barrier Option is a type of exotic option that gives an investor a payout once the price of the underlying currency reaches or surpasses (or falls below) a predetermined barrier. This type of option allows the buyer of the option to set the position of the barrier, the length of time until expiration and the payout to be received once the barrier is broken. There are two kinds of Knock-In Options, (i) “up and in” and (ii) “down and in”. With Knock-In Options, if the buyer has selected an upper price barrier, and the currency hits that level, the Knock-In Option turns into a more traditional option (“Vanilla Option”) whereby the owner has the right but not the obligation to exchange money denominated in one currency into another currency at a pre-agreed exchange rate on a specified date. This type of

 

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Knock-In Option is called “up and in”. The “down and in” Knock-In Option is the same as the “up and in”, except the currency has to reach a lower barrier. Upon hitting the chosen lower price level, the “down and in” Knock-In Option turns into a Vanilla Option. As in the Knock-In Option, there are two kinds of Knock-Out Options, ( i) “up and out” and (ii) “down and out”. However, in a Knock-Out Option, the buyer begins with a Vanilla Option, and if the predetermined price barrier is hit, the Vanilla Option is cancelled and the seller has no further obligation. If the option hits the upper barrier, the option is cancelled and the investor loses the premium paid, thus, “up and out”. If the option hits the lower price barrier, the option is cancelled, thus, “down and out”. Barrier Options usually call for delivery of the underlying currency.

The value of a foreign currency option is dependent upon the value of the foreign currency and the U.S. dollar and may have no relationship to the investment merits of a foreign security. Because foreign currency transactions occurring in the interbank market involve substantially larger amounts than those that may be involved in the use of foreign currency options, investors may be disadvantaged by having to deal in an odd lot market (generally consisting of transactions of less than $1 million) for the underlying foreign currencies at prices that are less favorable than those for round lots.

There is no systematic reporting of last sale information for foreign currencies and there is no regulatory requirement that quotations available through dealer or other market sources be firm or revised on a timely basis. Available quotation information is generally representative of very large transactions in the interbank market and thus may not reflect relatively smaller transactions (less than $1 million) where rates may be less favorable. The interbank market in foreign currencies is a global, around-the-clock market. To the extent that the U.S. options markets are closed while the markets for the underlying currencies remain open, significant price and rate movements may take place in the underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the options market.

In addition to writing call options on currencies when a Fund owns the underlying currency, the Funds may also write call options on currencies even if they do not own the underlying currency as long as the Fund segregates cash or liquid assets that, when added to the amounts deposited with a futures commission merchant or a broker as margin, equal the market value of the currency underlying the call option (but not less than the strike price of the call option). The Funds may also cover a written call option by owning a separate call option permitting the Fund to purchase the reference currency at a price no higher than the strike price of the call option sold by the Fund. In addition, a Fund may write a non-deliverable call option if the Fund segregates an amount equal to the current notional value (amount obligated to pay). Netting is generally permitted of long and short positions of a specific country (assuming long and short contracts are similar). If there are securities or currency held in that specific country at least equal to the current notional value of the net currency positions, no segregation is required.

Non-Deliverable Forwards. Some of the Funds may also invest in non-deliverable forwards (“NDFs”). NDFs are cash-settled, short-term forward contracts on foreign currencies (each a “Reference Currency”) that are non-convertible and that may be thinly traded or illiquid. NDFs involve an obligation to pay an amount (the “Settlement Amount”) equal to the difference between the prevailing market exchange rate for the Reference Currency and the agreed upon exchange rate (the “NDF Rate”), with respect to an agreed notional amount. NDFs have a fixing date and a settlement (delivery) date. The fixing date is the date and time at which the difference between the prevailing market exchange rate and the agreed upon exchange rate is calculated. The settlement (delivery) date is the date by which the payment of the Settlement Amount is due to the party receiving payment.

Although NDFs are similar to forward foreign currency exchange contracts, NDFs do not require physical delivery of the Reference Currency on the settlement date. Rather, on the settlement date, the only transfer between the counterparties is the monetary settlement amount representing the difference between the NDF Rate and the prevailing market exchange rate. NDFs typically may have terms from one month up to two years and are settled in U.S. dollars.

NDFs are subject to many of the risks associated with derivatives in general and forward currency transactions including risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currency and the risk that the counterparty will fail to fulfill its obligations. The Funds will segregate or earmark liquid assets in an amount equal to the marked to market value, on a daily basis of the NDF. In calculating the mark-to-market value, the Funds may net opposing NDF contracts with the same currency and the same settlement date. With respect to trades that do not settle through CLS Bank International, the Funds may only net opposing NDF contracts if the contracts are with the same counterparty.

The Funds will typically use NDFs for hedging purposes, but may also, use such instruments to increase income or gain. The use of NDFs for hedging or to increase income or gain may not be successful, resulting in losses to the Fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Funds’ respective returns.

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various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency to a Fund at one rate while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the Fund desire to resell that currency to the dealer.

Other Foreign Currency Hedging Strategies. New options and futures contracts and other financial products, and various combinations thereof, continue to be developed, and certain Funds may invest in any such options, contracts and products as may be developed to the extent consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and the regulatory requirements applicable to investment companies, and subject to the supervision of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

Risk Factors in Foreign Currency Transactions. The following is a summary of certain risks associated with foreign currency transactions:

Imperfect Correlation. Foreign currency transactions present certain risks. In particular, the variable degree of correlation between price movements of the instruments used in hedging strategies and price movements in a security being hedged creates the possibility that losses on the hedging transaction may be greater than gains in the value of a Fund’s securities.

Liquidity. Hedging instruments may not be liquid in all circumstances. As a result, in volatile markets, the Funds may not be able to dispose of or offset a transaction without incurring losses. Although foreign currency transactions used for hedging purposes may reduce the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged security, at the same time the use of these instruments could tend to limit any potential gain which might result from an increase in the value of such security.

Leverage and Volatility Risk. Derivative instruments, including foreign currency derivatives, may sometimes increase or leverage a Fund’s exposure to a particular market risk. Leverage enhances the price volatility of derivative instruments held by a Fund.

Strategy Risk. Certain Funds may use foreign currency derivatives for hedging as well as non-hedging purposes including to gain or adjust exposure to currencies and securities markets or to increase income or gain to a Fund. There is no guarantee that these strategies will succeed and their use may subject a Fund to greater volatility and loss. Foreign currency transactions involve complex securities transactions that involve risks in addition to direct investments in securities including leverage risk and the risks associated with derivatives in general, currencies, and investments in foreign and emerging markets.

Judgment of the Adviser. Successful use of foreign currency transactions by a Fund depends upon the ability of the applicable Adviser to predict correctly movements in the direction of interest and currency rates and other factors affecting markets for securities. If the expectations of the applicable Adviser are not met, a Fund would be in a worse position than if a foreign currency transaction had not been pursued. For example, if a Fund has hedged against the possibility of an increase in interest rates which would adversely affect the price of securities in its portfolio and the price of such securities increases instead, the Fund will lose part or all of the benefit of the increased value of its securities because it will have offsetting losses in its hedging positions. In addition, when utilizing instruments that require variation margin payments, if the Fund has insufficient cash to meet daily variation margin requirements, it may have to sell securities to meet such requirements.

Other Risks. Such sales of securities may, but will not necessarily, be at increased prices which reflect the rising market. Thus, a Fund may have to sell securities at a time when it is disadvantageous to do so.

It is impossible to forecast with precision the market value of portfolio securities at the expiration or maturity of a forward contract or futures contract. Accordingly, a Fund may have to purchase additional foreign currency on the spot market (and bear the expense of such purchase) if the market value of the security or securities being hedged is less than the amount of foreign currency a Fund is obligated to deliver and if a decision is made to sell the security or securities and make delivery of the foreign currency. Conversely, it may be necessary to sell on the spot market some of the foreign currency received upon the sale of the portfolio security or securities if the market value of such security or securities exceeds the amount of foreign currency the Fund is obligated to deliver.

Transaction and position hedging do not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities which a Fund owns or expects to purchase or sell. Rather, an Adviser may employ these techniques in an effort to maintain an investment portfolio that is relatively neutral to fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to major foreign currencies and establish a rate of exchange which one can achieve at some future point in time. Additionally, although these techniques tend to minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they also tend to limit any potential gain which might result from the increase in the value of such currency. Moreover, it may not be possible for a Fund to hedge against a devaluation that is so generally anticipated that the Fund is not able to contract to sell the currency at a price above the anticipated devaluation level.

 

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Insurance-Linked Securities

The JPMorgan Strategic Income Opportunities Fund, JPMorgan Total Return Fund, JPMorgan Tax Aware Income Opportunities Fund and JPMorgan Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund may invest in debt instruments or equity securities structured as event-driven, event-linked or insurance-linked notes or catastrophe bonds (collectively, “catastrophe bonds”) and related instruments such as (re)insurance sidecars (collectively with catastrophe bonds “Insurance-Linked Securities”). These Insurance-Linked Securities are generally debt obligations or equity securities for which the return of principal and the payment of interest or dividends typically are contingent on the non-occurrence of a specific “trigger” event(s) that lead to economic and/or human loss, such as a hurricane of a specific category, earthquake of a particular magnitude, or other physical or weather-related phenomena. For some Insurance-Linked Securities, the magnitude of the effect of the trigger event on the security may be based on losses to a company or industry, modeled losses to a notional portfolio, industry indexes, readings of scientific instruments, or certain other parameters associated with a catastrophe rather than actual losses. If a trigger event, as defined within the terms of each Insurance-Linked Security, occurs, a Fund may lose a portion or all of its accrued interest, dividends and/or principal invested in such Insurance-Linked Security. In addition, if there is a dispute regarding a trigger event, there may be delays in the payment of principal, interest and dividends. A Fund is entitled to receive principal, interest and dividends payments so long as no trigger event occurs of the description and magnitude specified by the Insurance-Linked Security.

Insurance-Linked Securities may be sponsored by government agencies, insurance companies or reinsurers and issued by special purpose corporations or other off-shore or on-shore entities (such special purpose entities are created to accomplish a narrow and well-defined objective, such as the issuance of a note in connection with a specific reinsurance transaction). Typically, Insurance-Linked Securities are issued by off-shore entities including entities in emerging markets and may be non-dollar denominated. As a result, the Funds will be subject to currency and foreign and emerging markets risk including the risks described in Foreign Investments. Often, catastrophe bonds provide for extensions of maturity that are mandatory, or optional at the discretion of the issuer or sponsor, in order to process and audit loss claims in those cases where a trigger event has, or possibly has, occurred. An extension of maturity may increase volatility.

In addition to the specified trigger events, Insurance-Linked Securities also may expose a Fund to certain unanticipated risks including but not limited to issuer risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, adverse regulatory or jurisdictional interpretations, and adverse tax consequences. Additionally, Insurance-Linked Securities are subject to the risk that modeling used to calculate the probability of a trigger event may not be accurate and/or underestimate the likelihood of a trigger event. This may result in more frequent and greater than expected losses including loss of principal and/or interest with respect to catastrophic bonds and dividends with respect to (re)insurance sidecars.

Insurance-Linked Securities are relatively new types of financial instruments. As such, there is no significant trading history of these securities, and there can be no assurance that markets for these instruments will be liquid at all times. Lack of a liquid market may impose the risk of higher transaction costs and the possibility that a Fund may be forced to liquidate positions when it would not be advantageous to do so. Insurance-Linked Securities are generally rated below investment grade or the unrated equivalent and have the same or similar risks as high yield debt securities (also known as junk bonds) including the risks described under High Yield/High Risk Securities/Junk Bonds and are subject to the risk that the Fund may lose some or all of its investment if the particular trigger identified under the Insurance-Linked Security occurs.

Insurance-Linked Securities typically are restricted to qualified institutional buyers and, therefore, are not subject to registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or any state securities commission generally are not listed on any national securities exchange. The amount of public information available with respect to Insurance-Linked Securities is generally less extensive than that which is available for exchange listed securities. There can be no assurance that future regulatory determinations will not adversely affect the overall market for Insurance-Linked Securities.

Industry loss warranties are a type of Insurance-Linked Securities that are designed to protect insurers or reinsurers from severe losses due to significant catastrophic events. The buyer pays the seller a premium at the inception of the contract, and in return the buyer can make a claim if losses due to a certain class of catastrophic event (for example, Florida hurricanes), as estimated by a third-party, exceed an agreed trigger level. Industry loss warranties have standard terms and conditions and are collateralized. These contracts are evaluated using detailed underwriting information on the applicable exposures provided by the reinsurers or their intermediaries.

 

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Inverse Floaters and Interest Rate Caps

Inverse floaters are instruments whose interest rates bear an inverse relationship to the interest rate on another security or the value of an index. The market value of an inverse floater will vary inversely with changes in market interest rates and will be more volatile in response to interest rate changes than that of a fixed rate obligation. Interest rate caps are financial instruments under which payments occur if an interest rate index exceeds a certain predetermined interest rate level, known as the cap rate, which is tied to a specific index. These financial products will be more volatile in price than securities which do not include such a structure.

Investment Company Securities and Exchange-Traded Funds

Investment Company Securities. A Fund may acquire the securities of other investment companies (“acquired funds”) to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act and consistent with its investment objective and strategies. As a shareholder of another investment company, a Fund would bear, along with other shareholders, its pro rata portion of the other investment company’s expenses, including advisory fees. These expenses would be in addition to the advisory and other expenses that a Fund bears directly in connection with its own operations. Except as described below, the 1940 Act currently requires that, as determined immediately after a purchase is made, (i) not more than 5% of the value of a fund’s total assets will be invested in the securities of any one investment company, (ii) not more than 10% of the value of its total assets will be invested in the aggregate in securities of investment companies as a group and (iii) not more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any one investment company will be owned by a fund.

In addition, Section 17 of the 1940 Act prohibits a Fund from investing in another J.P. Morgan Fund except as permitted by Section 12 of the 1940 Act, by rule, or by exemptive order.

The limitations described above do not apply to investments in money market funds subject to certain conditions. All of the J.P. Morgan Funds may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated money market funds without limit under Rule 12d1-1 under the 1940 Act subject to the acquiring fund’s investment policies and restrictions and the conditions of the Rule.

In addition, the 1940 Act’s limits and restrictions summarized above do not apply to J.P. Morgan Funds that invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act, SEC rule, or an exemptive order issued by the SEC (each, a “Fund of Funds”; collectively, “Funds of Funds”). Such Funds of Funds include JPMorgan Investor Funds (the “Investor Funds”), the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds and the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds (collectively, the “JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds”), JPMorgan SmartAllocation Funds, JPMorgan Diversified Real Return Fund, JPMorgan Access Funds, JPMorgan Diversified Fund, and such other J.P. Morgan Funds that invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds in reliance on Section 12(d)(G) of the 1940 Act or the rules issued Section 12.

Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act permits a fund to invest in acquired funds in the “same group of investment companies” (“affiliated funds”), government securities and short-term paper. In addition to the investments permitted by Section 12(d)(1)(G), Rule 12d1-2 permits funds of funds to make investments in addition to affiliated funds under certain circumstances including: (1) unaffiliated investment companies (subject to certain limits), (2) other types of securities (such as stocks, bonds and other securities) not issued by an investment company that are consistent with the fund of fund’s investment policies and (3) affiliated and unaffiliated money market funds. In order to be an eligible investment under Section 12(d)(1)(G), an affiliated fund must have a policy prohibiting it from investing in other funds under Section 12(d)(1)(F) or (G) of the 1940 Act.

In addition to investments permitted by Section 12(d)(1)(G) and Rule 12d1-2, the J.P. Morgan Funds may invest in derivatives pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC. Under the exemptive order, the Funds of Funds are permitted to invest in financial instruments that may not be considered “securities” for purposes of Rule 12d-1 subject to certain conditions, including a finding of the Board of Trustees that the advisory fees charged by the Adviser to the Funds of Funds are for services that are in addition to, and not duplicative of, the advisory services provided to an underlying fund.

Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”). ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles. As shareholders of an ETF, the Funds will bear their pro rata portion of any fees and expenses of the ETFs. Although shares of ETFs are traded on an exchange, shares of certain ETFs may not be redeemable by the ETF. In addition, ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

 

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Certain Funds may use ETFs to gain exposure to various asset classes and markets or types of strategies and investments By way of example, ETFs may be structured as broad based ETFs that invest in a broad group of stocks from different industries and market sectors; select sector; or market ETFs that invest in debt securities from a select sector of the economy, a single industry or related industries; or ETFs that invest in foreign and emerging markets securities. Other types of ETFs continue to be developed and the Fund may invest in them to the extent consistent with such Funds’ investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The ETFs in which the Funds invest are subject to the risks applicable to the types of securities and investments used by the ETFs (e.g., debt securities are subject to risks like credit and interest rate risks; emerging markets securities are subject risks like currency risks and foreign and emerging markets risk; derivatives are subject to leverage and counterparty risk).

ETFs may be actively managed or index-based. Actively managed ETFs are subject to management risk and may not achieve their objective if the ETF’s manager’s expectations regarding particular securities or markets are not met. Generally, an index based ETF’s objective is to track the performance of a specified index. Index based ETFs may invest in a securities portfolio that includes substantially all of the securities in substantially the same amount as the securities included in the designated index or a representative sample. Because passively managed ETFs are designed to track an index, securities may be purchased, retained and sold at times when an actively managed ETF would not do so. As a result, shareholders of a Fund that invest in such an ETF can expect greater risk of loss (and a correspondingly greater prospect of gain) from changes in the value of securities that are heavily weighted in the index than would be the case if ETF were not fully invested in such securities. This risk is increased if a few component securities represent a highly concentrated weighting in the designated index.

Unless permitted by the 1940 Act or an order or rule issued by the SEC (see “Investment Company Securities” above for more information), the Fund’s investments in unaffiliated ETFs that are structured as investment companies as defined in the 1940 Act are subject to certain percentage limitations of the 1940 Act regarding investments in other investment companies. As a general matter, these percentage limitations currently require a Fund to limit its investments in any one issue of ETFs to 5% of the Fund’s total assets and 3% of the outstanding voting securities of the ETF issue. Moreover, a Fund’s investments in all ETFs may not currently exceed 10% of the Fund’s total assets under the 1940 Act, when aggregated with all other investments in investment companies. ETFs that are not structured as investment companies as defined in the 1940 Act are not subject to these percentage limitations.

SEC exemptive orders granted to various ETFs and their investment advisers permit the Funds to invest beyond the 1940 Act limits, subject to certain terms and conditions, including a finding of the Board of Trustees that the advisory fees charged by the Adviser to the Fund are for services that are in addition to, and not duplicative of, the advisory services provided to those ETFs.

Loans

Some of the Funds may invest in fixed and floating rate loans (“Loans”). Loans may include senior floating rate loans (“Senior Loans”) and secured and unsecured loans, second lien or more junior loans (“Junior Loans”) and bridge loans or bridge facilities (“Bridge Loans”). Loans are typically arranged through private negotiations between borrowers in the U.S. or in foreign or emerging markets which may be corporate issuers or issuers of sovereign debt obligations (“Obligors”) and one or more financial institutions and other lenders (“Lenders”). Generally, the Funds invest in Loans by purchasing assignments of all or a portion of Loans (“Assignments”) or Loan participations (“Participations”) from third parties.

A Fund has direct rights against the Obligor on the Loan when it purchases an Assignment. Because Assignments are arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, however, the rights and obligations acquired by a Fund as the purchaser of an Assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning Lender. With respect to Participations, typically, a Fund will have a contractual relationship only with the Lender and not with the Obligor. The agreement governing Participations may limit the rights of a Fund to vote on certain changes which may be made to the Loan agreement, such as waiving a breach of a covenant. However, the holder of a Participation will generally have the right to vote on certain fundamental issues such as changes in principal amount, payment dates and interest rate. Participations may entail certain risks relating to the creditworthiness of the parties from which the participations are obtained.

A Loan is typically originated, negotiated and structured by a U.S. or foreign commercial bank, insurance company, finance company or other financial institution (the “Agent”) for a group of Loan investors. The Agent typically administers and enforces the Loan on behalf of the other Loan investors in the syndicate. The Agent’s duties may include responsibility for the collection of principal and interest payments from the Obligor and the

 

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apportionment of these payments to the credit of all Loan investors. The Agent is also typically responsible for monitoring compliance with the covenants contained in the Loan agreement based upon reports prepared by the Obligor. In addition, an institution, typically but not always the Agent, holds any collateral on behalf of the Loan investors. In the event of a default by the Obligor, it is possible, though unlikely, that the Fund could receive a portion of the borrower’s collateral. If the Fund receives collateral other than cash, any proceeds received from liquidation of such collateral will be available for investment as part of the Fund’s portfolio.

In the process of buying, selling and holding Loans, a Fund may receive and/or pay certain fees. These fees are in addition to interest payments received and may include facility fees, commitment fees, commissions and prepayment penalty fees. When a Fund buys or sells a Loan it may pay a fee. In certain circumstances, a Fund may receive a prepayment penalty fee upon prepayment of a Loan.

Additional Information concerning Senior Loans. Senior Loans typically hold the most senior position in the capital structure of the Obligor, are typically secured with specific collateral and have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the Obligor that is senior to that held by subordinated debtholders and shareholders of the Obligor. Collateral for Senior Loans may include (i) working capital assets, such as accounts receivable and inventory; (ii) tangible fixed assets, such as real property, buildings and equipment; (iii) intangible assets, such as trademarks and patent rights; and/or (iv) security interests in shares of stock of subsidiaries or affiliates.

Additional Information concerning Junior Loans. Junior Loans include secured and unsecured loans including subordinated loans, second lien and more junior loans, and bridge loans. Second lien and more junior loans (“Junior Lien Loans”) are generally second or further in line in terms of repayment priority. In addition, Junior Lien Loans may have a claim on the same collateral pool as the first lien or other more senior liens or may be secured by a separate set of assets. Junior Loans generally give investors priority over general unsecured creditors in the event of an asset sale.

Additional Information concerning Bridge Loans. Bridge Loans are short-term loan arrangements (e.g., 12 to 18 months) typically made by an Obligor in anticipation of intermediate-term or long-term permanent financing. Most Bridge Loans are structured as floating-rate debt with step-up provisions under which the interest rate on the Bridge Loan rises the longer the Loan remains outstanding. In addition, Bridge Loans commonly contain a conversion feature that allows the Bridge Loan investor to convert its Loan interest to senior exchange notes if the Loan has not been prepaid in full on or prior to its maturity date. Bridge Loans typically are structured as Senior Loans but may be structured as Junior Loans.

Additional Information concerning Unfunded Commitments. Unfunded commitments are contractual obligations pursuant to which the Fund agrees to invest in a Loan at a future date. Typically, the Fund receives a commitment fee for entering into the Unfunded Commitment.

Additional Information concerning Synthetic Letters of Credit. Loans include synthetic letters of credit. In a synthetic letter of credit transaction, the Lender typically creates a special purpose entity or a credit-linked deposit account for the purpose of funding a letter of credit to the borrower. When a Fund invests in a synthetic letter of credit, the Fund is typically paid a rate based on the Lender’s borrowing costs and the terms of the synthetic letter of credit. Synthetic letters of credit are typically structured as Assignments with the Fund acquiring direct rights against the Obligor.

Additional Information concerning Loan Originations. In addition to investing in loan assignments and participations, the Strategic Income Opportunities Fund may originate Loans in which the Fund would lend money directly to a borrower by investing in limited liability companies or corporations that make loans directly to borrowers. The terms of the Loans are negotiated with borrowers in private transactions. Such Loans would be collateralized, typically with tangible fixed assets such as real property or interests in real property. Such Loans may also include mezzanine loans. Unlike Loans secured by a mortgage on real property, mezzanine loans are collateralized by an equity interest in a special purpose vehicle that owns the real property.

Limitations on Investments in Loan Assignments and Participations. If a government entity is a borrower on a Loan, the Fund will consider the government to be the issuer of an Assignment or Participation for purposes of a Fund’s fundamental investment policy that it will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities of issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry (i.e., foreign government).

Limited Federal Securities Law Protections. Certain Loans may not be considered securities under the federal securities laws. In such circumstances, fewer legal protections may be available with respect to a Fund’s investment in those Loans. In particular, if a Loan is not considered a security under the federal securities laws, certain legal protections normally available to investors under the federal securities laws, such as those against fraud and misrepresentation, may not be available.

 

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Risk Factors of Loans. Loans are subject to the risks associated with debt obligations in general including interest rate risk, credit risk and market risk. When a Loan is acquired from a Lender, the risk includes the credit risk associated with the Obligor of the underlying Loan. The Fund may incur additional credit risk when the Fund acquires a participation in a Loan from another lender because the Fund must assume the risk of insolvency or bankruptcy of the other lender from which the Loan was acquired. To the extent that Loans involve Obligors in foreign or emerging markets, such Loans are subject to the risks associated with foreign investments or investments in emerging markets in general. The following outlines some of the additional risks associated with Loans.

High Yield Securities Risk. The Loans that a Fund invests in may not be rated by an NRSRO, will not be registered with the SEC or any state securities commission and will not be listed on any national securities exchange. To the extent that such high yield Loans are rated, they typically will be rated below investment grade and are subject to an increased risk of default in the payment of principal and interest as well as the other risks described under “High Yield/High Risk Securities/Junk Bonds.” Loans are vulnerable to market sentiment such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for Loans and cause their value to decline rapidly and unpredictably.

Liquidity Risk. Although the Funds limit their investments in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of a Fund’s net assets (5% of the total assets for the Money Market Funds) at the time of purchase, Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid or less liquid. No active trading market may exist for certain Loans and certain Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale or have a limited secondary market. Certain Loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. The inability to dispose of certain Loans in a timely fashion or at a favorable price could result in losses to a Fund. Also, to the extent that a Fund needs to satisfy redemption requests or cover unanticipated cash shortfalls, the Fund may seek to engage in borrowing under a credit facility or enter into lending agreements under which the Fund would borrow money for temporary purposes directly from another J.P. Morgan Fund (please see “Interfund Lending”). Certain Money Market Funds also use an interest bearing deposit facility to set aside cash at a level estimated to meet the Money Market Fund’s next business day’s intraday redemption orders. See “Interest Bearing Deposit Facility” for more information.

Collateral and Subordination Risk. With respect to Loans that are secured, a Fund is subject to the risk that collateral securing the Loan will decline in value or have no value or that the Fund’s lien is or will become junior in payment to other liens. A decline in value of the collateral, whether as a result of market value declines, bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise, could cause the Loan to be under collateralized or unsecured. In such event, the Fund may have the ability to require that the Obligor pledge additional collateral. The Fund, however, is subject to the risk that the Obligor may not pledge such additional collateral or a sufficient amount of collateral. In some cases, there may be no formal requirement for the Obligor to pledge additional collateral. In addition, collateral may consist of assets that may not be readily liquidated, and there is no assurance that the liquidation of such assets would satisfy an Obligor’s obligation on a Loan. If the Fund were unable to obtain sufficient proceeds upon a liquidation of such assets, this could negatively affect Fund performance.

If an Obligor becomes involved in bankruptcy proceedings, a court may restrict the ability of the Fund to demand immediate repayment of the Loan by Obligor or otherwise liquidate the collateral. A court may also invalidate the Loan or the Fund’s security interest in collateral or subordinate the Fund’s rights under a Senior Loan or Junior Loan to the interest of the Obligor’s other creditors, including unsecured creditors, or cause interest or principal previously paid to be refunded to the Obligor. If a court required interest or principal to be refunded, it could negatively affect Fund performance. Such action by a court could be based, for example, on a “fraudulent conveyance” claim to the effect that the Obligor did not receive fair consideration for granting the security interest in the Loan collateral to a Fund. For Senior Loans made in connection with a highly leveraged transaction, consideration for granting a security interest may be deemed inadequate if the proceeds of the Loan were not received or retained by the Obligor, but were instead paid to other persons (such as shareholders of the Obligor) in an amount which left the Obligor insolvent or without sufficient working capital. There are also other events, such as the failure to perfect a security interest due to faulty documentation or faulty official filings, which could lead to the invalidation of a Fund’s security interest in Loan collateral. If the Fund’s security interest in Loan collateral is invalidated or a Senior Loan were subordinated to other debt of an Obligor in bankruptcy or other proceedings, the Fund would have substantially lower recovery, and perhaps no recovery on the full amount of the principal and interest due on the Loan, or the Fund could have to refund interest. Lenders and investors in Loans can be sued by other creditors and shareholders of the Obligors. Losses can be greater than the original Loan amount and occur years after the principal and interest on the Loan have been repaid.

 

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Agent Risk. Selling Lenders, Agents and other entities who may be positioned between a Fund and the Obligor will likely conduct their principal business activities in the banking, finance and financial services industries. Investments in Loans may be more impacted by a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting such industries than other types of investments. Entities engaged in such industries may be more susceptible to, among other things, fluctuations in interest rates, changes in the Federal Open Market Committee’s monetary policy, government regulations concerning such industries and concerning capital raising activities generally and fluctuations in the financial markets generally. An Agent, Lender or other entity positioned between a Fund and the Obligor may become insolvent or enter FDIC receivership or bankruptcy. The Fund might incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment on a Loan or suffer a loss of principal and/or interest if assets or interests held by the Agent, Lender or other party positioned between the Fund and the Obligor are determined to be subject to the claims of the Agent’s, Lender’s or such other party’s creditors.

Regulatory Changes. To the extent that legislation or state or federal regulators that regulate certain financial institutions impose additional requirements or restrictions with respect to the ability of such institutions to make Loans, particularly in connection with highly leveraged transactions, the availability of Loans for investment may be adversely affected. Furthermore, such legislation or regulation could depress the market value of Loans held by the Fund.

Inventory Risk. Affiliates of the Adviser may participate in the primary and secondary market for Loans. Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, the presence of the Adviser’s affiliates in the Loan market may restrict a Fund’s ability to acquire some Loans, affect the timing of such acquisition or affect the price at which the Loan is acquired.

Information Risk. There is typically less publicly available information concerning Loans than other types of fixed income investments. As a result, a Fund generally will be dependent on reports and other information provided by the Obligor, either directly or through an Agent, to evaluate the Obligor’s creditworthiness or to determine the Obligor’s compliance with the covenants and other terms of the Loan Agreement. Such reliance may make investments in Loans more susceptible to fraud than other types of investments. In addition, because the Adviser may wish to invest in the publicly traded securities of an Obligor, it may not have access to material non-public information regarding the Obligor to which other Loan investors have access.

Junior Loan Risk. Junior Loans are subject to the same general risks inherent to any Loan investment. Due to their lower place in the Obligor’s capital structure and possible unsecured status, Junior Loans involve a higher degree of overall risk than Senior Loans of the same Obligor. Junior Loans that are Bridge Loans generally carry the expectation that the Obligor will be able to obtain permanent financing in the near future. Any delay in obtaining permanent financing subjects the Bridge Loan investor to increased risk. An Obligor’s use of Bridge Loans also involves the risk that the Obligor may be unable to locate permanent financing to replace the Bridge Loan, which may impair the Obligor’s perceived creditworthiness.

Mezzanine Loan Risk. In addition to the risk factors described above, mezzanine loans are subject to additional risks. Unlike conventional mortgage loans, mezzanine loans are not secured by a mortgage on the underlying real property but rather by a pledge of equity interests (such as a partnership or limited liability company membership) in the property owner or another company in the ownership structures that has control over the property. Such companies are typically structured as special purpose entities. Generally, mezzanine loans may be more highly leveraged than other types of Loans and subordinate in the capital structure of the Obligor. While foreclosure of a mezzanine loan generally takes substantially less time than foreclosure of a traditional mortgage, the holders of a mezzanine loan have different remedies available versus the holder of a first lien mortgage loan. In addition, a sale of the underlying real property would not be unencumbered, and thus would be subject to encumbrances by more senior mortgages and liens of other creditors. Upon foreclosure of a mezzanine loan, the holder of the mezzanine loan acquires an equity interest in the Obligor. However, because of the subordinate nature of a mezzanine loan, the real property continues to be subject to the lien of the mortgage and other liens encumbering the real estate. In the event the holder of a mezzanine loan forecloses on its equity collateral, the holder may need to cure the Obligor’s existing mortgage defaults or, to the extent permissible under the governing agreements, sell the property to pay off other creditors. To the extent that the amount of mortgages and senior indebtedness and liens exceed the value of the real estate, the collateral underlying the mezzanine loan may have little or no value.

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Loan collateral is not worth the associated costs. In addition, if the Fund incurs costs and the collateral loses value or is not recovered by the Fund in foreclosure, the Fund could lose more than its original investment in the Loan. Foreclosure risk is heightened for Junior Loans, including certain mezzanine loans.

Miscellaneous Investment Strategies and Risks

Borrowings. A Fund may borrow for temporary purposes and/or for investment purposes. Such a practice will result in leveraging of a Fund’s assets and may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so. This borrowing may be secured or unsecured. If a Fund utilizes borrowings, for investment purposes or otherwise, it may pledge up to 33 1/3% of its total assets to secure such borrowings. Provisions of the 1940 Act require a Fund to maintain continuous asset coverage (that is, total assets including borrowings, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of the amount borrowed, with an exception for borrowings not in excess of 5% of the Fund’s total assets made for temporary administrative or emergency purposes. Any borrowings for temporary administrative purposes in excess of 5% of the Fund’s total assets must maintain continuous asset coverage. If the 300% asset coverage should decline as a result of market fluctuations or other reasons, a Fund may be required to sell some of its portfolio holdings within three days to reduce the debt and restore the 300% asset coverage, even though it may be disadvantageous from an investment standpoint to sell securities at that time. Borrowing will tend to exaggerate the effect on net asset value of any increase or decrease in the market value of a Fund’s portfolio. Money borrowed will be subject to interest costs which may or may not be recovered by appreciation of the securities purchased. A Fund also may be required to maintain minimum average balances in connection with such borrowing or to pay a commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit; either of these requirements would increase the cost of borrowing over the stated interest rate.

Certain types of investments are considered to be borrowings under precedents issued by the SEC. Such investments are subject to the limitations as well as asset segregation requirements. In addition, each Fund may enter into Interfund Lending Arrangements. Please see “Interfund Lending”.

Commodity-Linked Derivatives. Commodity-linked derivatives are derivative instruments the value of which is linked to the value of a commodity, commodity index or commodity futures contract. A Fund’s investment in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates the possibility for greater loss (including the likelihood of greater volatility of the Fund’s net asset value), and there can be no assurance that a Fund’s use of leverage will be successful. Tax considerations may limit a Fund’s ability to pursue investments in commodity-linked derivatives.

Commodity-Related Pooled Investment Vehicles. Commodity-related pooled investment vehicles include ownership interests in grantor trusts and other pooled investment vehicles that hold tangible assets such as gold, silver or other commodities or invest in commodity futures. Grantor trusts are typically traded on an exchange.

Investors do not have the rights normally associated with ownership of other types of shares when they invest in pooled investment vehicles holding commodities or commodity futures, including those structured as limited partnerships or grantor trusts holding commodities. For example, the owners of these commodity-related grantor trusts or limited partnerships do not have the right to elect directors, receive dividends or take other actions normally associated with the ownership of shares of a corporation. Holders of a certain percentage of shares in a grantor trust may have the right to terminate the trust or exercise other rights which would not be available to small investors. If investors other than a Fund exercise their right to terminate, a Fund that wishes to invest in the underlying commodity through the pooled investment vehicle will have to find another investment and may not be able to find another vehicle that offers the same investment features. In the event that one or more participants holding a substantial interest in these pooled investment vehicles withdraw from participation, the liquidity of the pooled investment vehicle will likely decrease which could adversely affect the market price of the pooled investment vehicle and result in a Fund incurring a loss on its investments.

These pooled investment vehicles are not registered investment companies, and many are not commodity pools, and therefore, do not have the protections available to those types of investments under federal securities or commodities laws. For example, unlike registered investment companies, these vehicles are not subject to federal securities laws that limit transactions with affiliates, require redemption of shares, or limit sales load. Although

 

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shares of these vehicles may be traded on an exchange, there may be no active market for such shares and such shares may be highly illiquid.

These vehicles are subject to the risks associated with direct investments in commodities. The market price of shares of these vehicles will be as unpredictable as the price of the underlying commodity. Many factors can cause a decline in the prices of commodities including a change in economic conditions, such as a recession. This risk is magnified when the commodity is used in manufacturing. In addition, the prices of commodities may be adversely impacted by a change in the attitude of speculators and investors toward the applicable commodity, or a significant increase in commodity price hedging activity. In addition, the value of the shares will be adversely affected if the assets owned by the trust are lost, damaged or of inferior quality.

The commodities represented by shares of a grantor trust will decrease over the life of the trust due to sales of the underlying commodities necessary to pay trust fees and expenses, including expenses associated with indemnification of certain service providers to the pooled investment vehicle. Without increases in the price of the underlying commodity sufficient to compensate for that decrease, the price of the investment will decline and a Fund will incur a loss on its investment.

Commodity-related grantor trusts are passive investment vehicles. This means that the value of the investment in a grantor trust may be adversely affected by trust losses that, if the trust had been actively managed, it might have been possible to avoid. A Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code may limit its ability to make investments in grantor trusts or limited partnerships that invest in commodities or commodity futures.

Cyber Security Risk. As the use of technology has become more prevalent in the course of business, the Funds have become more susceptible to operational and financial risks associated with cyber security, including: theft, loss, misuse, improper release, corruption and destruction of, or unauthorized access to, confidential or highly restricted data relating to a Fund and its shareholders; and compromises or failures to systems, networks, devices and applications relating to the operations of a Fund and its service providers. Cyber security risks may result in financial losses to a Fund and its shareholders; the inability of a Fund to transact business with its shareholders; delays or mistakes in the calculation of a Fund’s NAV or other materials provided to shareholders; the inability to process transactions with shareholders or other parties; violations of privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties and reputational damage; and compliance and remediation costs, legal fees and other expenses. A Fund’s service providers (including, but not limited to, its investment adviser, any sub-advisers, administrator, transfer agent, and custodian or their agents), financial intermediaries, companies in which a Fund invests and parties with which a Fund engages in portfolio or other transactions also may be adversely impacted by cyber security risks in their own businesses, which could result in losses to a Fund or its shareholders. While measures have been developed which are designed to reduce the risks associated with cyber security, there is no guarantee that those measures will be effective, particularly since the Funds do not directly control the cyber security defenses or plans of their service providers, financial intermediaries and companies in which they invest or with which they do business.

Volcker Rule Risk. Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder (known as the Volcker Rule) places restrictions on the activities of banking entities, including the adviser and its affiliates, and may impact the long-term viability of a Fund. Under the Volcker Rule, if the adviser or its affiliates own 25% or more of the ownership interests of a Fund outside of the permitted seeding time period, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable. This may require the sale of Fund securities, which may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences. In addition, the ongoing viability of a Fund may be adversely impacted by the anticipated or actual redemption of Fund shares owned by the adviser and its affiliates and could result in a Fund’s liquidation.

Exchange-Traded Notes (“ETNs”) are senior, unsecured notes linked to an index. Like ETFs, they may be bought and sold like shares of stock on an exchange. However, ETNs have a different underlying structure. While ETF shares represent an interest in a portfolio of securities, ETNs are structured products that are an obligation of the issuing bank, whereby the bank agrees to pay a return based on the target index less any fees. Essentially, these notes allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to principal

 

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amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees. ETNs do not make periodic coupon payments and provide no principal protection. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. The value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, despite the underlying index remaining unchanged. The timing and character of income and gains derived from ETNs is under consideration by the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service and may also be affected by future legislation.

Impact of Large Redemptions and Purchases of Fund Shares. Under applicable regulations, the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser may be required to reduce its seed investment or other ownership interest in a Fund at a time that is sooner than the Adviser or its affiliate otherwise would. In addition to such redemptions of seed investment, from time to time, shareholders of a Fund (which may include the Adviser or affiliates of the Adviser or accounts for which the Adviser or its affiliates serve as investment adviser or trustee or, for certain Funds, affiliated and/or non-affiliated registered investment companies that invest in a Fund) may make relatively large redemptions or purchases of Fund shares. These transactions may cause a Fund to have to sell securities, or invest additional cash, as the case may be. While it is impossible to predict the overall impact of these transactions over time, there could be adverse effects on a Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is required to sell securities or invest cash at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may result in a loss to the Fund. These transactions may result in higher portfolio turnover, accelerate the realization of taxable income if sales of securities resulted in capital gains or other income and increase transaction costs, which may impact the Fund’s expense ratio. Additionally, a significant reduction in Fund assets would result in Fund expenses being spread over a small asset base, potentially causing an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. To the extent that such transactions result in short-term capital gains, such gains will generally be taxed at the ordinary income tax rate. In addition to the above information, the Funds’ SAIs include disclosure of accounts holding more than 5% of a Fund’s voting securities.

Government Intervention in Financial Markets. Events in the financial sector over the past several years have resulted in reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets and in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestically and internationally. While entire markets have been impacted, issuers that have exposure to the real estate, mortgage and credit markets have been particularly affected. These events and the potential for continuing market turbulence may have an adverse effect on the Funds’ investments. It is uncertain how long these conditions will continue.

Recent instability in the financial markets has led governments and regulators around the world to take a number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain financial institutions and segments of the financial markets that have experienced extreme volatility, and in some cases a lack of liquidity. Governments, their regulatory agencies, or self regulatory organizations may take actions that affect the regulation of the instruments in which the Funds invest, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that are unforeseeable. Legislation or regulation may also change the way in which the Funds themselves are regulated. Such legislation or regulation could limit or preclude a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

Governments or their agencies may also acquire distressed assets from financial institutions and acquire ownership interests in those institutions. The implications of government ownership and disposition of these assets are unclear, and such a program may have positive or negative effects on the liquidity, valuation and performance of a Fund’s portfolio holdings. Furthermore, volatile financial markets can expose the Funds to greater market and liquidity risk and potential difficulty in valuing portfolio instruments held by the Funds.

Interest Bearing Deposit Facility. As part of seeking to provide intraday liquidity, certain Money Market Funds generally set aside cash in an interest bearing deposit facility (“IBDF”) at a level estimated to meet the Money Market Fund’s next business day’s intraday redemption orders. Under the IBDF, each Money Market Fund expects to retain a balance (“designated balance”) overnight in its custodial cash deposit account with JPMorgan Chase Bank at a level estimated to meet its next business day’s intraday redemption orders. As redemption payments are processed for the Money Market Fund on the next business day, outgoing wires are debited from its account. At the end of that day, the Money Market Fund seeks to allocate cash to the account to restore the designated balance. A Money Market Fund receives interest overnight on the designated balance.

Interfund Lending. To satisfy redemption requests or to cover unanticipated cash shortfalls, a Fund may enter into lending agreements (“Interfund Lending Agreements”) under which the Fund would lend money and borrow money for temporary purposes directly to and from another J.P. Morgan Fund through a credit facility (“Interfund Loan”), subject to meeting the conditions of an SEC exemptive order granted to the Funds permitting such interfund

 

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lending. No Fund may borrow more than the lesser of the amount permitted by Section 18 of the 1940 Act or the amount permitted by its investment limitations. All Interfund Loans will consist only of uninvested cash reserves that the Fund otherwise would invest in short-term repurchase agreements or other short-term instruments.

If a Fund has outstanding borrowings, any Interfund Loans to the Fund (a) will be at an interest rate equal to or lower than any outstanding bank loan, (b) will be secured at least on an equal priority basis with at least an equivalent percentage of collateral to loan value as any outstanding bank loan that requires collateral, (c) will have a maturity no longer than any outstanding bank loan (and in any event not over seven days) and (d) will provide that, if an event of default occurs under any agreement evidencing an outstanding bank loan to the Fund, the event of default will automatically (without need for action or notice by the lending Fund) constitute an immediate event of default under the Interfund Lending Agreement entitling the lending Fund to call the Interfund Loan (and exercise all rights with respect to any collateral) and that such call will be made if the lending bank exercises its right to call its loan under its agreement with the borrowing Fund.

A Fund may make an unsecured borrowing through the credit facility if its outstanding borrowings from all sources immediately after the interfund borrowing total 10% or less of its total assets; provided, that if the Fund has a secured loan outstanding from any other lender, including but not limited to another J.P. Morgan Fund, the Fund’s interfund borrowing will be secured on at least an equal priority basis with at least an equivalent percentage of collateral to loan value as any outstanding loan that requires collateral. If a Fund’s total outstanding borrowings immediately after an interfund borrowing would be greater than 10% of its total assets, the Fund may borrow through the credit facility on a secured basis only. A Fund may not borrow through the credit facility nor from any other source if its total outstanding borrowings immediately after the interfund borrowing would exceed the limits imposed by Section 18 of the 1940 Act.

No Fund may lend to another Fund through the interfund lending credit facility if the loan would cause its aggregate outstanding loans through the credit facility to exceed 15% of the lending Fund’s net assets at the time of the loan. A Fund’s Interfund Loans to any one Fund shall not exceed 5% of the lending Fund’s net assets. The duration of Interfund Loans is limited to the time required to receive payment for securities sold, but in no event may the duration exceed seven days. Loans effected within seven days of each other will be treated as separate loan transactions for purposes of this condition. Each Interfund Loan may be called on one business day’s notice by a lending Fund and may be repaid on any day by a borrowing Fund.

The limitations detailed above and the other conditions of the SEC exemptive order permitting interfund lending are designed to minimize the risks associated with interfund lending for both the lending fund and the borrowing fund. However, no borrowing or lending activity is without risk. When a Fund borrows money from another Fund, there is a risk that the loan could be called on one day’s notice or not renewed, in which case the Fund may have to borrow from a bank at higher rates if an Interfund Loan were not available from another Fund. A delay in repayment to a lending Fund could result in a lost opportunity or additional lending costs.

Master Limited Partnerships. Certain companies are organized as master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) in which ownership interests are publicly traded. MLPs often own several properties or businesses (or directly own interests) that are related to real estate development and oil and gas industries, but they also may finance motion pictures, research and development and other projects or provide financial services. Generally, an MLP is operated under the supervision of one or more managing general partners. Limited partners (like a Fund that invests in an MLP) are not involved in the day-to-day management of the partnership. They are allocated income and capital gains associated with the partnership project in accordance with the terms established in the partnership agreement.

The risks of investing in an MLP are generally those inherent in investing in a partnership as opposed to a corporation. For example, state law governing partnerships is often less restrictive than state law governing corporations. Accordingly, there may be fewer protections afforded investors in an MLP than investors in a corporation. Additional risks involved with investing in an MLP are risks associated with the specific industry or industries in which the partnership invests, such as the risks of investing in real estate, or oil and gas industries.

New Financial Products. New options and futures contracts and other financial products, and various combinations thereof, including over-the-counter products, continue to be developed. These various products may be used to adjust the risk and return characteristics of certain Funds’ investments. These various products may increase or decrease exposure to security prices, interest rates, commodity prices, or other factors that affect security values, regardless of the issuer’s credit risk. If market conditions do not perform as expected, the performance of a Fund would be less favorable than it would have been if these products were not used. In addition, losses may occur if counterparties involved in transactions do not perform as promised. These products may expose the Fund to potentially greater return as well as potentially greater risk of loss than more traditional fixed income investments.

 

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Private Placements, Restricted Securities and Other Unregistered Securities. Subject to its policy limitation, a Fund may acquire investments that are illiquid or have limited liquidity, such as commercial obligations issued in reliance on the so-called “private placement” exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and cannot be offered for public sale in the U.S. without first being registered under the 1933 Act. An illiquid investment is any investment that cannot be disposed of within seven days in the normal course of business at approximately the amount at which it is valued by a Fund. The price a Fund pays for illiquid securities or receives upon resale may be lower than the price paid or received for similar securities with a more liquid market. Accordingly the valuation of these securities will reflect any limitations on their liquidity.

A Fund is subject to a risk that should the Fund decide to sell illiquid securities when a ready buyer is not available at a price the Fund deems representative of their value, the value of the Fund’s net assets could be adversely affected. Where an illiquid security must be registered under the 1933 Act before it may be sold, a Fund may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expenses, and a considerable period may elapse between the time of the decision to sell and the time the Fund may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, a Fund might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to sell.

The Funds may invest in commercial paper issued in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act and other restricted securities (i.e., other securities subject to restrictions on resale). Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper (“4(a)(2) paper”) is restricted as to disposition under federal securities law and is generally sold to institutional investors, such as the Funds, that agree that they are purchasing the paper for investment purposes and not with a view to public distribution. Any resale by the purchaser must be in an exempt transaction. 4(a)(2) paper is normally resold to other institutional investors through or with the assistance of the issuer or investment dealers who make a market in 4(a)(2) paper, thus providing liquidity. The Funds believe that 4(a)(2) paper and possibly certain other restricted securities which meet the criteria for liquidity established by the Trustees are quite liquid. The Funds intend, therefore, to treat restricted securities that meet the liquidity criteria established by the Board of Trustees, including 4(a)(2) paper and Rule 144A Securities, as determined by the Fund’s Adviser, as liquid and not subject to the investment limitation applicable to illiquid securities.

The ability of the Trustees to determine the liquidity of certain restricted securities is permitted under an SEC Staff position set forth in the adopting release for Rule 144A under the 1933 Act (“Rule 144A”). Rule 144A is a nonexclusive safe-harbor for certain secondary market transactions involving securities subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. Rule 144A provides an exemption from registration for resales of otherwise restricted securities to qualified institutional buyers. Rule 144A was expected to further enhance the liquidity of the secondary market for securities eligible for resale. The Funds believe that the Staff of the SEC has left the question of determining the liquidity of all restricted securities to the Trustees. The Trustees have directed each Fund’s Adviser to consider the following criteria in determining the liquidity of certain restricted securities:

 

   

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the number of dealers willing to purchase or sell the security and the number of other potential buyers;

 

   

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the nature of the security and the nature of the marketplace trades.

Certain 4(a)(2) paper programs cannot rely on Rule 144A because, among other things, they were established before the adoption of the rule. However, the Trustees may determine for purposes of the Trust’s liquidity requirements that an issue of 4(a)(2) paper is liquid if the following conditions, which are set forth in a 1994 SEC no-action letter, are met:

 

   

The 4(a)(2) paper must not be traded flat or in default as to principal or interest;

 

   

The 4(a)(2) paper must be rated in one of the two highest rating categories by at least two NRSROs, or if only one NRSRO rates the security, by that NRSRO, or if unrated, is determined by a Fund’s Adviser to be of equivalent quality;

 

   

The Fund’s Adviser must consider the trading market for the specific security, taking into account all relevant factors, including but not limited to, whether the paper is the subject of a commercial paper program that is administered by an issuing and paying agent bank and for which there exists a dealer willing to make a market in that paper, or whether the paper is administered by a direct issuer pursuant to a direct placement program;

 

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The Fund’s Adviser shall monitor the liquidity of the 4(a)(2) paper purchased and shall report to the Board of Trustees promptly if any such securities are no longer determined to be liquid if such determination causes a Fund to hold more than 10% of its net assets in illiquid securities in order for the Board of Trustees to consider what action, if any, should be taken on behalf of the Trust, unless the Fund’s Adviser is able to dispose of illiquid assets in an orderly manner in an amount that reduces the Fund’s holdings of illiquid assets to less than 10% of its net assets; and

 

   

The Fund’s Adviser shall report to the Board of Trustees on the appropriateness of the purchase and retention of liquid restricted securities under these guidelines no less frequently than quarterly.

Securities Issued in Connection with Reorganizations and Corporate Restructuring. Debt securities may be downgraded and issuers of debt securities including investment grade securities may default in the payment of principal or interest or be subject to bankruptcy proceedings. In connection with reorganizing or restructuring of an issuer, an issuer may issue common stock or other securities to holders of its debt securities. A Fund may hold such common stock and other securities even though it does not ordinarily invest in such securities.

Stapled Securities. From time to time, the Funds may invest in stapled securities to gain exposure to companies. A stapled security is a security that is comprised of two or more parts that cannot be separated from one another. The resulting security is influenced by both parts, and must be treated as one unit at all times, such as when buying or selling a security. The value of stapled securities and the income derived from them may fall as well as rise. Stapled securities are not obligations of, deposits in, or guaranteed by, the Fund. The listing of stapled securities on a domestic or foreign exchange does not guarantee a liquid market for stapled securities.

Temporary Defensive Positions. To respond to unusual market conditions, all of the Funds may invest their assets in cash or cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased (“Cash Equivalents”) for temporary defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer term investments and may prevent the Funds from meeting their investment objectives. The percentage of Fund’s total assets that a Fund may invest in cash or cash equivalents is described in the applicable Fund’s Prospectuses. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies, Government-Sponsored Enterprises (“GSEs”) and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements with maturities of 7 days or less, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper, money market mutual funds, and bank deposit accounts. In order to invest in repurchase agreements with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for temporary defensive purposes, certain Funds may engage in periodic “test” trading in order to assess operational abilities at times when the Fund would otherwise not enter into such a position. These exercises may vary in size and frequency.

Mortgage-Related Securities

Mortgages (Directly Held). Mortgages are debt instruments secured by real property. Unlike mortgage-backed securities, which generally represent an interest in a pool of mortgages, direct investments in mortgages involve prepayment and credit risks of an individual issuer and real property. Consequently, these investments require different investment and credit analysis by a Fund’s Adviser.

Directly placed mortgages may include residential mortgages, multifamily mortgages, mortgages on cooperative apartment buildings, commercial mortgages, and sale-leasebacks. These investments are backed by assets such as office buildings, shopping centers, retail stores, warehouses, apartment buildings and single-family dwellings. In the event that a Fund forecloses on any non-performing mortgage, and acquires a direct interest in the real property, such Fund will be subject to the risks generally associated with the ownership of real property. There may be fluctuations in the market value of the foreclosed property and its occupancy rates, rent schedules and operating expenses. There may also be adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, increased real property taxes, rising interest rates, reduced availability and increased cost of mortgage borrowings, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors, acts of God and other factors which are beyond the control of a Fund or the Fund’s Adviser. Hazardous or toxic substances may be present on, at or under the mortgaged property and adversely affect the value of the property. In addition, the owners of property containing such substances may be held responsible, under various laws, for containing, monitoring, removing or cleaning up such substances. The presence of such substances may also provide a basis for other claims by third parties. Costs of clean up or of liabilities to third parties may exceed the value of the property. In addition, these risks may be uninsurable. In light of these and similar risks, it may be impossible to dispose profitably of properties in foreclosure.

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that qualifies for special tax treatment under the Code and invests in certain mortgages principally secured by interests in real property and other permitted investments.

Mortgage-backed securities represent pools of mortgage loans assembled for sale to investors by:

 

   

various governmental agencies such as the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”);

 

   

organizations such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”); and

 

   

non-governmental issuers such as commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers, and private mortgage insurance companies (non-governmental mortgage securities cannot be treated as U.S. government securities for purposes of investment policies).

There are a number of important differences among the agencies, GSEs and instrumentalities of the U.S. government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue.

Ginnie Mae Securities. Mortgage-related securities issued by Ginnie Mae include Ginnie Mae Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates which are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae. Ginnie Mae’s guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Ginnie Mae is a wholly-owned U.S. government corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Ginnie Mae certificates also are supported by the authority of Ginnie Mae to borrow funds from the U.S. Treasury to make payments under its guarantee.

Fannie Mae Securities. Mortgage-related securities issued by Fannie Mae include Fannie Mae Guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates which are solely the obligations of Fannie Mae and are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the U.S. Fannie Mae is a government-sponsored organization owned entirely by private stockholders. Fannie Mae Certificates are guaranteed as to timely payment of the principal and interest by Fannie Mae.

Freddie Mac Securities. Mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac include Freddie Mac Mortgage Participation Certificates. Freddie Mac is a corporate instrumentality of the U.S., created pursuant to an Act of Congress, which is owned by private stockholders. Freddie Mac Certificates are not guaranteed by the U.S. or by any Federal Home Loan Bank and do not constitute a debt or obligation of the U.S. or of any Federal Home Loan Bank. Freddie Mac Certificates entitle the holder to timely payment of interest, which is guaranteed by Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac guarantees either ultimate collection or timely payment of all principal payments on the underlying mortgage loans. When Freddie Mac does not guarantee timely payment of principal, Freddie Mac may remit the amount due on account of its guarantee of ultimate payment of principal at any time after default on an underlying mortgage, but in no event later than one year after it becomes payable.

For more information on recent events impacting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities, see “Recent Events Regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Securities” under the heading “Risk Factors of Mortgage-Related Securities” below.

CMOs and guaranteed REMIC pass-through certificates (“REMIC Certificates”) issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae and private issuers are types of multiple class pass-through securities. Investors may purchase beneficial interests in REMICs, which are known as “regular” interests or “residual” interests. The Funds do not currently intend to purchase residual interests in REMICs. The REMIC Certificates represent beneficial ownership interests in a REMIC Trust, generally consisting of mortgage loans or Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Mortgage Assets”). The obligations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae under their respective guaranty of the REMIC Certificates are obligations solely of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, respectively.

Fannie Mae REMIC Certificates. Fannie Mae REMIC Certificates are issued and guaranteed as to timely distribution of principal and interest by Fannie Mae. In addition, Fannie Mae will be obligated to distribute the principal balance of each class of REMIC Certificates in full, whether or not sufficient funds are otherwise available.

Freddie Mac REMIC Certificates. Freddie Mac guarantees the timely payment of interest, and also guarantees the payment of principal as payments are required to be made on the underlying mortgage participation certificates (“PCs”). PCs represent undivided interests in specified residential mortgages or participation therein purchased by Freddie Mac and placed in a PC pool. With respect to principal payments on

 

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PCs, Freddie Mac generally guarantees ultimate collection of all principal of the related mortgage loans without offset or deduction. Freddie Mac also guarantees timely payment of principal on certain PCs referred to as “Gold PCs.”

Ginnie Mae REMIC Certificates. Ginnie Mae guarantees the full and timely payment of interest and principal on each class of securities (in accordance with the terms of those classes as specified in the related offering circular supplement). The Ginnie Mae guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.

REMIC Certificates issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae are treated as U.S. Government securities for purposes of investment policies.

CMOs and REMIC Certificates provide for the redistribution of cash flow to multiple classes. Each class of CMOs or REMIC Certificates, often referred to as a “tranche,” is issued at a specific adjustable or fixed interest rate and must be fully retired no later than its final distribution date. This reallocation of interest and principal results in the redistribution of prepayment risk across different classes. This allows for the creation of bonds with more or less risk than the underlying collateral exhibits. Principal prepayments on the mortgage loans or the Mortgage Assets underlying the CMOs or REMIC Certificates may cause some or all of the classes of CMOs or REMIC Certificates to be retired substantially earlier than their final distribution dates. Generally, interest is paid or accrues on all classes of CMOs or REMIC Certificates on a monthly basis.

The principal of and interest on the Mortgage Assets may be allocated among the several classes of CMOs or REMIC Certificates in various ways. In certain structures (known as “sequential pay” CMOs or REMIC Certificates), payments of principal, including any principal prepayments, on the Mortgage Assets generally are applied to the classes of CMOs or REMIC Certificates in the order of their respective final distribution dates. Thus, no payment of principal will be made on any class of sequential pay CMOs or REMIC Certificates until all other classes having an earlier final distribution date have been paid in full.

Additional structures of CMOs and REMIC Certificates include, among others, principal only structures, interest only structures, inverse floaters and “parallel pay” CMOs and REMIC Certificates. Certain of these structures may be more volatile than other types of CMO and REMIC structures. Parallel pay CMOs or REMIC Certificates are those which are structured to apply principal payments and prepayments of the Mortgage Assets to two or more classes concurrently on a proportionate or disproportionate basis. These simultaneous payments are taken into account in calculating the final distribution date of each class.

A wide variety of REMIC Certificates may be issued in the parallel pay or sequential pay structures. These securities include accrual certificates (also known as “Z-Bonds”), which only accrue interest at a specified rate until all other certificates having an earlier final distribution date have been retired and are converted thereafter to an interest-paying security, and planned amortization class (“PAC”) certificates, which are parallel pay REMIC Certificates which generally require that specified amounts of principal be applied on each payment date to one or more classes of REMIC Certificates (the “PAC Certificates”), even though all other principal payments and prepayments of the Mortgage Assets are then required to be applied to one or more other classes of the certificates. The scheduled principal payments for the PAC Certificates generally have the highest priority on each payment date after interest due has been paid to all classes entitled to receive interest currently. Shortfalls, if any, are added to the amount of principal payable on the next payment date. The PAC Certificate payment schedule is taken into account in calculating the final distribution date of each class of PAC. In order to create PAC tranches, one or more tranches generally must be created that absorb most of the volatility in the underlying Mortgage Assets. These tranches tend to have market prices and yields that are much more volatile than the PAC classes. The Z-Bonds in which the Funds may invest may bear the same non-credit-related risks as do other types of Z-Bonds. Z-Bonds in which the Fund may invest will not include residual interest.

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses set forth in the fee table and Financial Highlights section of each Fund’s Prospectuses do not include any expenses associated with investments in certain structured or synthetic products that may rely on the exception for the definition of “investment company” provided by section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act.

Mortgage TBAs. A Fund may invest in mortgage pass-through securities eligible to be sold in the “to-be-announced” or TBA market (“Mortgage TBAs”). Mortgage TBAs provide for the forward or delayed delivery of the underlying instrument with settlement up to 180 days. The term TBA comes from the fact that the actual mortgage-backed security that will be delivered to fulfill a TBA trade is not designated at the time the trade is made, but rather is generally announced 48 hours before the settlement date. Mortgage TBAs are subject to the risks described in the “When-Issued Securities, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments” section.

 

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Mortgage Dollar Rolls. In a mortgage dollar roll transaction, one party sells mortgage-backed securities, principally Mortgage TBAs, for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts with the same counterparty to repurchase similar (same type, coupon and maturity) but not identical securities on a specified future date. When a Fund enters into TBAs/mortgage dollar rolls, the Fund will segregate or earmark until the settlement date liquid assets, in an amount equal to the original purchase price. TBA positions with the same agency, coupon, and maturity, are generally permitted to be netted if the short position settles on the same date or before the long position. During the period between the sale and repurchase in a mortgage dollar roll transaction, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on securities sold. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the terms of the agreement. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s right to repurchase or sell securities may be limited. Mortgage dollar rolls may be subject to leverage risks. In addition, mortgage dollar rolls may increase interest rate risk and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases costs and may increase taxable gains. The benefits of mortgage dollar rolls may depend upon a Fund’s Adviser’s ability to predict mortgage prepayments and interest rates. There is no assurance that mortgage dollar rolls can be successfully employed. For purposes of diversification and investment limitations, mortgage dollar rolls are considered to be mortgage-backed securities.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities. Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities (“SMBS”) are derivative multi-class mortgage securities issued outside the REMIC or CMO structure. SMBS are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions from a pool of mortgage assets. A common type of SMBS will have one class receiving all of the interest from the mortgage assets (“IOs”), while the other class will receive all of the principal (“POs”). Mortgage IOs receive monthly interest payments based upon a notional amount that declines over time as a result of the normal monthly amortization and unscheduled prepayments of principal on the associated mortgage POs.

In addition to the risks applicable to Mortgage-Related Securities in general, SMBS are subject to the following additional risks:

Prepayment/Interest Rate Sensitivity. SMBS are extremely sensitive to changes in prepayments and interest rates. Even though these securities have been guaranteed by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government, under certain interest rate or prepayment rate scenarios, the Funds may lose money on investments in SMBS.

Interest Only SMBS. Changes in prepayment rates can cause the return on investment in IOs to be highly volatile. Under extremely high prepayment conditions, IOs can incur significant losses.

Principal Only SMBS. POs are bought at a discount to the ultimate principal repayment value. The rate of return on a PO will vary with prepayments, rising as prepayments increase and falling as prepayments decrease. Generally, the market value of these securities is unusually volatile in response to changes in interest rates.

Yield Characteristics. Although SMBS may yield more than other mortgage-backed securities, their cash flow patterns are more volatile and there is a greater risk that any premium paid will not be fully recouped. A Fund’s Adviser will seek to manage these risks (and potential benefits) by investing in a variety of such securities and by using certain analytical and hedging techniques.

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans. Certain Funds may invest in adjustable rate mortgage loans (“ARMs”). ARMs eligible for inclusion in a mortgage pool will generally provide for a fixed initial mortgage interest rate for a specified period of time. Thereafter, the interest rates (the “Mortgage Interest Rates”) may be subject to periodic adjustment based on changes in the applicable index rate (the “Index Rate”). The adjusted rate would be equal to the Index Rate plus a gross margin, which is a fixed percentage spread over the Index Rate established for each ARM at the time of its origination.

Adjustable interest rates can cause payment increases that some borrowers may find difficult to make. However, certain ARMs may provide that the Mortgage Interest Rate may not be adjusted to a rate above an applicable lifetime maximum rate or below an applicable lifetime minimum rate for such ARM. Certain ARMs may also be subject to limitations on the maximum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate may adjust for any single adjustment period (the “Maximum Adjustment”). Other ARMs (“Negatively Amortizing ARMs”) may provide instead or as well for limitations on changes in the monthly payment on such ARMs. Limitations on monthly payments can result in monthly payments which are greater or less than the amount necessary to amortize a Negatively Amortizing ARM by its maturity at the Mortgage Interest Rate in effect in any particular month. In the event that a monthly payment is not sufficient to pay the interest accruing on a Negatively Amortizing ARM, any such excess interest is added to the principal balance of the loan, causing negative amortization and will be repaid through future monthly payments. It may take borrowers under Negatively Amortizing ARMs longer periods of

 

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time to achieve equity and may increase the likelihood of default by such borrowers. In the event that a monthly payment exceeds the sum of the interest accrued at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rate and the principal payment which would have been necessary to amortize the outstanding principal balance over the remaining term of the loan, the excess (or “accelerated amortization”) further reduces the principal balance of the ARM. Negatively Amortizing ARMs do not provide for the extension of their original maturity to accommodate changes in their Mortgage Interest Rate. As a result, unless there is a periodic recalculation of the payment amount (which there generally is), the final payment may be substantially larger than the other payments. These limitations on periodic increases in interest rates and on changes in monthly payments protect borrowers from unlimited interest rate and payment increases.

Certain ARMs may provide for periodic adjustments of scheduled payments in order to amortize fully the mortgage loan by its stated maturity. Other ARMs may permit their stated maturity to be extended or shortened in accordance with the portion of each payment that is applied to interest as affected by the periodic interest rate adjustments.

There are two main categories of indices which provide the basis for rate adjustments on ARMs: those based on U.S. Treasury securities and those derived from a calculated measure such as a cost of funds index or a moving average of mortgage rates. Commonly utilized indices include the one-year, three-year and five-year constant maturity Treasury bill rates, the three-month Treasury bill rate, the 180-day Treasury bill rate, rates on longer-term Treasury securities, the 11th District Federal Home Loan Bank Cost of Funds, the National Median Cost of Funds, the one-month, three-month, six-month or one-year London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the prime rate of a specific bank, or commercial paper rates. Some indices, such as the one-year constant maturity Treasury rate, closely mirror changes in market interest rate levels. Others, such as the 11th District Federal Home Loan Bank Cost of Funds index, tend to lag behind changes in market rate levels and tend to be somewhat less volatile. The degree of volatility in the market value of the Fund’s portfolio and therefore in the net asset value of the Fund’s shares will be a function of the length of the interest rate reset periods and the degree of volatility in the applicable indices.

In general, changes in both prepayment rates and interest rates will change the yield on Mortgage-Backed Securities. The rate of principal prepayments with respect to ARMs has fluctuated in recent years. As is the case with fixed mortgage loans, ARMs may be subject to a greater rate of principal prepayments in a declining interest rate environment. For example, if prevailing interest rates fall significantly, ARMs could be subject to higher prepayment rates than if prevailing interest rates remain constant because the availability of fixed rate mortgage loans at competitive interest rates may encourage mortgagors to refinance their ARMs to “lock-in” a lower fixed interest rate. Conversely, if prevailing interest rates rise significantly, ARMs may prepay at lower rates than if prevailing rates remain at or below those in effect at the time such ARMs were originated. As with fixed rate mortgages, there can be no certainty as to the rate of prepayments on the ARMs in either stable or changing interest rate environments. In addition, there can be no certainty as to whether increases in the principal balances of the ARMs due to the addition of deferred interest may result in a default rate higher than that on ARMs that do not provide for negative amortization.

Other factors affecting prepayment of ARMs include changes in mortgagors’ housing needs, job transfers, unemployment, mortgagors’ net equity in the mortgage properties and servicing decisions.

Risk Factors of Mortgage-Related Securities. The following is a summary of certain risks associated with Mortgage-Related Securities:

Guarantor Risk. There can be no assurance that the U.S. government would provide financial support to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac if necessary in the future. Although certain mortgage-related securities are guaranteed by a third party or otherwise similarly secured, the market value of the security, which may fluctuate, is not so secured.

Interest Rate Sensitivity. If a Fund purchases a mortgage-related security at a premium, that portion may be lost if there is a decline in the market value of the security whether resulting from changes in interest rates or prepayments in the underlying mortgage collateral. As with other interest-bearing securities, the prices of such securities are inversely affected by changes in interest rates. Although the value of a mortgage-related security may decline when interest rates rise, the converse is not necessarily true since in periods of declining interest rates the mortgages underlying the securities are prone to prepayment. For this and other reasons, a mortgage-related security’s stated maturity may be shortened by unscheduled prepayments on the underlying mortgages and, therefore, it is not possible to predict accurately the security’s return to the Fund. In addition, regular payments received in respect of mortgage-related securities include both interest and principal. No assurance can be given as to the return the Fund will receive when these amounts are reinvested.

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backed securities suffered periods of illiquidity when disfavored by the market. It is possible that the Fund may be unable to sell a mortgage-backed security at a desirable time or at the value the Fund has placed on the investment.

Market Value. The market value of the Fund’s adjustable rate Mortgage-Backed Securities may be adversely affected if interest rates increase faster than the rates of interest payable on such securities or by the adjustable rate mortgage loans underlying such securities. Furthermore, adjustable rate Mortgage-Backed Securities or the mortgage loans underlying such securities may contain provisions limiting the amount by which rates may be adjusted upward and downward and may limit the amount by which monthly payments may be increased or decreased to accommodate upward and downward adjustments in interest rates. When the market value of the properties underlying the Mortgage-Backed Securities suffer broad declines on a regional or national level, the values of the corresponding Mortgage-Backed Securities or Mortgage-Backed Securities as a whole, may be adversely affected as well.

Prepayments. Adjustable rate Mortgage-Backed Securities have less potential for capital appreciation than fixed rate Mortgage-Backed Securities because their coupon rates will decline in response to market interest rate declines. The market value of fixed rate Mortgage-Backed Securities may be adversely affected as a result of increases in interest rates and, because of the risk of unscheduled principal prepayments, may benefit less than other fixed rate securities of similar maturity from declining interest rates. Finally, to the extent Mortgage-Backed Securities are purchased at a premium, mortgage foreclosures and unscheduled principal prepayments may result in some loss of the Fund’s principal investment to the extent of the premium paid. On the other hand, if such securities are purchased at a discount, both a scheduled payment of principal and an unscheduled prepayment of principal will increase current and total returns and will accelerate the recognition of income.

Yield Characteristics. The yield characteristics of Mortgage-Backed Securities differ from those of traditional fixed income securities. The major differences typically include more frequent interest and principal payments, usually monthly, and the possibility that prepayments of principal may be made at any time. Prepayment rates are influenced by changes in current interest rates and a variety of economic, geographic, social and other factors and cannot be predicted with certainty. As with fixed rate mortgage loans, adjustable rate mortgage loans may be subject to a greater prepayment rate in a declining interest rate environment. The yields to maturity of the Mortgage-Backed Securities in which the Funds invest will be affected by the actual rate of payment (including prepayments) of principal of the underlying mortgage loans. The mortgage loans underlying such securities generally may be prepaid at any time without penalty. In a fluctuating interest rate environment, a predominant factor affecting the prepayment rate on a pool of mortgage loans is the difference between the interest rates on the mortgage loans and prevailing mortgage loan interest rates taking into account the cost of any refinancing. In general, if mortgage loan interest rates fall sufficiently below the interest rates on fixed rate mortgage loans underlying mortgage pass-through securities, the rate of prepayment would be expected to increase. Conversely, if mortgage loan interest rates rise above the interest rates on the fixed rate mortgage loans underlying the mortgage pass-through securities, the rate of prepayment may be expected to decrease.

Recent Events Regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Securities. On September 6, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship. As the conservator, FHFA succeeded to all rights, titles, powers and privileges of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and of any stockholder, officer or director of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with respect to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the assets of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. FHFA selected a new chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors for each of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In connection with the conservatorship, the U.S. Treasury entered into a Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with each of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pursuant to which the U.S. Treasury will purchase up to an aggregate of $100 billion of each of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to maintain a positive net worth in each enterprise. This agreement contains various covenants, discussed below, that severely limit each enterprise’s operations. In exchange for entering into these agreements, the U.S. Treasury received $1 billion of each enterprise’s senior preferred stock and warrants to purchase 79.9% of each enterprise’s common stock. In 2009, the U.S. Treasury announced that it was doubling the size of its commitment to each enterprise under the Senior Preferred Stock Program to $200 billion. The U.S. Treasury’s obligations under the Senior Preferred Stock Program are for an indefinite period of time for a maximum amount of $200 billion per enterprise. In 2009, the U.S. Treasury further amended the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement to allow the cap on the U.S. Treasury’s funding commitment to increase as necessary to accommodate any cumulative reduction in Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s net worth through the end of 2012. In August 2012, the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement was further amended to, among other things, accelerate the wind down of the retained portfolio, terminate the requirement that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each pay a 10% dividend annually on all amounts received under the funding commitment, and require the submission of an annual risk management plan to the U.S. Treasury.

 

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are continuing to operate as going concerns while in conservatorship and each remain liable for all of its obligations, including its guaranty obligations, associated with its mortgage-backed securities. The Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement is intended to enhance each of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s ability to meet its obligations. The FHFA has indicated that the conservatorship of each enterprise will end when the director of FHFA determines that FHFA’s plan to restore the enterprise to a safe and solvent condition has been completed.

Under the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 (the Reform Act”), which was included as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, FHFA, as conservator or receiver, has the power to repudiate any contract entered into by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac prior to FHFA’s appointment as conservator or receiver, as applicable, if FHFA determines, in its sole discretion, that performance of the contract is burdensome and that repudiation of the contract promotes the orderly administration of Fannie Mae’s or Freddie Mac’s affairs. The Reform Act requires FHFA to exercise its right to repudiate any contract within a reasonable period of time after its appointment as conservator or receiver. FHFA, in its capacity as conservator, has indicated that it has no intention to repudiate the guaranty obligations of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac because FHFA views repudiation as incompatible with the goals of the conservatorship. However, in the event that FHFA, as conservator or if it is later appointed as receiver for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, were to repudiate any such guaranty obligation, the conservatorship or receivership estate, as applicable, would be liable for actual direct compensatory damages in accordance with the provisions of the Reform Act. Any such liability could be satisfied only to the extent of Fannie Mae’s or Freddie Mac’s assets available therefor. In the event of repudiation, the payments of interest to holders of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities would be reduced if payments on the mortgage loans represented in the mortgage loan groups related to such mortgage-backed securities are not made by the borrowers or advanced by the servicer. Any actual direct compensatory damages for repudiating these guaranty obligations may not be sufficient to offset any shortfalls experienced by such mortgage-backed security holders. Further, in its capacity as conservator or receiver, FHFA has the right to transfer or sell any asset or liability of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac without any approval, assignment or consent. Although FHFA has stated that it has no present intention to do so, if FHFA, as conservator or receiver, were to transfer any such guaranty obligation to another party, holders of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities would have to rely on that party for satisfaction of the guaranty obligation and would be exposed to the credit risk of that party.

In addition, certain rights provided to holders of mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under the operative documents related to such securities may not be enforced against FHFA, or enforcement of such rights may be delayed, during the conservatorship or any future receivership. The operative documents for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities may provide (or with respect to securities issued prior to the date of the appointment of the conservator may have provided) that upon the occurrence of an event of default on the part of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, in its capacity as guarantor, which includes the appointment of a conservator or receiver, holders of such mortgage-backed securities have the right to replace Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac as trustee if the requisite percentage of mortgage-backed securities holders consent. The Reform Act prevents mortgage-backed security holders from enforcing such rights if the event of default arises solely because a conservator or receiver has been appointed. The Reform Act also provides that no person may exercise any right or power to terminate, accelerate or declare an event of default under certain contracts to which Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac is a party, or obtain possession of or exercise control over any property of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or affect any contractual rights of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, without the approval of FHFA, as conservator or receiver, for a period of 45 or 90 days following the appointment of FHFA as conservator or receiver, respectively.

In addition, in a February 2011 report to Congress from the Treasury Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Obama administration provided a plan to reform America’s housing finance market. The plan would reduce the role of and eventually eliminate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Notably, the plan does not propose similar significant changes to Ginnie Mae, which guarantees payments on mortgage-related securities backed by federally insured or guaranteed loans such as those issued by the Federal Housing Association or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The report also identified three proposals for Congress and the administration to consider for the long-term structure of the housing finance markets after the elimination of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, including implementing: (i) a privatized system of housing finance that limits government insurance to very limited groups of creditworthy low- and moderate-income borrowers; (ii) a privatized system with a government backstop mechanism that would allow the government to insure a larger share of the housing finance market during a future housing crisis; and (iii) a privatized system where the government would offer reinsurance to holders of certain highly-rated mortgage-related securities insured by private insurers and would pay out under the reinsurance arrangements only if the private mortgage insurers were insolvent.

 

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The conditions attached to the financial contribution made by the Treasury to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and the issuance of senior preferred stock place significant restrictions on the activities of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae must obtain the consent of the Treasury to, among other things, (i) make any payment to purchase or redeem its capital stock or pay any dividend other than in respect of the senior preferred stock, (ii) issue capital stock of any kind, (iii) terminate the conservatorship of the FHFA except in connection with a receivership, or (iv) increase its debt beyond certain specified levels. In addition, significant restrictions are placed on the maximum size of each of Freddie Mac’s and Fannie Mae’s respective portfolios of mortgages and mortgage-backed securities, and the purchase agreements entered into by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae provide that the maximum size of their portfolios of these assets must decrease by a specified percentage each year. The future status and role of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could be impacted by (among other things) the actions taken and restrictions placed on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae by the FHFA in is role as conservator, the restrictions placed on Freddie Mac’s and Fannie Mae’s operations and activities as a result of the senior preferred stock investment made by the U.S. Treasury, market responses to developments at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mac, and future legislative and regulatory action that alters the operations, ownership, structure and/or mission of these institutions, each of which may, in turn, impact the value of, and cash flows on, any mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including any such mortgage-backed securities held by a Fund.

Municipal Securities

Municipal Securities are issued to obtain funds for a wide variety of reasons. For example, municipal securities may be issued to obtain funding for the construction of a wide range of public facilities such as:

 

  1. bridges;

 

  2. highways;

 

  3. roads;

 

  4. schools;

 

  5. waterworks and sewer systems; and

 

  6. other utilities.

Other public purposes for which Municipal Securities may be issued include:

 

  1. refunding outstanding obligations;

 

  2. obtaining funds for general operating expenses; and

 

  3. obtaining funds to lend to other public institutions and facilities.

In addition, certain debt obligations known as “Private Activity Bonds” may be issued by or on behalf of municipalities and public authorities to obtain funds to provide:

 

  1. water, sewage and solid waste facilities;

 

  2. qualified residential rental projects;

 

  3. certain local electric, gas and other heating or cooling facilities;

 

  4. qualified hazardous waste facilities;

 

  5. high-speed intercity rail facilities;

 

  6. governmentally-owned airports, docks and wharves and mass transportation facilities;

 

  7. qualified mortgages;

 

  8. student loan and redevelopment bonds; and

 

  9. bonds used for certain organizations exempt from Federal income taxation.

Certain debt obligations known as “Industrial Development Bonds” under prior Federal tax law may have been issued by or on behalf of public authorities to obtain funds to provide:

 

  1. privately operated housing facilities;

 

  2. sports facilities;

 

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  3. industrial parks;

 

  4. convention or trade show facilities;

 

  5. airport, mass transit, port or parking facilities;

 

  6. air or water pollution control facilities;

 

  7. sewage or solid waste disposal facilities; and

 

  8. facilities for water supply.

Other private activity bonds and industrial development bonds issued to fund the construction, improvement, equipment or repair of privately-operated industrial, distribution, research, or commercial facilities may also be Municipal Securities, however the size of such issues is limited under current and prior Federal tax law. The aggregate amount of most private activity bonds and industrial development bonds is limited (except in the case of certain types of facilities) under Federal tax law by an annual “volume cap.” The volume cap limits the annual aggregate principal amount of such obligations issued by or on behalf of all governmental instrumentalities in the state.

The two principal classifications of Municipal Securities consist of “general obligation” and “limited” (or revenue) issues. General obligation bonds are obligations involving the credit of an issuer possessing taxing power and are payable from the issuer’s general unrestricted revenues and not from any particular fund or source. The characteristics and method of enforcement of general obligation bonds vary according to the law applicable to the particular issuer, and payment may be dependent upon appropriation by the issuer’s legislative body. Limited obligation bonds are payable only from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise or other specific revenue source. Private activity bonds and industrial development bonds generally are revenue bonds and thus not payable from the unrestricted revenues of the issuer. The credit and quality of such bonds is generally related to the credit of the bank selected to provide the letter of credit underlying the bond. Payment of principal of and interest on industrial development revenue bonds is the responsibility of the corporate user (and any guarantor).

The Funds may also acquire “moral obligation” issues, which are normally issued by special purpose authorities, and in other tax-exempt investments including pollution control bonds and tax-exempt commercial paper. Each Fund that may purchase municipal bonds may purchase:

 

  1. Short-term tax-exempt General Obligations Notes;

 

  2. Tax Anticipation Notes;

 

  3. Bond Anticipation Notes;

 

  4. Revenue Anticipation Notes;

 

  5. Project Notes; and

 

  6. Other forms of short-term tax-exempt loans.

Such notes are issued with a short-term maturity in anticipation of the receipt of tax funds, the proceeds of bond placements, or other revenues. Project Notes are issued by a state or local housing agency and are sold by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. While the issuing agency has the primary obligation with respect to its Project Notes, they are also secured by the full faith and credit of the U.S. through agreements with the issuing authority which provide that, if required, the Federal government will lend the issuer an amount equal to the principal of and interest on the Project Notes.

There are, of course, variations in the quality of Municipal Securities, both within a particular classification and between classifications. Also, the yields on Municipal Securities depend upon a variety of factors, including:

 

  1. general money market conditions;

 

  2. coupon rate;

 

  3. the financial condition of the issuer;

 

  4. general conditions of the municipal bond market;

 

  5. the size of a particular offering;

 

  6. the maturity of the obligations; and

 

  7. the rating of the issue.

 

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The ratings of Moody’s and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality of Municipal Securities. However, ratings are general and are not absolute standards of quality. Municipal Securities with the same maturity, interest rate and rating may have different yields while Municipal Securities of the same maturity and interest rate with different ratings may have the same yield. Subsequent to its purchase by a Fund, an issue of Municipal Securities may cease to be rated or its rating may be reduced below the minimum rating required for purchase by the Fund. The Adviser will consider such an event in determining whether the Fund should continue to hold the obligations.

Municipal Securities may include obligations of municipal housing authorities and single-family mortgage revenue bonds. Weaknesses in Federal housing subsidy programs and their administration may result in a decrease of subsidies available for payment of principal and interest on housing authority bonds. Economic developments, including fluctuations in interest rates and increasing construction and operating costs, may also adversely impact revenues of housing authorities. In the case of some housing authorities, inability to obtain additional financing could also reduce revenues available to pay existing obligations.

Single-family mortgage revenue bonds are subject to extraordinary mandatory redemption at par in whole or in part from the proceeds derived from prepayments of underlying mortgage loans and also from the unused proceeds of the issue within a stated period which may be within a year from the date of issue.

Municipal leases are obligations issued by state and local governments or authorities to finance the acquisition of equipment and facilities. Municipal leases may be considered to be illiquid. They may take the form of a lease, an installment purchase contract, a conditional sales contract, or a participation interest in any of the above. The Board of Trustees is responsible for determining the credit quality of unrated municipal leases on an ongoing basis, including an assessment of the likelihood that the lease will not be canceled.

Premium Securities. During a period of declining interest rates, many Municipal Securities in which the Funds invest likely will bear coupon rates higher than current market rates, regardless of whether the securities were initially purchased at a premium.

Risk Factors in Municipal Securities. The following is a summary of certain risks associated with Municipal Securities

Tax Risk. The Code imposes certain continuing requirements on issuers of tax-exempt bonds regarding the use, expenditure and investment of bond proceeds and the payment of rebates to the U.S. Failure by the issuer to comply subsequent to the issuance of tax-exempt bonds with certain of these requirements could cause interest on the bonds to become includable in gross income retroactive to the date of issuance.

Housing Authority Tax Risk. The exclusion from gross income for Federal income tax purposes for certain housing authority bonds depends on qualification under relevant provisions of the Code and on other provisions of Federal law. These provisions of Federal law contain requirements relating to the cost and location of the residences financed with the proceeds of the single-family mortgage bonds and the income levels of tenants of the rental projects financed with the proceeds of the multi-family housing bonds. Typically, the issuers of the bonds, and other parties, including the originators and servicers of the single-family mortgages and the owners of the rental projects financed with the multi-family housing bonds, covenant to meet these requirements. However, there is no assurance that the requirements will be met. If such requirements are not met:

 

   

the interest on the bonds may become taxable, possibly retroactively from the date of issuance;

 

   

the value of the bonds may be reduced;

 

   

you and other Shareholders may be subject to unanticipated tax liabilities;

 

   

a Fund may be required to sell the bonds at the reduced value;

 

   

it may be an event of default under the applicable mortgage;

 

   

the holder may be permitted to accelerate payment of the bond; and

 

   

the issuer may be required to redeem the bond.

In addition, if the mortgage securing the bonds is insured by the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”), the consent of the FHA may be required before insurance proceeds would become payable.

Information Risk. Information about the financial condition of issuers of Municipal Securities may be less available than that of corporations having a class of securities registered under the SEC.

 

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State and Federal Laws. An issuer’s obligations under its Municipal Securities are subject to the provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency, and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors. These laws may extend the time for payment of principal or interest, or restrict the Fund’s ability to collect payments due on Municipal Securities. In addition, recent amendments to some statutes governing security interests (e.g., Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”)) change the way in which security interests and liens securing Municipal Securities are perfected. These amendments may have an adverse impact on existing Municipal Securities (particularly issues of Municipal Securities that do not have a corporate trustee who is responsible for filing UCC financing statements to continue the security interest or lien).

Litigation and Current Developments. Litigation or other conditions may materially and adversely affect the power or ability of an issuer to meet its obligations for the payment of interest on and principal of its Municipal Securities. Such litigation or conditions may from time to time have the effect of introducing uncertainties in the market for tax-exempt obligations, or may materially affect the credit risk with respect to particular bonds or notes. Adverse economic, business, legal or political developments might affect all or a substantial portion of a Fund’s Municipal Securities in the same manner.

New Legislation. From time to time, proposals have been introduced before Congress for the purpose of restricting or eliminating the federal income tax exemption for interest on tax exempt bonds, and similar proposals may be introduced in the future. The Supreme Court has held that Congress has the constitutional authority to enact such legislation. It is not possible to determine what effect the adoption of such proposals could have on (i) the availability of Municipal Securities for investment by the Funds, and (ii) the value of the investment portfolios of the Funds.

Limitations on the Use of Municipal Securities. Certain Funds may invest in Municipal Securities if the Adviser determines that such Municipal Securities offer attractive yields. The Funds may invest in Municipal Securities either by purchasing them directly or by purchasing certificates of accrual or similar instruments evidencing direct ownership of interest payments or principal payments, or both, on Municipal Securities, provided that, in the opinion of counsel to the initial seller of each such certificate or instrument, any discount accruing on such certificate or instrument that is purchased at a yield not greater than the coupon rate of interest on the related Municipal Securities will to the same extent as interest on such Municipal Securities be exempt from federal income tax and state income tax (where applicable) and not be treated as a preference item for individuals for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax. The Funds may also invest in Municipal Securities by purchasing from banks participation interests in all or part of specific holdings of Municipal Securities. Such participation interests may be backed in whole or in part by an irrevocable letter of credit or guarantee of the selling bank. The selling bank may receive a fee from a Fund in connection with the arrangement.

Each Fund will limit its investment in municipal leases to no more than 5% of its total assets.

Options and Futures Transactions

A Fund may purchase and sell (a) exchange traded and OTC put and call options on securities, on indexes of securities and other types of instruments, and on futures contracts on securities and indexes of securities and other instruments such as interest rate futures and global interest rate futures and (b) futures contracts on securities and other types of instruments and on indexes of securities and other types of instruments. Each of these instruments is a derivative instrument as its value derives from the underlying asset or index.

Subject to its investment objective and policies, a Fund may use futures contracts and options for hedging and risk management purposes and to seek to enhance portfolio performance.

Options and futures contracts may be used to manage a Fund’s exposure to changing interest rates and/or security prices. Some options and futures strategies, including selling futures contracts and buying puts, tend to hedge a Fund’s investments against price fluctuations. Other strategies, including buying futures contracts and buying calls, tend to increase market exposure. Options and futures contracts may be combined with each other or with forward contracts in order to adjust the risk and return characteristics of a Fund’s overall strategy in a manner deemed appropriate by the Fund’s Adviser and consistent with the Fund’s objective and policies. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.

The use of options and futures is a highly specialized activity which involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions, and there can be no guarantee that their use will increase a Fund’s return. While the use of these instruments by a Fund may reduce certain risks associated with owning its portfolio securities, these techniques themselves entail certain other risks. If a Fund’s Adviser applies

 

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a strategy at an inappropriate time or judges market conditions or trends incorrectly, options and futures strategies may lower a Fund’s return. Certain strategies limit a Fund’s possibilities to realize gains, as well as its exposure to losses. A Fund could also experience losses if the prices of its options and futures positions were poorly correlated with its other investments, or if it could not close out its positions because of an illiquid secondary market. In addition, the Fund will incur transaction costs, including trading commissions and option premiums, in connection with its futures and options transactions, and these transactions could significantly increase the Fund’s turnover rate.

Certain Funds have filed a notice under the Commodity Exchange Act under Regulation 4.5 and are operated by a person that has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act and, therefore, is not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator under the Commodity Exchange Act. Certain other Funds may rely on no action relief issued by the CFTC.

Purchasing Put and Call Options. By purchasing a put option, a Fund obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the instrument underlying the option at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, a Fund pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific securities, indexes of securities, indexes of securities prices, and futures contracts. A Fund may terminate its position in a put option it has purchased by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. A Fund may also close out a put option position by entering into an offsetting transaction, if a liquid market exists. If the option is allowed to expire, a Fund will lose the entire premium it paid. If a Fund exercises a put option on a security, it will sell the instrument underlying the option at the strike price. If a Fund exercises an option on an index, settlement is in cash and does not involve the actual purchase or sale of securities. If an option is American style, it may be exercised on any day up to its expiration date. A European style option may be exercised only on its expiration date.

The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if the value of the underlying instrument falls substantially. However, if the price of the instrument underlying the option does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium paid, plus related transaction costs).

The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right to purchase, rather than sell, the instrument underlying the option at the option’s strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the instrument underlying the option with risk limited to the cost of the option if security prices fall. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if security prices do not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.

Selling (Writing) Put and Call Options on Securities. When a Fund writes a put option on a security, it takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option’s purchaser. In return for the receipt of the premium, a Fund assumes the obligation to pay the strike price for the security underlying the option if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. A Fund may seek to terminate its position in a put option it writes before exercise by purchasing an offsetting option in the market at its current price. If the market is not liquid for a put option a Fund has written, however, it must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes, and must continue to post margin as discussed below. If the market value of the underlying securities does not move to a level that would make exercise of the option profitable to its holder, the option will generally expire unexercised, and the Fund will realize as profit the premium it received.

If the price of the underlying securities rises, a put writer would generally expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the premium it received. If security prices remain the same over time, it is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing and holding the underlying security directly, however, because the premium received for writing the option should offset a portion of the decline.

Writing a call option obligates a Fund to sell or deliver the option’s underlying security in return for the strike price upon exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option premium a call writer offsets part of the effect of a price decline. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.

In order to meet its asset coverage requirements, when a Fund writes an exchange traded put or call option on a security, it will be required to deposit cash or securities or a letter of credit as margin and to make mark to market payments of variation margin as the position becomes unprofitable.

 

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Certain Funds will usually sell covered call options or cash-secured put options on securities. A call option is covered if the writer either owns the underlying security (or comparable securities satisfying the cover requirements of the securities exchanges) or has the right to acquire such securities. A put option is cash-secured if the writer segregates cash, high-grade short-term debt obligations, or other permissible collateral equal to the exercise price. As the writer of a covered call option, the Fund foregoes, during the option’s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the strike price of the call, but has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline. As the Fund writes covered calls over more of its portfolio, its ability to benefit from capital appreciation becomes more limited. The writer of an option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation, but may terminate its position by entering into an offsetting option. Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it cannot effect an offsetting transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver the underlying security at the exercise price.

When the Fund writes cash-secured put options, it bears the risk of loss if the value of the underlying stock declines below the exercise price minus the put premium. If the option is exercised, the Fund could incur a loss if it is required to purchase the stock underlying the put option at a price greater than the market price of the stock at the time of exercise plus the put premium the Fund received when it wrote the option. While the Fund’s potential gain in writing a cash-secured put option is limited to distributions earned on the liquid assets securing the put option plus the premium received from the purchaser of the put option, the Fund risks a loss equal to the entire exercise price of the option minus the put premium.

Engaging in Straddles and Spreads. In a straddle transaction, a Fund either buys a call and a put or sells a call and a put on the same security. In a spread, a Fund purchases and sells a call or a put. A Fund will sell a straddle when the Fund’s Adviser believes the price of a security will be stable. The Fund will receive a premium on the sale of the put and the call. A spread permits a Fund to make a hedged investment that the price of a security will increase or decline.

Options on Indexes. Certain Funds may purchase and sell options on securities indexes and other types of indexes. Options on indexes are similar to options on securities, except that the exercise of index options may be settled by cash payments (or in some instances by a futures contract) and does not involve the actual purchase or sale of securities or the instruments in the index. In addition, these options are designed to reflect price fluctuations in a group of securities or instruments or segment of the securities’ or instruments’ market rather than price fluctuations in a single security or instrument. A Fund, in purchasing or selling index options, is subject to the risk that the value of its portfolio may not change as much as an index because a Fund’s investments generally will not match the composition of an index. Unlike call options on securities, index options are cash settled, or settled with a futures contract in some instances, rather than settled by delivery of the underlying index securities or instruments.

Certain Funds purchase and sell credit options which are options on indexes of derivative instruments such as credit default swap indexes. Like other index options, credit options can be cash settled or settled with a futures contract in some instances. In addition, credit options can also be settled in some instances by delivery of the underlying index instrument. Credit options may be used for a variety of purposes including hedging, risk management such as positioning a portfolio for anticipated volatility or increasing income or gain to a Fund. There is no guarantee that the strategy of using options on indexes or credit options in particular will be successful.

For a number of reasons, a liquid market may not exist and thus a Fund may not be able to close out an option position that it has previously entered into. When a Fund purchases an OTC option (as defined below), it will be relying on its counterparty to perform its obligations and the Fund may incur additional losses if the counterparty is unable to perform.

Exchange-Traded and OTC Options. All options purchased or sold by a Fund will be traded on a securities exchange or will be purchased or sold by securities dealers (“OTC options”) that meet the Fund’s creditworthiness standards. While exchange-traded options are obligations of the Options Clearing Corporation, in the case of OTC options, a Fund relies on the dealer from which it purchased the option to perform if the option is exercised. Thus, when a Fund purchases an OTC option, it relies on the dealer from which it purchased the option to make or take delivery of the underlying securities. Failure by the dealer to do so would result in the loss of the premium paid by a Fund as well as loss of the expected benefit of the transaction.

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be considered illiquid to the extent that the maximum repurchase price under the formula exceeds the intrinsic value of the option.

Futures Contracts. When a Fund purchases a futures contract, it agrees to purchase a specified quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified future date or, in the case of an index futures contract, to make a cash payment based on the value of a securities index. When a Fund sells a futures contract, it agrees to sell a specified quantity of the underlying instrument at a specified future date or, in the case of an index futures contract, to receive a cash payment based on the value of a securities index. The price at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when a Fund enters into the contract. Futures can be held until their delivery dates or the position can be (and normally is) closed out before then. There is no assurance, however, that a liquid market will exist when the Fund wishes to close out a particular position.

When a Fund purchases a futures contract, the value of the futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore, purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a Fund’s exposure to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument directly. When a Fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to the value of the underlying instrument. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument had been sold.

The purchaser or seller of a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, when a Fund buys or sells a futures contract it will be required to deposit “initial margin” with a futures commission merchant (“FCM”). Initial margin deposits are typically equal to a small percentage of the contract’s value. If the value of either party’s position declines, that party will be required to make additional “variation margin” payments equal to the change in value on a daily basis. The party that has a gain may be entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. A Fund may be obligated to make payments of variation margin at a time when it is disadvantageous to do so. Furthermore, it may not always be possible for a Fund to close out its futures positions. Until it closes out a futures position, a Fund will be obligated to continue to pay variation margin. Initial and variation margin payments do not constitute purchasing on margin for purposes of a Fund’s investment restrictions. In the event of the bankruptcy of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of a Fund, the Fund may be entitled to return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM’s other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. For cash-settled futures, the Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets in an amount equal to the mark-to-market value. For physically settled futures, the Fund will earmark or segregate liquid assets in an amount equal to the notional value. In calculating the segregation amount, netting of similar contracts is generally permitted. Such assets cannot be sold while the futures contract or option is outstanding unless they are replaced with other suitable assets. By setting aside assets equal only to its net obligation under cash-settled futures, a Fund will have the ability to have exposure to such instruments to a greater extent than if a Fund were required to set aside assets equal to the full notional value of such contracts. There is a possibility that earmarking and reservation of a large percentage of a Fund’s assets could impede portfolio management or a Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests or other current obligations.

The Funds only invest in futures contracts on securities to the extent they could invest in the underlying securities directly. Certain Funds may also invest in index futures where the underlying securities or instruments are not available for direct investments by the Funds.

Cash Equitization. The objective where equity futures are used to “equitize” cash is to match the notional value of all futures contracts to a Fund’s cash balance. The notional values of the futures contracts and of the cash are monitored daily. As the cash is invested in securities and/or paid out to participants in redemptions, the Adviser simultaneously adjusts the futures positions. Through such procedures, a Fund not only gains equity exposure from the use of futures, but also benefits from increased flexibility in responding to client cash flow needs. Additionally, because it can be less expensive to trade a list of securities as a package or program trade rather than as a group of individual orders, futures provide a means through which transaction costs can be reduced. Such non-hedging risk management techniques involve leverage, and thus present, as do all leveraged transactions, the possibility of losses as well as gains that are greater than if these techniques involved the purchase and sale of the securities themselves rather than their synthetic derivatives.

Options on Futures Contracts. Futures contracts obligate the buyer to take and the seller to make delivery at a future date of a specified quantity of a financial instrument or an amount of cash based on the value of a securities or other index. Currently, futures contracts are available on various types of securities, including but not limited to U.S. Treasury bonds, notes and bills, Eurodollar certificates of deposit and on indexes of securities. Unlike a futures

 

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contract, which requires the parties to buy and sell a security or make a cash settlement payment based on changes in a financial instrument or securities or other index on an agreed date, an option on a futures contract entitles its holder to decide on or before a future date whether to enter into such a contract. If the holder decides not to exercise its option, the holder may close out the option position by entering into an offsetting transaction or may decide to let the option expire and forfeit the premium thereon. The purchaser of an option on a futures contract pays a premium for the option but makes no initial margin payments or daily payments of cash in the nature of “variation margin” payments to reflect the change in the value of the underlying contract as does a purchaser or seller of a futures contract.

The seller of an option on a futures contract receives the premium paid by the purchaser and may be required to pay initial margin. For physically settled options on futures, the Funds will earmark or segregate an amount of liquid assets equal to the notional value of the underlying future. For cash-settled options on futures, the Fund will earmark or segregate an amount of liquid assets equal to the market value of the obligation. Market value is equal to the intrinsic value, which is calculated by taking the number of contracts times a multiplier times the difference between the strike and current market price.

Combined Positions. Certain Funds may purchase and write options in combination with futures or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall position. For example, a Fund may purchase a put option and write a call option on the same underlying instrument, in order to construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, in order to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.

Correlation of Price Changes. Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded options and futures contracts, it is likely that the standardized options and futures contracts available will not match a Fund’s current or anticipated investments exactly. A Fund may invest in futures and options contracts based on securities or instruments with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which it typically invests, which involves a risk that the options or futures position will not track the performance of a Fund’s other investments.

Options and futures contracts prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match the Fund’s investments well. Options and futures contracts prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A Fund may purchase or sell options and futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a Fund’s options or futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.

Liquidity of Options and Futures Contracts. There is no assurance that a liquid market will exist for any particular option or futures contract at any particular time even if the contract is traded on an exchange. In addition, exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for options and futures contracts and may halt trading if a contract’s price moves up or down more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible for a Fund to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and could potentially require a Fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a Fund’s access to other assets held to cover its options or futures positions could also be impaired. (See “Exchange-Traded and OTC Options” above for a discussion of the liquidity of options not traded on an exchange.)

Foreign Investment Risk. Certain Funds may buy and sell options on interest rate futures including global interest rate futures in which the reference interest rate is tied to currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Such investments are subject to additional risks including the risks associated with foreign investment and currency risk. See “Foreign Investments (including Foreign Currencies)” in this SAI Part II.

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required to reduce the size of its futures and options positions or may not be able to trade a certain futures or options contract in order to avoid exceeding such limits.

Asset Coverage for Futures Contracts and Options Positions. A Fund will comply with guidelines established by the SEC with respect to coverage of options and futures contracts by mutual funds, and if the guidelines so require, will set aside or earmark appropriate liquid assets in the amount prescribed. Such assets cannot be sold while the futures contract or option is outstanding, unless they are replaced with other suitable assets. As a result, there is a possibility that the reservation of a large percentage of a Fund’s assets could impede portfolio management or a Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests or other current obligations.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”)

Certain of the Funds may invest in equity interests or debt obligations issued by REITs. REITs are pooled investment vehicles which invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interest. REITs are generally classified as equity REITs, mortgage REITs or a combination of equity and mortgage REITs. Equity REITs invest the majority of their assets directly in real property and derive income primarily from the collection of rents. Equity REITs can also realize capital gains by selling property that has appreciated in value. Mortgage REITs invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgages and derive income from the collection of interest payments. Similar to investment companies, REITs are not taxed on income distributed to shareholders provided they comply with several requirements of the Code. A Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses incurred by REITs in which a Fund invests in addition to the expenses incurred directly by a Fund.

Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. REITs are dependent upon management skills and on cash flows, are not diversified, and are subject to default by borrowers and self-liquidation. REITs are also subject to the possibilities of failing to qualify for tax free pass-through of income under the Code and failing to maintain their exemption from registration under the 1940 Act.

REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks. When interest rates decline, the value of a REIT’s investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a REIT’s investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to decline. In contrast, as interest rates on adjustable rate mortgage loans are reset periodically, yields on a REIT’s investment in such loans will gradually align themselves to fluctuate less dramatically in response to interest rate fluctuations than would investments in fixed rate obligations.

Investment in REITs involves risks similar to those associated with investing in small capitalization companies. These risks include:

 

   

limited financial resources;

 

   

infrequent or limited trading; and

 

   

more abrupt or erratic price movements than larger company securities.

In addition, small capitalization stocks, such as certain REITs, historically have been more volatile in price than the larger capitalization stocks included in the S&P 500 Index.

Recent Events Relating to the Overall Economy

The U.S. Government, the Federal Reserve, the Treasury, the SEC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and other governmental and regulatory bodies have taken actions to address the financial crisis. These actions included, in part, the enactment by the United States Congress of the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act”, which was signed into law on July 21, 2010 and imposed a new regulatory framework over the U.S. financial services industry and the consumer credit markets in general, and proposed and final regulations by the SEC. Given the broad scope, sweeping nature, and relatively recent enactment of some of these regulatory measures, the potential impact they could have on securities held by the Funds is unknown. There can be no assurance that these measures will not have an adverse effect on the value or marketability of securities held by the Funds. Furthermore, no assurance can be made that the U.S. Government or any U.S. regulatory body (or other authority or regulatory body) will not continue to take further legislative or regulatory action, and the effect of such actions, if taken, cannot be known.

 

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Repurchase Agreements

Repurchase agreements may be entered into with brokers, dealers or banks or other entities that meet the Adviser’s credit guidelines. A Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with member banks of the Federal Reserve System and securities dealers or other entities believed by the Adviser to be creditworthy. The Adviser may consider the collateral received and any applicable guarantees in making its determination. In a repurchase agreement, a Fund buys a security from a seller that has agreed to repurchase the same security at a mutually agreed upon date and price. The resale price normally is in excess of the purchase price, reflecting an agreed upon interest rate. This interest rate is effective for the period of time a Fund is invested in the agreement and is not related to the coupon rate on the underlying security. A repurchase agreement may also be viewed as a fully collateralized loan of money by a Fund to the seller. Except in the case of a tri-party agreement, the maximum maturity of a repurchase agreement will be seven days. In the case of a tri-party agreement, the maximum maturity permitted for a non-“putable” repurchase agreement will be (i) 95 days for a Money Market Fund for certain counterparties and 45 days for others and (ii) 190 days for any Fund that is not a Money Market Fund. In the case of a tri-party agreement, the maximum notice period permitted for a “putable” repurchase agreement (i.e., where the Fund has a right to put the repurchase agreement to the counterparty at par plus accrued interest at a specified notice period) will be (i) 95 days for a Money Market Fund for certain counterparties and 45 days for others and (ii) 190 days for any Fund that is not a Money Market Fund. The securities which are subject to repurchase agreements, however, may have maturity dates in excess of 190 days from the effective date of the repurchase agreement. In addition, the maturity of a “putable” repurchase agreement may be in excess of 190 days. Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days (or where the put right requires greater than seven days’ notice) are treated as illiquid for purposes of a Fund’s restrictions on purchases of illiquid securities. A Fund will always receive securities as collateral during the term of the agreement whose market value is at least equal to 100% of the dollar amount invested by the Fund in each agreement plus accrued interest. The repurchase agreements further authorize the Fund to demand additional collateral in the event that the dollar value of the collateral falls below 100%. A Fund will make payment for such securities only upon physical delivery or upon evidence of book entry transfer to the account of the custodian. Repurchase agreements are considered under the 1940 Act to be loans collateralized by the underlying securities.

All of the Funds that are permitted to invest in repurchase agreements may engage in repurchase agreement transactions that are collateralized fully as defined in Rule 5b-3(c)(1) of the 1940 Act (except that Rule 5b-3(c)(1)(iv)(C) under the 1940 Act shall not apply for the Money Market Funds), which has the effect of enabling a Fund to look to the collateral, rather than the counterparty, for determining whether its assets are “diversified” for 1940 Act purposes. With respect to the Money Market Funds, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Adviser evaluates the creditworthiness of each counterparty. The Adviser may consider the collateral received and any applicable guarantees in making its determination. Certain Funds may, in addition, engage in repurchase agreement transactions that are collateralized by money market instruments, debt securities, loan participations, equity securities or other securities including securities that are rated below investment grade by the requisite NRSROs or unrated securities of comparable quality. For these types of repurchase agreement transactions, the Fund would look to the counterparty, and not the collateral, for determining such diversification.

A repurchase agreement is subject to the risk that the seller may fail to repurchase the security. In the event of default by the seller under a repurchase agreement construed to be a collateralized loan, the underlying securities would not be owned by the Fund, but would only constitute collateral for the seller’s obligation to pay the repurchase price. Therefore, a Fund may suffer time delays and incur costs in connection with the disposition of the collateral. The collateral underlying repurchase agreements may be more susceptible to claims of the seller’s creditors than would be the case with securities owned by the Fund.

Under existing guidance from the SEC, certain Funds may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint account, along with cash of other Funds and certain other accounts. These balances may be invested in one or more repurchase agreements and/or short-term money market instruments.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

In a reverse repurchase agreement, a Fund sells a security and agrees to repurchase the same security at a mutually agreed upon date and price reflecting the interest rate effective for the term of the agreement. For purposes of the 1940 Act, a reverse repurchase agreement is considered borrowing by a Fund and, therefore, a form of leverage. Leverage may cause any gains or losses for a Fund to be magnified. The Funds will invest the proceeds of borrowings under reverse repurchase agreements. In addition, except for liquidity purposes, a Fund will enter into a reverse repurchase agreement only when the expected return from the investment of the proceeds is greater than the

 

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expense of the transaction. A Fund will not invest the proceeds of a reverse repurchase agreement for a period which exceeds the duration of the reverse repurchase agreement. A Fund would be required to pay interest on amounts obtained through reverse repurchase agreements, which are considered borrowings under federal securities laws. The repurchase price is generally equal to the original sales price plus interest. Reverse repurchase agreements are usually for seven days or less and cannot be repaid prior to their expiration dates. Each Fund will earmark and reserve Fund assets, in cash or liquid securities, in an amount at least equal to its purchase obligations under its reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the market value of the portfolio securities transferred may decline below the price at which a Fund is obliged to purchase the securities. All forms of borrowing (including reverse repurchase agreements) are limited in the aggregate and may not exceed 33 1/3% of a Fund’s total assets, except as permitted by law.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, certain Funds may lend up to 33 1/3% of such Fund’s total assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by collateral equal to at least 100% of the market value plus accrued interest on the securities lent. Certain Funds (generally some of the Funds with an investment strategy of investing primarily in U.S. equity securities) use Goldman Sachs Bank USA (formerly known as The Goldman Sachs Trust Company), doing business as Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“Goldman Sachs”), as their securities lending agent. Pursuant to an agreement among Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase Bank and certain Funds (the “Third Party Securities Lending Agreement”), approved by the Board of Trustees, Goldman Sachs compensates JPMorgan Chase Bank for certain operational services, which may include processing transactions, termination of loans and recordkeeping, provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank. The other Funds that engage in securities lending use JPMorgan Chase Bank as their securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement approved by the Board of Trustees between Goldman Sachs and the Trusts on behalf of certain J.P. Morgan U.S. equity funds (the “Goldman Sachs Agreement”), collateral for loans will consist only of cash. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement approved by the Board of Trustees between JPMorgan Chase Bank and certain Funds (the “JPMorgan Agreement”), collateral for loans will consist of cash. The Funds receive payments from the borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on the securities lent. For loans secured by cash, the Funds seek to earn interest on the investment of cash collateral in investments permitted by the applicable securities lending agreement. Under both the Goldman Sachs Agreement and the JPMorgan Agreement, cash collateral may be invested in Capital Shares of the Prime Money Market Fund.

Under the JPMorgan Agreement, JPMorgan Chase Bank performs a daily mark to market of the loaned security and requests additional cash collateral if the amount of cash received from the borrower is less than 102% of the value of the loaned security in the case of securities denominated in U.S. dollars and 105% of the value of the loaned security in the case of securities denominated in non-U.S. dollars subject to certain de minimis guidelines. Such de minimis guidelines provide that for a loan of U.S. dollar denominated securities, the aggregate value of cash collateral for such loan may be less than 102% but in no event less than 101.51% and for a loan of non-U.S. dollar denominated securities, the aggregate value of cash collateral held for such loan may be less than 105% but in no event less than 104.51%. Under the Goldman Sachs Agreement, Goldman Sachs marks to market the loaned securities on a daily basis. In the event the cash received from the borrower is less than 102% of the value of the loaned securities, Goldman Sachs requests additional cash from the borrower so as to maintain a collateralization level of at least 102% of the value of the loaned securities plus accrued interest. Loans are subject to termination by a Fund or the borrower at any time, and are therefore not considered to be illiquid investments. A Fund does not have the right to vote proxies for securities on loan. However, a Fund’s Adviser may terminate a loan if the vote is considered material with respect to an investment.

Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults or fails financially. This risk is increased when a Fund’s loans are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. The earnings on the collateral invested may not be sufficient to pay fees incurred in connection with the loan. Also, the principal value of the collateral invested may decline and may not be sufficient to pay back the borrower for the amount of collateral posted. There are no limits on the number of borrowers a Fund may use and a Fund may lend securities to only one or a small group of borrowers. In addition, under the Goldman Sachs Agreement, loans may be made to affiliates of Goldman Sachs as identified in the Goldman Sachs Agreement. Funds participating in securities lending bear the risk of loss in connection with investments of the cash collateral received from the borrowers, which do not trigger additional collateral requirements from the borrower.

 

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To the extent that the value or return of a Fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, the Fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security. In situations where the Adviser does not believe that it is prudent to sell the cash collateral investments in the market, a Fund may borrow money to repay the borrower the amount of cash collateral owed to the borrower upon return of the loaned securities. This will result in financial leverage, which may cause the Fund to be more volatile because financial leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Short Selling

In short selling transactions, a Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of the security. To complete the transaction, a Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. A Fund is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it subsequently at the market price at the time of replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by a Fund, which may result in a loss or gain, respectively. Unlike taking a long position in a security by purchasing the security, where potential losses are limited to the purchase price, short sales have no cap on maximum losses, and gains are limited to the price of the security at the time of the short sale.

Short sales of forward commitments and derivatives do not involve borrowing a security. These types of short sales may include futures, options, contracts for differences, forward contracts on financial instruments and options such as contracts, credit linked instruments, and swap contracts.

A Fund may not always be able to borrow a security it wants to sell short. A Fund also may be unable to close out an established short position at an acceptable price and may have to sell long positions at disadvantageous times to cover its short positions. The value of your investment in a Fund will fluctuate in response to movements in the market. Fund performance also will depend on the effectiveness of the Adviser’s research and the management team’s investment decisions. The SEC and financial industry regulatory authorities in other countries may impose prohibitions, restrictions or other regulatory requirements on short sales, which could inhibit the ability of the Adviser to sell securities short on behalf of the Fund. For example, in September 2008, in response to spreading turmoil in the financial markets, the SEC temporarily banned short selling in the stocks of numerous financial services companies, and also promulgated new disclosure requirements with respect to short positions held by investment managers. The SEC’s temporary ban on short selling of such stocks has since expired, but should similar restrictions and/or additional disclosure requirements be promulgated, especially if market turmoil occurs, a Fund may be forced to cover short positions more quickly than otherwise intended and may suffer losses as a result. Such restrictions may also adversely affect the ability of a Fund (especially if a Fund utilizes short selling as a significant portion of its investment strategy) to execute its investment strategies generally.

Short sales also involve other costs. A Fund must repay to the lender an amount equal to any dividends or interest that accrues while the loan is outstanding. To borrow the security, a Fund may be required to pay a premium. A Fund also will incur transaction costs in effecting short sales. The amount of any ultimate gain for a Fund resulting from a short sale will be decreased and the amount of any ultimate loss will be increased by the amount of premiums, interest or expenses a Fund may be required to pay in connection with the short sale. Until a Fund closes the short position, it will earmark and reserve Fund assets, in cash or liquid securities, to offset a portion of the leverage risk. Realized gains from short sales are typically treated as short-term gains/losses.

Certain of a Fund’s service providers may have agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses to limit the Fund’s operating expenses in the amount and for the time period specified in the Fund’s prospectuses. The expense limitation does not include certain expenses including, to the extent indicated in the Fund’s prospectuses, dividend and interest expense on short sales. In calculating the interest expense on short sales for purposes of this exclusion, the Fund will recognize all economic elements of interest costs, including premium and discount adjustments.

Short-Term Funding Agreements

Short-term funding agreements issued by insurance companies are sometimes referred to as Guaranteed Investment Contracts (“GICs”), while those issued by banks are referred to as Bank Investment Contracts (“BICs”). Pursuant to such agreements, a Fund makes cash contributions to a deposit account at a bank or insurance company. The bank or insurance company then credits to the Fund on a monthly basis guaranteed interest at either a fixed, variable or floating rate. These contracts are general obligations of the issuing bank or insurance company (although they may be the obligations of an insurance company separate account) and are paid from the general assets of the issuing entity.

 

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A Fund will purchase short-term funding agreements only from banks and insurance companies which, at the time of purchase, are rated in one of the three highest rating categories and have assets of $1 billion or more. Generally, there is no active secondary market in short-term funding agreements. Therefore, short-term funding agreements may be considered by a Fund to be illiquid investments. To the extent that a short-term funding agreement is determined to be illiquid, such agreements will be acquired by a Fund only if, at the time of purchase, no more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets (5% of the total assets for the Money Market Funds) will be invested in short-term funding agreements and other illiquid securities.

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

The Funds may invest in stock, warrants, and other securities of special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) or similar special purpose entities that pool funds to seek potential acquisition opportunities. Unless and until an acquisition is completed, a SPAC generally invests its assets (less a portion retained to cover expenses) in U.S. Government securities, money market fund securities and cash. To the extent the SPAC is invested in cash or similar securities, this may impact a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. If an acquisition that meets the requirements for the SPAC is not completed within a pre-established period of time, the invested funds are returned to the entity’s shareholders, less certain permitted expense, and any warrants issued by the SPAC will expire worthless. Because SPACs and similar entities are in essence blank check companies without an operating history or ongoing business other than seeking acquisitions, the value of their securities is particularly dependent on the ability of the entity’s management to identify and complete a profitable acquisition. SPACs may pursue acquisitions only within certain industries or regions, which may increase the volatility of their prices. In addition, these securities, which are typically traded in the over-the-counter market, may be considered illiquid and/or be subject to restrictions on resale.

Structured Investments

A structured investment is a security having a return tied to an underlying index or other security or asset class. Structured investments generally are individually negotiated agreements and may be traded over-the-counter. Structured investments are organized and operated to restructure the investment characteristics of the underlying security. This restructuring involves the deposit with or purchase by an entity, such as a corporation or trust, or specified instruments (such as commercial bank loans) and the issuance by that entity or one or more classes of securities (“structured securities”) backed by, or representing interests in, the underlying instruments. The cash flow on the underlying instruments may be apportioned among the newly issued structured securities to create securities with different investment characteristics, such as varying maturities, payment priorities and interest rate provisions, and the extent of such payments made with respect to structured securities is dependent on the extent of the cash flow on the underlying instruments. Because structured securities typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments. Investments in structured securities are generally of a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured instruments include structured notes. In addition to the risks applicable to investments in structured investments and debt securities in general, structured notes bear the risk that the issuer may not be required to pay interest on the structured note if the index rate rises above or falls below a certain level. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Investments in government and government-related restructured debt instruments are subject to special risks, including the inability or unwillingness to repay principal and interest, requests to reschedule or restructure outstanding debt and requests to extend additional loan amounts. Structured investments include a wide variety of instruments including, without limitation, Collateralized Debt Obligations, credit linked notes, and participation notes and participatory notes.

Structured instruments that are registered under the federal securities laws may be treated as liquid. In addition, many structured instruments may not be registered under the federal securities laws. In that event, a Fund’s ability to resell such a structured instrument may be more limited than its ability to resell other Fund securities. The Funds will treat such instruments as illiquid and will limit their investments in such instruments to no more than 15% of each Fund’s net assets (5% of the total assets for the Money Market Funds), when combined with all other illiquid investments of each Fund.

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products that may rely on the exception for the definition of “investment company” provided by section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act.

Credit Linked Notes. Certain Funds may invest in structured instruments known as credit linked securities or credit linked notes (“CLNs”). CLNs are typically issued by a limited purpose trust or other vehicle (the “CLN trust”) that, in turn, invests in a derivative or basket of derivatives instruments, such as credit default swaps, interest rate swaps and/or other securities, in order to provide exposure to certain high yield, sovereign debt, emerging markets, or other fixed income markets. Generally, investments in CLNs represent the right to receive periodic income payments (in the form of distributions) and payment of principal at the end of the term of the CLN. However, these payments are conditioned on the CLN trust’s receipt of payments from, and the CLN trust’s potential obligations, to the counterparties to the derivative instruments and other securities in which the CLN trust invests. For example, the CLN trust may sell one or more credit default swaps, under which the CLN trust would receive a stream of payments over the term of the swap agreements provided that no event of default has occurred with respect to the referenced debt obligation upon which the swap is based. If a default were to occur, the stream of payments may stop and the CLN trust would be obligated to pay the counterparty the par (or other agreed upon value) of the referenced debt obligation. This, in turn, would reduce the amount of income and principal that a Fund would receive as an investor in the CLN trust.

Certain Funds may enter into CLNs structured as “First-to-Default” CLNs. In a First-to-Default CLN, the CLN trust enters into a credit default swap on a portfolio of a specified number of individual securities pursuant to which the CLN trust sells protection to a counterparty. The CLN trust uses the proceeds of issuing investments in the CLN trust to purchase securities, which are selected by the counterparty and the total return of which is paid to the counterparty. Upon the occurrence of a default or credit event involving any one of the individual securities, the credit default swaps terminate and the Fund’s investment in the CLN trust is redeemed for an amount equal to “par” minus the amount paid to the counterparty under the credit default swap.

Certain Funds may also enter in CLNs to gain access to sovereign debt and securities in emerging market particularly in markets where the Fund is not able to purchase securities directly due to domicile restrictions or tax restrictions or tariffs. In such an instance, the issuer of the CLN may purchase the reference security directly and/or gain exposure through a credit default swap or other derivative.

A Fund’s investments in CLNs is subject to the risks associated with the underlying reference obligations and derivative instruments, including, among others, credit risk, default or similar event risk, counterparty risk, interest rate risk, leverage risk and management risk.

Participation Notes and Participatory Notes. Certain Funds may invest in instruments that have similar economic characteristics to equity securities, such as participation notes (also known as participatory notes (“P-notes”)) or other structured instruments that may be developed from time to time (“structured instruments”). Structured instruments are notes that are issued by banks, broker-dealers or their affiliates and are designed to offer a return linked to a particular underlying equity or market.

If the structured instrument were held to maturity, the issuer would pay to the purchaser the underlying instrument’s value at maturity with any necessary adjustments. The holder of a structured instrument that is linked to a particular underlying security or instrument may be entitled to receive dividends paid in connection with that underlying security or instrument, but typically does not receive voting rights as it would if it directly owned the underlying security or instrument. Structured instruments have transaction costs. In addition, there can be no assurance that there will be a trading market for a structured instrument or that the trading price of a structured instrument will equal the underlying value of the security, instrument or market that it seeks to replicate. Unlike a direct investment in equity securities, structured instruments typically involve a term or expiration date, potentially increasing the Fund’s turnover rate, transaction costs and tax liability.

Due to transfer restrictions, the secondary markets on which a structured instrument is traded may be less liquid than the market for other securities, or may be completely illiquid, which may expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation. Structured instruments typically constitute general unsecured contractual obligations of the banks, broker-dealers or their relevant affiliates that issue them, which subjects the Fund to counterparty risk (and this risk may be amplified if the Fund purchases structured instruments from only a small number of issuers). Structured instruments also have the same risks associated with a direct investment in the underlying securities, instruments or markets that they seek to replicate.

 

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Swaps and Related Swap Products

Swap transactions may include, but are not limited to, interest rate swaps, currency swaps, cross-currency interest rate swaps, forward rate agreements, contracts for differences, total return swaps, index swaps, basket swaps, specific security swaps, fixed income sectors swaps, commodity swaps, asset-backed swaps (ABX), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and indexes of CMBS (CMBX), credit default swaps, interest rate caps, price lock swaps, floors and collars and swaptions (collectively defined as “swap transactions”).

A Fund may enter into swap transactions for any legal purpose consistent with its investment objective and policies, such as for the purpose of attempting to obtain or preserve a particular return or spread at a lower cost than obtaining that return or spread through purchases and/or sales of instruments in cash markets, to protect against currency fluctuations, to protect against any increase in the price of securities a Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date, or to gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible.

Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional counterparties for periods ranging from a few weeks to several years. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) that would be earned or realized on specified notional investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated by reference to a “notional amount,” i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, in a particular foreign currency or commodity, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index. The purchaser of an interest rate cap or floor, upon payment of a fee, has the right to receive payments (and the seller of the cap or floor is obligated to make payments) to the extent a specified interest rate exceeds (in the case of a cap) or is less than (in the case of a floor) a specified level over a specified period of time or at specified dates. The purchaser of an interest rate collar, upon payment of a fee, has the right to receive payments (and the seller of the collar is obligated to make payments) to the extent that a specified interest rate falls outside an agreed upon range over a specified period of time or at specified dates. The purchaser of an option on an interest rate swap, also known as a “swaption,” upon payment of a fee (either at the time of purchase or in the form of higher payments or lower receipts within an interest rate swap transaction) has the right, but not the obligation, to initiate a new swap transaction of a pre-specified notional amount with pre-specified terms with the seller of the swaption as the counterparty.

The “notional amount” of a swap transaction is the agreed upon basis for calculating the payments that the parties have agreed to exchange. For example, one swap counterparty may agree to pay a floating rate of interest (e.g., 3 month LIBOR) calculated based on a $10 million notional amount on a quarterly basis in exchange for receipt of payments calculated based on the same notional amount and a fixed rate of interest on a semi-annual basis. In the event a Fund is obligated to make payments more frequently than it receives payments from the other party, it will incur incremental credit exposure to that swap counterparty. This risk may be mitigated somewhat by the use of swap agreements which call for a net payment to be made by the party with the larger payment obligation when the obligations of the parties fall due on the same date. Under most swap agreements entered into by a Fund, payments by the parties will be exchanged on a “net basis”, and a Fund will receive or pay, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments.

The amount of a Fund’s potential gain or loss on any swap transaction is not subject to any fixed limit. Nor is there any fixed limit on a Fund’s potential loss if it sells a cap or collar. If a Fund buys a cap, floor or collar, however, the Fund’s potential loss is limited to the amount of the fee that it has paid. When measured against the initial amount of cash required to initiate the transaction, which is typically zero in the case of most conventional swap transactions, swaps, caps, floors and collars tend to be more volatile than many other types of instruments.

The use of swap transactions, caps, floors and collars involves investment techniques and risks that are different from those associated with portfolio security transactions. If a Fund’s Adviser is incorrect in its forecasts of market values, interest rates, and other applicable factors, the investment performance of the Fund will be less favorable than if these techniques had not been used. These instruments are typically not traded on exchanges. Accordingly, there is a risk that the other party to certain of these instruments will not perform its obligations to a Fund or that a Fund may be unable to enter into offsetting positions to terminate its exposure or liquidate its position under certain of these instruments when it wishes to do so. Such occurrences could result in losses to a Fund. A Fund’s Adviser will consider such risks and will enter into swap and other derivatives transactions only when it believes that the risks are not unreasonable.

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agreement on a net basis, it will earmark and reserve assets with a daily value at least equal to the excess, if any, of a Fund’s accrued obligations under the swap agreement over the accrued amount a Fund is entitled to receive under the agreement. If a Fund enters into a swap agreement on other than a net basis, or sells a cap, floor or collar, it will earmark and reserve assets with a daily value at least equal to the full amount of a Fund’s accrued obligations under the agreement. A Fund will not enter into any swap transaction, cap, floor, or collar, unless the counterparty to the transaction is deemed creditworthy by the Fund’s Adviser. If a counterparty defaults, a Fund may have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. The swap markets in which many types of swap transactions are traded have grown substantially in recent years, with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the markets for certain types of swaps (e.g., interest rate swaps) have become relatively liquid. The markets for some types of caps, floors and collars are less liquid.

The liquidity of swap transactions, caps, floors and collars will be as set forth in guidelines established by a Fund’s Adviser and approved by the Trustees which are based on various factors, including: (1) the availability of dealer quotations and the estimated transaction volume for the instrument, (2) the number of dealers and end users for the instrument in the marketplace, (3) the level of market making by dealers in the type of instrument, (4) the nature of the instrument (including any right of a party to terminate it on demand) and (5) the nature of the marketplace for trades (including the ability to assign or offset a Fund’s rights and obligations relating to the instrument). Such determination will govern whether the instrument will be deemed within the applicable liquidity restriction on investments in securities that are not readily marketable.

During the term of a swap, cap, floor or collar, changes in the value of the instrument are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking to market to reflect the market value of the instrument. When the instrument is terminated, a Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and a Fund’s basis in the contract.

The federal income tax treatment with respect to swap transactions, caps, floors, and collars may impose limitations on the extent to which a Fund may engage in such transactions.

Credit Default Swaps. As described above, swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In the case of a credit default swap (“CDS”), the contract gives one party (the buyer) the right to recoup the economic value of a decline in the value of debt securities of the reference issuer if the credit event (a downgrade or default) occurs. This value is obtained by delivering a debt security of the reference issuer to the party in return for a previously agreed payment from the other party (frequently, the par value of the debt security). CDS include credit default swaps, which are contracts on individual securities, and CDX, which are contracts on baskets or indices of securities.

Credit default swaps may require initial premium (discount) payments as well as periodic payments (receipts) related to the interest leg of the swap or to the default of a reference obligation. In cases where a Fund is a seller of a CDS contract including a CDX contract, the Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets equal the notional amount of the contract. Furthermore, a Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets to cover any accrued payment obligations when it is the buyer of a CDS including CDX. In calculating the amount to be segregated for this purpose, the Fund is not considered to have an accrued payment obligation when it is the buyer of a CDS including a CDX when the contract is in a gain position as no additional amounts are owed to the counterparty. In cases where a Fund is a buyer of a CDS contract including a CDX contract, the Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets equal to the mark-to-market value when the contract is in a loss position.

If a Fund is a seller of protection under a CDS contract, the Fund would be required to pay the par (or other agreed upon) value of a referenced debt obligation to the counterparty in the event of a default or other credit event by the reference issuer, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer, with respect to such debt obligations. In return, a Fund would receive from the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default has occurred. If no default occurs, a Fund would keep the stream of payments and would have no payment obligations. As the seller, a Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

If a Fund is a buyer of protection under a CDS contract, the Fund would have the right to deliver a referenced debt obligation and receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of such debt obligation from the counterparty in the event of a default or other credit event (such as a downgrade in credit rating) by the reference issuer, such as a U.S. or foreign corporation, with respect to its debt obligations. In return, the Fund would pay the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default has occurred. If no default occurs, the counterparty would keep the stream of payments and would have no further obligations to the Fund.

 

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The use of CDSs, like all swap agreements, is subject to certain risks. If a counterparty’s creditworthiness declines, the value of the swap would likely decline. Moreover, there is no guarantee that a Fund could eliminate its exposure under an outstanding swap agreement by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same or another party. In addition to general market risks, CDSs involve liquidity, credit and counterparty risks. The recent increase in corporate defaults further raises these liquidity and credit risks, increasing the possibility that sellers will not have sufficient funds to make payments. As unregulated instruments, CDSs are difficult to value and are therefore susceptible to liquidity and credit risks. Counterparty risks also stem from the lack of regulation of CDSs. Collateral posting requirements are individually negotiated between counterparties and there is no regulatory requirement concerning the amount of collateral that a counterparty must post to secure its obligations under a CDS. Because they are unregulated, there is no requirement that parties to a contract be informed in advance when a CDS is sold. As a result, investors may have difficulty identifying the party responsible for payment of their claims.

If a counterparty’s credit becomes significantly impaired, multiple requests for collateral posting in a short period of time could increase the risk that the Fund may not receive adequate collateral. There is no readily available market for trading out of CDS contracts. In order to eliminate a position it has taken in a CDS, the Fund must terminate the existing CDS contract or enter into an offsetting trade. The Fund may only exit its obligations under a CDS contract by terminating the contract and paying applicable breakage fees, which could result in additional losses to the Fund. Furthermore, the cost of entering into an offsetting CDS position could cause the Fund to incur losses.

Synthetic Variable Rate Instruments

Synthetic variable rate instruments generally involve the deposit of a long-term tax exempt bond in a custody or trust arrangement and the creation of a mechanism to adjust the long-term interest rate on the bond to a variable short-term rate and a right (subject to certain conditions) on the part of the purchaser to tender it periodically to a third party at par. A Fund’s Adviser reviews the structure of synthetic variable rate instruments to identify credit and liquidity risks (including the conditions under which the right to tender the instrument would no longer be available) and will monitor those risks. In the event that the right to tender the instrument is no longer available, the risk to the Fund will be that of holding the long-term bond. In the case of some types of instruments credit enhancement is not provided, and if certain events occur, which may include (a) default in the payment of principal or interest on the underlying bond, (b) downgrading of the bond below investment grade or (c) a loss of the bond’s tax exempt status, then the put will terminate and the risk to the Fund will be that of holding a long-term bond.

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses set forth in the fee table and Financial Highlights section of each Fund’s Prospectuses do not include any expenses associated with investments in certain structured or synthetic products that may rely on the exception for the definition of “investment company” provided by section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act.

Treasury Receipts

A Fund may purchase interests in separately traded interest and principal component parts of U.S. Treasury obligations that are issued by banks or brokerage firms and are created by depositing U.S. Treasury notes and U.S. Treasury bonds into a special account at a custodian bank. Receipts include Treasury Receipts (“TRs”), Treasury Investment Growth Receipts (“TIGRs”), and Certificates of Accrual on Treasury Securities (“CATS”). Receipts in which an entity other than the government separates the interest and principal components are not considered government securities unless such securities are issued through the Treasury Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (“STRIPS”) program.

Trust Preferred Securities

Certain Funds may purchase trust preferred securities, also known as “trust preferreds”, which are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. An issuer creates trust preferred securities by creating a trust and issuing debt to the trust. The trust in turn issues trust preferred securities. Trust preferred securities are hybrid securities with characteristics of both subordinated debt and preferred stock. Such characteristics include long maturities (typically 30 years or more), early redemption by the issuer, periodic fixed or variable interest payments, and maturities at face value. In addition, trust preferred securities issued by a bank holding company may allow deferral of interest payments for up to 5 years. Holders of trust preferred securities have limited voting rights to control the activities of the trust and no voting rights with respect to the parent company.

 

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U.S. Government Obligations

U.S. government obligations may include direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, notes and bonds, all of which are backed as to principal and interest payments by the full faith and credit of the U.S., and separately traded principal and interest component parts of such obligations that are transferable through the Federal book-entry system known as STRIPS and Coupon Under Book Entry Safekeeping (“CUBES”). The Funds may also invest in TIPS. U.S. government obligations are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk.

The principal and interest components of U.S. Treasury bonds with remaining maturities of longer than ten years are eligible to be traded independently under the STRIPS program. Under the STRIPS program, the principal and interest components are separately issued by the U.S. Treasury at the request of depository financial institutions, which then trade the component parts separately. The interest component of STRIPS may be more volatile than that of U.S. Treasury bills with comparable maturities.

Other obligations include those issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, GSEs or instrumentalities. These obligations may or may not be backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Securities which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. include obligations of the Government National Mortgage Association, the Farmers Home Administration, and the Export-Import Bank. In the case of securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S., the Funds must look principally to the federal agency issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment and may not be able to assert a claim against the U.S. itself in the event the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitments. Securities in which the Funds may invest that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. include, but are not limited to: (i) obligations of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Federal Home Loan Banks and the U.S. Postal Service, each of which has the right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet its obligations; (ii) securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which are supported only by the credit of such securities, but for which the Secretary of the Treasury has discretionary authority to purchase limited amounts of the agency’s obligations; and (iii) obligations of the Federal Farm Credit System and the Student Loan Marketing Association, each of whose obligations may be satisfied only by the individual credits of the issuing agency.

The total public debt of the United States and other countries around the globe as a percent of gross domestic product has grown rapidly since the beginning of the 2008 financial downturn. Although high debt levels do not necessarily indicate or cause economic problems, they may create certain systemic risks if sound debt management practices are not implemented. A high national debt level may increase market pressures to meet government funding needs, which may drive debt cost higher and cause a country to sell additional debt, thereby increasing refinancing risk. A high national debt also raises concerns that a government will not be able to make principal or interest payments when they are due. Unsustainable debt levels can cause devaluations of currency, prevent a government from implementing effective counter-cyclical fiscal policy in economic downturns, and contribute to market volatility.

In the past, U.S. sovereign credit has experienced downgrades and there can be no guarantee that it will not experience further downgrades in the future by rating agencies. The market prices and yields of securities supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government may be adversely affected by a rating agency’s decision to downgrade the sovereign credit rating of the United States.

When-Issued Securities, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments

Securities may be purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. For example, delivery of and payment for these securities can take place a month or more after the date of the purchase commitment. The purchase price and the interest rate payable, if any, on the securities are fixed on the purchase commitment date or at the time the settlement date is fixed. The value of such securities is subject to market fluctuation, and for money market instruments and other fixed income securities, no interest accrues to a Fund until settlement takes place. At the time a Fund makes the commitment to purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, it will record the transaction, reflect the value each day of such securities in determining its NAV and, if applicable, calculate the maturity for the purposes of average maturity from that date. At the time of settlement, a when-issued security may be valued at less than the purchase price. To facilitate such acquisitions, each Fund will earmark and reserve Fund assets, in cash or liquid securities, in an amount at least equal to such commitments. On delivery dates for such transactions, each Fund will meet its obligations from maturities or sales of the securities earmarked and reserved for such purpose and/or from cash flow. If a Fund chooses to dispose of the right to acquire a when-issued security prior to its acquisition, it could, as with the disposition of any other portfolio obligation, incur a gain or loss due to market fluctuation. Also, a Fund may be disadvantaged if the other party to the transaction defaults.

 

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Forward Commitments. Securities may be purchased for delivery at a future date, which may increase their overall investment exposure and involves a risk of loss if the value of the securities declines prior to the settlement date. In order to invest a Fund’s assets immediately, while awaiting delivery of securities purchased on a forward commitment basis, short-term obligations that offer same-day settlement and earnings will normally be purchased. When a Fund makes a commitment to purchase a security on a forward commitment basis, cash or liquid securities equal to the amount of such Fund’s commitments will be reserved for payment of the commitment. For the purpose of determining the adequacy of the securities reserved for payment of commitments, the reserved securities will be valued at market value. If the market value of such securities declines, additional cash, cash equivalents or highly liquid securities will be reserved for payment of the commitment so that the value of the Fund’s assets reserved for payment of the commitments will equal the amount of such commitments purchased by the respective Fund.

Purchases of securities on a forward commitment basis may involve more risk than other types of purchases. Securities purchased on a forward commitment basis and the securities held in the respective Fund’s portfolio are subject to changes in value based upon the public’s perception of the issuer and changes, real or anticipated, in the level of interest rates. Purchasing securities on a forward commitment basis can involve the risk that the yields available in the market when the delivery takes place may actually be higher or lower than those obtained in the transaction itself. On the settlement date of the forward commitment transaction, the respective Fund will meet its obligations from then-available cash flow, sale of securities reserved for payment of the commitment, sale of other securities or, although it would not normally expect to do so, from sale of the forward commitment securities themselves (which may have a value greater or lesser than such Fund’s payment obligations). The sale of securities to meet such obligations may result in the realization of capital gains or losses. Purchasing securities on a forward commitment basis can also involve the risk of default by the other party on its obligation, delaying or preventing the Fund from recovering the collateral or completing the transaction.

To the extent a Fund engages in forward commitment transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring securities consistent with its investment objective and policies and not for the purpose of investment leverage.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING FUND INVESTMENT PRACTICES

Investments in the Asia Pacific Region

The economies in the Asia Pacific region are in all stages of economic development and may be intertwined. The small size of securities markets and the low trading volume in some countries in the Asia Pacific region may lead to a lack of liquidity. The share prices of companies in the region tend to be volatile and there is a significant possibility of loss. Many of the countries in the region are developing, both politically and economically, and as a result companies in the region may be subject to risks like nationalization or other forms of government interference, and/or may be heavily reliant on only a few industries or commodities. Investments in the region may also be subject to currency risks, such as restrictions on the flow of money in and out of the country, extreme volatility relative to the U.S. dollar, and devaluation, all of which could decrease the value of a Fund.

Investments in the European Market

Some of the Funds may invest in securities in the European Market. A Fund’s performance will be affected by political, social and economic conditions in Europe, such as growth of the economic output (the gross national product), the rate of inflation, the rate at which capital is reinvested into European economies, the success of governmental actions to reduce budget deficits, the resource self-sufficiency of European countries and interest and monetary exchange rates between European countries. European financial markets may experience volatility due to concerns about high government debt levels, credit rating downgrades, rising unemployment, the future of the euro as a common currency, possible restructuring of government debt and other government measures responding to those concerns, and fiscal and monetary controls imposed on member countries of the European Union. The risk of investing in Europe may be heightened due to the referendum in which the United Kingdom voted to exit the European Union. In addition, if one or more countries were to exit the European Union or abandon the use of the euro as a currency, the value of investments tied to those countries or the euro could decline significantly and unpredictably.

Investments in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

A Fund’s investments in municipal securities may be affected by political and economic developments within the applicable municipality and by the financial condition of the municipality. Certain of the issuers in which a Fund may invest have recently experienced, or may experience, significant financial difficulties. For example, Puerto Rico, in particular, has been experiencing significant financial difficulties. The default by issuers of Puerto Rico

 

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municipal securities on their obligations under securities held by a Fund may adversely affect the Fund and cause the Fund to lose the value of its investment in such securities.

An insolvent municipality may take steps to reorganize its debt, which might include extending debt maturities, reducing the amount of principal or interest, refinancing the debt or taking other measures that may significantly affect the rights of creditors and the value of the securities issued by the municipality and the value of a Fund’s investments in those securities. Pursuant to Chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, certain municipalities that meet specific conditions may be provided protection from creditors while they develop and negotiate plans for reorganizing their debts. The U.S. Bankruptcy Code provides that individual U.S. states are not permitted to pass their own laws purporting to bind non-consenting creditors to a restructuring of a municipality’s indebtedness, and thus all such restructurings must be pursuant to Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Municipal bankruptcies are relatively rare, and certain provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code governing such bankruptcies are unclear and remain untested. Although Puerto Rico is a U.S. Territory, neither Puerto Rico nor its subdivisions or agencies are eligible to file under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in order to seek protection from creditors or restructure their debt. Although recent Puerto Rico legislation that would have allowed certain Puerto Rico public corporations to seek protection from creditors and to restructure their debt should they become insolvent has been ruled unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review this ruling. If the U.S. Supreme Court permits municipalities or public corporations in Puerto Rico to restructure their outstanding obligations, it could have a negative impact on the marketability, liquidity or value of certain investments held by a Fund, which could reduce a Fund’s performance.

Investments in the China Region

Investing in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (collectively, “the China Region”) involves a high degree of risk and special considerations not typically associated with investing in other more established economies or securities markets. Such risks may include: (a) the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets or confiscatory taxation; (b) greater social, economic and political uncertainty (including the risk of war); (c) dependency on exports and the corresponding importance of international trade; (d) the increasing competition from Asia’s other low-cost emerging economies; (e) greater price volatility and significantly smaller market capitalization of securities markets, particularly in China; (f) substantially less liquidity, particularly of certain share classes of Chinese securities; (g) currency exchange rate fluctuations and the lack of available currency hedging instruments; (h) higher rates of inflation; (i) controls on foreign investment and limitations on repatriation of invested capital and on a Fund's ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. dollars; (j) greater governmental involvement in and control over the economy; (k) the risk that the Chinese government may decide not to continue to support the economic reform programs implemented since 1978 and could return to the prior, completely centrally planned, economy; (l) the fact that China region companies, particularly those located in China, may be smaller, less seasoned and newly-organized companies; (m) the difference in, or lack of, auditing and financial reporting standards which may result in unavailability of material information about issuers, particularly in China; (n) the fact that statistical information regarding the economy of China may be inaccurate or not comparable to statistical information regarding the U.S. or other economies; (o) the less extensive, and still developing, regulation of the securities markets, business entities and commercial transactions; (p) the fact that the settlement period of securities transactions in foreign markets may be longer; (q) the willingness and ability of the Chinese government to support the Chinese and Hong Kong economies and markets is uncertain; (r) the risk that it may be more difficult, or impossible, to obtain and/or enforce a judgment than in other countries; (s) the rapidity and erratic nature of growth, particularly in China, resulting in inefficiencies and dislocations; and (t) the risk that, because of the degree of interconnectivity between the economies and financial markets of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, any sizable reduction in the demand for goods from China, or an economic downturn in China, could negatively affect the economies and financial markets of Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well.

Investment in the China Region is subject to certain political risks. Following the establishment of the People’s Republic of China by the Communist Party in 1949, the Chinese government renounced various debt obligations incurred by China’s predecessor governments, which obligations remain in default, and expropriated assets without compensation. There can be no assurance that the Chinese government will not take similar action in the future. An investment in a Fund involves risk of a total loss. The political reunification of China and Taiwan is a highly problematic issue and is unlikely to be settled in the near future. This situation poses a threat to Taiwan’s economy and could negatively affect its stock market. China has committed by treaty to preserve Hong Kong’s autonomy and its economic, political and social freedoms for fifty years from the July 1, 1997 transfer of sovereignty from Great Britain to China. However, if China would exert its authority so as to alter the economic, political or legal structures

 

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or the existing social policy of Hong Kong, investor and business confidence in Hong Kong could be negatively affected, which in turn could negatively affect markets and business performance.

As with all transition economies, China’s ability to develop and sustain a credible legal, regulatory, monetary, and socioeconomic system could influence the course of outside investment. Hong Kong is closely tied to China, economically and through China’s 1997 acquisition of the country as a Special Autonomous Region (SAR). Hong Kong’s success depends, in large part, on its ability to retain the legal, financial, and monetary systems that allow economic freedom and market expansion.

In addition to the risks inherent in investing in the emerging markets, the risks of investing in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan merit special consideration.

People’s Republic of China. The government of the People’s Republic of China is dominated by the one-party rule of the Chinese Communist Party.

China’s economy has transitioned from a rigidly central-planned state-run economy to one that has been only partially reformed by more market-oriented policies. Although the Chinese government has implemented economic reform measures, reduced state ownership of companies and established better corporate governance practices, a substantial portion of productive assets in China are still owned by the Chinese government. The government continues to exercise significant control over regulating industrial development and, ultimately, control over China’s economic growth through the allocation of resources, controlling payment of foreign currency denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.

Growth has also put a strain on China’s economy. The government has attempted to slow down the pace of growth through monetary tightening and administrative measures; however that policy started reversing in September 2008 in part due to the current global economic crisis, which has led to lower levels of economic growth and lower exports and foreign investments in the country. The Chinese government has taken unprecedented steps to shore up economic growth, however, the results of these measures are unpredictable. Over the long term the country’s major challenges will be dealing with its aging infrastructure, worsening environmental conditions and rapidly widening urban and rural income gap.

As with all transition economies, China’s ability to develop and sustain a credible legal, regulatory, monetary, and socioeconomic system could influence the course of outside investment. The Chinese legal system, in particular, constitutes a significant risk factor for investors. The Chinese legal system is based on statutes. Over the past 25 years, Chinese legislative bodies have promulgated laws and regulations dealing with various economic matters such as foreign investment, corporate organization and governance, commerce, taxation, and trade. However, these laws are relatively new and published court decisions based on these laws are limited and non-binding. The interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations are uncertain.

Hong Kong. In 1997, Great Britain handed over control of Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland government. Since that time, Hong Kong has been governed by a semi-constitution known as the Basic Law, which guarantees a high degree of autonomy in certain matters until 2047, while defense and foreign affairs are the responsibility of the central government in Beijing. The chief executive of Hong Kong is appointed by the Chinese government. Hong Kong is able to participate in international organizations and agreements and it continues to function as an international financial center, with no exchange controls, free convertibility of the Hong Kong dollar and free inward and outward movement of capital. The Basic Law guarantees existing freedoms, including free speech and assembly, press, religion, and the right to strike and travel. Business ownership, private property, the right of inheritance and foreign investment are also protected by law. China has committed by treaty to preserve Hong Kong’s autonomy until 2047; however, if China were to exert its authority so as to alter the economic, political, or legal structures or the existing social policy of Hong Kong, investor and business confidence in Hong Kong could be negatively affected, which in turn could negatively affect markets and business performance. In addition, Hong Kong’s economy has entered a recession as a result of the current global economic crisis. Near term improvement in its economy appears unlikely.

Taiwan. For decades, a state of hostility has existed between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China. Beijing has long deemed Taiwan a part of the “one China” and has made a nationalist cause of recovering it. In the past, China has staged frequent military provocations off the coast of Taiwan and made threats of full-scale military action. Foreign trade has been the engine of rapid growth in Taiwan and has transformed the island into one of Asia’s great exporting nations. However, investing in Taiwan involves the possibility of the imposition of exchange controls, such as restrictions on the repatriation of fund investments or on the conversion of local currency into foreign currencies. As an export-oriented economy, Taiwan depends on an open world trade regime and remains

 

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vulnerable to downturns in the world economy. Taiwanese companies continue to compete mostly on price, producing generic products or branded merchandise on behalf of multinational companies. Accordingly, these businesses can be particularly vulnerable to currency volatility and increasing competition from neighboring lower-cost countries. Moreover, many Taiwanese companies are heavily invested in mainland China and other countries throughout Southeast Asia, making them susceptible to political events and economic crises in these parts of the region. Although Taiwan has not yet suffered any major economic setbacks due to the current global economic crisis, it is possible its economy could still be impacted.

The China Region Fund may hold a significant weighting in securities listed on either the Shanghai and/or Shenzhen stock exchanges. Securities listed on these exchanges are divided into two classes, A shares, which are mostly limited to domestic investors, and B shares, which are allocated for both international and domestic investors. The China Region Fund’s exposure to securities listed on either the Shanghai or Shenzhen exchanges will initially be through B shares. The government of China has announced plans to exchange B shares for A shares and to merge the two markets. Such an event may produce greater liquidity and stability for the combined markets. However, it is uncertain whether or the extent to which these plans will be implemented. In addition to B shares, the China Region Fund may also invest in Hong Kong listed H shares, Hong Kong listed Red chips (which are companies owned by mainland China enterprises, but are listed in Hong Kong), and companies that meet one of the following categories: the company is organized under the laws of, or has a principal office in China (including Hong Kong and Macau) or Taiwan; the principal securities market for the issuer is China or Taiwan; the issuer derives at least 50% of its total revenues or profits from goods that are produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in China or Taiwan; or at least 50% of the issuer’s assets are located in China or Taiwan.

Investments in India

Securities of many issuers in the Indian market may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable domestic issuers, but may offer the potential for higher returns over the long term. Indian securities will generally be denominated in foreign currency, mainly the rupee. Accordingly, the value of the Fund will fluctuate depending on the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and such foreign currency. India has less developed clearance and settlement procedures, and there have been times when settlements have been unable to keep pace with the volume of securities and have been significantly delayed. The Indian stock exchanges have in the past been subject to closure, broker defaults and broker strikes, and there can be no certainty that this will not recur. In addition, significant delays are common in registering transfers of securities and the Fund may be unable to sell securities until the registration process is completed and may experience delays in receipt of dividends and other entitlements.

The value of investments in Indian securities may also be affected by political and economic developments, social, religious or regional tensions, changes in government regulation and government intervention, high rates of inflation or interest rates and withholding tax affecting India. The risk of loss may also be increased because there may be less information available about Indian issuers since they are not subject to the extensive accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices which are applicable in North America. There is also a lower level of regulation and monitoring of the Indian securities market and its participants than in other more developed markets.

Foreign investment in the securities of issuers in India is usually restricted or controlled to some degree. In addition, the availability of financial instruments with exposure to Indian financial markets may be substantially limited by the restrictions on Foreign Institutional Investors (“FIIs”). Only registered FIIs and non-Indian mutual funds that comply with certain statutory conditions may make direct portfolio investments in exchange-traded Indian securities. JPMIM is a registered FII. FIIs are required to observe certain investment restrictions which may limit the Fund’s ability to invest in issuers or to fully pursue its investment objective. Income, gains and initial capital with respect to such investments are freely repatriable, subject to payment of applicable Indian taxes.

India’s guidelines under which foreign investors may invest in Indian securities are new and evolving. There can be no assurance that these investment control regimes will not change in a way that makes it more difficult or impossible for a Fund to implement investment objective or repatriate its income, gains and initial capital from these countries. Similar risks and considerations will be applicable to the extent that a Fund invests in other countries. Recently, certain policies have served to restrict foreign investment, and such policies may have the effect of reducing demand for such investments.

India may require withholding on dividends paid on portfolio securities and on realized capital gains. In the past, these taxes have sometimes been substantial. There can be no assurance that restrictions on repatriation of a Fund’s income, gains or initial capital from India will not occur.

 

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A high proportion of the shares of many issuers in India may be held by a limited number of persons and financial institutions, which may limit the number of shares available for investment. In addition, further issuances, or the perception that such issuances may occur, of securities by Indian issuers in which a Fund has invested could dilute the earnings per share of a Fund’s investment and could adversely affect the market price of such securities. Sales of securities by such issuer’s major shareholders, or the perception that such sales may occur, may also significantly and adversely affect the market price of such securities and, in turn, a Fund’s investment. The prices at which investments may be acquired may be affected by trading by persons with material non-public information and by securities transactions by brokers in anticipation of transactions by a Fund in particular securities. Similarly, volume and liquidity in the bond markets in India are less than in the United States and, at times, price volatility can be greater than in the United States. The limited liquidity of securities markets in India may also affect a Fund’s ability to acquire or dispose of securities at the price and time it wishes to do so. In addition, India’s securities markets are susceptible to being influenced by large investors trading significant blocks of securities.

India’s stock market is undergoing a period of growth and change which may result in trading volatility and difficulties in the settlement and recording of transactions, and in interpreting and applying the relevant law and regulations. The securities industry in India is comparatively underdeveloped. Stockbrokers and other intermediaries in India may not perform as well as their counterparts in the United States and other more developed securities markets.

Political and economic structures in India are undergoing significant evolution and rapid development, and may lack the social, political and economic stability characteristic of the United States. The risks described above, including the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, may be heightened. In addition, unanticipated political or social developments may affect the values of investments in India and the availability of additional investments. The laws in India relating to limited liability of corporate shareholders, fiduciary duties of officers and directors, and the bankruptcy of state enterprises are generally less well developed than or different from such laws in the United States. It may be more difficult to obtain or enforce a judgment in the courts in India than it is in the United States. Monsoons and natural disasters also can affect the value of investments.

Religious and border disputes persist in India. Moreover, India has from time to time experienced civil unrest and hostilities with neighboring countries such as Pakistan. The Indian government has confronted separatist movements in several Indian states. The longstanding dispute with Pakistan over the bordering Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, a majority of whose population is Muslim, remains unresolved. If the Indian government is unable to control the violence and disruption associated with these tensions, the results could destabilize the economy and consequently, adversely affect the Fund’s investments.

A Fund may use P-notes. Indian-based brokerages may buy Indian-based securities and then issue P-notes to foreign investors. Any dividends or capital gains collected from the underlying securities may be remitted to the foreign investors. However, unlike ADRs, notes are subject to credit risk based on the uncertainty of the counterparty’s (i.e., the Indian-based brokerage’s) ability to meet its obligations.

Investments in Japan

The Japanese economy may be subject to economic, political and social instability, which could have a negative impact on Japanese securities. In the past, Japan’s economic growth rate has remained relatively low, and it may remain low in the future. At times, the Japanese economy has been adversely impacted by government intervention and protectionism, changes in its labor market, and an unstable financial services sector. International trade, government support of the financial services sector and other troubled sectors, government policy, natural disasters and/or geopolitical developments could significantly affect the Japanese economy. A significant portion of Japan’s trade is conducted with developing nations and can be affected by conditions in these nations or by currency fluctuations. Japan is an island state with few natural resources and limited land area and is reliant on imports for its commodity needs. Any fluctuations or shortages in the commodity markets could have a negative impact on the Japanese economy.

Investments in the Middle East and Africa

Certain countries in the region are in early stages of development. As a result, there may be a high concentration of market capitalization and trading volume in a small number of issuers representing a limited number of industries, as well as a high concentration of investors and financial intermediaries. Brokers may be fewer in number and less well capitalized than brokers in more developed regions. Certain economies in the region depend to a significant degree upon exports of commodities and are vulnerable to changes in commodity prices,

 

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which in turn may be affected by a variety of factors. In addition, certain governments in the region have exercised substantial influence over the private sector, including ownership or control of companies. Governmental actions in the future could have a significant economic impact. Certain armed conflict, territorial disputes, historical animosities, regional instability, terrorist activities and religious, ethnic and/or socioeconomic unrest. Such developments could have a negative effect on economic growth and could result in significant disruptions in the securities markets, including securities held by a Fund. Certain Middle Eastern and African countries have currencies pegged to the U.S. dollar, which, if abandoned, could cause sudden and significant currency adjustments, which could impact the Fund’s investment returns in those countries. The legal systems, and the unpredictability thereof, in certain countries in the region also may have an adverse impact on the Fund and may expose the Fund to significant or unlimited liabilities. Investment in certain countries in the region by the Fund may be restricted or prohibited under applicable regulation, and the Fund, as a foreign investor, may be required to obtain approvals and may have to invest on less advantageous terms (including price) than nationals. A Fund’s investments in securities of a country in the region may be subject to economic sanctions or other government restrictions, which may negatively impact the value or liquidity of the Fund’s investments. Investments in the region may adversely impact the operations of the Fund through the delay of the Fund’s ability to exercise its rights as a security holder. Substantial limitations may exist in the region with respect to the Fund’s ability to repatriate investment income, capital gains or its investment. Securities which are subject to material legal restrictions on repatriation of assets will be considered illiquid securities by the Fund and subject to the limitations on illiquid investments.

Investments in Latin America

As an emerging market, Latin America has long suffered from political, economic, and social instability. For investors, this has meant additional risk caused by periods of regional conflict, political corruption, totalitarianism, protectionist measures, nationalization, hyperinflation, debt crises, sudden and large currency devaluation, and intervention by the military in civilian and economic spheres. However, much has changed in the past decade. Democracy is beginning to become well established in some countries. A move to a more mature and accountable political environment is well under way. Domestic economies have been deregulated, privatization of state-owned companies is almost completed and foreign trade restrictions have been relaxed. Nonetheless, to the extent that events such as those listed above continue in the future, they could reverse favorable trends toward market and economic reform, privatization, and removal of trade barriers, and result in significant disruption in securities markets in the region. Investors in the region continue to face a number of potential risks. Governments of many Latin American countries have exercised and continue to exercise substantial influence over many aspects of the private sector. Governmental actions in the future could have a significant effect on economic conditions in Latin American countries, which could affect the companies in which the Latin America Fund invests and, therefore, the value of Fund shares.

Certain Latin American countries may experience sudden and large adjustments in their currency which, in turn, can have a disruptive and negative effect on foreign investors. For example, in late 1994 the Mexican peso lost more than one-third of its value relative to the U.S. dollar. In 1999, the Brazilian real lost 30% of its value against the U.S. dollar. Certain Latin American countries may impose restrictions on the free conversion of their currency into foreign currencies, including the U.S. dollar. There is no significant foreign exchange market for many currencies and it would, as a result, be difficult for certain Funds to engage in foreign currency transactions designed to protect the value of the Funds’ interests in securities denominated in such currencies.

Almost all of the region’s economies have become highly dependent upon foreign credit and loans from external sources to fuel their state-sponsored economic plans. Government profligacy and ill-conceived plans for modernization have exhausted these resources with little benefit accruing to the economy and most countries have been forced to restructure their loans or risk default on their debt obligations. In addition, interest on the debt is subject to market conditions and may reach levels that would impair economic activity and create a difficult and costly environment for borrowers. Accordingly, these governments may be forced to reschedule or freeze their debt repayment, which could negatively affect the stock market. Latin American economies that depend on foreign credit and loans could fall into recession because of tighter international credit supplies due to the current global economic crisis.

Substantial limitations may exist in certain countries with respect to a Fund’s ability to repatriate investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales of securities. A Fund could be adversely affected by delays in, or a refusal to grant, any required governmental approval for repatriation of capital, as well as by the application to the Fund of any restrictions on investments.

 

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Certain Latin American countries have entered into regional trade agreements that are designed to, among other things, reduce barriers between countries, increase competition among companies and reduce government subsidies in certain industries. No assurance can be given that these changes will be successful in the long term, or that these changes will result in the economic stability intended. There is a possibility that these trade arrangements will not be fully implemented, or will be partially or completely unwound. It is also possible that a significant participant could choose to abandon a trade agreement, which could diminish its credibility and influence. Any of these occurrences could have adverse effects on the markets of both participating and non-participating countries, including sharp appreciation or depreciation of participants’ national currencies and a significant increase in exchange rate volatility, a resurgence in economic protectionism, an undermining of confidence in the Latin American markets, an undermining of Latin American economic stability, the collapse or slowdown of the drive towards Latin American economic unity, and/or reversion of the attempts to lower government debt and inflation rates that were introduced in anticipation of such trade agreements. Such developments could have an adverse impact on a Fund’s investments in Latin America generally or in specific countries participating in such trade agreements.

Terrorism and related geo-political risks have led, and may in the future lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.

Investments in Russia

Investing in Russian securities is highly speculative and involves significant risks and special considerations not typically associated with investing in the securities markets of the U.S. and most other developed countries.

Over the past century, Russia has experienced political, social and economic turbulence and has endured decades of communist rule under which the property of tens of millions of its citizens was collectivized into state agricultural and industrial enterprises. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia’s government has been faced with the daunting task of stabilizing its domestic economy, while transforming it into a modern and efficient structure able to compete in international markets and respond to the needs of its citizens. However, to date, many of the country’s economic reform initiatives have floundered as the proceeds of International Monetary Fund and other economic assistance have been squandered or stolen. In this environment, there is always the risk that the nation’s government will abandon the current program of economic reform and replace it with radically different political and economic policies that would be detrimental to the interests of foreign investors. This could entail a return to a centrally planned economy and nationalization of private enterprises similar to what existed in the Soviet Union.

Many of Russia’s businesses have failed to mobilize the available factors of production because the country’s privatization program virtually ensured the predominance of the old management teams that are largely non-market-oriented in their management approach. Poor accounting standards, inept management, pervasive corruption, insider trading and crime, and inadequate regulatory protection for the rights of investors all pose a significant risk, particularly to foreign investors. In addition, there is the risk that the Russian tax system will not be reformed to prevent inconsistent, retroactive, and/or exorbitant taxation, or, in the alternative, the risk that a reformed tax system may result in the inconsistent and unpredictable enforcement of the new tax laws.

Compared to most national stock markets, the Russian securities market suffers from a variety of problems not encountered in more developed markets. There is little long-term historical data on the Russian securities market because it is relatively new and a substantial proportion of securities transactions in Russia are privately negotiated outside of stock exchanges. The inexperience of the Russian securities market and the limited volume of trading in securities in the market may make obtaining accurate prices on portfolio securities from independent sources more difficult than in more developed markets. Additionally, because of less stringent auditing and financial reporting standards that apply to companies operating in Russia, there is little solid corporate information available to investors. As a result, it may be difficult to assess the value or prospects of an investment in Russian companies. Stocks of Russian companies also may experience greater price volatility than stocks of U.S. companies.

Settlement, clearing and registration of securities transactions in Russia are subject to additional risks because of the recent formation of the Russian securities market, the underdeveloped state of the banking and telecommunications systems, and the overall legal and regulatory framework. Prior to 2013, there was no central registration system for equity share registration in Russia and registration was carried out by either the issuers themselves or by registrars located throughout Russia. Such registrars were not necessarily subject to effective state supervision nor were they licensed with any governmental entity, thereby increasing the risk that a Fund could lose ownership of its securities through fraud, negligence, or even mere oversight. With the implementation of the National Settlement Depository (“NSD”) in Russia as a recognized central securities depository, title to Russian

 

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equities is now based on the records of the Depository and not the registrars. Although the implementation of the NSD is generally expected to decrease the risk of loss in connection with recording and transferring title to securities, issues resulting in loss still might occur. In addition, issuers and registrars are still prominent in the validation and approval of documentation requirements for corporate action processing in Russia. Because the documentation requirements and approval criteria vary between registrars and/or issuers, there remain unclear and inconsistent market standards in the Russian market with respect to the completion and submission of corporate action elections. To the extent that a Fund suffers a loss relating to title or corporate actions relating to its portfolio securities, it may be difficult for the Fund to enforce its rights or otherwise remedy the loss.

The Russian economy is heavily dependent upon the export of a range of commodities including most industrial metals, forestry products, oil, and gas. Accordingly, it is strongly affected by international commodity prices and is particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products.

Foreign investors also face a high degree of currency risk when investing in Russian securities and a lack of available currency hedging instruments. In a surprise move in August 1998, Russia devalued the ruble, defaulted on short-term domestic bonds, and imposed a moratorium on the repayment of its international debt and the restructuring of the repayment terms. These actions have negatively affected Russian borrowers’ ability to access international capital markets and have had a damaging impact on the Russian economy. In light of these and other government actions, foreign investors face the possibility of further devaluations. In addition, there is a risk that the government may impose capital controls on foreign portfolio investments in the event of extreme financial or political crisis. Such capital controls would prevent the sale of a portfolio of foreign assets and the repatriation of investment income and capital. The current economic turmoil in Russia and the effects on the current global economic crisis on the Russian economy may cause flight from the Russian ruble into U.S. dollars and other currencies, which could force the Russian central bank to spend reserves to maintain the value of the ruble. If the Russian central bank falters in its defense of the ruble, there could be additional pressure on Russia’s banks and its currency.

The United States may impose economic sanctions against companies in various sectors of the Russian economy, including, but not limited to, the financial services, energy, metals and mining, engineering, and defense and defense-related materials sectors. These sanctions, if imposed, could impair a Fund’s ability to invest in securities it views as attractive investment opportunities. For example, a Fund may be prohibited from investing in securities issued by companies subject to such sanctions. In addition, the sanctions may require a Fund to freeze its existing investments in Russian companies, prohibiting the Fund from selling or otherwise transacting in these investments. This could impact a Fund’s ability to sell securities or other financial instruments as needed to meet shareholder redemptions.

Terrorism and related geo-political risks have led, and may in the future lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.

Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect

The Funds may invest in certain China A-Shares through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program (the “Program”). The Program is a securities trading and clearing linked program developed by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx”), the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (“HKSCC”), Shanghai Stock Exchange (“SSE”) and China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (“ChinaClear”) with an objective to achieve mutual stock market access between mainland China and Hong Kong. This program will allow foreign investors to trade certain SSE listed China A-Shares through Hong Kong based brokers.

Trading through the Program is subject to various risks described below, including liquidity risk, currency risk, legal and regulatory uncertainty risk, execution risk, operational risk, tax risk, counterparty risk and credit risk.

Securities purchased under the Program generally may not be sold, purchased or otherwise transferred other than through the Program in accordance with applicable rules. While the Program is not subject to individual investment quotas, daily and aggregate investment quotas apply to all Program participants, which may restrict or preclude the Fund’s ability to purchase or sell particular securities at a particular time and could require a Fund to sell securities if ownership of the securities exceeds applicable quotas. Because all trades in the Program must be settled in Renminbi (RMB), the Chinese currency, investors must have timely access to a reliable supply of offshore RMB, which cannot be guaranteed. Trades through the Program are subject to certain requirements prior to trading which may limit the number of brokers that a Fund may use. This may affect the quality of execution received by the Fund. In addition, applicable laws may, under certain circumstances, require an investor to return profits obtained from the purchase and sale of shares.

 

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The HKSCC provides clearing, settlement, nominee functions and other related services of the trades executed by Hong Kong market participants through an arrangement with ChinaClear. The People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) regulations, which include certain restrictions on selling and buying, will apply to all market participants. In the case of a sale, brokers must have access to certain information about the transaction prior to execution. Because of the various requirements and restrictions applicable to the Program, the Fund may not be able to purchase and/or dispose of holdings of China A-Shares in a timely manner.

The Fund will not benefit from access to local investor compensation funds, which are set up to protect against defaults of trades, when investing through the Program. To the extent that HKSCC is deemed to be performing safekeeping functions with respect to assets held through it, it should be noted that the Fund will have no legal relationship with HKSCC and no direct legal recourse against HKSCC in the event that the Fund suffers losses resulting from the performance or insolvency of HKSCC.

The Program began operation in November 2014. The relevant regulations are untested and subject to change. There is no certainty as to how they will be applied which could adversely affect a Fund. The program requires use of new information technology systems which may be subject to operational risk due to its cross-border nature. If the relevant systems fail to function properly, trading in both Hong Kong and Shanghai markets through the program could be disrupted.

As in other emerging and less developed markets, the legislative framework is only beginning to develop the concept of legal/formal ownership and of beneficial ownership or interest in securities in China. Consequently the applicable courts may consider that any nominee or custodian as registered holder of securities would have full ownership thereof and that a beneficial owner may have no rights whatsoever in respect thereof and may be limited in its ability to pursue claims against the issuer of a security.

The Program utilizes an omnibus clearing structure, and a Fund’s shares will be registered in its custodian’s, subcustodian’s or clearing broker’s name on the HKSCC system. This may limit a Fund’s adviser’s or subadviser’s ability to effectively manage a Fund, and may expose a Fund to the credit risk of its custodian or subcustodian or to greater risk of expropriation. Similarly, HKSCC would be responsible for the exercise of shareholder rights with respect to corporate actions (including all dividends, rights issues, merger proposals or other shareholder votes). While HKSCC may provide investors with the opportunity to provide voting instructions, investors may not have sufficient time or the opportunity to consider proposals or provide instructions. Investments in the Program may not be covered by the securities investor protection programs of either exchange and, without the protection of such programs, will be subject to the risk of default by a broker. In the event ChinaClear defaults, HKSCC’s liabilities under its market contracts with clearing participants will be limited to assisting clearing participants with claims. While it is anticipated that HKSCC will act in good faith to seek recovery of the outstanding stocks and monies from ChinaClear through available legal channels or the liquidation of ChinaClear, there can be no assurances that it will do so, or that it will be successful in doing so. In this event, the Fund may not fully recover its losses and the process could be delayed.

The Program will only operate on days when both the PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banks in both markets are open on the corresponding settlement days and the Funds will only trade through the Program on days that they are open. There may be occasions when it is a normal trading day for the PRC market but the Fund cannot carry out any China A-Shares trading. The Fund may be subject to risks of price fluctuations in China A-Shares during the time when the Program is not trading as a result. Additionally, different fees and costs are imposed on foreign investors acquiring China A-Shares acquired through the Program, and these fees and costs may be higher than comparable fees and costs imposed on owners of other securities providing similar investment exposure. There is uncertainty of whether and how certain gains on PRC securities will to be taxed, the possibility of the rules being changed and the possibility of taxes being applied retrospectively. Consequently, investors may be advantaged or disadvantaged depending upon the final outcome of how such gains will be taxed and when they subscribed and/or redeemed their shares.

Because the Program is relatively new, the actual effect on the market for trading China A-Shares with the introduction of large numbers of foreign investors is unknown. The Program is subject to regulations promulgated by regulatory authorities for both exchanges and further regulations or restrictions, such as limitations on redemptions or suspension of trading, may adversely impact the Program, if the authorities believe it necessary to assure orderly markets or for other reasons. There is no guarantee that both exchanges will continue to support the Program in the future.

 

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RISK MANAGEMENT

Each Fund may employ non-hedging risk management techniques. Risk management strategies are used to keep the Funds fully invested and to reduce the transaction costs associated with cash flows into and out of a Fund. The Funds use a wide variety of instruments and strategies for risk management and the examples below are not meant to be exhaustive.

Examples of risk management strategies include synthetically altering the duration of a portfolio or the mix of securities in a portfolio. For example, if the Adviser wishes to extend maturities in a fixed income portfolio in order to take advantage of an anticipated decline in interest rates, but does not wish to purchase the underlying long-term securities, it might cause a Fund to purchase futures contracts on long term debt securities. Likewise, if the Adviser wishes to gain exposure to an instrument but does not wish to purchase the instrument it may use swaps and related instruments. Similarly, if the Adviser wishes to decrease exposure to fixed income securities or purchase equities, it could cause the Fund to sell futures contracts on debt securities and purchase futures contracts on a stock index. Such non-hedging risk management techniques involve leverage, and thus, present, as do all leveraged transactions, the possibility of losses as well as gains that are greater than if these techniques involved the purchase and sale of the securities themselves rather than their synthetic derivatives.

SPECIAL FACTORS AFFECTING CERTAIN FUNDS

In addition to the investment strategies and policies described above, certain Funds may employ other investment strategies and policies, or similar strategies and policies to a greater extent, and, therefore, may be subject to additional risks or similar risks to a greater extent. For instance, certain Funds which invest in certain state specific securities may be subject to special considerations regarding such investments. For a description of such additional investment strategies and policies as well as corresponding risks for such Funds, see Part I of this SAI.

DIVERSIFICATION

Certain Funds are diversified funds and as such intend to meet the diversification requirements of the 1940 Act. Please refer to the Funds’ Prospectuses for information about whether a Fund is a diversified or non-diversified Fund. Current 1940 Act diversification requirements require that with respect to 75% of the assets of a Fund, the Fund may not invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer or own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer, except cash or cash items, obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and securities of other investment companies. As for the other 25% of a Fund’s assets not subject to the limitation described above, there is no limitation on investment of these assets under the 1940 Act, so that all of such assets may be invested in securities of any one issuer. Investments not subject to the limitations described above could involve an increased risk to a Fund should an issuer be unable to make interest or principal payments or should the market value of such securities decline.

Each of the Money Market Funds intends to comply with the diversification requirements imposed by Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act.

Certain other Funds are registered as non-diversified investment companies. A Fund is considered “non-diversified” because a relatively high percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of a single issuer or a limited number of issuers, primarily within the same economic sector. A non-diversified Fund’s portfolio securities, therefore, may be more susceptible to any single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than the portfolio securities of a more diversified investment company.

Regardless of whether a Fund is diversified under the 1940 Act, all of the Funds will comply with the diversification requirements imposed by the Code for qualification as a regulated investment company. See “Distributions and Tax Matters.”

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX MATTERS

The following discussion is a brief summary of some of the important federal (and, where noted, state) income tax consequences affecting each Fund and its shareholders. There may be other tax considerations applicable to particular shareholders. Except as otherwise noted in a Fund’s Prospectus, the Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. As a result, this section does not address in detail the tax consequences affecting any shareholder who, as to the U.S., is a nonresident alien individual, foreign trust or estate, foreign corporation, or foreign partnership. This section is based on the Code, the regulations thereunder, published rulings and court decisions, all as currently in effect. These laws are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. The following tax discussion is very general; therefore, prospective investors are urged to consult their tax advisors about the impact an investment in a Fund may have on their own tax situations and the possible application of foreign, state and local law.

 

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Each Fund generally will be treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes, and thus the provisions of the Code generally will be applied to each Fund separately. Net long-term and short-term capital gain, net income and operating expenses therefore will be determined separately for each Fund.

Special tax rules apply to investments held through defined contribution plans and other tax-qualified plans. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the suitability of shares of the Fund as an investment through such plans.

Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company

Each Fund intends to elect to be treated and qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded regulated investment companies and their shareholders, each Fund must, among other things:

 

  (a) derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from (i) dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gain from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities, or foreign currencies, or other income (including, but not limited to, gain from options, swaps, futures, or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities, or currencies and (ii) net income derived from interests in “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (“QPTPs”, defined below);

 

  (b) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of the Fund’s taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the market value of the Fund’s total assets is represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other regulated investment companies, and other securities, limited in respect of any one issuer to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets and not more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of the Fund’s total assets is invested (x) in the securities (other than cash or cash items, or securities issued by the U.S. government or other regulated investment companies) of any one issuer or of two or more issuers that the Fund controls and that are engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses, or (y) in the securities of one or more QPTPs. In the case of a Fund’s investments in loan participations, the Fund shall treat both the financial intermediary and the issuer of the underlying loan as an issuer for the purposes of meeting this diversification requirement; and

 

  (c) distribute with respect to each taxable year at least 90% of the sum of its investment company taxable income (as that term is defined in the Code, without regard to the deduction for dividends paid — generally, taxable ordinary income and any excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss) and net tax-exempt interest income, for such taxable year.

In general, for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement described in paragraph (a) above, income derived from a partnership will be treated as qualifying income only to the extent such income is attributable to items of income of the partnership which would be qualifying income if realized by the regulated investment company. However, 100% of the net income derived from an interest in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (defined as a partnership (x) interests in which are traded on an established securities markets or readily tradable on a secondary market as the substantial equivalents thereof, (y) that derives at least 90% of its income from passive income sources defined in Section 7704(d) of the Code, and (z) that derives less than 90% of its income from the qualifying income described in (a)(i) above) will be treated as qualifying income. Although income from a QPTP is qualifying income, as discussed above, investments in QPTPs cannot exceed 25% of the Fund’s assets. In addition, although in general the passive loss rules of the Code do not apply to regulated investment companies, such rules do apply to a regulated investment company with respect to items attributable to an interest in a QPTP.

Gains from foreign currencies (including foreign currency options, foreign currency swaps, foreign currency futures and foreign currency forward contracts) currently constitute qualifying income for purposes of the 90% test, described in paragraph (a) above. However, the Treasury Department has the authority to issue regulations (possibly with retroactive effect) excluding from the definition of “qualifying income” a fund’s foreign currency gains to the extent that such income is not directly related to the fund’s principal business of investing in stock or securities.

For purposes of paragraph (b) above, the term “outstanding voting securities of such issuer” will include the equity securities of a QPTP. A Fund’s investment in MLPs may qualify as an investment in (1) a QPTP, (2) a “regular” partnership, (3) a “passive foreign investment company” (a “PFIC”) or (4) a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The treatment of particular MLPs for U.S. federal income tax purposes will affect the extent to which a Fund can invest in MLPs. The U.S. federal income tax consequences of a Fund’s investments in “PFICs” and “regular” partnerships are discussed in greater detail below.

 

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If a Fund qualifies for a taxable year as a regulated investment company that is accorded special tax treatment, the Fund will not be subject to federal income tax on income distributed in a timely manner to its shareholders in the form of dividends (including Capital Gain Dividends, defined below). If a Fund were to fail to qualify as a regulated investment company accorded special tax treatment in any taxable year, the Fund would be subject to taxation on its taxable income at corporate rates, and all distributions from earnings and profits, including any distributions of net tax-exempt income and net long-term capital gain, would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Some portions of such distributions may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders and for treatment as qualified dividend income in the case of individual shareholders. In addition, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gain, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make substantial distributions before re-qualifying as a regulated investment company that is accorded special tax treatment.

Each Fund intends to distribute at least annually to its shareholders all or substantially all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends-paid deduction) and may distribute its net capital gain (that is the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss). Investment company taxable income which is retained by a Fund will be subject to tax at regular corporate tax rates. A Fund might also retain for investment its net capital gain. If a Fund does retain such net capital gain, such gain will be subject to tax at regular corporate rates on the amount retained, but the Fund may designate the retained amount as undistributed capital gain in a notice to its shareholders who (i) will be required to include in income for federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gain, their respective shares of the undistributed amount, and (ii) will be entitled to credit their respective shares of the tax paid by the Fund on such undistributed amount against their federal income tax liabilities, if any, and to claim refunds to the extent the credit exceeds such liabilities. For federal income tax purposes, the tax basis of shares owned by a shareholder of a Fund will be increased by an amount equal under current law to the difference between the amount of undistributed capital gain included in the shareholder’s gross income and the tax deemed paid by the shareholder under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence.

In determining its net capital gain, including in connection with determining the amount available to support a Capital Gain Dividend, its taxable income and its earnings and profits, a Fund may elect to treat part or all of any post-October capital loss (defined as the greatest of net capital loss, net long-term capital loss, or net short-term capital loss, in each case attributable to the portion of the taxable year after October 31) or late-year ordinary loss (generally, (i) net ordinary loss from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of property, attributable to the portion of the taxable year after October 31, plus (ii) other net ordinary loss attributable to the portion of the taxable year after December 31) as if incurred in the succeeding taxable year.

Excise Tax on Regulated Investment Companies

If a Fund fails to distribute in a calendar year an amount at least equal to the sum of 98% of its ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections) for such year and 98.2% of its capital gain net income (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for the one-year period ending October 31 (or later if the Fund is permitted to elect and so elects), plus any retained amount from the prior year, the Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax on the undistributed amounts. The Funds intend to make distributions sufficient to avoid imposition of the 4% excise tax, although each Fund reserves the right to pay an excise tax rather than make an additional distribution when circumstances warrant (e.g., the excise tax amount is deemed by a Fund to be de minimis). Certain derivative instruments give rise to ordinary income and loss. If a Fund has a taxable year that begins in one calendar year and ends in the next calendar year, the Fund will be required to make this excise tax distribution during its taxable year. There is a risk that a Fund could recognize income prior to making this excise tax distribution and could recognize losses after making this distribution. As a result, all or a portion of an excise tax distribution could constitute a return of capital (see discussion below).

Fund Distributions

The Funds anticipate distributing substantially all of their net investment income for each taxable year. Distributions are taxable to shareholders even if they are paid from income or gain earned by the Fund before a shareholder’s investment (and thus were included in the price the shareholder paid). Distributions are taxable whether shareholders receive them in cash or reinvest them in additional shares. A shareholder whose distributions are reinvested in shares will be treated as having received a dividend equal to the amount of cash that the shareholder would have received if such shareholder had elected to receive the distribution in cash.

Dividends and distributions on a Fund’s shares generally are subject to federal income tax as described herein to the extent they do not exceed the Fund’s realized income and gains, even though such dividends and distributions may represent economically a return of a particular shareholder’s investment. Such dividends and distributions are likely to occur in respect of shares purchased at a time when the Fund’s net asset value reflects gains that are either (i) unrealized, or (ii) realized but not distributed.

 

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For federal income tax purposes, distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gain are determined by how long a Fund owned the investment that generated it, rather than how long a shareholder may have owned shares in the Fund. Distributions of net capital gain from the sale of investments that a Fund owned for more than one year and that are properly designated by the Fund as capital gain dividends (“Capital Gain Dividends”) will be taxable as long-term capital gain. Distributions of capital gain generally are made after applying any available capital loss carryovers. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. A distribution of gain from the sale of investments that a Fund owned for one year or less will be taxable as ordinary income. Distributions attributable to gain from the sale of MLPs that is characterized as ordinary income under the Code’s recapture provisions will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of investment income designated by a Fund as derived from “qualified dividend income” will be taxed in the hands of individuals at the rates applicable to long-term capital gain. In order for some portion of the dividends received by a Fund shareholder to be qualified dividend income, the Fund must meet certain holding-period and other requirements with respect to some portion of the dividend-paying stocks in its portfolio, and the shareholder must meet certain holding-period and other requirements with respect to the Fund’s shares. A dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income (at either the Fund or shareholder level) (i) if the dividend is received with respect to any share of stock held for fewer than 61 days during the 121-day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (or, in the case of certain preferred stock, 91 days during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before such date), (ii) to the extent that the recipient is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property, (iii) if the recipient elects to have the dividend income treated as investment interest for purposes of the limitation on deductibility of investment interest, or (iv) if the dividend is received from a foreign corporation that is (a) not eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the U.S. (with the exception of dividends paid on stock of such a foreign corporation readily tradable on an established securities market in the U.S.) or (b) treated as a PFIC.

In general, distributions of investment income designated by a Fund as derived from qualified dividend income will be treated as qualified dividend income by a non-corporate taxable shareholder so long as the shareholder meets the holding period and other requirements described above with respect to the Fund’s shares. In any event, if the qualified dividend income received by each Fund during any taxable year is equal to or greater than 95% of its “gross income”, then 100% of the Fund’s dividends (other than dividends that are properly designated as Capital Gain Dividends) will be eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income. For this purpose, the only gain included in the term “gross income” is the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss.

If a Fund receives dividends from an underlying fund, and the underlying fund designates such dividends as “qualified dividend income,” then the Fund may, in turn, designate a portion of its distributions as “qualified dividend income” as well, provided the Fund meets the holding-period and other requirements with respect to shares of the underlying fund.

Any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of any Capital Gain Dividends received by the shareholder with respect to those shares. All or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares will be disallowed if other shares of such Fund are purchased within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

A distribution paid to shareholders by a Fund in January of a year generally is deemed to have been received by shareholders on December 31 of the preceding year, if the distribution was declared and payable to shareholders of record on a date in October, November, or December of that preceding year. The Funds will provide federal tax information annually, including information about dividends and distributions paid during the preceding year to taxable investors and others requesting such information.

If a Fund makes a distribution to its shareholders in excess of its current and accumulated “earnings and profits” in any taxable year, the excess distribution will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of each shareholder’s basis (for tax purposes) in its shares, and any distribution in excess of basis will be treated as capital gain. A return of capital is not taxable, but it reduces the shareholder’s basis in its shares, which reduces the loss (or increases the gain) on a subsequent taxable disposition by such shareholder of the shares.

Dividends of net investment income received by corporate shareholders (other than shareholders that are S corporations) of a Fund will qualify for the 70% dividends-received deduction generally available to corporations to the extent of the amount of qualifying dividends received by the Fund from domestic corporations for the taxable year. A dividend received by a Fund will not be treated as a qualifying dividend (1) if the stock on which the

 

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dividend is paid is considered to be “debt-financed” (generally, acquired with borrowed funds), (2) if it has been received with respect to any share of stock that the Fund has held less than 46 days (91 days in the case of certain preferred stock) during the 91-day period beginning on the date which is 45 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before such date in the case of certain preferred stock) or (3) to the extent that the Fund is under an obligation (pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property. Moreover, the dividends-received deduction may be disallowed or reduced (1) if the corporate shareholder fails to satisfy the foregoing requirements with respect to its shares of a Fund or (2) by application of the Code. However, any distributions received by a Fund from REITs and PFICs will not qualify for the corporate dividends-received deduction.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares, but excluding any exempt interest dividends from a Fund) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

Sale or Redemption of Shares

The sale, exchange, or redemption of Fund shares may give rise to a gain or loss. In general, any gain or loss arising from (or treated as arising from) the sale or redemption of shares of the Fund will be considered capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the shares were held for more than one year. However, any capital loss arising from the sale or redemption of shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of the amount of capital gain dividends received on (or undistributed capital gains credited with respect to) such shares. Additionally, any loss realized upon the sale or exchange of Fund shares with a tax holding period of six months or less may be disallowed to the extent of any distributions treated as exempt interest dividends with respect to such shares. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

With respect to the Prime Money Market Fund, shareholders may elect to adopt a simplified “NAV method” for computing gains and losses from taxable sales, exchanges or redemptions of Fund shares. Under the NAV method, rather than computing gain or loss separately for each taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, a shareholder would determine gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of the shareholder’s Fund shares during a computation period (which could be the shareholder’s taxable year or certain shorter periods), reduced by the shareholder’s net investment (purchases minus taxable sales, exchanges, or redemptions or exchanges) in those Fund shares during that period. Under the NAV method, if a shareholder holds the shares as a capital asset, any resulting net gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss.

Fund Investments

Certain investments of the Funds, including transactions in options, swaptions, futures contracts, forward contracts, straddles, swaps, short sales, foreign currencies, inflation-linked securities and foreign securities, including for hedging purposes, will be subject to special tax rules (including mark-to-market, constructive sale, straddle, wash sale and short sale rules). In a given case, these rules may accelerate income to a Fund, defer losses to a Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of a Fund’s securities, convert long-term capital gain into short-term capital gain, convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital loss, or otherwise affect the character of a Fund’s income. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders and cause differences between a Fund’s book income and its taxable income. If a Fund’s book income exceeds its taxable income, the distribution (if any) of such excess generally will be treated as (i) a dividend to the extent of the Fund’s remaining earnings and profits (including earnings and profits arising from tax-exempt income), (ii) thereafter, as a return of capital to the extent of the recipient’s basis in its shares, and (iii) thereafter, as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset. If a Fund’s book income is less than taxable income, the Fund could be required to make distributions exceeding book income to qualify as a regulated investment company that is accorded special tax treatment. Income earned as a result of these transactions would, in general, not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction or for treatment as exempt-interest dividends when distributed to shareholders. The Funds will endeavor to make any available elections pertaining to such transactions in a manner believed to be in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders.

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of dividends earned on the security during the period that such security was not directly held by the Fund will not give rise to qualified dividend income and (ii) withholding taxes accrued on dividends during the period that such security was not directly held by the Fund will not qualify as a foreign tax paid by the Fund and therefore cannot be passed through to shareholders even if the Fund meets the requirements described in “Foreign Taxes,” below.

Certain debt securities purchased by the Funds are sold at an original issue discount and thus do not make periodic cash interest payments. Similarly, zero-coupon bonds do not make periodic interest payments. Generally, the amount of the original issue discount is treated as interest income and is included in taxable income (and required to be distributed) over the term of the debt security even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, usually when the debt security matures. In addition, payment-in-kind securities will give rise to income that is required to be distributed and is taxable even though the Fund holding the security receives no interest payment in cash on the security during the year. Because each Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income to its shareholders (including such imputed interest), a Fund may have to sell portfolio securities in order to generate the cash necessary for the required distributions. Such sales may occur at a time when the Adviser would not otherwise have chosen to sell such securities and may result in a taxable gain or loss. Some of the Funds may invest in inflation-linked debt securities. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked debt security will be original issue discount, which is taxable as ordinary income and is required to be distributed, even though the Fund will not receive the principal, including any increase thereto, until maturity. A Fund investing in such securities may be required to liquidate other investments, including at times when it is not advantageous to do so, in order to satisfy its distribution requirements and to eliminate any possible taxation at the Fund level. Certain debt securities that may be acquired by a Fund in the secondary market may be treated as having market discount. Generally, any gain recognized on the disposition of, and any partial payment of principal on, a debt security having market discount is treated as ordinary income to the extent the gain, or principal payment, does not exceed the “accrued market discount” on such debt security. Market discount generally accrues in equal daily installments. A Fund may make one or more of the elections applicable to debt securities having market discount, which could affect the character and timing of recognition of income.

A Fund may invest to a significant extent in debt obligations that are in the lowest rated categories (or are unrated), including debt obligations of issuers that are not currently paying interest or that are in default. Investments in debt obligations that are at risk of being in default (or are presently in default) present special tax issues for a Fund. Tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as when a Fund may cease to accrue interest, original issue discount or market discount, when and to what extent deductions may be taken for bad debts or worthless securities and how payments received on obligations in default should be allocated between principal and income. These and other related issues will be addressed by each Fund when, as and if it invests in such securities, in order to seek to ensure that it distributes sufficient income to preserve its status as a regulated investment company and does not become subject to U.S. federal income taxation or any excise tax.

Transactions of certain Funds in foreign currencies, foreign currency denominated debt securities and certain foreign currency options, future contracts and forward contracts (and similar instruments) may accelerate income recognition and result in ordinary income or loss to a Fund for federal income tax purposes which will be taxable to the shareholders as such when it is distributed to them.

Special tax considerations apply if a Fund invests in investment companies that are taxable as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. In general, the Fund will not recognize income earned by such an investment company until the close of the investment company’s taxable year. But the Fund will recognize such income as it is earned by the investment company for purposes of determining whether it is subject to the 4% excise tax. Therefore, if the Fund and such an investment company have different taxable years, the Fund may be compelled to make distributions in excess of the income recognized from such an investment company in order to avoid the imposition of the 4% excise tax. A Fund’s receipt of a non-liquidating cash distribution from an investment company taxable as a partnership generally will result in recognized gain (but not loss) only to the extent that the amount of the distribution exceeds the Fund’s adjusted basis in shares of such investment company before the distribution. A Fund that receives a liquidating cash distribution from an investment company taxable as a partnership will recognize capital gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received by the Fund and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in shares of such investment company; however, the Fund will recognize ordinary income, rather than capital gain, to the extent that the Fund’s allocable share of “unrealized receivables” (including any accrued but untaxed market discount) exceeds the shareholder’s share of the basis in those unrealized receivables.

Some amounts received by each Fund with respect to its investments in MLPs will likely be treated as a return of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. On the disposition of an investment in such an MLP, the Fund will likely realize taxable income in excess of economic gain with respect to that asset (or, if the Fund does not dispose of the MLP, the Fund likely will realize taxable income in

 

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excess of cash flow with respect to the MLP in a later period), and the Fund must take such income into account in determining whether the Fund has satisfied its distribution requirements. The Fund may have to borrow or liquidate securities to satisfy its distribution requirements and to meet its redemption requests, even though investment considerations might otherwise make it undesirable for the Fund to sell securities or borrow money at such time.

Some of the Funds may invest in REITs. Such investments in REIT equity securities may require a Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, the Fund may be required to sell securities in its portfolio (including when it is not advantageous to do so) that it otherwise would have continued to hold. A Fund’s investments in REIT equity securities may at other times result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distribution could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes. Dividends received by a Fund from a REIT generally will not constitute qualified dividend income.

A Fund might invest directly or indirectly in residual interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits (“REMICs”) or equity interests in taxable mortgage pools (“TMPS”). Under a notice issued by the IRS in October 2006 and Treasury regulations that have not yet been issued (but may apply with retroactive effect) a portion of a Fund’s income from a REIT that is attributable to the REIT’s residual interest in a REMIC or a TMP (referred to in the Code as an “excess inclusion”) will be subject to federal income taxation in all events. This notice also provides, and the regulations are expected to provide, that excess inclusion income of a regulated investment company, such as each of the Funds, will generally be allocated to shareholders of the regulated investment company in proportion to the dividends received by such shareholders, with the same consequences as if the shareholders held the related REMIC or TMP residual interest directly.

In general, excess inclusion income allocated to shareholders (i) cannot be offset by net operating losses (subject to a limited exception for certain thrift institutions) and (ii) will constitute unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”) to entities (including a qualified pension plan, an individual retirement account, a 401(k) plan, a Keogh plan or other tax-exempt entity) subject to tax on UBTI, thereby potentially requiring such an entity that is allocated excess inclusion income, and otherwise might not be required to file a tax return, to file a tax return and pay tax on such income. In addition, because the Code provides that excess inclusion income is ineligible for treaty benefits, a regulated investment company must withhold tax on excess inclusions attributable to its foreign shareholders at a 30% rate of withholding, regardless of any treaty benefits for which a shareholder is otherwise eligible.

Any investment in residual interests of a CMO that has elected to be treated as a REMIC can create complex tax problems, especially if the Fund has state or local governments or other tax-exempt organizations as shareholders. Under current law, the Fund serves to block UBTI from being realized by its tax-exempt shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a tax-exempt shareholder will recognize UBTI by virtue of its investment in the Fund if shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of Section 514(b) of the Code. Furthermore, a tax-exempt shareholder may recognize UBTI if the Fund recognizes “excess inclusion income” derived from direct or indirect investments in REMIC residual interests or TMPs if the amount of such income recognized by the Fund exceeds the Fund’s investment company taxable income (after taking into account deductions for dividends paid by the Fund).

In addition, special tax consequences apply to charitable remainder trusts (“CRTs”) that invest in regulated investment companies that invest directly or indirectly in residual interests in REMICs or in TMPs. Under legislation enacted in December 2006, a CRT, as defined in Section 664 of the Code, that realizes UBTI for a taxable year must pay an excise tax annually of an amount equal to such UBTI. Under IRS guidance issued in October 2006, a CRT will not recognize UBTI solely as a result of investing in a Fund that recognizes “excess inclusion income.” Rather, if at any time during any taxable year a CRT (or one of certain other tax-exempt shareholders, such as the U.S., a state or political subdivision, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, and certain energy cooperatives) is a record holder of a share in a Fund that recognizes “excess inclusion income,” then the Fund will be subject to a tax on that portion of its “excess inclusion income” for the taxable year that is allocable to such shareholders at the highest federal corporate income tax rate. The extent to which this IRS guidance remains applicable in light of the December 2006 legislation is unclear. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, each Fund may elect to specially allocate any such tax to the applicable CRT, or other shareholder, and thus reduce such shareholder’s distributions for the year by the amount of the tax that relates to such shareholder’s interest in the Fund. The Funds have not yet determined whether such an election will be made. CRTs are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the consequences of investing in a Fund.

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the assets (generally by value, but by adjusted tax basis in certain cases) that produce or are held for the production of passive income is at least 50%. Generally, passive income for this purpose includes dividends, interest (including income equivalent to interest), royalties, rents, annuities, the excess of gains over losses from certain property transactions and commodities transactions, and foreign currency gains. Passive income for this purpose does not include rents and royalties received by the foreign corporation from active business and certain income received from related persons. A Fund’s investments in certain PFICs could subject the Fund to a U.S. federal income tax (including interest charges) on distributions received from the company or on proceeds received from the disposition of shares in the company. This tax cannot be eliminated by making distributions to Fund shareholders. In addition, certain interest charges may be imposed on the Fund as a result of such distributions.

If a Fund is in a position to treat a PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” (“QEF”), the Fund will be required to include in its gross income its share of the company’s income and net capital gain annually, regardless of whether it receives any distributions from the company. Alternately, a Fund may make an election to mark the gains (and to a limited extent losses) in such holdings “to the market” as though it had sold and repurchased its holdings in those PFICs on the last day of the Fund’s taxable year. Such gain and loss are treated as ordinary income and loss. The QEF and mark-to-market elections may have the effect of accelerating the recognition of income (without the receipt of cash) and increasing the amount required to be distributed by the Fund to avoid taxation. Making either of these elections, therefore, may require the Fund to liquidate other investments (including when it is not advantageous to do so) to meet its distribution requirement, which also may accelerate the recognition of gain and affect the Fund’s total return. A Fund that invests indirectly in PFICs by virtue of the Fund’s investment in other investment companies that qualify as “U.S. persons” within the meaning of the Code may not make a QEF election; rather, such underlying investment companies investing directly in the PFICs would decide whether to make such election. Dividends paid by PFICs will not be eligible to be treated as “qualified dividend income.”

Certain Funds have wholly-owned subsidiaries organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, which are classified as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes (each, a “Subsidiary”). With respect to such Funds, a Fund may invest a portion of its assets in its Subsidiary. A foreign corporation, such as a Subsidiary, will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation unless it is deemed to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business. It is expected that each Subsidiary will conduct its activities in a manner so as to meet the requirements of a safe harbor provided under Section 864(b)(2) of the Code under which the Subsidiary may engage in trading in stocks or securities or certain commodities without being deemed to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business. However, if certain of a Subsidiary’s activities were determined not to be of the type described in the safe harbor (which is not expected), then the activities of the Subsidiary may constitute a U.S. trade or business, and subject to U.S. taxation as such.

In general, a foreign corporation, such as a Subsidiary, that does not conduct a U.S. trade or business is nonetheless subject to tax at a flat rate of 30 percent (or lower tax treaty rate), generally payable through withholding, on the gross amount of certain U.S.-source income that is not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. There is presently no tax treaty in force between the U.S. and the Cayman Islands that would reduce this rate of withholding tax. It is not expected that a Subsidiary will derive meaningful income subject to such withholding tax.

Each Subsidiary will be treated as a controlled foreign corporation (“CFC”) and the Fund investing in its Subsidiary will be treated as a “U.S. shareholder” of that Subsidiary. As a result, a Fund will be required to include in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes all of its Subsidiary’s “subpart F income,” whether or not such income is distributed by the Subsidiary. It is expected that all of the Subsidiary’s income will be “subpart F income.” A Fund’s recognition of its Subsidiary’s “subpart F income” will increase the Fund’s tax basis in the Subsidiary. Distributions by the Subsidiary to a Fund will be tax-free, to the extent of its previously undistributed “subpart F income,” and will correspondingly reduce the Fund’s tax basis in the Subsidiary. “Subpart F income” is generally treated as ordinary income, regardless of the character of the Subsidiary’s underlying income. If a net loss is realized by the Subsidiary, such loss is not generally available to offset the income earned by a Fund and such loss cannot be carried forward to offset taxable income of a Fund or the Subsidiary in future periods. The IRS recently issued proposed regulations that, if finalized, would generally treat a Fund’s income inclusion with respect to a Subsidiary as qualifying income only if there is a distribution out of the earnings and profits of the Subsidiary that are attributable to such income inclusion. The proposed regulations, if adopted, would apply to the Fund’s taxable years beginning on or after 90 days after the regulations are published as final.

The ability of a Fund to invest directly in commodities, and in certain commodity-related securities and other instruments, is subject to significant limitations in order to enable a Fund to maintain its status as a regulated investment company under the Code.

 

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Investment in Other Funds

If a Fund invests in shares of other mutual funds, ETFs or other companies that are taxable as regulated investment companies, as well as certain investments in REITs (collectively, “underlying funds”), its distributable income and gains will normally consist, in part, of distributions from the underlying funds and gains and losses on the disposition of shares of the underlying funds. To the extent that an underlying fund realizes net losses on its investments for a given taxable year, the Fund will not be able to recognize its share of those losses (so as to offset distributions of net income or capital gains from other underlying funds) until it disposes of shares of the underlying fund. Moreover, even when the Fund does make such a disposition, a portion of its loss may be recognized as a long-term capital loss, which will not be treated as favorably for federal income tax purposes as a short-term capital loss or an ordinary deduction. In particular, the Fund will not be able to offset any capital losses from its dispositions of underlying fund shares against its ordinary income (including distributions of any net short-term capital gain realized by an underlying fund).

In addition, in certain circumstances, the “wash sale” rules under Section 1091 of the Code may apply to a Fund’s sales of underlying fund shares that have generated losses. A wash sale occurs if shares of an underlying fund are sold by the Fund at a loss and the Fund acquires substantially identical shares of that same underlying fund 30 days before or after the date of the sale. The wash-sale rules could defer losses in the Fund’s hands on sales of underlying fund shares (to the extent such sales are wash sales) for extended (and, in certain cases, potentially indefinite) periods of time.

As a result of the foregoing rules, and certain other special rules, the amount of net investment income and net capital gain that each Fund will be required to distribute to shareholders may be greater than what such amounts would have been had the Fund directly invested in the securities held by the underlying funds, rather than investing in shares of the underlying funds. For similar reasons, the character of distributions from the Fund (e.g., long-term capital gain, exempt interest, eligibility for dividends-received deduction, etc.) will not necessarily be the same as it would have been had the Fund invested directly in the securities held by the underlying funds.

If a Fund received dividends from an underlying fund that qualifies as a regulated investment company, and the underlying fund designates such dividends as “qualified dividend income”, then the Fund is permitted in turn to designate a portion of its distributions as “qualified dividend income”, provided the Fund meets holding period and other requirements with respect to shares of the underlying fund.

Depending on a Fund’s percentage ownership in an underlying fund, both before and after a redemption, a redemption of shares of an underlying fund by a Fund may cause the Fund to be treated as receiving a Section 301 distribution taxable as a dividend under Section 307 of the Code, to the extent of its allocable shares of earnings and profits, on the full amount of the distribution instead of receiving capital gain income on the shares of the underlying fund. Such a distribution may be treated as qualified dividend income and thus eligible to be taxed at the rates applicable to long-term capital gain. If qualified dividend income treatment is not available, the distribution may be taxed as ordinary income. This could cause shareholders of the Fund to recognize higher amounts of ordinary income than if the shareholders had held the shares of the underlying funds directly.

A Fund may elect to pass through to shareholders foreign tax credits from an underlying fund and exempt-interest dividends from an underlying fund, provided that at least 50% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in other regulated investment companies at the end of each quarter of the taxable year.

Backup Withholding

Each Fund generally is required to backup withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage of the taxable dividends and other distributions paid to, and the proceeds of share sales, exchanges, or redemptions made by, any individual shareholder who fails to properly furnish the Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number (“TIN”), who has under-reported dividend or interest income, or who fails to certify to the Fund that he or she is not subject to backup withholding. The backup withholding rules may also apply to distributions that are properly designated as exempt-interest dividends. The backup withholding tax rate is 28%.

Foreign Shareholders

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This SAI is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

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withholding (as discussed above). In general, dividends other than Capital Gain Dividends and exempt-interest dividends paid by a Fund to a shareholder that is not a “U.S. person” within the meaning of the Code (a “foreign person”) are subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) even if they are funded by income or gains (such as portfolio interest, short-term capital gains, or foreign-source dividend and interest income) that, if paid to a foreign person directly, would not be subject to withholding. However, the Fund will not be required to withhold any amounts (i) with respect to distributions (other than distributions to a foreign person (w) that has not provided a satisfactory statement that the beneficial owner is not a U.S. person, (x) to the extent that the dividend is attributable to certain interest on an obligation if the foreign person is the issuer or is a 10% shareholder of the issuer, (y) that is within certain foreign countries that have inadequate information exchange with the United States, or (z) to the extent the dividend is attributable to interest paid by a person that is a related person of the foreign person and the foreign person is a controlled foreign corporation) from U.S.-source interest income of types similar to those not subject to U.S. federal income tax if earned directly by an individual foreign person, to the extent such distributions are properly designated by the Fund (“interest-related dividends”), and (ii) with respect to distributions (other than (a) distributions to an individual foreign person who is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the distribution and (b) distributions subject to special rules regarding the disposition of U.S. real property interests (as described below)) of net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses to the extent such distributions are properly designated by the Fund (“short-term capital gain dividends”). Depending on the circumstances, a Fund may make designations of interest-related and/or short-term capital gain dividends with respect to all, some or none of its potentially eligible dividends and/or treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for these exemptions from withholding. In the case of shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even if a Fund makes a designation with respect to a payment. Foreign persons should contact their intermediaries regarding the application of these rules to their accounts.

A beneficial holder of shares who is a foreign person is not, in general, subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains (and is not allowed a deduction for losses) realized on the sale of shares of the Fund or on Capital Gain Dividends or exempt-interest dividends unless (i) such gain or dividend is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business carried on by such holder within the United States or (ii) in the case of an individual holder, the holder is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the sale or the receipt of the Capital Gain Dividend and certain other conditions are met or (iii) the shares constitute “U.S. real property interests” (“USRPIs”) or the Capital Gain Dividends are attributable to gains from the sale or exchange of USRPIs in accordance with the rules set forth below.

Special rules apply to distributions to foreign shareholders from a Fund that is either a “U.S. real property holding corporation” (“USRPHC”) or would be a USRPHC but for the operation of the exceptions to the definition thereof described below. Additionally, special rules apply to the sale of shares in a Fund that is a USRPHC. Very generally, a USRPHC is a domestic corporation that holds U.S. real property interests (“USRPIs”) — USRPIs are defined as any interest in U.S. real property or any equity interest in a USRPHC — the fair market value of which equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market values of the corporation’s USRPIs, interests in real property located outside the United States and certain other assets. A Fund that holds (directly or indirectly) significant interests in REITs may be a USRPHC. The special rules discussed in the next paragraph will also generally apply to distributions from a Fund that would be a USRPHC absent exclusions from USRPI treatment for interests in domestically controlled REITs or regulated investment companies and not-greater-than-5% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in REITs or regulated investment companies.

In the case of a Fund that is a USRPHC or would be a USRPHC but for the exceptions from the definition of USRPI (described immediately above), distributions by the Fund that are attributable to (a) gains realized on the disposition of USRPIs by the Fund and (b) distributions received by the Fund from a lower-tier regulated investment company or REIT that the Fund is required to treat as USRPI gain in its hands will retain their character as gains realized from USRPIs in the hands of the Fund’s foreign shareholders. If the foreign shareholder holds (or has held in the prior year) more than a 5% interest in the Fund, such distributions will be treated as gains “effectively connected” with the conduct of a “U.S. trade or business,” and subject to tax at graduated rates. Moreover, such shareholders will be required to file a U.S. income tax return for the year in which the gain was recognized and the Fund will be required to withhold 35% of the amount of such distribution. In the case of all other foreign shareholders (i.e., those whose interest in the Fund did not exceed 5% at any time during the prior year), the USRPI distribution will be treated as ordinary income (regardless of any designation by the Fund that such distribution is a short-term capital gain dividend or a Capital Gain Dividend), and the Fund must withhold 30% (or a lower applicable treaty rate) of the amount of the distribution paid to such foreign shareholder. Foreign shareholders of a Fund are also subject to “wash sale” rules to prevent the avoidance of the tax-filing and -payment obligations discussed above through the sale and repurchase of Fund shares.

 

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In addition, a Fund that is a USRPHC must typically withhold 15% of the amount realized in a redemption by a greater-than-5% foreign shareholder, and that shareholder must file a U.S. income tax return for the year of the disposition of the USRPI and pay any additional tax due on the gain. No withholding is generally required with respect to amounts paid in redemption of shares of a Fund if the Fund is a domestically controlled USRPHC or, in certain limited cases, if the Fund (whether or not domestically controlled) holds substantial investments in regulated investment companies that are domestically controlled USRPHCs.

In order to qualify for any exemptions from withholding described above or for lower withholding tax rates under income tax treaties, or to establish an exemption from backup withholding, the foreign investor must comply with special certification and filing requirements relating to its non-US status (including, in general, furnishing an applicable IRS Form W-8 or substitute form). Foreign investors in a Fund should consult their tax advisers in this regard.

If a shareholder is eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty, any effectively connected income or gain will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis only if it is also attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the shareholder in the United States.

A beneficial holder of shares who is a foreign person may be subject to state and local tax and to the U.S. federal estate tax in addition to the federal tax on income referred to above. Foreign shareholders in a Fund should consult their tax advisors with respect to the potential application of the above rules.

A Fund is required to withhold U.S. tax (at a 30% rate) on payments of taxable dividends and (effective January 1, 2019) redemption proceeds and certain capital gain dividends made to certain non-U.S. entities that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive new reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts. Shareholders may be requested to provide additional information to a Fund to enable the Fund to determine whether withholding is required.

Foreign Taxes

Certain Funds may be subject to foreign withholding taxes or other foreign taxes with respect to income (possibly including, in some cases, capital gain) received from sources within foreign countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate such taxes. If more than 50% of a Fund’s assets at year end consists of the securities of foreign corporations, the Fund may elect to permit shareholders to claim a credit or deduction on their income tax returns for their pro rata portion of qualified taxes paid by the Fund to foreign countries in respect of foreign securities the Fund has held for at least the minimum period specified in the Code. In such a case, shareholders will include in gross income from foreign sources their pro rata shares of such taxes. A shareholder’s ability to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of foreign taxes paid by a Fund may be subject to certain limitations imposed by the Code and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder, as a result of which a shareholder may not get a full credit or deduction for the amount of such taxes. In particular, shareholders must hold their Fund shares (without protection from risk of loss) on the ex-dividend date and for at least 15 additional days during the 30-day period surrounding the ex-dividend date to be eligible to claim a foreign tax credit with respect to a given dividend. Shareholders who do not itemize on their federal income tax returns may claim a credit (but no deduction) for such foreign taxes.

If a Fund does not make the above election or if more than 50% of its assets at the end of the year do not consist of securities of foreign corporations, the Fund’s net income will be reduced by the foreign taxes paid or withheld. In such cases, shareholders will not be entitled to claim a credit or deduction with respect to foreign taxes.

The foregoing is only a general description of the treatment of foreign source income or foreign taxes under the U.S. federal income tax laws. Because the availability of a credit or deduction depends on the particular circumstances of each shareholder, shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisors.

Exempt-Interest Dividends

Some of the Funds intend to qualify to pay exempt-interest dividends to their respective shareholders. In order to qualify to pay exempt-interest dividends, at least 50% of the value of a Fund’s total assets must consist of tax-exempt municipal bonds at the close of each quarter of the Fund’s taxable year. An exempt-interest dividend is that part of a dividend that is properly designated as an exempt-interest dividend and that consists of interest received by a Fund on such tax-exempt securities. Shareholders of Funds that pay exempt-interest dividends would not incur any regular federal income tax on the amount of exempt-interest dividends received by them from a Fund, but an investment in such a Fund may result in liability for federal and state alternative minimum taxation and may be subject to state and local taxes.

 

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Interest on indebtedness incurred or continued by a shareholder, whether a corporation or an individual, to purchase or carry shares of a Fund is not deductible to the extent it relates to exempt-interest dividends received by the shareholder from that Fund. Any loss incurred on the sale or redemption of a Fund’s shares held for six months or less may be disallowed to the extent of exempt-interest dividends received with respect to such shares.

Interest on certain tax-exempt bonds that are private activity bonds within the meaning of the Code is treated as a tax preference item for purposes of the alternative minimum tax, and any such interest received by a Fund and distributed to shareholders will be so treated for purposes of any alternative minimum tax liability of shareholders to the extent of the dividend’s proportionate share of a Fund’s income consisting of such interest. All exempt-interest dividends are subject to the corporate alternative minimum tax.

The exemption from federal income tax for exempt-interest dividends does not necessarily result in exemption for such dividends under the income or other tax laws of any state or local authority. Shareholders that receive social security or railroad retirement benefits should consult their tax advisors to determine what effect, if any, an investment in a Fund may have on the federal taxation of their benefits.

From time to time legislation may be introduced or litigation may arise that would change the tax treatment of exempt-interest dividends. Such legislation or litigation may have the effect of raising the state or other taxes payable by shareholders on such dividends. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors for the current federal, state and local law on exempt-interest dividends.

State and Local Tax Matters

Depending on the residence of the shareholders for tax purposes, distributions may also be subject to state and local taxation. Rules of state and local taxation regarding qualified dividend income, ordinary income dividends and capital gain dividends from regulated investment companies may differ from the rules of U.S. federal income tax in many respects. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors as to the consequences of these and other state and local tax rules affecting investment in the Funds.

Most states provide that a regulated investment company may pass through (without restriction) to its shareholders state and local income tax exemptions available to direct owners of certain types of U.S. government securities (such as U.S. Treasury obligations). Thus, for residents of these states, distributions derived from a Fund’s investment in certain types of U.S. government securities should be free from state and local income taxation to the extent that the interest income from such investments would have been exempt from state and local taxes if such securities had been held directly by the respective shareholders. Certain states, however, do not allow a regulated investment company to pass through to its shareholders the state and local income tax exemptions available to direct owners of certain types of U.S. government securities unless a Fund holds at least a required amount of U.S. government securities. Accordingly, for residents of these states, distributions derived from a Fund’s investment in certain types of U.S. government securities may not be entitled to the exemptions from state and local income taxes that would be available if the shareholders had purchased U.S. government securities directly. The exemption from state and local income taxes does not preclude states from asserting other taxes on the ownership of U.S. government securities. To the extent that a Fund invests to a substantial degree in U.S. government securities which are subject to favorable state and local tax treatment, shareholders of the Fund will be notified as to the extent to which distributions from the Fund are attributable to interest on such securities.

Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations

If a shareholder realizes a loss on disposition of a Fund’s shares of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the Internal Revenue Service a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a regulated investment company are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all regulated investment companies. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

General Considerations

The federal income tax discussion set forth above is for general information only. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisers regarding the specific federal tax consequences of purchasing, holding, and disposing of shares of each of the Funds, as well as the effects of state, local and foreign tax law and any proposed tax law changes.

 

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TRUSTEES

The names of the Trustees of the Trusts, together with information regarding their year of birth, the year each Trustee first became a Board member of one of the Trusts, the year each Trustee first became a Board member of any of the heritage J.P. Morgan Funds or heritage One Group Mutual Funds, principal occupations and other board memberships, including those in any company with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Securities Exchange Act”) or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act or any company registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, are shown below. The contact address for each of the Trustees is 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

 

Name (Year of Birth; Positions with
the Funds since)

 

Principal Occupation
During Past 5 Years

 

Number of Funds

in Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee(1)

   

Other Directorships Held
During the Past 5 Years

John F. Finn
(1947); Trustee of Trusts since 2005; Trustee of heritage One Group Mutual Funds since 1998.
  Chairman (1985–present), President and Chief Executive Officer, Gardner, Inc. (supply chain management company serving industrial and consumer markets) (1974–present).     151      Director, Greif, Inc. (GEF) (industrial package products and services) (2007–present); Trustee, Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (1988–present); Director, Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) (1994-2014)
Dr. Matthew Goldstein
(1941); Chairman since 2013; Trustee of Trusts since 2005; Trustee of heritage J.P. Morgan Funds since 2003.
  Chancellor Emeritus, City University of New York (2015-present); Professor, City University of New York (2013–present); Chancellor, City University of New York (1999–2013); President, Adelphi University (New York) (1998–1999).     151      Trustee, Museum of Jewish Heritage (2011–present); Trustee, National Museum of Mathematics (present); Chair, Association of College and University Administrators (present)
Robert J. Higgins
(1945); Trustee of Trusts since 2005; Trustee of heritage J.P. Morgan Funds since 2002.
  Retired; Director of Administration of the State of Rhode Island (2003–2004); President — Consumer Banking and Investment Services, Fleet Boston Financial (1971–2002).     151      None

Frankie D. Hughes

(1952); Trustee of Trusts since 2008.

 

President, Ashland Hughes

Properties (property management)

(2014–present); President and Chief Investment Officer, Hughes Capital Management, Inc. (fixed income asset management) (1993–2014).

    151     

Trustee, The Victory Portfolios (2000–2008) (investment companies)

Peter C. Marshall
(1942); Trustee of Trusts since 2005; Trustee of heritage One Group Mutual Funds since 1985.
  Self-employed business consultant (2002–present).     151     

None

 

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Name (Year of Birth; Positions with
the Funds since)

 

Principal Occupation
During Past 5 Years

 

Number of Funds

in Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee(1)

   

Other Directorships Held
During the Past 5 Years

Mary E. Martinez
(1960); Trustee of Trusts since 2013
  Associate, Special Properties, a Christie’s International Real Estate Affiliate (2010–present); Managing Director, Bank of America (Asset Management) (2007–2008); Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Trust Asset Management, U.S. Trust Company (asset management) (2003–2007); President, Excelsior Funds (registered investment companies) (2004–2005).     151     

None

Marilyn McCoy*
(1948); Trustee of Trusts since 2005; Trustee of heritage One Group Mutual Funds since 1999.
  Vice President of Administration and Planning, Northwestern University (1985–present).     151     

None

Mitchell M. Merin
(1953); Trustee of Trusts since 2013
  Retired; President and Chief Operating Officer, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Member Morgan Stanley & Co. Management Committee (registered investment adviser) (1985–2005).     151      Director, Sun Life Financial (SLF) (2007–2013) (financial services and insurance); Trustee, Trinity College, Hartford, CT (2002–2010)
Dr. Robert A. Oden, Jr.
(1946); Trustee of Trusts since 2005; Trustee of heritage One Group Mutual Funds since 1997.
 

Retired; President, Carleton College (2002–2010); President, Kenyon College

(1995–2002).

    151      Chairman, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (2011–present); Trustee, American Schools of Oriental Research (2011–present); Trustee, American University in Cairo (1999–2014). Trustee, American Museum of Fly Fishing (2013–present).
Marian U. Pardo**
(1946); Trustee of Trusts since 2013
  Managing Director and Founder, Virtual Capital Management LLC (Investment Consulting) (2007–present); Managing Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management (portfolio manager) (2003–2006).     151     

Member, Board of Governors, Columbus Citizens Foundation (not-for-profit supporting philanthropic and cultural programs) (2006–present)

Frederick W. Ruebeck
(1939); Trustee of Trusts since 2005; Trustee of heritage One Group Mutual Funds since 1994.
 

Consultant (2000–present); Advisor, JP Greene & Associates, LLC (broker-dealer) (2000–2009); Chief Investment Officer, Wabash College (2004–present); Director of Investments, Eli Lilly and Company (pharmaceuticals) (1988–1999).

    151      None

 

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Name (Year of Birth; Positions with
the Funds since)

 

Principal Occupation
During Past 5 Years

 

Number of Funds

in Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee(1)

   

Other Directorships Held
During the Past 5 Years

James J. Schonbachler
(1943); Trustee of Trusts since 2005; Trustee of heritage J.P. Morgan Funds since 2001.
 

Retired; Managing Director of

Bankers Trust Company

(financial services) (1968–

1998).

    151      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. The J.P. Morgan Funds Complex for which the Board of Trustees serves currently includes twelve registered investment companies (151 funds).
* Two members of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University are executive officers of registered investment advisers (not affiliated with JPMorgan) that are under common control with sub-advisers to certain J.P. Morgan Funds.
** In connection with prior employment with JPMorgan Chase, Ms. Pardo was the recipient of non-qualified pension plan payments from JPMorgan Chase in the amount of approximately $2,055 per month, which she irrevocably waived effective January 1, 2013, and deferred compensation payments from JPMorgan Chase in the amount of approximately $7,294 per year, which ended in January 2013. In addition, Ms. Pardo receives payments from a fully-funded qualified plan, which is not an obligation of JPMorgan Chase.

The Trustees serve for an indefinite term, subject to the Trusts’ current retirement policy, which is age 78 for all Trustees. The Board of Trustees decides upon general policies and is responsible for overseeing the business affairs of the Trusts.

Qualifications of Trustees

The Governance Committee and the Board considered the commitment that each Trustee has demonstrated in serving on the Board including the significant time each Trustee has devoted to preparing for meetings and the active engagement and participation of each Trustee at Board meetings. The Governance Committee and the Board also considered the character of each Trustee noting that each Trustee is committed to executing his or her duties as a trustee with diligence, honesty and integrity. The Governance Committee and the Board also considered the contributions that each Trustee has made to the Board in terms of experience, leadership, independence and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with other Board members.

The Governance Committee also considered the significant and relevant experience and knowledge that each Trustee has with respect to registered investment companies and asset management. The Governance Committee and the Board noted the additional experience that each of the Trustees has gained with respect to registered investment companies as a result of his or her service on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board. The J.P. Morgan Funds overseen by the J.P. Morgan Funds Board represent almost every asset class including (1) fixed income funds including traditional bond funds, municipal bond funds, high yield funds, government funds, and emerging markets debt funds, (2) money market funds, (3) international, emerging markets and country/region funds, (4) equity funds including small, mid and large capitalization funds and value and growth funds, (5) index funds, (6) funds of funds, including target date funds, and (7) specialty funds including market neutral funds, long/short funds and funds that invest in real estate securities and commodity-related securities and derivatives. The Governance Committee and the Board also considered the experience that each Trustee had with respect to reviewing agreements with the Funds’ service providers in connection with their broader service to the J.P. Morgan Funds including the Funds’ investment advisers, custodian, and fund accountant.

The Governance Committee and the Board also considered the experience and contribution of each Trustee in the context of the Board’s leadership and committee structure. The Board has six committees including the Audit and Valuation Committee, the Compliance Committee, the Governance Committee, the Equity Committee, the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee, and a Fixed Income Committee. Different members of the Board serve on these three investment committees with respect to each asset type thereby allowing the J.P. Morgan Funds Board to effectively evaluate information for the Funds in the complex in a focused, disciplined manner.

The Governance Committee also considered the operational efficiencies achieved by having a single Board for the Funds and the other registered investment companies overseen by the Advisers and its affiliates as well as the extensive experience of certain Trustees in serving on Boards for registered investment companies advised by subsidiaries or affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and/or Bank One Corporation (known as “heritage J.P. Morgan Funds” or “heritage One Group Mutual Funds”).

 

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In reaching its conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee of the Trust, the Board also considered the following additional specific qualifications, contributions and experience of the following Trustees:

John F. Finn. Mr. Finn has served on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board since 2005 and was a member of the heritage One Group Mutual Funds Board since 1998. Until February 2013, Mr. Finn served on the Audit and Valuation Committee. As a member of the Audit and Valuation Committee, Mr. Finn has participated in the appointment of the Funds’ independent accountants, the oversight of the performance of the Funds’ audit, accounting and financial reporting policies, practices and internal controls and valuation policies, assisting the Board in its oversight of the valuation of the Funds’ securities by the Advisers, overseeing the quality and objectivity of the Funds’ independent audit and the financial statements of the Funds, and acting as a liaison between the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board. Mr. Finn currently serves as a Chairman of the Equity Committee and a member of the Governance Committee. As a member of the Governance Committee, he has participated in the selection and nomination of persons for election or appointment as Trustees, periodic review of the compensation payable to the Trustees, review and evaluation of the functioning of the Board and its committees, oversight of any ongoing litigation affecting the Funds, the Advisers or the non-interested Trustees, oversight of regulatory issues or deficiencies affecting the Funds, oversight of the Funds’ risk management processes and oversight and review of matters with respect to service providers to the Funds. In addition, until June 2014, Mr. Finn was also the head of the Strategic Planning Working Group, comprised of independent Trustees. The Strategic Planning Working Group worked with the administrator to the Trust on initiatives related to efficiency and effectiveness of Board materials and meetings.

Dr. Matthew Goldstein. Dr. Goldstein has served as the Chairman of the Board since January 2013 and on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board since 2005. Dr. Goldstein was a member of the heritage J.P. Morgan Funds Board since 2003. Dr. Goldstein serves as the Chairman of the Governance Committee. As a member of the Governance Committee, he has participated in the selection and nomination of persons for election or appointment as Trustees, periodic review of the compensation payable to the Trustees, review and evaluation of the functioning of the Board and its committees, oversight of any ongoing litigation affecting the Funds, the Advisers or the non-interested Trustees, oversight of regulatory issues or deficiencies affecting the Funds, oversight of the Funds’ risk management processes and oversight and review of matters with respect to service providers to the Funds.

Robert J. Higgins. Mr. Higgins has served on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board since 2005 and was a member of the heritage J.P. Morgan Funds Board since 2002. Mr. Higgins serves as a member of the Equity Committee and was the Chairman of the Equity Committee until July 1, 2014. Until February 2013, Mr. Higgins served on the Audit and Valuation Committee. As a member of the Audit and Valuation Committee, Mr. Higgins has participated in the appointment of the Funds’ independent accountants, the oversight of the performance of the Funds’ audit, accounting and financial reporting policies, practices and internal controls and valuation policies, assisting the Board in its oversight of the valuation of the Funds’ securities by the Advisers, overseeing the quality and objectivity of the Funds’ independent audit and the financial statements of the Funds and acting as a liaison between the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board. Mr. Higgins currently serves on the Compliance Committee. As a member of the Compliance Committee, he has participated in the oversight of the Funds’ compliance with legal and regulatory and contractual requirements and compliance policies and procedures, as well as the appointment and compensation of the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer. The members of the Compliance Committee also oversee the investigation and resolution of any significant compliance incidents.

Frankie D. Hughes. Ms. Hughes has served on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board since 2008. Until February 2013, Ms. Hughes was a member of the Fixed Income Sub Committee. Until January 2016, Ms. Hughes was a member of the Compliance Committee. As a member of the Compliance Committee, she has participated in the oversight of the Funds’ compliance with legal, regulatory and contractual requirements and compliance policies and procedures, as well as the appointment and compensation of the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer. The members of the Compliance Committee also oversee the investigation and resolution of any significant compliance incidents. Ms. Hughes is a member of the Audit and Valuation Committee. As a member of the Audit and Valuation Committee, she has participated in the appointment of the Funds’ independent accountants, the oversight of the performance of the Funds’ audit, accounting and financial reporting policies, practices and internal controls and valuation policies, assisting the Board in its oversight of the valuation of the Funds’ securities by the Adviser, overseeing the quality and objectivity of the Funds’ independent audit and the financial statements of the Funds, and acting as a liaison between the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board. Ms. Hughes also serves as a member of the Fixed Income Committee.

Peter C. Marshall. Mr. Marshall has served on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board since 2005. Mr. Marshall was also the Chairman of the heritage One Group Mutual Funds Board, serving as a member of such Board since 1985. Mr. Marshall was also an Audit Committee Financial Expert for the heritage One Group Mutual Funds. Until

 

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January 2016, Mr. Marshall served as a member of the Governance Committee. As a member of the Governance Committee, he has participated in the selection and nomination of persons for election or appointment as Trustees, periodic review of the compensation payable to the Trustees, review and evaluation of the functioning of the Board and its committees, oversight of any ongoing litigation affecting the Funds, the Advisers or the non-interested Trustees, oversight of regulatory issues or deficiencies affecting the Funds, oversight of the Funds’ risk management processes and oversight and review of matters with respect to service providers to the Funds. Mr. Marshall is a member of the Audit and Valuation Committee. As a member of the Audit and Valuation Committee, he has participated in the appointment of the Funds’ independent accountants, the oversight of the performance of the Funds’ audit, accounting and financial reporting policies, practices and internal controls and valuation policies, assisting the Board in its oversight of the valuation of the Funds’ securities by the Adviser, overseeing the quality and objectivity of the Funds’ independent audit and the financial statements of the Funds, and acting as a liaison between the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board. Mr. Marshall also serves as Chair of the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee.

Mary E. Martinez. Ms. Martinez has served on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2013. In addition to the experience that Ms. Martinez has gained through her service on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board, Ms. Martinez is a senior financial services executive with over 25 years of experience in asset management, wealth management and private banking services. She has extensive experience with respect to registered investment companies and asset management products as a result of serving as president to other registered investment companies and as a chief operating officer of an asset management firm with responsibility for product development, management, infrastructure and operating oversight, including experience with respect to: (1) diversified product offerings including fundamental, quantitative, traditional and alternative asset classes; (2) asset and portfolio management analytics; (3) risk management and governance; and (4) regulatory and financial reporting. Ms. Martinez also serves on the Audit and Valuation Committee. As a member of the Audit and Valuation Committee, she has participated in the appointment of the Funds’ independent accountants, the oversight of the performance of the Funds’ audit, accounting and financial reporting policies, practices and internal controls and valuation policies, assisting the Board in its oversight of the valuation of the Funds’ securities by the Advisers, overseeing the quality and objectivity of the Funds’ independent audit and the financial statements of the Funds, and acting as a liaison between the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board. Ms. Martinez also serves as a member of the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee.

Marilyn McCoy. Ms. McCoy has served on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board since 2005 and was a member of the heritage One Group Mutual Funds Board since 1999. Ms. McCoy is the Chairman of the Compliance Committee. As Chair of the Compliance Committee, she has participated in the oversight of the Funds’ compliance with legal, regulatory and contractual requirements and compliance policies and procedures, as well as the appointment and compensation of the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer. The members of the Compliance Committee also oversee the investigation and resolution of any significant compliance incidents. Ms. McCoy also serves as a member of the Equity Committee.

Mitchell M. Merin. Mr. Merin has served on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2013 and is the Chair of the Fixed Income Committee. In addition to the experience that Mr. Merin has gained through his service on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board, Mr. Merin has been in the securities and asset management business for over 25 years and has served as both a board member and president of other registered investment companies and has extensive experience with respect to (1) taxable fixed income products and derivatives; (2) investment oversight; and (3) board governance of registered investment companies and other public companies. Mr. Merin has held leadership positions within the investment company industry including serving as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute and the Chair of the Fixed Income Securities and Investment Company Committees of NASDR. Until January 2016, Mr. Merin also served on the Audit and Valuation Committee. As a member of the Audit and Valuation Committee, he has participated in the appointment of the Funds’ independent accountants, the oversight of the performance of the Funds’ audit, accounting and financial reporting policies, practices and internal controls and valuation policies, assisting the Board in its oversight of the valuation of the Funds’ securities by the Advisers, overseeing the quality and objectivity of the Funds’ independent audit and the financial statements of the Funds, and acting as a liaison between the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board. Mr. Merin also serves on the Governance Committee. As a member of the Governance Committee, he has participated in the selection and nomination of persons for election or appointment as Trustees, periodic review of the compensation payable to the Trustees, review and evaluation of the functioning of the Board and its committees, oversight of any ongoing litigation affecting the Funds, the Adviser or the non-interested Trustees, oversight of regulatory issues or

 

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deficiencies affecting the Funds, oversight of the Funds’ risk management processes and oversight and review of matters with respect to service providers to the Funds.

Dr. Robert A. Oden Jr. Dr. Oden has served on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board since 2005 and was a member of the heritage One Group Mutual Funds Board since 1997. Until February 2013, Dr. Oden was a member of the Compliance Committee. As a member of the Compliance Committee, he has participated in the oversight of the Funds’ compliance with legal, regulatory and contractual requirements and compliance policies and procedures, as well as the appointment and compensation of the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer. The members of the Compliance Committee also oversee the investigation and resolution of any significant compliance incidents. Dr. Oden currently serves as a member of the Governance Committee. As a member of the Governance Committee, he has participated in the selection and nomination of persons for election or appointment as Trustees, periodic review of the compensation payable to the Trustees, review and evaluation of the functioning of the Board and its committees, oversight of any ongoing litigation affecting the Funds, the Advisers or the non-interested Trustees, oversight of regulatory issues or deficiencies affecting the Funds, oversight of the Funds’ risk management processes and oversight and review of matters with respect to service providers to the Funds. Dr. Oden also serves as a member of the Fixed Income Committee.

Marian U. Pardo. Ms. Pardo has served on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board since February 2013. In addition to the experience that Ms. Pardo has gained through her service on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board, Ms. Pardo has been in the financial services industry since 1968, with experience in banking, lending, and investment management, and has specific experience with respect to (1) portfolio management, (2) the J.P. Morgan Funds’ investment advisory business, and (3) banking and investment management. She served as a portfolio manager for equity funds across the capitalization spectrum including, prior to 2002, small cap US equity funds advised by JPMIM. Ms. Pardo is also a member of the Compliance Committee. As a member of the Compliance Committee, she has participated in the oversight of the Funds’ compliance with legal, regulatory and contractual requirements and compliance policies and procedures, as well as the appointment and compensation of the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer. The members of the Compliance Committee also oversee the investigation and resolution of any significant compliance incidents. Ms. Pardo also serves as a member of the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee.

Frederick W. Ruebeck. Mr. Ruebeck has served on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board since 2005 and was a member of the heritage One Group Mutual Funds Board since 1994. Until January 2016, Mr. Ruebeck served on the Audit and Valuation Committee. As a member of the Audit and Valuation Committee, Mr. Ruebeck has participated in the appointment of the Funds’ independent accountants, the oversight of the performance of the Funds’ audit, accounting and financial reporting policies, practices and internal controls and valuation policies, assisting the Board in its oversight of the valuation of the Funds’ securities by the Advisers, overseeing the quality and objectivity of the Funds’ independent audit and the financial statements of the Funds, and acting as a liaison between the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board. Mr. Ruebeck serves as a member of the Compliance Committee. As a member of the Compliance Committee, he has participated in the oversight of the J.P. Morgan Funds’ compliance with legal, regulatory and contractual requirements and compliance policies and procedures, as well as the appointment and compensation of the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer. The members of the Compliance Committee also oversee the investigation and resolution of any significant compliance incidents. Mr. Ruebeck also serves as a member of the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee.

James J. Schonbachler. Mr. Schonbachler has served on the J.P. Morgan Funds Board since 2005 and was a member of the heritage J.P. Morgan Funds Board since 2001. Mr. Schonbachler serves as Chairman of the Audit and Valuation Committee. In connection with his duties to the Audit and Valuation Committee, Mr. Schonbachler has participated in the appointment of the Funds’ independent accountants, the oversight of the performance of the Funds’ audit, accounting and financial reporting policies, practices and internal controls and valuation policies, assisting the Board in its oversight of the valuation of the Funds’ securities by the Advisers, overseeing the quality and objectivity of the Funds’ independent audit and the financial statements, and acting as a liaison between the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board. Mr. Schonbachler also serves as a member of the Fixed Income Committee.

Board Leadership Structure and Oversight

The Board has structured itself in a manner that allows it to effectively perform its oversight function. The Chairman of the Board is an independent Trustee, which allows him to carry out his leadership duties as Chairman with objectivity.

 

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The Board has adopted a committee structure that allows it to effectively perform its oversight function for all of the Funds in the complex. As described under “Qualifications of Trustees” and “Standing Committees,” the Board has six committees: the Audit and Valuation Committee, the Compliance Committee, the Governance Committee, the Equity Committee, the Fixed Income Committee and the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee. The Board has determined that the leadership and committee structure is appropriate for the Funds and allows the Board to effectively and efficiently evaluate issues that impact the Funds as a whole as well as issues that are unique to each Fund.

The Board and the Committees take an active role in risk oversight including the risks associated with registered investment companies including investment risk, compliance and valuation. The Governance Committee oversees and reports to the Board on the risk management processes for the Funds. In addition, in connection with its oversight, the Board receives regular reports from the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”), the Advisers, the Administrator, and the internal audit department of JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Board also receives periodic reports from the Chief Risk Officer of Investment Management Americas and Alternatives of J.P. Morgan Asset Management1 (“JPMAM”) including reports concerning operational controls that are designed to address market risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk among others. The Board also receives regular reports from personnel responsible for JPMAM’s business resiliency and disaster recovery.

In addition, the Board and its Committees work on an ongoing basis in fulfilling the oversight function. At each quarterly meeting, each of the Equity Committee, the Fixed Income Committee, and the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee meets with representatives of the Advisers as well as an independent consultant to review and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Funds. Each of these three Committees reports these reviews to the full Board. The Audit and Valuation Committee is responsible for oversight of the performance of the Fund’s audit, accounting and financial reporting policies, practices and internal controls and valuation policies, assisting the Board in its oversight of the valuation of the Funds’ securities by the Advisers, overseeing the quality and objectivity of the Funds’ independent audit and the financial statements of the Funds, and acting as a liaison between the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board. The Compliance Committee is responsible for oversight of the Funds’ compliance with legal, regulatory and contractual requirements and compliance with policy and procedures. The Governance Committee is responsible for, among other things, oversight of matters relating to the Funds’ corporate governance obligations and risk management processes, Fund service providers and litigation. At each quarterly meeting, each of the Governance Committee, the Audit and Valuation Committee and the Compliance Committee report their committee proceedings to the full Board. This Committee structure allows the Board to efficiently evaluate a large amount of material and effectively fulfill its oversight function. Annually, the Board considers the efficiency of this committee structure.

Additional information about each of the Committees is included below in “Standing Committees.”

 

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J.P. Morgan Asset Management is the marketing name for the asset management businesses 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.

 

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Standing Committees

The Board of Trustees has six standing committees: the Audit and Valuation Committee, the Compliance Committee, the Governance Committee, the Equity Committee, the Fixed Income Committee, and the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee.

The members of each Committee are set forth below:

 

Name of Committee

  

Members

  

Committee Chair

Audit and Valuation Committee

  

Mr. Schonbachler

Ms. Hughes

Mr. Marshall

Ms. Martinez

   Mr. Schonbachler

Compliance Committee

  

Ms. McCoy

Mr. Higgins

Ms. Pardo

Mr. Ruebeck

   Ms. McCoy

Governance Committee

  

Dr. Goldstein

Mr. Finn

Mr. Merin

Dr. Oden

   Dr. Goldstein

Equity Committee

  

Mr. Finn

Mr. Higgins

Ms. McCoy

   Mr. Finn

Fixed Income Committee

  

Mr. Merin

Ms. Hughes

Dr. Oden

Mr. Schonbachler

   Mr. Merin

Money Market and Alternative Products Committee

  

Mr. Marshall

Ms. Martinez

Ms. Pardo

Mr. Ruebeck

   Mr. Marshall

Audit and Valuation Committee. The purposes of the Audit and Valuation Committee are to: (i) appoint and determine compensation of the Funds’ independent accountants; (ii) evaluate the independence of the Funds’ independent accountants; (iii) oversee the performance of the Funds’ audit, accounting and financial reporting policies, practices and internal controls and valuation policies; (iv) approve non-audit services, as required by the statutes and regulations administered by the SEC, including the 1940 Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; (v) assist the Board in its oversight of the valuation of the Funds’ securities by the Adviser, as well as any sub-adviser; (vi) oversee the quality and objectivity of the Funds’ independent audit and the financial statements of the Funds; and (vii) act as a liaison between the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board. The Audit and Valuation Committee has delegated valuation responsibilities to any member of the Committee to respond to inquiries on valuation matters and participate in fair valuation determinations when the Funds’ valuation procedures require Board action, but it is impracticable or impossible to hold a meeting of the entire Board. Prior to November 18, 2009, the Board of each Trust (other than JPMT III) delegated these valuation responsibilities to a Valuation Sub-Committee of the Audit Committee. JPMT III was organized on November 14, 2013.

Compliance Committee. The primary purposes of the Compliance Committee are to (i) oversee the Funds’ compliance with legal and regulatory and contractual requirements and the Funds’ compliance policies and procedures; and (ii) consider the appointment, compensation and removal of the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer.

Governance Committee. The members of the Governance Committee are each Independent Trustees of the J.P. Morgan Funds. The duties of the Governance Committee include, but are not limited to, (i) selection and nomination of persons for election or appointment as Trustees; (ii) periodic review of the compensation payable to the non-interested Trustees; (iii) establishment of non-interested Trustee expense policies; (iv) periodic review and evaluation of the functioning of the Board and its committees; (v) with respect to the JPMT II Funds, appointment and removal of the Funds’ Senior Officer, and approval of compensation for the Funds’ Senior Officer and retention and compensation of the Senior Officer’s staff and consultants; (vi) selection of independent legal counsel to the non-interested Trustees and legal counsel to the Funds; (vii) oversight of ongoing litigation affecting the Funds, the

 

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Adviser or the non-interested Trustees; (viii) oversight of regulatory issues or deficiencies affecting the Funds (except financial matters considered by the Audit Committee); (ix) oversight of the risk management processes for Funds; and (x) oversight and review of matters with respect to service providers to the Funds (except the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm). When evaluating a person as a potential nominee to serve as an Independent Trustee, the Governance Committee may consider, among other factors, (i) whether or not the person is “independent” and whether the person is otherwise qualified under applicable laws and regulations to serve as a Trustee; (ii) whether or not the person is willing to serve, and willing and able to commit the time necessary for the performance of the duties of an Independent Trustee; (iii) the contribution that the person can make to the Board and the J.P. Morgan Funds, with consideration being given to the person’s business experience, education and such other factors as the Committee may consider relevant; (iv) the character and integrity of the person; (v) the desirable personality traits, including independence, leadership and the ability to work with the other members of the Board; and (vi) to the extent consistent with the 1940 Act, such recommendations from management as are deemed appropriate. The process of identifying nominees involves the consideration of candidates recommended by one or more of the following: current Independent Trustees, officers, shareholders and other sources that the Governance Committee deems appropriate. The Governance Committee will review nominees recommended to the Board by shareholders and will evaluate such nominees in the same manner as it evaluates nominees identified by the Governance Committee. Nominee recommendations may be submitted to the Secretary of the Trusts at each Trust’s principal business address.

Equity Committee, Fixed Income Committee and Money Market and Alternative Products Committee. Each member of the Board, other than Dr. Goldstein, serves on one of the following committees: the Equity Committee, the Fixed Income Committee and Money Market and Alternative Products Committee. These three Committees are divided by asset type and different members of the Board serve on each committee with respect to each asset type. The function of the Committees is to assist the Board in the oversight of the investment management services provided by the Adviser to the Funds, as well as any sub-adviser to the Funds. The primary purpose of each Committee is to (i) assist the Board in its oversight of the investment management services provided by the Adviser to the Funds designated for review by each Committee; and (ii) review and make recommendations to the Board concerning the approval of proposed new or continued advisory and distribution arrangements for the Funds or for new funds. The full Board may delegate to the applicable Committee from time to time the authority to make Board level decisions on an interim basis when it is impractical to convene a meeting of the full Board. Each of the Committees receives reports concerning investment management topics, concerns or exceptions with respect to particular Funds that the Committee is assigned to oversee, and work to facilitate the understanding by the Board of particular issues related to investment management of Funds reviewed by the applicable Committee.

For details of the number of times each of the four standing committees met during the most recent fiscal year, see “TRUSTEES — Standing Committees” in Part I of this SAI.

For details of the dollar range of equity securities owned by each Trustee in the Funds, see “TRUSTEES — Ownership of Securities” in Part I of this SAI.

Trustee Compensation

The Trustees instituted a Deferred Compensation Plan for Eligible Trustees (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) pursuant to which the Trustees are permitted to defer part or all of their compensation. Amounts deferred are deemed invested in shares of one or more series of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III, JPMT IV, Undiscovered Managers Funds, JPMFMFG, and JPMMFIT, as selected by the Trustee from time to time, to be used to measure the performance of a Trustee’s deferred compensation account. Amounts deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan will be deemed to be invested in Select Class Shares of the identified funds, unless Select Class Shares are not available, in which case the amounts will be deemed to be invested in Class A Shares. A Trustee’s deferred compensation account will be paid at such times as elected by the Trustee, subject to certain mandatory payment provisions in the Deferred Compensation Plan (e.g., death of a Trustee). Deferral and payment elections under the Deferred Compensation Plan are subject to strict requirements for modification.

Each Declaration of Trust provides that the Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Trust, unless, as to liability to the Trust or its shareholders, it is finally adjudicated that they engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in their offices or with respect to any matter unless it is finally adjudicated that they did not act in good faith in the reasonable belief that their actions were in the best interest of the Trust. In the case of settlement, such indemnification will not be provided

 

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unless it has been determined by a court or other body approving the settlement or disposition, or by a reasonable determination based upon a review of readily available facts, by vote of a majority of disinterested Trustees or in a written opinion of independent counsel, that such officers or Trustees have not engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of their duties.

For details of Trustee compensation paid by the Funds, including deferred compensation, see “TRUSTEES — Trustee Compensation” in Part I of this SAI.

OFFICERS

The Trusts’ executive officers (listed below) generally are employees of the Adviser or one of its affiliates. The officers conduct and supervise the business operations of the Trusts. The officers hold office until a successor has been elected and duly qualified. The Trusts have no employees. The names of the officers of the Funds, together with their year of birth, information regarding their positions held with the Trusts and principal occupations are shown below. The contact address for each of the officers, unless otherwise noted, is 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

 

Name (Year of Birth),

Positions Held with

the Trusts (Since)

  

Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years

Brian S. Shlissel (1964),

President and Principal Executive Officer (2016)

   Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer for J.P. Morgan pooled vehicles, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (2014-present); Managing Director and Head of Mutual Fund Services, Allianz Global Investors; President and Chief Executive Officer, Allianz Global Investors Mutual Funds and PIMCO Closed-End Funds (1999-2014)

Laura M. Del Prato (1964),
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer (2014)*

  

Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (formerly JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc.) since 2014; Partner, Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd. (2012-2013); Partner (2004-2012) and various other titles (1990-2004) at KPMG, LLP.

Lauren Paino (1973)

Assistant Treasurer (2013)***

   Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (formerly JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc.) since August 2013; Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management (2000-2013); Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1995-2000)

Frank J. Nasta (1964),

Secretary (2008)

   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 (2005)
   Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Mr. Ungerman has been with JPMorgan Chase & Co. since 2000.

Elizabeth A. Davin (1964),

Assistant Secretary (2005)*

   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 (2005)*

   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 (2008)

   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.

 

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Name (Year of Birth),

Positions Held with

the Trusts (Since)

  

Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years

Gregory S. Samuels (1980)

Assistant Secretary (2010)

   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; Associate, Ropes & Gray (law firm) from 2008 to 2010; Associate, Clifford Chance LLP (law firm) from 2005 to 2008.
Pamela L. Woodley (1971),
Assistant Secretary (2012)**
   Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since November 2004.

Michael M. D’Ambrosio (1969),

Assistant Treasurer (2012)

   Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (formerly JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc.) since May 2014; Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (formerly JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc.) from 2012 to May 2014; prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Mr. D’Ambrosio was a Tax Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP since 2006.

Joseph Parascondola (1963),

Assistant Treasurer (2011)

   Vice President, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (formerly JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc.) since August 2006.

Matthew J. Plastina (1970),

Assistant Treasurer (2011)

   Vice President, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (formerly JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc.) since August 2010; prior to August 2010, Vice President and Controller, Legg Mason Global Asset Management.

Julie A. Roach (1971),

Assistant Treasurer (2012)*

   Vice President, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (formerly JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc.) from August 2012; prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Ms. Roach was a Senior Manager with Deloitte since 2001.

Gillian I. Sands (1969),

Assistant Treasurer (2012)

   Vice President, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (formerly JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc.) from September 2012; Assistant Treasurer, Wells Fargo Funds Management (2007–2009)

 

* The contact address for the officer is 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH 43240.
** The contact address for the officer is 4 New York Plaza, Floor 21, New York, NY 10004.

For details of the percentage of shares of any class of each Fund owned by the officers and Trustees, as a group, see “SHARE OWNERSHIP — Trustees and Officers” in Part I of this SAI.

INVESTMENT ADVISERS AND SUB-ADVISERS

Pursuant to investment advisory agreements, JPMIM serves as investment adviser to the Funds, except for the Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund and U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund. JPMAAM serves as investment adviser for the Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund pursuant to an agreement with JPMT III. SCR&M serves as investment adviser for the U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund pursuant to an agreement with JPMT I. JFIMI serves as sub-adviser to certain funds pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement with JPMIM. JPMPI serves as sub-adviser to certain funds pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement with JPMIM.

The Trust’s Shares are not sponsored, endorsed or guaranteed by, and do not constitute obligations or deposits of JPMorgan Chase, any bank affiliate of JPMIM or any other bank, and are not insured by the FDIC or issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies.

For details of the investment advisory fees paid under an applicable advisory agreement, see “INVESTMENT ADVISERS — Investment Advisory Fees” in Part I of the SAI for the respective Fund.

For details of the dollar range of shares of each Fund (excluding Money Market Funds) beneficially owned by the portfolio managers who serve on a team that manages such Fund, see “PORTFOLIO MANAGERS — Portfolio Managers’ Other Accounts Managed” in Part I of this SAI.

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc (“JPMIM”). JPMIM serves as investment adviser to certain Funds pursuant to the investment advisory agreements between JPMIM and certain of the Trusts (the “JPMIM Advisory Agreements”). Effective October 1, 2003, JPMIM became a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (“JPMorgan Chase”). Prior to October 1, 2003, JPMIM was a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, a publicly traded bank holding company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware which was formed from the merger of J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated with and into The Chase Manhattan Corporation.

 

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JPMIM is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

Under the JPMIM Advisory Agreements, JPMIM provides investment advisory services to certain Funds, which include managing the purchase, retention and disposition of such Funds’ investments. JPMIM may delegate its responsibilities to a sub-adviser. Any subadvisory agreements must be approved by the applicable Trust’s Board of Trustees and the applicable Fund’s shareholders, to the extent required by the 1940 Act.

Under separate agreements, JPMorgan Chase Bank, JPMIM and JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (“JPMDS”) provide certain custodial, fund accounting, recordkeeping and administrative services to the Trusts and the Funds and shareholder services for the Trusts. JPMDS is the shareholder servicing agent and the distributor for certain Funds. JPMorgan Chase Bank, JPMIM and JPMDS are each subsidiaries of JPMorgan Chase and affiliates of the Advisers. See the “Custodian,” “Administrator,” “Shareholder Servicing” and “Distributor” sections.

Under the terms of the JPMIM Advisory Agreements, the investment advisory services JPMIM provides to certain Funds are not exclusive. JPMIM is free to and does render similar investment advisory services to others. JPMIM serves as investment adviser to personal investors and other investment companies and acts as fiduciary for trusts, estates and employee benefit plans. Certain of the assets of trusts and estates under management are invested in common trust funds for which JPMIM serves as trustee. The accounts which are managed or advised by JPMIM have varying investment objectives, and JPMIM invests assets of such accounts in investments substantially similar to, or the same as, those which are expected to constitute the principal investments of certain Funds. Such accounts are supervised by employees of JPMIM who may also be acting in similar capacities for the Funds. See “Portfolio Transactions.”

The Funds are managed by employees of JPMIM who, in acting for their customers, including the Funds, do not discuss their investment decisions with any personnel of JPMorgan Chase or any personnel of other divisions of JPMIM or with any of their affiliated persons, with the exception of certain other investment management affiliates of JPMorgan Chase which execute transactions on behalf of the Funds.

As compensation for the services rendered and related expenses, such as salaries of advisory personnel borne by JPMIM or a predecessor, under the JPMIM Advisory Agreements, the applicable Trusts, on behalf of the Funds, have agreed to pay JPMIM a fee, which is computed daily and may be paid monthly, equal to the annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets as described in the applicable Prospectuses.

The JPMIM Advisory Agreements continue in effect for annual periods beyond October 31 of each year only if specifically approved thereafter annually in the same manner as the Distribution Agreement; except that for new funds, the initial approval will continue for up to two years, after which annual approvals are required. See the “Distributor” section. The JPMIM Advisory Agreements will terminate automatically if assigned and are terminable at any time without penalty by a vote of a majority of the Trustees, or by a vote of the holders of a majority of a Fund’s outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), on 60 days’ written notice to JPMIM and by JPMIM on 90 days’ written notice to the Trusts (60 days with respect to the International Research Enhanced Equity Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund and Growth Advantage Fund). The continuation of the JPMIM Advisory Agreements was last approved by the Board of Trustees at its meeting in August 2015.

The JPMIM Advisory Agreements provide that the Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the performance of the respective investment advisory agreement, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on the part of the Adviser in the performance of its duties, or from reckless disregard by it of its duties and obligations thereunder, or, with respect to all such Funds except the Mid Cap Value Fund, a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services.

Prior to January 1, 2010, JPMIA served as investment adviser to certain JPMT II Funds pursuant to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between JPMIA and JPMT II dated August 12, 2004 (the “JPMT II Advisory Agreement”). On July 1, 2004, Bank One Corporation, the former indirect corporate parent of JPMIA, merged into J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (now officially known as JPMorgan Chase & Co.). On that date, JPMIA became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase. JPMIA is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Effective January 1, 2010 (the “Effective Date”), the investment advisory business of JPMIA was transferred to JPMIM and JPMIM became the investment adviser for the applicable Funds under the JPMT II Advisory Agreement. The appointment of JPMIM did not change the portfolio management team, the investment strategies, the investment advisory fees charged to the Funds or the

 

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terms of the JPMT II Advisory Agreement (other than the identity of the investment adviser). Shareholder approval was not required for the replacement of JPMIA by JPMIM.

Subject to the supervision of a Trust’s Board of Trustees, JPMIM provides or will cause to be provided a continuous investment program for certain Funds, including investment research and management with respect to all securities and investments and cash equivalents in those Funds. JPMIM may delegate its responsibilities to a sub-adviser. Any subadvisory agreements must be approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees and the applicable Funds’ shareholders, to the extent required by the 1940 Act.

The JPMT II Advisory Agreement continues in effect for annual periods beyond October 31 of each year, if such continuance is approved at least annually by the Trust’s Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares of such Fund (as defined under “Additional Information” in this SAI), and a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the respective investment advisory agreements or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any party to the respective investment advisory agreements by votes cast in person at a meeting called for such purpose. The continuation of the JPMT II Advisory Agreement was approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees at its meeting held in August 2015.

The JPMT II Advisory Agreement may be terminated as to a particular Fund at any time on 60 days’ written notice without penalty by the Trustees, by vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares of that Fund, or by the Fund’s Adviser as the case may be. The JPMIA Advisory Agreement also terminates automatically in the event of any assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act.

As compensation for the services rendered and related expenses, such as salaries of advisory personnel borne by JPMIM, under the JPMT II Advisory Agreement, the applicable Trusts, on behalf of the Funds, have agreed to pay JPMIM a fee, which is computed daily and may be paid monthly, equal to the annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets as described in the applicable Prospectuses.

The JPMT II Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the performance of the respective investment advisory agreement, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on the part of the Adviser in the performance of its duties, or from reckless disregard by it of its duties and obligations thereunder.

Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated (“SCR&M”). SCR&M serves as investment adviser to the U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund pursuant to an agreement with JPMT I, on behalf of the U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund (the “Core Real Estate Securities Fund Investment Advisory Agreement”). SCR&M was formed in January 1995 to provide investment advisory services related to real estate assets to various clients. SCR&M is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.

SCR&M makes the investment decisions for the assets of the U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund. SCR&M also reviews, supervises and administers each such Fund’s investment program, subject to the supervision of, and policies established by, the Trustees. SCR&M is located at 10 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60603.

The Core Real Estate Securities Fund Investment Advisory Agreement provides that it will continue in effect for successive twelve month periods beyond October 31 of each year if not terminated or approved at least annually by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Core Real Estate Securities Fund Investment Advisory Agreement was initially approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees at their quarterly meeting on May 17, 2011 and may be terminated as to the U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund at any time on 60 days’ written notice without penalty by the Trustees, by vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares of that Fund, or by the Fund’s Adviser. The Core Real Estate Securities Fund Investment Advisory Agreement also terminates automatically in the event of any assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Core Real Estate Securities Fund Investment Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the respective Trust in connection with the performance under the agreement, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on the part of the Adviser in the performance of its duties, or from reckless disregard by it of its duties and obligations thereunder.

J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc (“JPMAAM”). JPMAAM serves as investment adviser to the Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund pursuant to the investment advisory agreements between JPMAAM and JPMT III (the “JPMAAM Advisory Agreement”).

 

 

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JPMAAM is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. JPMAAM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

Under the terms of the JPMAAM Advisory Agreement, the investment advisory services JPMAAM provides to the Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund is not exclusive. JPMAAM is free to and does render similar investment advisory services to others. JPMAAM serves as investment adviser to other pooled investment vehicles The accounts which are managed or advised by JPMAAM have varying investment objectives, and JPMAAM invests or allocates assets of such accounts in investments or to sub-advisers who employ investment strategies substantially similar to, or the same as, those which are expected to constitute the principal strategies of certain Funds. Such accounts are supervised by employees of JPMAAM who may also be acting in similar capacities for the Funds. See “Portfolio Transactions.”

As compensation for the services rendered and related expenses, such as salaries of advisory personnel borne by JPMAAM, under the JPMAAM Advisory Agreement, JPMT III, on behalf of the Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund, has agreed to pay JPMAAM a fee, which is computed daily and may be paid monthly, equal to the annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets as described in the applicable Prospectuses.

The JPMAAM Advisory Agreement continues in effect for annual periods beyond October 31 of each year only if specifically approved thereafter annually in the same manner as the Distribution Agreement; except that for new funds, the initial approval will continue for up to two years, after which annual approvals are required. See the “Distributor” section. The JPMAAM Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically if assigned and is terminable at any time without penalty by a vote of a majority of the Trustees, or by a vote of the holders of a majority of a Fund’s outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), on 60 days’ written notice to JPMAAM and by JPMAAM on 90 days’ written notice to the Trusts. The JPMAAM Advisory Agreement was approved by the Board of Trustees at its meeting in February 2014.

The JPMAAM Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the performance of the respective investment advisory agreement, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on the part of the Adviser in the performance of its duties, or from reckless disregard by it of its duties and obligations thereunder, or, with respect to all such Funds, a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services.

Subject to the supervision of a Trust’s Board of Trustees, JPMAAM provides or will cause to be provided a continuous investment program for Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund. JPMAAM may delegate its responsibilities to sub-advisers. Any subadvisory agreements must be approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees and the applicable Funds’ shareholders, as required by the 1940 Act.

JF International Management Inc. (“JFIMI”). JPMIM has entered into two investment sub-advisory agreements with JFIMI, one agreement with respect to the China Region Fund and one with respect to the International Discovery Fund (the “JFIMI Sub-Advisory Agreements”) pursuant to which JFIMI serves as investment sub-adviser to such Funds. JFIMI is registered as a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. JFIMI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Asset Management (Asia) Inc., which is wholly-owned by JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. (“JPMAMH”). JFIMI is located at 21F, Charter House, 8 Connaught Road, Central Hong Kong.

JFIMI may, in its discretion, provide such services through its own employees or the employees of one or more affiliated companies that are qualified to act as an investment adviser to a Fund under applicable laws and that are under the common control of JPMIM; provided that (i) all persons, when providing services under the JFIMI Sub-Advisory Agreements, are functioning as part of an organized group of persons, and (ii) such organized group of persons is managed at all times by authorized officers of JFIMI. This arrangement will not result in the payment of additional fees by a Fund.

Pursuant to the terms of the applicable JPMIM Advisory Agreement and the JFIMI Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser are permitted to render services to others. Each such agreement is terminable without penalty by the applicable Trusts, on behalf of the Funds, on not more than 60 days’, nor less than 30 days’, written notice when authorized either by a majority vote of a Fund’s shareholders or by a vote of a majority of the Boards of Trustees of the Trusts, or by JPMIM or JFIMI on not more than 60 days’, nor less than 30 days’, written notice, and will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act). The applicable JPMIM Advisory Agreement provides that JPMIM or JFIMI shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss arising out of any investment or for any act or omission in the execution of portfolio transactions for

 

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a Fund, except for willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder.

As compensation for the services rendered and related expenses borne by JFIMI, under the applicable JFIMI Sub-Advisory Agreement. JPMIM has agreed to pay JFIMI a fee, which is computed daily and may be paid monthly, at the rate of 0.48% per annum on the average daily net asset value of the assets of the China Region Fund and at the rate of 0.60% per annum on the average daily net asset value of the assets of the International Discovery Fund managed by JFIMI.

The JFIMI Sub-Advisory Agreements applicable to the China Region Fund and the International Discovery Fund provide that they will continue in effect for an initial two year period and shall continue in effect thereafter only as long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act.

Each JFIMI Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that the Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the performance under the agreement, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on the part of the Sub-Adviser in the performance of its duties, or from reckless disregard by it of its duties and obligations thereunder.

J.P. Morgan Private Investments, Inc. (“JPMPI”). JPMPI has been engaged by JPMIM to serve as investment sub-adviser to the JPMorgan Access Balanced Fund and JPMorgan Access Growth Fund (the “JPMPI Sub-Advisory Agreement”). JPMPI is a wholly owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMPI is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

JPMPI is paid monthly by JPMIM a fee equal to a percentage of the average daily net assets of the JPMorgan Access Balanced Fund and JPMorgan Access Growth Fund. The aggregate annual rate of the fees payable by JPMIM to JPMPI is 0.95% of the portion of each of the JPMorgan Access Balanced Fund’s and JPMorgan Access Growth Fund’s average daily net assets managed by JPMPI.

The JPMPI Sub-Advisory Agreement will continue in effect for a period of two years from the date of its execution, unless terminated sooner. It may be renewed from year to year thereafter, so long as continuance is specifically approved at least annually in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act.

The JPMPI Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that it will terminate in the event of an “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act), and may be terminated without penalty at any time by either party upon 60 days’ written notice, or upon termination of the JPMIM Advisory Agreement. Under the terms of the JPMPI Sub-Advisory Agreement, JPMPI is not liable to JPMIM, the JPMorgan Access Balanced Fund or the JPMorgan Access Growth Fund, or their shareholders, for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any losses sustained by JPMIM, the JPMorgan Access Balanced Fund or the JPMorgan Access Growth Fund or their shareholders, except in the case of JPMPI’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties under the JPMPI Sub-Advisory Agreement.

 

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POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

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JPMIM and/or its affiliates (the “Affiliates” and, together, “JPMorgan”) provide an array of discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. In addition, JPMorgan is a diversified financial services firm that provides a broad range of services and products to its clients and is a major participant in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which a Fund invests or will invest. Investors should carefully review the following, which describes potential and actual conflicts of interest that JPMorgan can face in the operation of its investment management services. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate the conflicts of interest described below. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available.

This section is not, and is not intended to be, a complete enumeration or explanation of all of the potential conflicts of interest that may arise. Additional information about potential conflicts of interest regarding JPMIM and JPMorgan is set forth in JPMIM’s Form ADV. A copy of Part 1 and Part 2A of JPMIM’s and each other Adviser’s or Sub-Adviser’s Form ADV is available on the SEC’s website (www.adviserinfo.sec.gov).

Acting for Multiple Clients. In general, JPMIM faces conflicts of interest when it renders investment advisory services to several clients and, from time to time, provides dissimilar investment advice to different clients. For example, when funds or accounts managed by JPMIM (“Other Accounts”) engage in short sales of the same securities held by a Fund, JPMIM could be seen as harming the performance of a Fund for the benefit of the Other Accounts engaging in short sales, if the short sales cause the market value of the securities to fall. In addition, a conflict could arise when one or more Other Accounts invest in different instruments or classes of securities of the same issuer than those in which a Fund invests. In certain circumstances, Other Accounts have different investment objectives or could pursue or enforce rights with respect to a particular issuer in which a Fund has also invested and these activities could have an adverse effect on the Fund. For example, if a Fund holds debt instruments of an issuer and an Other Account holds equity securities of the same issuer, then if the issuer experiences financial or operational challenges, the Fund (which holds the debt instrument) may seek a liquidation of the issuer, whereas the Other Account (which holds the equity securities) may prefer a reorganization of the issuer. In addition, an issuer in which the Fund invests may use the proceeds of the Fund’s investment to refinance or reorganize its capital structure which could result in repayment of debt held by JPMorgan or an Other Account. If the issuer performs poorly following such refinancing or reorganization, the Fund’s results will suffer whereas the Other Account’s performance will not be affected because the Other Account no longer has an investment in the issuer. Conflicts are magnified with respect to issuers that become insolvent. It is possible that in connection with an insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar proceeding, a Fund will be limited (by applicable law, courts or otherwise) in the positions or actions it will be permitted to take due to other interests held or actions or positions taken by JPMorgan or Other Accounts.

Positions taken by Other Accounts may also dilute or otherwise negatively affect the values, prices or investment strategies associated with positions held by a Fund. For example, this may occur when investment decisions for the Fund are based on research or other information that is also used to support portfolio decisions by JPMIM for Other Accounts following different investment strategies or by Affiliates in managing their clients’ accounts. When an Other Account or an account managed by an Affiliate implements a portfolio decision or strategy ahead of, or contemporaneously with, similar portfolio decisions or strategies for a Fund (whether or not the portfolio decisions emanate from the same research analysis or other information), market impact, liquidity constraints, or other factors could result in the Fund receiving less favorable investment results, and the costs of implementing such portfolio decisions or strategies could be increased or the Fund could otherwise be disadvantaged.

Investment opportunities that are appropriate for a Fund may also be appropriate for Other Accounts and there is no assurance the Fund will receive an allocation of all or a portion of those investments it wishes to pursue. JPMIM’s management of an Other Account that pays it a performance fee or a higher management fee and follows the same or similar strategy as a Fund or invests in substantially similar assets as a Fund, creates an incentive for JPMIM to favor the account paying it the potentially higher fee, e.g., in placing securities trades.

 

 

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The affiliates of JPMIM that act as Adviser or Sub-Adviser to a Fund – Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc., JF International Management, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc.—will also face some or all of the conflicts of interest described in this section. References to JPMIM should be read to apply to these other advisers for a Fund advised or sub-advised by such other adviser.

 

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JPMIM and its Affiliates, and any of their directors, officers or employees, also buy, sell, or trade securities for their own accounts or the proprietary accounts of JPMIM and/or an Affiliate. JPMIM or its Affiliates, within their discretion, may make different investment decisions and take other actions with respect to their own proprietary accounts than those made for client accounts, including the timing or nature of such investment decisions or actions. Further, JPMIM is not required to purchase or sell for any client account securities that it, an Affiliate or any of its or their employees may purchase or sell for their own accounts or the proprietary accounts of JPMIM or an Affiliate or its clients. JPMIM, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers and employees face a conflict of interest as they will have income or other incentives to favor their own accounts or proprietary accounts.

The portfolio managers of certain Funds-of-Funds have access to the holdings and may have knowledge of the investment strategies and techniques of certain underlying Funds because they are portfolio managers of separately managed accounts following similar strategies as a Fund-of-Funds. They therefore face conflicts of interest in the timing and amount of allocations to an underlying Fund, as well as in the choice of an underlying fund. JPMorgan also faces conflicts of interest when waiving certain fees if those waivers enhance performance.

The chart in Part I of this SAI entitled “Portfolio Managers’ Other Accounts Managed” shows the number, type and market value as of a specified date of the accounts and other Funds managed by each Fund’s (excluding the Money Market Funds’) portfolio managers.

Acting in Multiple Commercial Capacities. JPMorgan is a diversified financial services firm that provides a broad range of services and products to its clients and is a major participant in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which a Fund invests or may invest. JPMorgan is typically entitled to compensation in connection with these activities and the Funds will not be entitled to any such compensation. In providing services and products to clients other than the Funds, JPMorgan, from time to time, faces conflicts of interest with respect to activities recommended to or performed for a Fund on one hand and for JPMorgan’s other clients on the other hand. For example, JPMorgan has, and continues to seek to develop, banking and other financial and advisory relationships with numerous U.S. and non-U.S. persons and governments. JPMorgan also advises and represents potential buyers and sellers of businesses worldwide. The Funds have invested in, or may wish to invest in, such entities represented by JPMorgan or with which JPMorgan has a banking or other financial relationship. In addition, certain clients of JPMorgan may invest in entities in which JPMorgan holds an interest, including a Fund. In providing services to its clients, JPMorgan from time to time recommends activities that compete with or otherwise adversely affect a Fund or the Fund’s investments. It should be recognized that such relationships may also preclude the Fund from engaging in certain transactions and may constrain the Fund’s investment flexibility. For example, Affiliates that are broker dealers cannot deal with the Funds as principal in the purchase and sale of securities unless an exemptive order allowing such transactions is obtained from the SEC. Certain of the Funds have received exemptive orders permitting the Funds to engage in principal transactions with Affiliates involving taxable and tax exempt money market instruments. However, for the purchase and sale of longer term fixed income securities, which are generally principal transactions, the Funds cannot use broker dealer Affiliates. Or, if an Affiliate is the sole underwriter of an initial or secondary offering, the Funds could not purchase in the offering. In both cases the number of securities and counterparties available to the Funds will be fewer than are available to mutual funds that are not affiliated with major broker dealers.

JPMorgan derives ancillary benefits from providing investment advisory, custody, administration, fund accounting and shareholder servicing and other services to the Funds, and providing such services to the Funds may enhance JPMorgan’s relationships with various parties, facilitate additional business development and enable JPMorgan to obtain additional business and generate additional revenue.

Participations Adverse to the Funds. JPMorgan’s participation in certain markets or its actions for certain clients may also restrict or affect a Fund’s ability to transact in those markets and JPMorgan may face conflicts with respect to the interests involved. For example, when a Fund and another JPMorgan client invest in different parts of an issuer’s capital structure, decisions over whether to trigger an event of default, over the terms of any workout, or how to exit an investment implicate conflicts of interest. See also “Acting for Multiple Clients”.

Preferential Treatment. JPMIM receives more compensation with respect to certain Funds or Other Accounts than it receives with respect to a Fund, or receives compensation based in part on the performance of certain accounts. This creates a conflict of interest for JPMIM and its portfolio managers by providing an incentive to favor those accounts. Actual or potential conflicts of interest also arise when a portfolio manager has management responsibilities to more than one account or Fund, such as devotion of unequal time and attention to the management of the Funds or accounts.

 

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Allocation and Aggregation. Potential conflicts of interest also arise with both the aggregation of trade orders and allocation of securities transactions or investment opportunities. Allocations of aggregated trades, particularly trade orders that were only partially filled due to limited availability, and allocation of investment opportunities raise a potential conflict of interest because JPMorgan has an incentive to allocate trades or investment opportunities to certain accounts or Funds. For example, JPMorgan has an incentive to cause accounts it manages to participate in an offering where such participation could increase JPMorgan’s overall allocation of securities in that offering. When JPMorgan serves as adviser to the Funds, as well as certain Funds-of-Funds, it faces certain potential conflicts of interest when allocating the assets of the Funds-of-Funds among its underlying Funds. For example, JPMorgan has an incentive to allocate assets of the Fund-of-Funds to seed a new Fund or to allocate to an underlying Fund that is small, pays higher fees to JPMorgan or to which JPMorgan has provided seed capital.

Overall Position Limits. Potential conflicts of interest also exist when JPMorgan maintains certain overall investment limitations on positions in securities or other financial instruments due to, among other things, investment restrictions imposed upon JPMorgan by law, regulation, contract or internal policies. These limitations have precluded and, in the future could preclude, a Fund from purchasing particular securities or financial instruments, even if the securities or financial instruments would otherwise meet the Fund’s objectives. For example, there are limits on the aggregate amount of investments by affiliated investors in certain types of securities that may not be exceeded without additional regulatory or corporate consent. There also are limits on the writing of options by a Fund that could be triggered based on the number of options written by JPMIM on behalf of other investment advisory clients. If certain aggregate ownership thresholds are reached or certain transactions are undertaken, the ability of a Fund to purchase or dispose of investments, or exercise rights or undertake business transactions, will be restricted.

Soft Dollars. JPMIM pays certain broker-dealers with “soft” or commission dollars generated by client brokerage transactions in exchange for access to statistical information and other research services. JPMIM faces conflicts of interest because the statistical information and other research services may benefit certain other clients of JPMIM more than a Fund and can be used in connection with the management of accounts other than the accounts whose trades generated the commissions.

Additionally, when JPMIM uses client brokerage commissions to obtain statistical information and other research services, JPMIM receives a benefit because it does not have to produce or pay for the information or other research services itself. As a result, JPMIM may have an incentive to select a particular broker-dealer in order to obtain such information and other research services from that broker-dealer, rather than to obtain the lowest price for execution.

Redemptions. JPMorgan, as a seed investor, JPMorgan Funds of Funds and JPMorgan on behalf of its discretionary clients have significant ownership in certain Funds. JPMorgan faces conflicts of interest when considering the effect of redemptions on such Funds and on other shareholders in deciding whether and when to redeem its shares. A large redemption of shares by JPMorgan, by a JPMorgan Fund of Funds or by JPMorgan acting on behalf of its discretionary clients could result in the Fund selling securities when it otherwise would not have done so, accelerating the realization of capital gains and increasing transaction costs. A large redemption could significantly reduce the assets of a Fund, causing decreased liquidity and, depending on any applicable expense caps, a higher expense ratio.

Affiliated Transactions. The Funds are subject to conflicts of interest if they engage in principal or agency transactions with other Funds or with JPMorgan. To the extent permitted by law, the Funds can enter into transactions in which JPMorgan acts as principal on its own behalf (principal transactions), advises both sides of a transaction (cross transactions) and acts as broker for, and receives a commission from, the Funds (agency transactions). Principal and agency transactions create the opportunity for JPMorgan to engage in self-dealing. JPMorgan faces a conflict of interest when it engages in a principal or agency transaction on behalf of a Fund, because such transactions result in additional compensation to JPMorgan. JPMorgan faces a potentially conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities to the parties in these transactions.

In addition, Affiliates of JPMIM have direct or indirect interests in electronic communication networks and alternative trading systems (collectively “ECNs”). JPMIM, in accordance with its fiduciary obligation to seek to obtain best execution, from time to time executes client trades through ECNs in which an Affiliate has, or may acquire, an interest. In such case, the Affiliate will be indirectly compensated based upon its ownership percentage in relation to the transaction fees charged by the ECNs.

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services that it provides to the syndicate and, in certain cases, will be relieved directly or indirectly of certain financial obligations as a result of a Fund’s purchase of securities.

Affiliated Service Providers. JPMorgan faces conflicts of interest when the Funds use service providers affiliated with JPMorgan because JPMorgan receives greater overall fees when they are used. Affiliates provide investment advisory, custody, administration, fund accounting and shareholder servicing services to the Funds for which they are compensated by the Funds. Similarly, JPMIM faces a conflict of interest if it decides to use or negotiate the terms of a credit facility for a Fund if the facility is provided by an Affiliate. In addition, in selecting actively managed underlying funds for JPMorgan Funds of Funds, JPMIM limits its selection to Funds in the JPMorgan family of mutual funds. JPMIM does not consider or canvass the universe of unaffiliated investment companies available, even though there may be unaffiliated investment companies that may be more appropriate for the JPMorgan Fund of Funds or that have superior returns. The JPMorgan affiliates providing services to the Funds benefit from additional fees when a Fund is included as an underlying Fund in a JPMorgan Fund of Funds.

Proxy Voting. Potential conflicts of interest can arise when JPMIM votes proxies for securities held by a Fund. A conflict is deemed to exist when the proxy is for JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock or for J.P. Morgan Funds, or when the proxy administrator has actual knowledge indicating that an Affiliate is an investment banker or rendered a fairness opinion with respect to the matter that is the subject of the proxy vote. When such conflicts are identified, the proxy will be voted by an independent third party either in accordance with JPMIM’s proxy voting guidelines or by the third party using its own guidelines. Potential conflicts of interest can arise when JPMIM invests Fund assets in securities of companies that are also clients of JPMIM or that have material business relationships with JPMIM or an Affiliate and a vote against management could harm or otherwise affect JPMIM’s or the Affiliate’s business relationship with that company. See the Proxy Voting section in this SAI.

Lending. JPMorgan faces conflicts of interest with respect to interfund lending or the JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. credit facility, which could harm the lending or the borrowing Fund if JPMorgan favors one Fund’s or JPMorgan’s interests over those of another Fund. If a Fund engages in securities lending transactions, JPMIM faces a conflict of interest when a JPMIM affiliate operates as a service provider in the securities lending transaction or otherwise receives compensation as part of the securities lending activities.

Personal Trading. JPMorgan and any of its directors, officers, agents or employees, face conflicts of interest when transacting in securities for their own accounts because they could benefit by trading in the same securities as a Fund, which could have an adverse effect on a Fund.

Valuation. JPMIM acting in its capacity as the Funds’ administrator is the primary valuation agent of the Funds. JPMIM values securities and assets in the Funds according to the Funds’ valuation policies. From time to time JPMIM will value an asset differently than an Affiliate values the identical asset, including because the Affiliate has information regarding valuation techniques and models or other information that it does not share with JPMIM. This arises particularly in connection with securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which market quotations do not represent the value at the time of pricing (e.g., startup companies) and which are fair valued. JPMIM will also face a conflict with respect to valuations as they affect the amount of JPMIM’s compensation as investment adviser and administrator.

Information Access. As a result of JPMorgan’s various other businesses, Affiliates, from time to time, comes into possession of information about certain markets and investments which, if known to JPMIM, could cause JPMIM to seek to dispose of, retain or increase interests in investments held by a Fund or acquire certain positions on behalf of a Fund. However, JPMorgan’s internal information barriers restrict JPMIM’s ability to access such information even when it would be relevant to its management of the Funds. Such Affiliates can trade differently from the Funds potentially based on information not available to JPMIM. If JPMIM acquires or is deemed to acquire material non-public information regarding an issuer, JPMIM will be restricted from purchasing or selling securities of that issuer for its clients, including a Fund, until the information has been publicly disclosed or is no longer deemed material. (Such an issuer could include an underlying Fund in a Fund-of-Funds.)

Gifts and Entertainment. From time to time, employees of JPMIM receive gifts and/or entertainment from clients, intermediaries, or service providers to the Funds or JPMIM, which could have the appearance of affecting or may potentially affect the judgment of the employees, or the manner in which they conduct business.

For Funds with Sub-Advisers: Additional Potential Conflicts of Interest

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Adviser to select sub-advisers with lower fee rates or to select affiliated sub-advisers. In addition, the sub-advisers have interests and relationships that create actual or potential conflicts of interest related to their management of the assets of the Funds allocated to such sub-advisers. Such conflicts of interest may be similar to, different from or supplement those conflicts described herein relating to JPMorgan. For example, in the case of the JPMorgan Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund JPMorgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc. (“JPMAAM”), its investment adviser, primarily acts as a manager of managers in respect of that Fund and other funds it advises. Because the sub-advisers engage in direct trading strategies for the Fund assets allocated to them, the sub-advisers have potential conflicts of interest related to the investment of client assets in securities and other instruments that would not apply to JPMAAM unless JPMAAM is also engaging in direct trading strategies, or could apply to JPMAAM in a different or more limited manner. Such potential conflicts relate to the sub-advisers’ trading and investment practices, including, but not limited to, their selection of broker-dealers, aggregation of orders for multiple clients or netting of orders for the same client and the investment of client assets in companies in which they have an interest. Additional information about potential conflicts of interest regarding the sub-advisers is set forth in each sub-adviser’s Form ADV. A copy of Part 1 and Part 2 of each sub-adviser’s Form ADV is available on the SEC’s website (www.adviserinfo.sec.gov).

For details of the dollar range of shares of each Fund (excluding the Money Market Funds) beneficially owned by the portfolio managers, see “PORTFOLIO MANAGERS — Ownership of Securities” in Part I of this SAI.

PORTFOLIO MANAGER COMPENSATION

JPMorgan’s portfolio managers participate in a competitive compensation program that is designed to attract, retain and motivate talented people and closely link the performance of investment professionals to client investment objectives. JPMorgan manages compensation on a total compensation basis, the components being base salary fixed from year to year and a variable discretionary incentive award. Base salaries are reviewed annually and awarded based on individual performance and business results taking into account level and scope of position, experience and market competitiveness. The variable discretionary performance based incentive award consists of cash incentives and deferred compensation which includes mandatory notional investments (as described below) in selected mutual funds advised by JPMorgan or its affiliates (“Mandatory Investment Plan”). These elements reflect individual performance and the performance of JPMorgan’s business as a whole. Each portfolio manager’s performance is formally evaluated annually based on a variety of factors including the aggregate size and blended performance of the portfolios such portfolio manager manages, individual contribution relative to client risk and return objectives, and adherence with JPMorgan’s compliance, risk and regulatory procedures. In evaluating each portfolio manager’s performance with respect to the mutual funds he or she manages, the pre-tax performance of the funds (or the portion of the funds managed by the portfolio manager) is compared to the appropriate market peer group and to competitive indices JPMorgan has identified for the investment strategy over one, three and five year periods (or such shorter time as the portfolio manager has managed the funds). Investment performance is generally more heavily weighted to the long-term.

Deferred compensation granted as part of an employee’s annual incentive compensation comprises from 0% to 60% of a portfolio manager’s total performance based incentive. As the level of incentive compensation increases, the percentage of compensation awarded in deferred incentives also increases. JPMorgan’s portfolio managers are required to notionally invest a certain percentage of their deferred compensation (typically 20% to 50% depending on the level of compensation) into the selected funds they manage. The remaining portion of the non-cash incentive is elective and may be notionally invested in any of the other mutual funds available in the Mandatory Investment Plan or will take the form of a JPMorgan in restricted stock unit award. When these awards vest over time, the portfolio manager receives cash equal to the market value of the notional investment in the selected mutual funds or shares of JPMorgan common stock.

CODES OF ETHICS

The Trusts, the Advisers and JPMDS have each adopted codes of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act (and pursuant to Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act with respect to the Advisers).

The Trusts’ code of ethics includes policies which require “access persons” (as defined in Rule 17j-1) to: (i) place the interest of Trust shareholders first; (ii) conduct personal securities transactions in a manner that avoids any actual or potential conflict of interest or any abuse of a position of trust and responsibility; and (iii) refrain from taking inappropriate advantage of his or her position with the Trusts or a Fund. The Trusts’ code of ethics prohibits any access person from: (i) employing any device, scheme or artifice to defraud the Trusts or a Fund; (ii) making to

 

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the Trusts or a Fund any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state to the Trusts or a Fund a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; (iii) engaging in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the Trusts or a Fund; or (iv) engaging in any manipulative practice with respect to the Trusts or a Fund. The Trusts’ code of ethics permits personnel subject to the code to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by a Fund so long as such investment transactions are not in contravention of the above noted policies and prohibitions.

The code of ethics adopted by the Advisers requires that all employees must: (i) place the interest of the accounts which are managed by the Adviser first; (ii) conduct all personal securities transactions in a manner that is consistent with the code of ethics and the individual employee’s position of trust and responsibility; and (iii) refrain from taking inappropriate advantage of their position. Employees of each Adviser are also prohibited from certain mutual fund trading activity including excessive trading of shares of a mutual fund as described in the applicable Fund’s Prospectuses or SAI and effecting or facilitating a mutual fund transaction to engage in market timing. The Advisers’ code of ethics permits personnel subject to the code to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by a Fund subject to certain restrictions. However, all employees are required to preclear securities trades (except for certain types of securities such as non-proprietary mutual fund shares and U.S. government securities). Each of the Adviser’s affiliated sub-advisers has also adopted the code of ethics described above.

JPMDS’s code of ethics requires that all employees of JPMDS must: (i) place the interest of the accounts which are managed by affiliates of JPMDS first; (ii) conduct all personal securities transactions in a manner that is consistent with the code of ethics and the individual employee’s position of trust and responsibility; and (iii) refrain from taking inappropriate advantage of their positions. Employees of JPMDS are also prohibited from certain mutual fund trading activity, including excessive trading of shares of a mutual fund as such term is defined in the applicable Fund’s Prospectuses or SAI, or effecting or facilitating a mutual fund transaction to engage in market timing. JPMDS’s code of ethics permits personnel subject to the code to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Funds subject to the policies and restrictions in such code of ethics.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Investment Decisions and Portfolio Transactions. Pursuant to the Advisory and sub-advisory Agreements, the Advisers determine, subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Trusts and in accordance with each Fund’s investment objective and restrictions, which securities are to be purchased and sold by each such Fund and which brokers are to be eligible to execute its portfolio transactions. The Advisers operate independently in providing services to their respective clients. Investment decisions are the product of many factors in addition to basic suitability for the particular client involved. Thus, for example, a particular security may be bought or sold for certain clients even though it could have been bought or sold for other clients at the same time. Likewise, a particular security may be bought for one or more clients when one or more other clients are selling the security. In some instances, one client may sell a particular security to another client. It also happens that two or more clients may simultaneously buy or sell the same security, in which event each day’s transactions in such security are, insofar as possible, averaged as to price and allocated between such clients in a manner which in the opinion of the Adviser is equitable to each and in accordance with the amount being purchased or sold by each. There may be circumstances when purchases or sales of portfolio securities for one or more clients will have an adverse effect on other clients.

Brokerage and Research Services. On behalf of the Funds, a Fund’s Adviser places orders for all purchases and sales of portfolio securities, enters into repurchase agreements, and may enter into reverse repurchase agreements and execute loans of portfolio securities on behalf of a Fund unless otherwise prohibited. See “Investment Strategies and Policies.”

Fixed income and debt securities and municipal bonds and notes are generally traded at a net price with dealers acting as principal for their own accounts without a stated commission. The price of the security usually includes profit to the dealers. In underwritten offerings, securities are purchased at a fixed price, which includes an amount of compensation to the underwriter, generally referred to as the underwriter’s concession or discount. Transactions on stock exchanges (other than foreign stock exchanges) involve the payment of negotiated brokerage commissions. Such commissions vary among different brokers. Also, a particular broker may charge different commissions according to such factors as the difficulty and size of the transaction. Transactions in foreign securities generally involve payment of fixed brokerage commissions, which are generally higher than those in the U.S. On occasion, certain securities may be purchased directly from an issuer, in which case no commissions or discounts are paid.

 

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In connection with portfolio transactions, the overriding objective is to obtain the best execution of purchase and sales orders. In making this determination, the Adviser considers a number of factors including, but not limited to: the price per unit of the security, the broker’s execution capabilities, the commissions charged, the broker’s reliability for prompt, accurate confirmations and on-time delivery of securities, the broker-dealer firm’s financial condition, the broker’s ability to provide access to public offerings, as well as the quality of research services provided. As permitted by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act, the Adviser may cause the Funds to pay a broker-dealer which provides brokerage and research services to the Adviser, or the Funds and/or other accounts for which the Adviser exercises investment discretion an amount of commission for effecting a securities transaction for a Fund in excess of the amount other broker-dealers would have charged for the transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that the greater commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by the executing broker-dealer viewed in terms of either a particular transaction or the Adviser’s overall responsibilities to accounts over which it exercises investment discretion. Not all such services are useful or of value in advising the Funds. The Adviser reports to the Board of Trustees regarding overall commissions paid by the Funds and their reasonableness in relation to the benefits to the Funds. In accordance with Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act and consistent with applicable SEC guidance and interpretation, the term “brokerage and research services” includes (i) advice as to the value of securities; (ii) the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities; (iii) the availability of securities or of purchasers or sellers of securities; (iv) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issues, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy and the performance of accounts; and (v) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody) or required by rule or regulation in connection with such transactions.

Brokerage and research services received from such broker-dealers will be in addition to, and not in lieu of, the services required to be performed by an Adviser under the Advisory Agreement (or with respect to a Sub-Adviser, under the sub-advisory agreement). The fees that the Funds pay to the Adviser are not reduced as a consequence of the Adviser’s receipt of brokerage and research services. To the extent the Funds’ portfolio transactions are used to obtain such services, the brokerage commissions paid by the Funds may exceed those that might otherwise be paid by an amount that cannot be presently determined. Such services generally would be useful and of value to the Adviser in serving one or more of its other clients and, conversely, such services obtained by the placement of brokerage business of other clients generally would be useful to the Adviser in carrying out its obligations to the Funds. While such services are not expected to reduce the expenses of the Adviser, the Adviser would, through use of the services, avoid the additional expenses that would be incurred if it should attempt to develop comparable information through its own staff.

Subject to the overriding objective of obtaining the best execution of orders, the Adviser may allocate a portion of a Fund’s brokerage transactions to affiliates of the Adviser. Under the 1940 Act, persons affiliated with a Fund and persons who are affiliated with such persons are prohibited from dealing with the Fund as principal in the purchase and sale of securities unless an exemptive order allowing such transactions is obtained from the SEC. The SEC has granted exemptive orders permitting each Fund to engage in principal transactions with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, an affiliated broker, involving taxable and tax exempt money market instruments (including commercial paper, banker acceptances and medium term notes) and repurchase agreements. The orders are subject to certain conditions. An affiliated person of a Fund may serve as its broker in listed or over-the-counter transactions conducted on an agency basis provided that, among other things, the fee or commission received by such affiliated broker is reasonable and fair compared to the fee or commission received by non-affiliated brokers in connection with comparable transactions.

In addition, a Fund may not purchase securities during the existence of any underwriting syndicate for such securities of which JPMorgan Chase Bank or an affiliate is a member or in a private placement in which JPMorgan Chase Bank or an affiliate serves as placement agent, except pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees that either comply with rules adopted by the SEC or with interpretations of the SEC’s staff. Each Fund expects to purchase securities from underwriting syndicates of which certain affiliates of JPMorgan Chase act as a member or manager. Such purchases will be effected in accordance with the conditions set forth in Rule 10f-3 under the 1940 Act and related procedures adopted by the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of a Fund. Among the conditions are that the issuer of any purchased securities will have been in operation for at least three years, that not more than 25% of the underwriting will be purchased by a Fund and all other accounts over which the same investment adviser has discretion, and that no shares will be purchased from JPMDS or any of its affiliates.

 

 

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On those occasions when the Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interests of a Fund as well as other customers, including other Funds, the Adviser, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may, but is not obligated to, aggregate the securities to be sold or purchased for a Fund with those to be sold or purchased for other customers in order to obtain best execution, including lower brokerage commissions if appropriate. In such event, allocation of the securities so purchased or sold as well as any expenses incurred in the transaction will be made by the Adviser in the manner it considers to be most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to its customers, including the Funds. In some instances, the allocation procedure might not permit a Fund to participate in the benefits of the aggregated trade.

If a Fund that writes options effects a closing purchase transaction with respect to an option written by it, normally such transaction will be executed by the same broker-dealer who executed the sale of the option. The writing of options by a Fund will be subject to limitations established by each of the exchanges governing the maximum number of options in each class which may be written by a single investor or group of investors acting in concert, regardless of whether the options are written on the same or different exchanges or are held or written in one or more accounts or through one or more brokers. The number of options that a Fund may write may be affected by options written by the Adviser for other investment advisory clients. An exchange may order the liquidation of positions found to be in excess of these limits, and it may impose certain other sanctions.

Allocation of transactions, including their frequency, to various broker-dealers is determined by a Fund’s Adviser based on its best judgment and in a manner deemed fair and reasonable to Shareholders and consistent with the Adviser’s obligation to obtain the best execution of purchase and sales orders. In making this determination, the Adviser considers the same factors for the best execution of purchase and sales orders listed above. Accordingly, in selecting broker-dealers to execute a particular transaction, and in evaluating the best overall terms available, a Fund’s Adviser is authorized to consider the brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act) provided to the Funds and/or other accounts over which a Fund’s Adviser exercises investment discretion. A Fund’s Adviser may cause a Fund to pay a broker-dealer that furnishes brokerage and research services a higher commission than that which might be charged by another broker-dealer for effecting the same transaction, provided that a Fund’s Adviser determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or the overall responsibilities of a Fund’s Adviser to the Funds. To the extent such services are permissible under the safe harbor requirements of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act and consistent with applicable SEC guidance and interpretation, such brokerage and research services might consist of advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing, or selling securities, the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts, market data, stock quotes, last sale prices, and trading volumes. Shareholders of the Funds should understand that the services provided by such brokers may be useful to a Fund’s Adviser in connection with its services to other clients and not all the services may be used by the Adviser in connection with the Fund.

Under the policy for JPMIM, “soft dollar” services refer to arrangements that fall within the safe harbor requirements of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, which allow JPMIM to allocate client brokerage transactions to a broker-dealer in exchange for products or services that are research and brokerage-related and provide lawful and appropriate assistance in the performance of the investment decision-making process. These services include third party research, market data services, and proprietary broker-dealer research. The Funds receive proprietary research where broker-dealers typically incorporate the cost of such research into their commission structure. Many brokers do not assign a hard dollar value to the research they provide, but rather bundle the cost of such research into their commission structure. It is noted in this regard that some research that is available only under a bundled commission structure is particularly important to the investment process. However, the Funds, other than the U.S. Equity Funds (except the JPMorgan Equity Index Fund), JPMorgan Research Market Neutral Fund, JPMorgan Realty Income Fund, JPMorgan Research Equity Long/Short Fund, and JPMorgan Tax Aware Equity Fund, do not participate in soft dollar arrangements for market data services and third-party research.

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enter into and utilize CCAs to the extent permitted by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act. As required by interpretive guidance issued by the SEC, any CCAs entered into by the Adviser with respect to commissions generated by the U.S. Equity Funds will provide that: (1) the broker-dealer pay the research preparer directly; and (2) the broker-dealer take steps to assure itself that the client commissions that the Adviser directs it to use to pay for such services are only for eligible research under Section 28(e).

SCR&M does not enter into soft dollar arrangements whereby a broker pays for research services such as Bloomberg, Reuters or Factset. From time to time, SCR&M may receive or have access to research generally provided by a broker to the broker’s institutional clients that trade with the broker in the sector of the securities markets in which SCR&M is active, namely in the case of real estate securities. In addition, SCR&M may consider the value-added quality of proprietary broker research received from brokers in allocating trades to brokers subject always to the objective of obtaining best execution.

JPMAAM itself generally does not execute individual securities trading but instead allocates client assets to sub-advisers who execute securities trading or to underlying funds. JPMAAM performs due diligence prior to allocating client assets to sub-advisers or to underlying funds and that due diligence includes a review of the sub-advisers’ and/or underlying funds’ trading practices. Periodically thereafter, such due diligence includes a review of the best execution policies of the sub-advisers and the underlying funds’ investment advisers. JPMAAM does not engage in any soft dollar arrangements at this time, although it will review and perform diligence on the soft dollar policies and practices of any sub-advisers it allocates assets to and of underlying fund in which it invests client assets.

Investment decisions for each Fund are made independently from those for the other Funds or any other investment company or account managed by an Adviser. Any such other investment company or account may also invest in the same securities as the Trusts. When a purchase or sale of the same security is made at substantially the same time on behalf of a given Fund and another Fund, investment company or account, the transaction will be averaged as to price, and available investments allocated as to amount, in a manner which the Adviser of the given Fund believes to be equitable to the Fund(s) and such other investment company or account. In some instances, this procedure may adversely affect the price paid or received by a Fund or the size of the position obtained by a Fund. To the extent permitted by law, the Adviser may aggregate the securities to be sold or purchased by it for a Fund with those to be sold or purchased by it for other Funds or for other investment companies or accounts in order to obtain best execution. In making investment recommendations for the Trusts, the Adviser will not inquire or take into consideration whether an issuer of securities proposed for purchase or sale by the Trusts is a customer of the Adviser or their parents or subsidiaries or affiliates and in dealing with its commercial customers, the Adviser and their respective parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates will not inquire or take into consideration whether securities of such customers are held by the Trusts.

Sub-Advisers

Sub-Adviser may place orders for the purchase and sale of securities that are held in the Fund. In executing portfolio transactions and selecting brokers or dealers, it is the policy and principal objective of each Sub-Adviser to seek best execution. Each Sub-Adviser is required to consider all factors that it deems relevant when assessing best execution for the Fund, including, for example, the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the financial condition and execution capability of the broker or dealer and the reasonableness of the commission, if any (for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis).

In addition, when selecting brokers to execute transactions and in evaluating the best execution, each Sub-Adviser is authorized to consider the brokerage and research services (as defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), provided by the broker. Each Sub-Adviser is also authorized to cause the Fund to pay a commission to a broker who provides such brokerage and research services for executing a portfolio transaction which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker would have charged for effecting that transaction. Each Sub-Adviser must determine in good faith, however, that such commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided viewed in terms of that particular transaction or in terms of all the accounts over which each Sub-Adviser exercises investment discretion. Brokerage and research services received from such brokers will be in addition to, and not in lieu of, the services required to be performed by each Sub-Adviser. The Fund may purchase and sell portfolio securities through brokers who provide a Sub-Adviser with brokerage and research services.

The fees of each Sub-Adviser are not reduced by reason of its receipt of such brokerage and research services. Generally, a Sub-Adviser does not provide any services to the Fund except portfolio investment management and related record-keeping services. The Adviser may request that a Sub-Adviser employ certain specific brokers who

 

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have agreed to pay certain Fund expenses. The use of such brokers is subject to best execution, and there is no specific amount of brokerage that is required to be placed through such brokers.

It is possible that certain of the services received by a Sub-Adviser attributable to a particular transaction will primarily benefit one or more other accounts for which investment discretion is exercised by the Sub-Adviser.

For details of brokerage commissions paid by the Funds, see “BROKERAGE AND RESEARCH SERVICES — Brokerage Commissions” in Part I of this SAI.

For details of the Funds’ ownership of securities of the Funds’ regular broker dealers, see “BROKERAGE AND RESEARCH SERVICES — Securities of Regular Broker-Dealers” in Part I of this SAI.

OVERVIEW OF SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENTS

The following sections provide an overview of the J.P. Morgan Funds’ agreements with various service providers including the Administrator, Distributor, Securities Lending Agent, Custodian, Transfer Agent, and Shareholder Servicing Agent. As indicated below, some of the service agreements for the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds and other J.P. Morgan Funds are different than the services agreements for the other JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds. For purposes of distinguishing between the agreements and expenses, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds other than the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are referred to in the following as the “JPMorgan SR Funds.”

ADMINISTRATOR

JPMIM (the “Administrator”)1 serves as the administrator to the Funds, pursuant to an Administration Agreement dated February 19, 2005 (the “Administration Agreement”), between the Trusts, on behalf of the Funds, and JPMIM. Additionally, JPMIM serves as the administrator to the JPMorgan SR Funds pursuant to an agreement effective May 5, 2006 (the “SR Administration Agreement”), between JPMT I, on behalf of the JPMorgan SR Funds, and JPMIM. JPMDS and JPMorgan Chase Bank and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase.

Pursuant to the Administration Agreement and the SR Administration Agreement, JPMIM performs or supervises all operations of each Fund for which it serves (other than those performed under the advisory agreement, any sub-advisory agreements, the custodian and fund accounting agreement, and the transfer agency agreement for that Fund). Under the Administration Agreement and the SR Administration Agreement, JPMIM has agreed to maintain the necessary office space for the Funds, and to furnish certain other services required by the Funds with respect to each Fund. The Administrator prepares annual and semi-annual reports to the SEC, prepares federal and state tax returns and generally assists in all aspects of the Funds’ operations other than those performed under the advisory agreement, any sub-advisory agreements, the custodian and fund accounting agreement, and the transfer agency agreement. JPMIM may, at its expense, subcontract with any entity or person concerning the provision of services under the Administration Agreement and the SR Administration Agreement. JPMorgan Chase Bank serves as the Funds’ sub-administrator (the “Sub-administrator”). The Administrator pays JPMorgan Chase Bank a fee for its services as the Funds’ Sub-administrator.

If not terminated, the Administration Agreement and the SR Administration Agreement continue in effect for annual periods beyond October 31 of each year, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the vote of a majority of those members of the Board of Trustees who are not parties to the Administration Agreement or SR Administration Agreement or interested persons of any such party. The Administration Agreement and the SR Administration Agreement may be terminated without penalty, on not less than 60 days’ prior written notice, by the Board of Trustees of each Trust or by JPMIM. The termination of the Administration Agreement or the SR Administration Agreement with respect to one Fund will not result in the termination of the Administration Agreement with respect to any other Fund.

The Administration Agreement and the SR Administration Agreement provide that JPMIM shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or any loss suffered by the Funds in connection with the matters to which the Administration Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties, or from the reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties thereunder.

 

 

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In consideration of the services to be provided by JPMIM pursuant to the Administration Agreement, JPMIM receives from each Fund a pro rata portion of a fee computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate equal to 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average daily net assets of all funds in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex (excluding certain funds of funds and the series of J.P. Morgan Funds Complex that operate as money market funds (each a “Money Market Fund”)) and 0.075% of average daily net assets of all funds in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex (excluding certain funds of funds and the Money Market Funds) over $25 billion of such assets. For purposes of this paragraph, the “J.P. Morgan Funds Complex” includes most of the open-end investment companies in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex, including the series of the former One Group Mutual Funds.

With respect to the Money Market Funds, in consideration of the services provided by JPMIM pursuant to the Administration Agreement, JPMIM will receive from each Fund a pro-rata portion of a fee computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.10% on the first $100 billion of the average daily net assets of all the money market funds in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex and 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the money market funds in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex over $100 billion. For purposes of this paragraph, the “J.P. Morgan Funds Complex” includes most of the open-end investment companies in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex including the series of the former One Group Mutual Funds.

With respect to the Investor Funds and JPMorgan Diversified Real Return Fund, in consideration of the services provided by JPMIM pursuant to the Administration Agreement, JPMIM will receive from each Fund a pro rata portion of a fee computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.10% of the first $500 million of average daily net assets of all the Investor Funds and JPMorgan Diversified Real Return Fund in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex, 0.075% of certain Funds of Funds’ average daily net assets between $500 million and $1 billion and 0.05% of certain Funds of Funds’ average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion.

JPMIM does not charge a fee for providing administrative services to the JPMorgan SR Funds under the SR Administration Agreement, but does receive fees for its services to the acquired funds.

For details of the administration and administrative services fees paid or accrued, see “ADMINISTRATOR — Administration Fees” in Part I of this SAI.

DISTRIBUTOR

JPMDS serves as the distributor for all the Trusts and holds itself available to receive purchase orders for shares of each of the Funds. In that capacity, JPMDS has been granted the right, as agent of each Trust, to solicit and accept orders for the purchase of shares of each of the Funds in accordance with the terms of the Distribution Agreement between each Trust and JPMDS. JPMDS began serving as JPMT II’s distributor pursuant to a Distribution Agreement dated as of April 1, 2002. JPMDS is an affiliate of the Advisers, the Administrator and JPMorgan Chase Bank and is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase. The principal offices of JPMDS are located at 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH 43240.

Unless otherwise terminated, the Distribution Agreement with JPMDS will continue in effect for successive one-year terms if approved at least annually by: (a) the vote of the Board of Trustees, including the vote of a majority of those members of the Board of Trustees who are not parties to the Distribution Agreement or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting for the purpose of voting on such approval, or (b) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The Distribution Agreement may be terminated without penalty on not less than 60 days’ prior written notice by the Board of Trustees, by vote of majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or by JPMDS. The termination of the Distribution Agreement with respect to one Fund will not result in the termination of the Distribution Agreement with respect to any other Fund. The Distribution Agreement may also be terminated in the event of its assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act. JPMDS is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

For details of the compensation paid to the principal underwriter, JPMDS, see “DISTRIBUTOR — Compensation paid to JPMDS” in Part I of this SAI.

DISTRIBUTION PLAN

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Shares, Select Class Shares, Class R5 Shares, Investor Shares, Class R6 Shares, IM Shares, Premier Shares, Capital Shares, Direct Shares and Agency Shares of the Funds have no Distribution Plan. Effective June 19, 2015, Class B Shares were converted into Class A Shares (Morgan Shares for the Money Market Funds).

The Distribution Fees are paid by the Funds to JPMDS as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. JPMDS in turn pays all or part of these Distribution Fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with JPMDS to sell shares of the Funds. In addition, JPMDS may use the Distribution Fees payable under the Distribution Plan to finance any other activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of Shares, including, but not limited to, (i) the development, formulation and implementation of marketing and promotional activities, including direct mail promotions and television, radio, magazine, newspaper, electronic and media advertising; (ii) the preparation, printing and distribution of prospectuses, statements of additional information and reports and any supplements thereto (other than prospectuses, statements of additional information and reports and any supplements thereto used for regulatory purposes or distributed to existing shareholders of each Fund); (iii) the preparation, printing and distribution of sales and promotional materials and sales literature which is provided to various entities and individuals, including brokers, dealers, financial institutions, financial intermediaries, shareholders, and prospective investors in each Fund; (iv) expenditures for sales or distribution support services, including meetings with and assistance to brokers, dealers, financial institutions, and financial intermediaries and in-house telemarketing support services and expenses; (v) preparation of information, analyses, surveys, and opinions with respect to marketing and promotional activities, including those based on meetings with and feedback from JPMDS’s sales force and others including potential investors, shareholders and financial intermediaries; (vi) commissions, incentive compensation, finders’ fees, or other compensation paid to, and expenses of employees of JPMDS, brokers, dealers, and other financial institutions and financial intermediaries that are attributable to any distribution and/or sales support activities, including interest expenses and other costs associated with financing of such commissions, incentive compensation, other compensation, fees, and expenses; (vii) travel, promotional materials, equipment, printing, delivery and mailing costs, overhead and other office expenses of JPMDS and its sales force attributable to any distribution and/or sales support activities, including meetings with brokers, dealers, financial institutions and financial intermediaries in order to provide them with information regarding the Funds and their investment process and management; (viii) the costs of administering the Distribution Plan; (ix) expenses of organizing and conducting sales seminars; and (x) any other costs and expenses relating to any distribution and/or sales support activities. Activities intended to promote one class of shares of a Fund may also benefit the Fund’s other shares and other Funds. Anticipated benefits to the Funds that may result from the adoption of the Distribution Plan are economic advantages achieved through economies of scale and enhanced viability if the Funds accumulate a critical mass.

Class A, Class C and Class R2 Shares. Class A Shares of the Funds pay a Distribution Fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. Class R2 Shares of the Funds pay a Distribution Fee of 0.50% of average daily net assets. Class C Shares of the Funds pay a Distribution Fee of 0.75% of average daily nets assets. JPMDS currently expects to pay sales commissions to a dealer at the time of sale of Class C Shares of the Funds of up to 1.00% of the purchase price of the shares sold by such dealer. JPMDS will use its own funds (which may be borrowed or otherwise financed) to pay such commissions and generally recoups such amounts through collection of the Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Fee and any contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for the first year following the purchase of such shares. Distribution Fees paid to JPMDS under the Distribution Plan may be paid by JPMDS to broker-dealers as distribution fees in an amount not to exceed 0.25% annualized of the average daily net asset value of the Class A Shares or 0.75% annualized of the average daily net asset value of the Class C Shares or 0.50% annualized of the average daily net asset value of the Class R2 Shares maintained in a Fund by such broker-dealers’ customers. Such payments on Class A and Class R2 Shares will be paid to broker- dealers promptly after the shares are purchased. Such payments on Class C Shares will be paid to broker-dealers beginning in the 13th month following the purchase of such shares, except certain broker/dealers who have sold Class C Shares to certain defined contribution plans and who have waived the 1.00% sales commission shall be paid distribution and shareholder servicing fees promptly after the shares are purchased.

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in any one year will be accrued and paid by a Fund to JPMDS in fiscal years subsequent. However, the shares are not liable for any distribution expenses incurred in excess of the Distribution Fee paid.

Money Market Funds. Distribution Fees paid to JPMDS under the Distribution Plans adopted by the Money Market Funds may be paid by JPMDS to broker-dealers as distributions fees in an amount not to exceed 0.75% annualized of the average daily net asset value of the Class C Shares, 0.50% annualized of the average daily net asset value of the Cash Management Shares, 0.25% annualized of the average daily net asset value of the Reserve and Eagle Shares, 0.10% annualized of the average daily net asset value of the Morgan Shares (except for Morgan Shares of the Prime Money Market Fund), 0.60% annualized of the average daily net asset value of the E*TRADE and Service Shares, maintained in a Fund by such broker-dealers’ customers. For Class C Shares, distribution fees will be paid to broker-dealers beginning in the 13th month following the purchase of such shares. Since the distribution fees are not directly tied to expenses, the amount of Distribution Fees paid by a class of a Fund during any year may be more or less than actual expenses incurred pursuant to the Distribution Plan. For this reason, this type of distribution fee arrangement is characterized by the staff of the SEC as being of the “compensation variety” (in contrast to “reimbursement” arrangements by which a distributor’s payments are directly linked to its expenses). No class of shares of a Fund will make payments or be liable for any distribution expenses incurred by other classes of shares of any Fund.

JPMDS, JPMIM or their affiliates may from time to time, at its or their own expense, out of compensation retained by them from the Funds or from other sources available to them, make additional payments to certain Financial Intermediaries for their marketing support services. Such compensation does not represent an additional expense to the Funds or to their shareholders, since it will be paid by JPMDS, JPMIM or their affiliates. See “ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES” below.”

The Distribution Plan provides that it will continue in effect indefinitely if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a vote of both a majority of the Trustees and a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trusts and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Distribution Plan or in any agreement related to such plan (“Qualified Trustees”). The Distribution Plan may be terminated, with respect to any class of a Fund, at any time by a vote of a majority of the Qualified Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the class of such Fund to which it applies (as defined in the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder). The Distribution Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount of permitted expenses thereunder without the approval of the affected shareholders and may not be materially amended in any case without a vote of the majority of both the Trustees and the Qualified Trustees. Each of the Funds will preserve copies of any plan, agreement or report made pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for a period of not less than six years from the date of such plan, agreement or report, and for the first two years such copies will be preserved in an easily accessible place. The Board of Trustees will review at least on a quarterly basis written reports of the amounts expended under the Distribution Plan indicating the purposes for which such expenditures were made. The selection and nomination of Qualified Trustees shall be committed to the discretion of the disinterested Trustees (as defined in the 1940 Act) then in office.

For details of the Distribution Fees that the Funds paid to or that were accrued by JPMDS, see “DISTRIBUTOR — Distribution Fees” in Part I of this SAI.

SECURITIES LENDING AGENT

To generate additional income, certain Funds may lend up to 33 1/3% of their total assets pursuant to agreements (“Borrower Agreements”) requiring that the loan be continuously secured by cash or U.S. Treasury securities. JPMorgan Chase Bank, an affiliate of the Funds, and Goldman Sachs serve as lending agents pursuant to the JPMorgan Agreement and the Goldman Sachs Agreement, respectively.

Under the Goldman Sachs Agreement and the JPMorgan Agreement, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase Bank, respectively, acting as agents for certain of the Funds, loan securities to approved borrowers pursuant to Borrower Agreements substantially in the form approved by the Board of Trustees in exchange for collateral. During the term of the loan, the Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral in accordance with investment guidelines contained in the JPMorgan Agreement or the Goldman Sachs Agreement. The Fund retains the interest on cash collateral investments but is required to pay the borrower a rebate for the use of cash collateral. The net income earned on the securities lending (after payment of rebates and the lending agent’s fee) is included in the Statement of Operations as income from securities lending (net in the

 

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Fund’s financial statements). Information on the investment of cash collateral is shown in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments (in the Fund’s financial statements).

Under the Goldman Sachs Agreement, Goldman Sachs is entitled to a fee equal to a percentage of the earnings on loans of securities. For purposes of this calculation, earnings shall mean: (a) the earnings on investments of cash collateral including waivers and reimbursements made by the Fund’s adviser or its affiliates for the benefit of the Fund that are related solely to investments of cash collateral less (b) the cash collateral fees paid to borrowers in connection with cash collateral. Pursuant to the Third Party Securities Lending Agreement, JPMorgan Chase Bank’s compensation is paid by Goldman Sachs. Under the JPMorgan Agreement, JPMorgan Chase Bank is entitled to a fee, monthly in arrears, equal to (i) 0.03% of the average dollar value of loans of U.S. securities outstanding during a given month; and (ii) 0.09% of the average dollar value of loans of non-U.S. securities outstanding during a given month. The purpose of these fees under the JPMorgan Agreement is to cover the custodial, administrative and related costs of securities lending including securities movement, settlement of trades involving cash received as collateral, custody of collateral and marking to market loans.

CUSTODIAN

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Global Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017 (the “JPMorgan Custody Agreement”), JPMorgan Chase Bank serves as the custodian and fund accounting agent for each of the Funds, other than the JPMorgan SR Funds. Pursuant to the JPMorgan Custody Agreement, JPMorgan Chase Bank is responsible for holding portfolio securities and cash and maintaining the books of account and records of portfolio transactions. JPMorgan Chase Bank is an affiliate of the Advisers, the Administrator and JPMDS.

With respect to the JPMorgan SR Funds, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Global Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement between the Administrator, JPMT I on behalf of the JPMorgan SR Funds, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, effective September 1, 2010 (the “SR Custody Agreement”), JPMorgan Chase Bank serves as the custodian and funds accounting agent and is responsible for holding portfolio securities and cash and maintaining the books of account and records of portfolio transactions. The fees and expenses under the SR Custody Agreement for custody and fund accounting are paid by JPMIM.

CUSTODY AND FUND ACCOUNTING FEES AND EXPENSES

For custodian services, each Fund (other than the JPMorgan SR Funds, as defined below) pays to JPMorgan Chase Bank annual safekeeping fees of between 0.0006% and 0.35% of assets held by JPMorgan Chase Bank (depending on the domicile in which the asset is held), calculated monthly in arrears and fees between $2.50 and $80 for securities trades (depending on the domicile in which the trade is settled), as well as transaction fees on certain activities of $2.50 to $20 per transaction. JPMorgan Chase Bank is also reimbursed for its reasonable out-of-pocket or incidental expenses, including, but not limited to, registration and transfer fees and related legal fees.

For custodian services for the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds other than the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds (the “JPMorgan SR Funds”), JPMIM1 pays to JPMorgan Chase Bank annual safekeeping fees of between 0.0006% and 0.35% of assets held by JPMorgan Chase Bank (depending on the domicile in which the asset is held) calculated monthly in arrears. JPMIM also pays JPMorgan Chase Bank fees between $2.50 and $80 for securities trades (depending on the domicile in which the trade is settled), as well as transaction fees on certain activities of $2.50 to $20 per transaction. JPMIM shall also pay JPMorgan Chase Bank’s reasonable out-of-pocket or incidental expenses including, but not limited to, registration and transfer fees and related legal fees.

JPMorgan Chase Bank may also be paid $15, $35 or $60 per proxy (depending on the country where the issuer is located) for its service which helps facilitate the voting of proxies throughout the world. For securities in the U.S. market, this fee is waived if the Adviser votes the proxies directly.

With respect to fund accounting services, the following schedule shall be employed in the calculation of the fees payable for the services provided under the JPMorgan Custody Agreement and the SR Custody Agreement. For purposes of determining the asset levels at which a tier applies, assets for that fund type across the entire J.P. Morgan Funds Complex shall be used.

 

 

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Money Market Funds:

   

Tier One

    First $250 billion        0.0013

Tier Two

    Over $250 billion        0.0010

All Other Funds (other than Funds of Funds subject to a flat fee described below):

   

Tier One

    First $75 billion        0.0025

Tier Two

    Next $75 billion        0.0020

Tier Three

    Over $150 billion        0.0015

Other Fees:

   

Multi-Managed Funds (per manager)

      $10,000   

Fund of Funds (for a Fund of Funds that invests in J.P. Morgan Funds only)

      $15,000   

Additional Share Classes (this additional class expense applies after the third class)

      $2,000   

Daily Market-based Net Asset Value Calculation for Money Market Funds

      $15,000 per Fund   

Hourly Net Asset Value Calculation for Money Market Funds

      $5,000 per Fund   

The Funds will also pay a per transaction fee of $8 with respect to servicing of exchange traded derivatives and with respect to bank loans, a per transaction fee of $20 and an annual servicing fee of 0.0040% on the amount of each bank loan.

 

Minimums:

   

(except for certain Funds of Funds which are subject to the fee described above)

  

Money Market Funds

    $ 15,000   

All Other Funds

    $ 20,000   

In addition, JPMorgan Chase Bank provides derivative servicing, including, with respect to swaps, swaptions and bond and currency options. The fees for these services include a transaction fee of $25 or $150 per new contract (depending on whether the transaction is electronic or manual), a fee of up to $25 or $150 per contract amendment (including transactions such as trade amendments, cancellations, terminations, novations, option exercises, option expiries, maturities or credit events) and a daily fee of $0.40 per contract for position management services. In addition a Fund will pay a fee of $2.00 to $5.30 per day for the valuation of the derivative positions covered by these services.

Pursuant to an arrangement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, custodian fees may be reduced by amounts calculated as a percentage of uninvested balances for certain Funds.

The Fund and/or its Cayman subsidiary, as applicable, may at times hold some of their assets in cash, which may subject the Fund and/or the Cayman subsidiary, as applicable, to additional risks and costs, such as increased credit exposure to the custodian bank and fees imposed for cash balances. Cash positions may also hurt the Fund’s and/or the Cayman subsidiary’s performance.

TRANSFER AGENT

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS” or “Transfer Agent”), 2000 Crown Colony Drive, Quincy, MA 02169, serves as each Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. As transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent, BFDS is responsible for maintaining account records, detailing the ownership of Fund shares and for crediting income, capital gains and other changes in share ownership to shareholder accounts.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICING

The Trusts, on behalf of the Funds, have entered into a shareholder servicing agreement, effective February 19, 2005, with JPMDS (“Shareholder Servicing Agreement”). Under the Shareholder Servicing Agreement, JPMDS will provide, or cause its agents to provide, any combination of the (i) personal shareholder liaison services and shareholder account information services (“Shareholder Services”) described below and/or (ii) other related services (“Other Related Services”) as also described below. JPMDS is an affiliate of the Advisers, Administrator and JPMorgan Chase Bank.

“Shareholder Services” include (a) answering shareholder inquiries (through electronic and other means) regarding account status and history, the manner in which purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may be effected, and certain other matters pertaining to the Funds; (b) providing shareholders with information through electronic means; (c) assisting shareholders in completing application forms, designating and changing dividend options, account designations and addresses; (d) arranging for or assisting shareholders with respect to the wiring of

 

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the funds to and from shareholder accounts in connection with shareholder orders to purchase, redeem or exchange shares; (e) verifying shareholder requests for changes to account information; (f) handling correspondence from shareholders about their accounts; (g) assisting in establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts with the Trusts; and (h) providing other shareholder services as the Trusts or a shareholder may reasonably request, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

“Other Related Services” include (a) aggregating and processing purchase and redemption orders for shares; (b) providing shareholders with account statements showing their purchases, sales, and positions in the applicable Fund; (c) processing dividend payments for the applicable Fund; (d) providing sub-accounting services to the Trusts for shares held for the benefit of shareholders; (e) forwarding communications from the Trusts to shareholders, including proxy statements and proxy solicitation materials, shareholder reports, dividend and tax notices, and updated Prospectuses and SAIs; (f) receiving, tabulating and transmitting proxies executed by shareholders; (g) facilitating the transmission and receipt of funds in connection with shareholder orders to purchase, redeem or exchange shares; (h) developing and maintaining the Trusts’ website; (i) developing and maintaining facilities to enable transmission of share transactions by electronic and non-electronic means; (j) providing support and related services to Financial Intermediaries in order to facilitate their processing of orders and communications with shareholders; (k) providing transmission and other functionalities for shares included in investment, retirement, asset allocation, cash management or sweep programs or similar programs or services; and (l) developing and maintaining check writing functionality.

For details of fees paid by the Funds to JPMDS for Shareholder Services and Other Related Services under the Shareholder Servicing Agreement, see “SHAREHOLDER SERVICING — Shareholder Services Fees” in Part I of this SAI.

To the extent it is not otherwise required by its contractual agreement to limit a Fund’s expenses as described in the Prospectuses for the Funds, JPMDS may voluntarily agree from time to time to waive a portion of the fees payable to it under the Shareholder Servicing Agreement with respect to each Fund on a month-to-month basis.

If not terminated, the Shareholder Servicing Agreement will continue for successive one year terms beyond October 31 of each year, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the vote of a majority of those members of the Board of Trustees of the Trusts who are not parties to the Shareholder Servicing Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party. The Shareholder Servicing Agreement may be terminated without penalty, on not less than 60 days’ prior written notice, by the Board of Trustees of the Trusts or by JPMDS. The Shareholder Servicing Agreement will also terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

JPMDS may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of such fees received from the Funds to such entities for performing Shareholder Services and/or Other Related Services, as described above, for shareholders. Such Financial Intermediaries may include affiliates of JPMDS.

JPMDS, JPMIM or their affiliates may from time to time, at its or their own expense, out of compensation retained by them from the Funds or from other sources available to them, make additional payments to certain Financial Intermediaries for performing “Other Related Services” for their customers. These services include the services listed in paragraph beginning “Other Related Services” above. Such compensation does not represent an additional expense to the Funds or to their shareholders, since it will be paid by JPMDS, JPMIM or their affiliates.

For shareholders that bank with JPMorgan Chase Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank may aggregate investments in the Funds with balances held in JPMorgan Chase Bank accounts for purposes of determining eligibility for certain bank privileges that are based on specified minimum balance requirements, such as reduced or no fees for certain banking services or preferred rates on loans and deposits.

JPMDS, the Funds and their affiliates, agents and subagents may share certain information about shareholders and their accounts, as permitted by law and as described in the J.P. Morgan Funds Privacy Policy provided with your shareholder report, and also available on the J.P. Morgan Funds website at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

EXPENSES

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recording and settlement of security transactions; fees and expenses of the Funds’ custodian for all services to the Funds, including safekeeping of funds and securities and maintaining required books and accounts; expenses of preparing and mailing reports to investors and to government offices and commissions; expenses of meetings of investors; fees and expenses of independent accountants, legal counsel and any transfer agent, registrar or dividend disbursing agent of the Trusts; insurance premiums; and expenses of calculating the NAV of, and the net income on, shares of the Funds. Shareholder servicing and distribution fees are all allocated to specific classes of the Funds. In addition, the Funds may allocate transfer agency and certain other expenses by class. Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for certain Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

With respect to the JPMorgan SR Funds, the Administrator pays many of the ordinary expenses incurred by the Funds in their operations including organization costs, taxes, ordinary fees and expenses for legal and auditing services, fees and expenses of pricing services, the expenses of preparing (including typesetting), printing and mailing reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, proxy solicitation material and notices to existing shareholders, all expenses incurred in connection with issuing and redeeming shares, the cost of custodial and fund accounting services, and the cost of initial and ongoing registration of the shares under Federal and state securities laws. The Funds pay the following fees and expenses, including their pro-rata share of the following fees and expenses of the Trust: (1) transfer agency, (2) shareholder servicing, (3) distribution fees, (4) brokerage costs, (5) all fees and expenses of Trustees, (6) the portion of the compensation of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) attributable to the Funds on the basis of relative net assets, (7) costs of the Trust’s CCO Program, (8) insurance, including fidelity bond and D&O insurance, (9) interest, (10) litigation and (11) other extraordinary or nonrecurring expenses. Shareholder servicing and distribution fees are allocated to specific classes of the Funds. Service providers to the Funds may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled.

JPMIM, JPMAAM and JPMDS have agreed that they will waive fees or reimburse the Funds, as applicable, as described in the Prospectuses.

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

As described in “SHAREHOLDER SERVICING” in this SAI, JPMDS may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of the shareholder servicing fees it receives from the Funds to such Financial Intermediaries for performing Shareholder Services and/or Other Related Services for Financial Intermediaries’ customers who are shareholders of the Funds. In addition, as described in “DISTRIBUTION PLAN” in this SAI, JPMDS may enter into Mutual Fund Sales Agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of the Distribution Fees it receives from the Funds to such Financial Intermediaries for providing distribution services and marketing support.

In addition, the Funds may enter into agreements with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking, or sub-transfer agency and/or omnibus sub-accounting (collectively, “Omnibus Sub-Accounting”) or networking. Payments made pursuant to such agreements are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Any payments made pursuant to such agreements are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees and shareholder servicing fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor and shareholder servicing agent, respectively. From time to time, JPMDS, JPMIM or their affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or Omnibus Sub-Accounting at its or their own expense out of its or their own legitimate profits.

Financial Intermediaries may offer additional services to their customers, including specialized procedures and payment for the purchase and redemption of Fund shares, such as pre-authorized or systematic purchase and redemption programs, “sweep” programs, cash advances and redemption checks. Certain Financial Intermediaries may (although they are not required by the Trusts to do so) credit to the accounts of their customers from whom they are already receiving other fees amounts not exceeding such other fees or the fees for their services as Financial Intermediaries.

 

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Financial Intermediaries may establish their own terms and conditions for providing their services and may charge investors a transaction-based or other fee for their services. Such charges may vary among Financial Intermediaries, but in all cases will be retained by the Financial Intermediary and will not be remitted to a Fund or JPMDS.

Certain Funds have authorized one or more Financial Intermediaries to accept purchase and redemption orders on their behalf. Such Financial Intermediaries are authorized to designate other intermediaries to accept purchase and redemption orders on a Fund’s behalf. Such Funds will be deemed to have received a purchase or redemption order when a Financial Intermediary or, if applicable, that Financial Intermediary’s authorized designee accepts the order. These orders will be priced at the Fund’s NAV next calculated after they are so accepted.

Effective April 3, 2017, the Funds will cease making direct payments to Financial Intermediaries for any applicable sub-transfer agency services. After this date, payments to Financial Intermediaries for sub-transfer agency services will be made by JPMDS from the service fee (formerly known as “shareholder service fee”). From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the sub-transfer agency fees at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

JPMDS, JPMIM and JPMAAM at their own expense out of their own legitimate profits, may provide additional compensation (“Additional Compensation”) to Financial Intermediaries. Additional Compensation may also be paid by other affiliates of JPMDS, JPMIM and JPMAAM from time to time. These Additional Compensation payments are over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, Omnibus Sub-Accounting or networking fees which are charged directly to the Funds and which are disclosed elsewhere in the Funds’ prospectuses or in this SAI. The categories of Additional Compensation are described below. These categories are not mutually exclusive and JPMDS, JPMIM, JPMAAM and/or their affiliates may pay additional types of Additional Compensation in the future. The same Financial Intermediaries may receive payments under more than one or all categories. Not all Financial Intermediaries receive Additional Compensation payments and such payments may be different for different Financial Intermediaries or different types of funds (e.g., equity fund or fixed income fund). These payments may be significant to a Financial Intermediary and may be an important factor in a Financial Intermediary’s willingness to support the sale of the Funds through its distribution system. Additional Compensation payments are always made only to the firm, never to individuals other than occasional gifts and entertainment that are permitted by FINRA rules.

JPMIM, JPMDS, JPMAAM and/or their affiliates may be motivated to pay Additional Compensation to promote the sale of Fund shares to clients of Financial Intermediaries and the retention of those investments by those clients. To the extent Financial Intermediaries sell more shares of the Funds or retain shares of the Funds in their clients’ accounts, JPMIM, JPMDS and JPMAAM benefit from the incremental management and other fees paid by the Funds with respect to those assets.

The provision of Additional Compensation, the varying fee structure and the basis on which a Financial Intermediary compensates its registered representatives or salespersons may create an incentive for a particular Financial Intermediary, registered representative or salesperson to highlight, feature or recommend funds, including the Funds, or other investments based, at least in part, on the level of compensation paid. Additionally, if one mutual fund sponsor makes greater distribution payments than another, a Financial Intermediary may have an incentive to recommend that sponsor’s mutual fund over other mutual funds. Similarly, if a Financial Intermediary receives greater compensation for one share class versus another, that Financial Intermediary may have an incentive to recommend that share class. Shareholders should consider whether such incentives exist when evaluating any recommendations from a Financial Intermediary to purchase or sell shares of the Funds and when considering which share class is most appropriate. Shareholders should ask their salesperson or visit their Financial Intermediary’s website for more information.

Sales and Marketing Support. Additional Compensation may be paid to Financial Intermediaries for sales and marketing support. Marketing support may include access to a Financial Intermediary’s sales representatives and management representatives. Additional Compensation may also be paid to Financial Intermediaries for inclusion of the Funds on a firm’s list of offered products including a preferred or select sales list, in other sales programs or as an expense reimbursement. Additional Compensation may be calculated in basis points based on average net Fund assets attributable to the Financial Intermediary or sales of the Funds by the Financial Intermediary. Additional Compensation may also be fixed dollar amounts.

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participate in and/or present at meeting, conferences or seminars, sales, training or educational programs, client and investor events, client prospecting retention, and due diligence events and other firm-sponsored events or other programs for the Financial Intermediaries’ registered representatives and employees. These payments may vary depending upon the nature of the event, and may include travel expenses, such as lodging incurred by registered representatives of the Financial Intermediaries. In addition, JPMIM, JPMDS, JPMAAM and their affiliates may pay or reimburse sales representatives of Financial Intermediaries in the form of occasional gifts and occasional meals or entertainment events that JPMIM, JPMDS, JPMAAM or their affiliates deem appropriate, subject to applicable law and regulations. Other compensation may be offered to the extent not prohibited by federal or state laws or any self-regulatory agency, such as FINRA. These payments may vary depending upon the nature of the event or the relationship.

Administrative and Processing Support. JPMIM, JPMDS and/or JPMAAM may also pay Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries for their administrative and processing support, including (i) record keeping, Omnibus Sub-Accounting and networking, to the extent that the Funds do not pay for these costs directly; (ii) reimbursement for ticket processing charges applied to Fund shares and (iii) one time payments for ancillary services such as setting up Funds on the Financial Intermediary’s mutual fund trading system/platform.

Identification of Financial Intermediaries

The following is a list of FINRA member firms that received Additional Compensation for the period ending September 30, 2016. This list includes FINRA members: (1) who have entered into to written agreements with the Funds’ Adviser to receive Additional Compensation (excluding payments made for Omnibus Sub-Accounting services); and/or (2) who have received Additional Compensation for events and meetings that were sponsored in whole or in part by JPMDS.

 

  1. AIG Advisors Group

 

  2. Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

 

  3. Apex Clearing Corporation

 

  4. Barclays Capital Inc.

 

  5. BB&T Securities, LLC

 

  6. Broadridge Business Process Outsourcing LLC

 

  7. Cadaret Grant & Co Inc.

 

  8. Cambridge Investment Research

 

  9. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC

 

  10. Cetera Advisors LLC

 

  11. Cetera Financial Specialists LLC

 

  12. Cetera Investment Services LLC

 

  13. Charles Schwab & Co Inc.

 

  14. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

  15. Comerica Securities, Inc.

 

  16. Commonfund Securities, Inc.

 

  17. Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. (dba Commonwealth Financial Network)

 

  18. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

  19. DA Davidson & Co

 

  20. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc

 

  21. Edward D Jones & Co LP

 

  22. E*Trade Clearing, LLC

 

  23. Eagle Fund Distributors, Inc.

 

  24. Fidelity/FMR LLC

 

  25. Fifth Third Securities, Inc.

 

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  26. First Allied Securities, Inc.

 

  27. First Command Financial Planning

 

  28. FM Partners Holdings LLC

 

  29. FSC Securities Corp.\Royal Alliance Associates\SagePoint Financial, Inc\Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.

 

  30. Girard Securities, Inc.

 

  31. GWFS Equities, Inc.

 

  32. Hilltop Securities Inc.

 

  33. Huntington Investment Company

 

  34. Ingalls & Snyder, LLC

 

  35. Investacorp, Inc.\Securities America Inc.\Triad Advisors Inc.

 

  36. Investors Capital Corporation

 

  37. JJB Hilliard WL Lyons LLC

 

  38. J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp

 

  39. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

  40. J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C.

 

  41. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

 

  42. Legend Equities Corporation

 

  43. Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp

 

  44. Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation

 

  45. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC

 

  46. LPL Financial LLC

 

  47. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.

 

  48. Metlife

 

  49. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC

 

  50. National Planning Corporation/National Planning Holdings Inc.

 

  51. New York Life Investments

 

  52. NFP Securities Inc.

 

  53. Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC

 

  54. Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.

 

  55. Pershing LLC

 

  56. PFS Investments, Inc.

 

  57. PNC Capital Markets LLC

 

  58. PNC Investments LLC

 

  59. Raymond James & Associates, Inc.\Raymond James Financial Services, Inc

 

  60. RBC Capital Markets, LLC

 

  61. Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated

 

  62. Santander Securities Corporation

 

  63. Securities America Inc

 

  64. State Street Global Markets, LLC

 

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  65. Sterne Agee & Leach Inc.

 

  66. Stifel Nicholaus & Co Inc

 

  67. Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.

 

  68. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.

 

  69. SVB Securities, Inc.

 

  70. TD Ameritrade

 

  71. Transamerica Capital Inc.

 

  72. U.S. Bancorp Investments Inc

 

  73. UBS Financial Services

 

  74. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.

 

  75. VSR Financial Services, Inc.

 

  76. Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

 

  77. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC

 

  78. Wells Fargo Securities LLC

Other Financial Intermediaries, which are not members of FINRA, also may receive Additional Compensation.

For details of the amounts of Additional Compensation paid by the Funds’ Adviser to Financial Intermediaries (including both FINRA and Non-FINRA members) pursuant to written agreements including agreements for networking and Omnibus Sub-Accounting for all of the Funds, see “FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES — Other Cash Compensation” in Part I of this SAI.

For details of finders’ fee paid to Financial Intermediaries, see “FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES — Finders’ Fee Commissions” in Part I of this SAI.

TRUST COUNSEL

The law firm of Dechert LLP, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-6797, is counsel to the Trusts.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The independent registered public accounting firm for the Trusts and the Funds is PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 300 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP conducts an annual audit of the financial statements of each of the Funds and assists in the preparation and/or review of each Fund’s federal and state income tax returns.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Each Fund declares and pays dividends and distributions as described under “Distribution and Tax Matters” in the Prospectuses. Dividends may differ between classes as a result of differences in distribution expenses or other class-specific expenses.

Dividends and capital gains distributions paid by a Fund are automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Fund unless the shareholder has elected to have them paid in cash. Dividends and distributions to be paid in cash are credited to the shareholder’s pre-assigned bank account or are mailed by check in accordance with the customer’s instructions. The Funds reserve the right to discontinue, alter or limit the automatic reinvestment privilege at any time.

If a shareholder has elected to receive dividends and/or capital gain distributions in cash and the postal or other delivery service is unable to deliver checks to the shareholder’s address of record, such shareholder’s distribution option will automatically be converted to having all dividend and other distributions reinvested in additional shares. No interest will accrue on amounts represented by uncashed distribution or redemption checks. With regard to Funds that accrue dividends daily, dividends will only begin to accrue after a Fund receives payment for shares.

 

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NET ASSET VALUE

Shares are sold at NAV per share, plus a sales charge, if any. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV, minus any applicable deferred sales charges. Each class of shares in each Fund has a different NAV. This is primarily because each class has class specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The Money Market Funds, excluding Prime Money Market Fund, will continue to value their portfolio of securities using the amortized cost method provided that certain conditions are met, including that the Fund’s Board of Trustees continues to believe that the amortized cost valuation fairly reflects the market-based NAV per share of the Fund. The purpose of this method of calculation is to attempt to maintain a constant NAV per share of each Fund of $1.00. No assurances can be given that this goal can be attained. The amortized cost method of valuation values a security at its cost at the time of purchase and thereafter assumes an amortization that would produce a constant yield to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuating interest rates on the market value of the instrument. The Board of Trustees has established procedures and directed certain officers of the Funds to monitor the differences between the NAVs calculated based on amortized cost and market value at predetermined intervals but no less frequently than weekly, and to report to the Board of Trustees such differences. If a difference of more than 1/2 of 1% occurs between valuation based on the amortized cost method and valuation based on market value, the Board of Trustees may take steps necessary to reduce such deviation if it believes that such deviation will result in material dilution or any unfair results to investors or existing shareholders. Actions that may be taken by the Board of Trustees include (i) redeeming shares in kind, (ii) selling portfolio instruments prior to maturity to realize capital gains or losses or to shorten the average maturity of portfolio securities, (iii) withholding or supplementing dividends (iv) utilizing a net asset value per share as determined by using available market quotations, or (v) reducing the number of outstanding Fund shares. Any reduction of outstanding shares will be accomplished by having each shareholder contribute to a Fund’s capital the necessary shares on a pro rata basis. Each shareholder will be deemed to have agreed to such contribution in these circumstances by his or her investment in the Funds. In its discretion, the Board of Trustees of the Money Market Funds may elect to calculate the price of a Fund’s shares once per day. Further, with regard to the Money Market Funds, the Board of Trustees has empowered management to temporarily suspend one or more cut-off times for a Fund, other than the last cut-off time of the day.

The NAV of each class of shares of the Prime Money Market Fund is calculated using market-based values. The following is a discussion of the procedures used by the Funds in valuing their assets for market-based NAVs.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a natural disaster affecting an entire country or region, or an event that affects an individual company) but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at its fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation determinations may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining the Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean (“Americas”) securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded that is reported before the time when the net assets of the Funds are valued. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Generally, trading of foreign equity securities on most foreign markets (i.e., non-Western hemisphere) is completed before the close in trading in U.S. markets. The Funds have implemented fair value pricing on a daily basis for all foreign equity securities and investments with foreign equity reference obligations. The fair value pricing utilizes the quotations of an independent pricing service. Trading on foreign markets may also take place on days on which the U.S. markets and the Funds are closed.

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Fixed income securities are valued using market quotations supplied by approved independent third party pricing services, affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. In determining security prices, pricing services and broker/dealers may consider a variety of inputs and factors, including, but not limited to proprietary models that may take into account market transactions in securities with comparable characteristics, yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, underlying collateral and estimated cash flows.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies will be converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 PM ET.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued at the evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Certain fixed income securities and swaps may be valued using market quotations or valuations provided by pricing services affiliated with the Adviser. Valuations received by the Funds from affiliated pricing services are the same as those provided to other affiliated and unaffiliated entities by these affiliated pricing services.

With respect to all Funds, securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which market quotations do not represent the value at the time of pricing (including certain illiquid securities) are fair valued in accordance with policies and procedures (“Policies”) established by and under the supervision and responsibility of the Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established an Audit and Valuation Committee to assist the Board of Trustees in its oversight of the valuation of the Funds’ securities and delegated to J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (the “Administrator” or “JPMIM”), the responsibility for implementing the day-to-day operational aspects of the valuation process. The Administrator has created the J.P. Morgan Asset Management (“JPMAM”) Americas Valuation Committee (“VC”) to oversee and carry out the Policies for the valuation of investments held in the Funds. The VC is comprised of senior representatives from JPMIM, JPMAM Legal, Compliance and Risk Management and the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer. Fair value situations could include, but are not limited to: (1) a significant event that affects the value of a Fund’s securities (e.g., news relating to natural disasters affecting an issuer’s operations or earnings announcements); (2) illiquid securities; (3) securities that may be defaulted or de-listed from an exchange and are no longer trading; or (4) any other circumstance in which the VC believes that market quotations do not accurately reflect the value of a security.

From time to time, there may be errors in the calculation of the NAV of a Fund or the processing of purchases and redemptions. Shareholders will generally not be notified of the occurrence of an error or the resolution thereof.

DELAWARE TRUSTS

JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III and JPMT IV. JPMT I and JPMT II were each formed as Delaware statutory trusts on November 12, 2004 pursuant to separate Declarations of Trust dated November 5, 2004. JPMT I assumed JPMMFS’ registration pursuant to the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act effective after the close of business on February 18, 2005, and JPMT II assumed One Group Mutual Funds’ registration pursuant to the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act effective after the close of business on February 18, 2005. JPMT III was formed as a Delaware statutory trust on November 14, 2013 pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated November 13, 2013. JPMT IV was formed as a Delaware statutory trust on November 11, 2015 pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated November 11, 2015.

Under Delaware law, shareholders of a statutory trust shall have the same limitation of personal liability that is extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under Delaware law, unless otherwise provided in the trust’s governing trust instrument. JPMT I’s, JPMT II’s, JPMT III’s, and JPMT IV’s Declarations of Trust each provides that shareholders of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III and JPMT IV shall not be personally liable for the

 

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debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred by, contracted for, or otherwise existing with respect to JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III, and JPMT IV or any series or class thereof. In addition, the Declarations of Trust each provides that neither JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III, JPMT IV, nor the Trustees, officers, employees, nor agents thereof shall have any power to bind personally any shareholders nor to call upon any shareholder for payment of any sum of money or assessment other than such as the shareholder may personally agree to pay. Moreover, Declarations of Trust for JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III and JPMT IV each expressly provide that the shareholders shall have the same limitation of personal liability that is extended to shareholders of a private corporation for profit incorporated in the State of Delaware.

The Declarations of Trust of JPMT I and JPMT II each provides for the indemnification out of the assets held with respect to a particular series of shares of any shareholder or former shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of a claim or demand relating to the person being or having been a shareholder and not because of the shareholder’s acts or omissions. The Declarations of Trust of JPMT I and JPMT II each also provide that JPMT I and JPMT II, on behalf of the applicable series, may, at its option with prior written notice, assume the defense of any claim made against a shareholder.

JPMT I’s, JPMT II’s, JPMT III’s, and JPMT IV’s Declarations of Trust each provides that JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III and JPMT IV will indemnify their respective Trustees and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with any proceeding in which they may be involved because of their offices with JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III or JPMT IV, unless, as to liability to JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III or JPMT IV, or the shareholders thereof, the Trustees engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of their offices. In addition, the Declarations of Trust each provides that any Trustee who has been determined to be an “audit committee financial expert” shall not be subject to a greater liability or duty of care because of such determination.

JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III and JPMT IV shall continue without limitation of time subject to the provisions in the Declarations of Trust concerning termination by action of the shareholders or by action of the Trustees upon written notice to the shareholders.

JPMT I is party to an Agreement and Plan of Investment and Transfer of Assets dated January 17, 2006 pursuant to which it has agreed, out of the assets and property of certain Funds, to indemnify and hold harmless JPMorgan Chase Bank, in its corporate capacity and as trustee of certain common trust funds, and each of its directors and officers, for any breach by JPMT I of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under such Agreement or any act, error, omission, neglect, misstatement, materially misleading statement, breach of duty or other act wrongfully done or attempted to be committed by JPMT I or its Board of Trustees or officers, related to the transfer of assets from certain common trust funds to the respective Funds and other related transactions.

MASSACHUSETTS TRUST

JPMMFIT. JPMMFIT is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Growth Advantage Fund is a separate and distinct series of JPMMFIT. Copies of the Declarations of Trust of JPMMFIT is on file in the office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Declarations of Trust and By-laws of JPMMFIT is designed to make JPMMFIT similar in most respects to a Massachusetts business corporation. The principal distinction between the two forms concerns shareholder liability as described below.

Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust may, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations of the trust, which is not the case for a corporation. However, JPMMFIT’s Declarations of Trust provide that the shareholders shall not be subject to any personal liability for the acts or obligations of the Fund and that every written agreement, obligation, instrument or undertaking made on behalf of the Fund shall contain a provision to the effect that the shareholders are not personally liable thereunder.

No personal liability will attach to the shareholders under any undertaking containing such provision when adequate notice of such provision is given, except possibly in a few jurisdictions. With respect to all types of claims in the latter jurisdictions, (i) tort claims, (ii) contract claims where the provision referred to is omitted from the undertaking, (iii) claims for taxes, and (iv) certain statutory liabilities in other jurisdictions, a shareholder may be held personally liable to the extent that claims are not satisfied by the Funds. However, upon payment of such liability, the shareholder will be entitled to reimbursement from the general assets of the Funds. The Boards of Trustees intend to conduct the operations of JPMMFIT in such a way so as to avoid, as far as possible, ultimate liability of the shareholders for liabilities of the Funds.

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with JPMMFIT, unless, as to liability to JPMMFIT or their shareholders, it is finally adjudicated that the Trustees engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in their offices or with respect to any matter unless it is finally adjudicated that they did not act in good faith in the reasonable belief that their actions were in the best interests of JPMMFIT. In the case of settlement, such indemnification will not be provided unless it has been determined by a court or other body approving the settlement or other disposition, or by a reasonable determination based upon a review of readily available facts, by vote of a majority of disinterested Trustees or in a written opinion of independent counsel, that such officers or Trustees have not engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of their duties.

JPMMFIT shall continue without limitation of time subject to the provisions in its Declarations of Trust concerning termination by action of the shareholders or by action of the Trustees upon notice to the shareholders.

MARYLAND CORPORATION

JPMFMFG. JPMFMFG is a diversified open-end management investment company which was organized as a Maryland corporation, on August 19, 1997. Effective April 30, 2003, the name of JPMFMFG was changed from Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc. to J.P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc.

The Articles of Incorporation of JPMFMFG provide that a Director shall be liable only for his own willful defaults and, if reasonable care has been exercised in the selection of officers, agents, employees or investment advisers, shall not be liable for any neglect or wrongdoing of any such person. The Articles of Incorporation also provide that JPMFMFG will indemnify its Directors and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with actual or threatened litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with JPMFMFG to the fullest extent permitted by law. However, nothing in the Articles of Incorporation shall protect or indemnify a Director against any liability for his willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his duties.

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

Shares of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III and JPMT IV. JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III and JPMT IV are open-end, management investment companies organized as Delaware statutory trusts. Each Fund represents a separate series of shares of beneficial interest. See “Delaware Trusts.”

The Declarations of Trust of JPMT I, JPMT II JPMT III and JPMT IV each permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares ($0.0001 par value) of one or more series and classes within any series and to divide or combine the shares of any series or class without materially changing the proportionate beneficial interest of such shares of such series or class in the assets held with respect to that series. Each share represents an equal beneficial interest in the net assets of a Fund with each other share of that Fund. The Trustees of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III and JPMT IV may authorize the issuance of shares of additional series and the creation of classes of shares within any series with such preferences, voting powers, rights, duties and privileges as the Trustees may determine; however, the Trustees may not classify or change outstanding shares in a manner materially adverse to shareholders of each share. Upon liquidation of a Fund, shareholders are entitled to share pro rata in the net assets of a Fund available for distribution to such shareholders. The rights of redemption and exchange are described in the Prospectuses and elsewhere in this SAI.

The shareholders of each Fund are entitled to one vote for each dollar of NAV (or a proportionate fractional vote with respect to the remainder of the NAV of shares, if any), on matters on which shares of a Fund shall be entitled to vote. Subject to the 1940 Act, the Trustees themselves have the power to alter the number and the terms of office of the Trustees, to lengthen their own terms, or to make their terms of unlimited duration subject to certain removal procedures, and appoint their own successors, provided, however, that immediately after such appointment the requisite majority of the Trustees have been elected by the shareholders of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III or JPMT IV respectively. The voting rights of shareholders are not cumulative with respect to the election of Trustees. It is the intention of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III and JPMT IV not to hold meetings of shareholders annually. The Trustees may call meetings of shareholders for action by shareholder vote as may be required by either the 1940 Act or the Declarations of Trust of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III and JPMT IV.

Each share of a series or class represents an equal proportionate interest in the assets in that series or class with each other share of that series or class. The shares of each series or class participate equally in the earnings, dividends and assets of the particular series or class. Expenses of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III and JPMT IV which are not attributable to a specific series or class are allocated among all of their series in a manner deemed by the Trustees to be

 

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fair and equitable. Shares have no pre-emptive or conversion rights, and when issued, are fully paid and non-assessable. Shares of each series or class generally vote together, except when required under federal securities laws to vote separately on matters that may affect a particular class, such as the approval of distribution plans for a particular class.

The Trustees of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III and JPMT IV may, without shareholder approval (unless otherwise required by applicable law): (i) cause JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III or JPMT IV, to merge or consolidate with or into one or more trusts (or series thereof to the extent permitted by law, partnerships, associations, corporations or other business entities (including trusts, partnerships, associations, corporations, or other business entities created by the Trustees to accomplish such merger or consolidation) so long as the surviving or resulting entity is an investment company as defined in the 1940 Act, or is a series thereof, that will succeed to or assume JPMT I’s, JPMT II’s, JPMT III’s or JPMT IV’s registration under the 1940 Act and that is formed, organized, or existing under the laws of the U.S. or of a state, commonwealth, possession or territory of the U.S., unless otherwise permitted under the 1940 Act; (ii) cause any one or more series or classes of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III or JPMT IV to merge or consolidate with or into any one or more other series or classes of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III or JPMT IV one or more trusts (or series or classes thereof to the extent permitted by law), partnerships, associations, corporations; (iii) cause the shares to be exchanged under or pursuant to any state or federal statute to the extent permitted by law; or (iv) cause JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III or JPMT IV to reorganize as a corporation, limited liability company or limited liability partnership under the laws of Delaware or any other state or jurisdiction. However, the exercise of such authority may be subject to certain restrictions under the 1940 Act.

The Trustees may, without shareholder vote, generally restate, amend or otherwise supplement JPMT I’s, JPMT II’s, JPMT III’s or JPMT IV’s governing instruments, including the Declarations of Trust and the By-Laws, without the approval of shareholders, subject to limited exceptions, such as the right to elect Trustees.

The Trustees, without obtaining any authorization or vote of shareholders, may change the name of any series or class or dissolve or terminate any series or class of shares.

Shares have no subscription or preemptive rights and only such conversion or exchange rights as the Board may grant in its discretion. When issued for payment as described in the Prospectus and this SAI, JPMT I’s, JPMT II’s, JPMT III’s or JPMT IV’s Shares will be fully paid and non-assessable. In the event of a liquidation or dissolution of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III or JPMT IV Shares of a Fund are entitled to receive the assets available for distribution belonging to the Fund, and a proportionate distribution, based upon the relative asset values of the respective Funds, of any general assets not belonging to any particular Fund which are available for distribution.

Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act provides that any matter required to be submitted to the holders of the outstanding voting securities of an investment company such as JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT III or JPMT IV shall not be deemed to have been effectively acted upon unless approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares of each Fund affected by the matter. For purposes of determining whether the approval of a majority of the outstanding Shares of a Fund will be required in connection with a matter, a Fund will be deemed to be affected by a matter unless it is clear that the interests of each Fund in the matter are identical, or that the matter does not affect any interest of the Fund. Under Rule 18f-2, the approval of an investment advisory agreement or any change in investment policy would be effectively acted upon with respect to a Fund only if approved by a majority of the outstanding Shares of such Fund. However, Rule 18f-2 also provides that the ratification of independent public accountants, the approval of principal underwriting contracts, and the election of Trustees may be effectively acted upon by Shareholders of the Trust voting without regard to series.

Each share class of a Fund has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters pertaining to the Fund’s Distribution and Shareholder Services Plans, Distribution Plans or Shareholder Services Plan applicable to those classes.

Shares of JPMMFIT. JPMMFIT is an open-end, management investment company which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Growth Advantage Fund represents a separate series of shares of beneficial interest of JPMMFIT. See “Massachusetts Trust.”

The Declaration of Trust of JPMMFIT permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares ($0.001 par value) of one or more series and classes within any series and to divide or combine the shares (of any series, if applicable) without changing the proportionate beneficial interest of each shareholder in the Fund (or in the assets of other series, if applicable). Each share represents an equal proportional interest in the Fund with each other share. Upon liquidation of the Fund, holders are entitled to share pro-rata in the net assets of the Fund available for distribution to such shareholders. See “Massachusetts Trusts.” The rights of redemption and exchange are described in the Prospectuses and elsewhere in this SAI.

 

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The shareholders of the Fund are entitled to one vote for each whole share (with fractional shares entitled to a proportionate fractional vote) on matters on which shares of the Fund shall be entitled to vote. Subject to the 1940 Act, the Trustees themselves have the power to alter the number and the terms of office of the Trustees, to lengthen their own terms, or to make their terms of unlimited duration subject to certain removal procedures, and appoint their own successors, provided, however, that immediately after such appointment the requisite majority of the Trustees have been elected by the shareholders of JPMMFIT. The voting rights of shareholders are not cumulative so that holders of more than 50% of the shares voting can, if they choose, elect all Trustees being selected while the shareholders of the remaining shares would be unable to elect any Trustees. It is the intention of JPMMFIT not to hold meetings of shareholders annually. The Trustees may call meetings of shareholders for action by shareholder vote as may be required by either the 1940 Act or the Declarations of Trust.

Each share of a series or class represents an equal proportionate interest in that series or class with each other share of that series or class. The shares of each series or class participate equally in the earnings, dividends and assets of the particular series or class. Expenses of JPMMFIT which are not attributable to a specific series or class are allocated among all of its series in a manner believed by management of JPMMFIT to be fair and equitable. Shares have no pre-emptive or conversion rights. Shares when issued are fully paid and non-assessable, except as set forth below. Shares of each series or class generally vote together, except when required under federal securities laws to vote separately on matters that may affect a particular class, such as the approval of distribution plans for a particular class.

The Trustees may, however, authorize the issuance of shares of additional series and the creation of classes of shares within any series with such preferences, privileges, limitations and voting and dividend rights as the Trustees may determine. The proceeds from the issuance of any additional series would be invested in separate, independently managed Funds with distinct investment objectives, policies and restrictions, and share purchase, redemption and net asset valuation procedures. Any additional classes would be used to distinguish among the rights of different categories of shareholders, as might be required by future regulations or other unforeseen circumstances. All consideration received by the Fund for shares of any additional series or class, and all assets in which such consideration is invested, would belong to that series or class, subject only to the rights of creditors of the Fund and would be subject to the liabilities related thereto. Shareholders of any additional series or class will approve the adoption of any management contract or distribution plan relating to such series or class and of any changes in the investment policies related thereto, to the extent required by the 1940 Act.

Shareholders of the Fund have the right, upon the declaration in writing or vote of more than two-thirds of its outstanding shares, to remove a Trustee. The Trustees will call a meeting of shareholders to vote on removal of a Trustee upon the written request of the record holders of 10% of the Fund’s shares. In addition, whenever ten or more shareholders of record who have been such for at least six months preceding the date of application, and who hold in the aggregate either shares having a NAV of at least $25,000 or at least 1% of JPMMFIT’s outstanding shares, whichever is less, shall apply to the Trustees in writing, stating that they wish to communicate with other shareholders with a view to obtaining signatures to request a meeting for the purpose of voting upon the question of removal of the Trustee or Trustees and accompanied by a form of communication and request which they wish to transmit, the Trustees shall within five business days after receipt of such application either: (1) afford to such applicants access to a list of the names and addresses of all shareholders as recorded on the books of the Trust; or (2) inform such applicants as to the approximate number of shareholders of record, and the approximate cost of mailing to them the proposed communication and form of request. If the Trustees elect to follow the latter course, the Trustees, upon the written request of such applicants, accompanied by a tender of the material to be mailed and of the reasonable expenses of mailing, shall, with reasonable promptness, mail such material to all shareholders of record at their addresses as recorded on the books, unless within five business days after such tender the Trustees shall mail to such applicants and file with the SEC, together with a copy of the material to be mailed, a written statement signed by at least a majority of the Trustees to the effect that in their opinion either such material contains untrue statements of fact or omits to state facts necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, or would be in violation of applicable law, and specifying the basis of such opinion. After opportunity for hearing upon the objections specified in the written statements filed, the SEC may, and if demanded by the Trustees or by such applicants shall, enter an order either sustaining one or more of such objections or refusing to sustain any of them. If the SEC shall enter an order refusing to sustain any of such objections, or if, after the entry of an order sustaining one or more of such objections, the SEC shall find, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that all objections so sustained have been met, and shall enter an order so declaring, the Trustees shall mail copies of such material to all shareholders with reasonable promptness after the entry of such order and the renewal of such tender.

 

 

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For information relating to mandatory redemption of Fund shares or their redemption at the option of JPMMFIT under certain circumstances, see “Purchases, Redemptions and Exchanges”.

Shares of JPMFMFG. The Articles of Incorporation of JPMFMFG, as supplemented, permit the classes of JPMFMFG to offer 1,262,500,000 shares of common stock, with $.001 par value per share. Pursuant to JPMFMFG’s Articles of Incorporation, the Board may increase the number of shares that the classes of JPMFMFG are authorized to issue without the approval of the shareholders of each class of JPMFMFG. The Board of Directors has the power to designate and redesignate any authorized but unissued shares of capital stock into one or more classes of shares and separate series within each such class, to fix the number of shares in any such class or series and to classify or reclassify any unissued shares with respect to such class or series.

Each share of a series in JPMFMFG represents an equal proportionate interest in that series with each other share. Shares are entitled upon liquidation to a pro rata share in the net assets of the series. Shareholders have no preemptive rights. All consideration received by JPMFMFG for shares of any series and all assets in which such consideration is invested would belong to that series and would be subject to the liabilities related thereto. Share certificates representing shares will not be issued.

Under Maryland law, JPMFMFG is not required to hold an annual meeting of its shareholders unless required to do so under the 1940 Act.

Each share in each series of the Fund represents an equal proportionate interest in that series of the Fund with each other share of that series of the Fund. The shares of each series and class participate equally in the earnings, dividends and assets of the particular series or class. Expenses of JPMFMFG which are not attributable to a specific series or class are allocated among all the series and classes in a manner believed by management of JPMFMFG to be fair and equitable. Shares of each series or class generally vote together, except when required by federal securities laws to vote separately on matters that may affect a particular series or class differently, such as approval of a distribution plan.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

As described in the Prospectuses and pursuant to the procedures approved by the Trustees, each business day, a Fund will make available to the public upon request to J.P. Morgan Funds Services or the J.P. Morgan Institutional Funds Service Center (1-800-480-4111 or 1-800-766-7722, as applicable) a complete, uncertified schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the prior business day for the Money Market Funds and as of the last day of that prior month for all other Funds. In addition, from time to time, each Fund may post portfolio holdings on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more timely basis.

The Funds’ publicly available uncertified, complete list of portfolio holdings information, as described above, may also be provided regularly pursuant to a standing request, such as on a monthly or quarterly basis, to (i) third party service providers, rating and ranking agencies, financial intermediaries, and affiliated persons of the Funds and (ii) clients of the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates that invest in the Funds or such clients’ consultants. No compensation or other consideration is received by a Fund or the Fund’s Adviser, or any other person for these disclosures.

For a list of the entities that receive the Funds’ portfolio holdings information, the frequency with which it is provided and the length of the lag between the date of the information and the date it is disclosed, see “PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE” in Part I of this SAI.

In addition, certain service providers to the Funds or the Adviser, Administrator, Shareholder Servicing Agent or Distributor may for legitimate business purposes receive the Funds’ portfolio holdings information earlier than the time period specified in the applicable prospectus, such as sub-advisers, rating and ranking agencies, pricing services, proxy voting service providers, accountants, attorneys, custodians, securities lending agents, consultants retained to assist in the drafting of management discussion of fund performance in shareholder reports, brokers in connection with Fund transactions and in providing pricing quotations, transfer agents and entities providing CDSC financing (released weekly one day after trade date). When a Fund redeems a shareholder in kind, the shareholder generally receives its proportionate share of the Fund’s portfolio holdings and, therefore, the shareholder and its agent may receive such information earlier than the time period specified in the Prospectuses. Such holdings are released on conditions of confidentiality, which include appropriate trading prohibitions. “Conditions of confidentiality” include confidentiality terms included in written agreements, implied by the nature of the relationship (e.g., attorney–client relationship), or required by fiduciary or regulatory principles (e.g., custody services provided by financial institutions).

 

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Disclosure of a Fund’s portfolio securities as an exception to the Funds’ normal business practice requires the business unit proposing such exception to identify a legitimate business purpose for the disclosure and to submit the proposal to the Fund’s Treasurer for approval following business and legal review. Additionally, no compensation or other consideration is received by a Fund or the Fund’s Adviser, or any other person for these disclosures. The Funds’ Trustees will review annually a list of such entities that have received such information, the frequency of such disclosures and the business purpose therefor. These procedures are designed to address conflicts of interest between the Funds’ shareholders on the one hand and the Fund’s Adviser or any affiliated person of the Fund or such entities on the other hand by creating a structured review and approval process which seeks to ensure that disclosure of information about the Fund’s portfolio securities is in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders. There can be no assurance, however, that a Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of portfolio holdings information will prevent the misuse of such information by individuals or firms in possession of such information.

In addition to the foregoing, the portfolio holdings of certain of the Adviser’s separately managed account investment strategies and other vehicles advised or sub-advised by the Adviser or its affiliates, which are the same or substantially similar to certain of the J.P. Morgan Funds, are made available on a more timely basis than the time period specified in the applicable prospectus. It is possible that any such recipient of these holdings could trade ahead of or against a Fund based on the information received.

Finally, the Funds release information concerning any and all portfolio holdings when required by law. Such releases may include providing information concerning holdings of a specific security to the issuer of such security. With regard to the Money Market Funds, not later than five business days after the end of each calendar month, each Fund will post detailed information regarding its portfolio holdings, as well as its dollar-weighted average maturity and dollar-weighted average life, as of the last day of that month on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website and provide a link to the SEC website where the most recent twelve months of publicly available information filed by the Fund may be obtained. In addition, not later than five business days after the end of each calendar month, each Money Market Fund will file a schedule of detailed information regarding its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that month with the SEC. These filings will be publicly available on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and the SEC’s website. Each business day, each money market will make available upon request an uncertified complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the prior business day. In addition, each money market fund may post portfolio holdings on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website or on other external websites. In addition, on each business day, all money market funds will post their level of weekly liquid assets, net flows and market-based NAV per shares as of the prior business day, with a rolling six month history, and the money market funds (other than tax free and municipal money market funds) will post their level of daily liquid assets, with a rolling six month history, as of the prior business day on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com. In addition to information on portfolio holdings, no sooner than 10 days after month end, the Funds may post a portfolio characteristics summary to the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com. In addition, other fund statistical information may be found on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website from time to time.

PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES

The Board of Trustees has delegated to the Advisers and their affiliated advisers, proxy voting authority with respect to the Funds’ portfolio securities. To ensure that the proxies of portfolio companies are voted in the best interests of the Funds, the Funds’ Board of Trustees has adopted the Adviser’s detailed proxy voting procedures (the “Procedures”) that incorporate guidelines (“Guidelines”) for voting proxies on specific types of issues.

The Adviser and its affiliated advisers are part of a global asset management organization with the capability to invest in securities of issuers located around the globe. Because the regulatory framework and the business cultures and practices vary from region to region, the Guidelines are customized for each region to take into account such variations. Separate Guidelines cover the regions of (1) North America, (2) Europe, Middle East, Africa, Central America and South America, (3) Asia (ex-Japan) and (4) Japan, respectively.

Notwithstanding the variations among the Guidelines, all of the Guidelines have been designed with the uniform objective of encouraging corporate action that enhances shareholder value. As a general rule, in voting proxies of a particular security, the Adviser and its affiliated advisers will apply the Guidelines of the region in which the issuer of such security is organized. Except as noted below, proxy voting decisions will be made in accordance with the Guidelines covering a multitude of both routine and non-routine matters that the Adviser and its affiliated advisers have encountered globally, based on many years of collective investment management experience.

 

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To oversee and monitor the proxy-voting process, the Adviser has established a proxy committee and appointed a proxy administrator in each global location where proxies are voted. The primary function of each proxy committee is to review periodically general proxy-voting matters, review and approve the Guidelines annually, and provide advice and recommendations on general proxy-voting matters as well as on specific voting issues. The procedures permit an independent voting service to perform certain services otherwise carried out or coordinated by the proxy administrator.

Although for many matters the Guidelines specify the votes to be cast, for many others, the Guidelines contemplate case-by-case determinations. In addition, there will undoubtedly be proxy matters that are not contemplated by the Guidelines. For both of these categories of matters and to override the Guidelines, the Procedures require a certification and review process to be completed before the vote is cast. That process is designed to identify actual or potential material conflicts of interest (between the Fund on the one hand, and the Fund’s investment adviser, principal underwriter or an affiliate of any of the foregoing, on the other hand) and ensure that the proxy vote is cast in the best interests of the Fund. A conflict is deemed to exist when the proxy is for JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock or for J.P. Morgan Funds, or when the proxy administrator has actual knowledge indicating that a JPMorgan affiliate is an investment banker or rendered a fairness opinion with respect to the matter that is the subject of the proxy vote. When such conflicts are identified, the proxy will be voted by an independent third party either in accordance with JPMorgan proxy voting guidelines or by the third party using its own guidelines.

When other types of potential material conflicts of interest are identified, the proxy administrator and, as necessary, JPMAM’s Chief Fiduciary Officer will evaluate the potential conflict of interest and determine whether such conflict actually exists, and if so, will recommend how the Adviser will vote the proxy. In addressing any material conflict, the Adviser may take one or more of the following measures (or other appropriate action): removing or “walling off” from the proxy voting process certain Adviser personnel with knowledge of the conflict, voting in accordance with any applicable Guideline if the application of the Guideline would objectively result in the casting of a proxy vote in a predetermined manner, or deferring the vote to or obtaining a recommendation from an third independent party, in which case the proxy will be voted by, or in accordance with the recommendation of, the independent third party.

The following summarizes some of the more noteworthy types of proxy voting policies of the non-U.S. Guidelines:

 

   

Corporate governance procedures differ among the countries. Because of time constraints and local customs, it is not always possible for the Adviser to receive and review all proxy materials in connection with each item submitted for a vote. Many proxy statements are in foreign languages. Proxy materials are generally mailed by the issuer to the sub-custodian which holds the securities for the client in the country where the portfolio company is organized, and there may not be sufficient time for such materials to be transmitted to the Adviser in time for a vote to be cast. In some countries, proxy statements are not mailed at all, and in some locations, the deadline for voting is two to four days after the initial announcement that a vote is to be solicited and it may not always be possible to obtain sufficient information to make an informed decision in good time to vote.

 

   

Certain markets require that shares being tendered for voting purposes are temporarily immobilized from trading until after the shareholder meeting has taken place. Elsewhere, notably emerging markets, it may not always be possible to obtain sufficient information to make an informed decision in good time to vote. Some markets require a local representative to be hired in order to attend the meeting and vote in person on our behalf, which can result in considerable cost. The Adviser also considers the cost of voting in light of the expected benefit of the vote. In certain instances, it may sometimes be in the Fund’s best interests to intentionally refrain from voting in certain overseas markets from time to time.

 

   

Where proxy issues concern corporate governance, takeover defense measures, compensation plans, capital structure changes and so forth, the Adviser pays particular attention to management’s arguments for promoting the prospective change. The Adviser’s sole criterion in determining its voting stance is whether such changes will be to the economic benefit of the beneficial owners of the shares.

 

   

The Adviser is in favor of a unitary board structure of the type found in the United Kingdom as opposed to tiered board structures. Thus, the Adviser will generally vote to encourage the gradual phasing out of tiered board structures, in favor of unitary boards. However, since tiered boards are still very prevalent in markets outside of the United Kingdom, local market practice will always be taken into account.

 

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The Adviser will use its voting powers to encourage appropriate levels of board independence, taking into account local market practice.

 

   

The Adviser will usually vote against discharging the board from responsibility in cases of pending litigation, or if there is evidence of wrongdoing for which the board must be held accountable.

 

   

The Adviser will vote in favor of increases in capital which enhance a company’s long-term prospects. The Adviser will also vote in favor of the partial suspension of preemptive rights if they are for purely technical reasons (e.g., rights offers which may not be legally offered to shareholders in certain jurisdictions). However, the Adviser will vote against increases in capital which would allow the company to adopt “poison pill” takeover defense tactics, or where the increase in authorized capital would dilute shareholder value in the long term.

 

   

The Adviser will vote in favor of proposals which will enhance a company’s long-term prospects. The Adviser will vote against an increase in bank borrowing powers which would result in the company reaching an unacceptable level of financial leverage, where such borrowing is expressly intended as part of a takeover defense, or where there is a material reduction in shareholder value.

 

   

The Adviser will generally vote against anti-takeover devices.

 

   

Where social or environmental issues are the subject of a proxy vote, the Adviser will consider the issue on a case-by-case basis, keeping in mind at all times the best economic interests of its clients.

The following summarizes some of the more noteworthy types of proxy voting policies of the U.S. Guidelines:

 

   

The Adviser considers votes on director nominees on a case-by-case basis. Votes generally will be withheld from directors who: (a) attend less than 75% of board and committee meetings without a valid excuse; (b) implement or renew a dead-hand poison pill; (c) are affiliated directors who serve on audit, compensation or nominating committees or are affiliated directors and the full board serves on such committees or the company does not have such committees; (d) ignore a shareholder proposal that is approved by a majority of either the shares outstanding or the votes cast based on a review over a consecutive two year time frame; (e) unilaterally adopt a litigation fee-shifting by-law without shareholder approval; (f) are insiders and affiliated outsiders on boards that are not at least majority independent; or (g) are CEOs of publically-traded companies who serve on more than three public boards or serve on more than four public company boards. In addition, votes are generally withheld for directors who serve on committees in certain cases. For example, the Adviser generally withholds votes from audit committee members in circumstances in which there is evidence that there exists material weaknesses in the company’s internal controls.

 

   

The Adviser votes proposals to classify boards on a case-by-case basis, but normally will vote in favor of such proposal if the issuer’s governing documents contain each of eight enumerated safeguards (for example, a majority of the board is composed of independent directors and the nominating committee is composed solely of such directors).

 

   

The Adviser also considers management poison pill proposals on a case-by-case basis, looking for shareholder-friendly provisions before voting in favor.

 

   

The Adviser votes against proposals for a super-majority vote to approve a merger.

 

   

The Adviser considers proposals to increase common and/or preferred shares and to issue shares as part of a debt restructuring plan on a case-by-case basis, taking into account such factors as the extent of dilution and whether the transaction will result in a change in control.

 

   

The Adviser considers vote proposals with respect to compensation plans on a case-by-case basis. The analysis of compensation plans focuses primarily on the transfer of shareholder wealth (the dollar cost of pay plans to shareholders) and includes an analysis of the structure of the plan and pay practices of other companies in the relevant industry and peer companies. Other matters included in the analysis are the amount of the company’s outstanding stock to be reserved for the award of stock options, whether the exercise price of an option is less than the stock’s fair market value at the date of the grant of the options, and whether the plan provides for the exchange of outstanding options for new ones at lower exercise prices.

 

   

The Adviser also considers on a case-by-case basis proposals to change an issuer’s state of incorporation, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate restructuring proposals and certain social issue proposals.

 

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The Adviser generally votes for management proposals which seek shareholder approval to make the state of incorporation the exclusive forum for disputes if the company is a Delaware corporation; otherwise, the Adviser votes on a case by case basis.

 

   

The Adviser generally supports management disclosure practices for environmental issues except for those companies that have been involved in significant controversies, fines or litigation related to environmental issues.

 

   

The Adviser reviews Say on Pay proposals on a case by case basis with additional review of proposals where the issuer’s previous year’s proposal received a low level of support.

In accordance with regulations of the SEC, the Funds’ proxy voting records for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are on file with the SEC and are available on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and are on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A Trust is not required to hold a meeting of Shareholders for the purpose of electing Trustees except that (i) a Trust is required to hold a Shareholders’ meeting for the election of Trustees at such time as less than a majority of the Trustees holding office have been elected by Shareholders and (ii) if, as a result of a vacancy on the Board of Trustees, less than two-thirds of the Trustees holding office have been elected by the Shareholders, that vacancy may only be filled by a vote of the Shareholders. In addition, Trustees may be removed from office by a written consent signed by the holders of Shares representing two-thirds of the outstanding Shares of a Trust at a meeting duly called for the purpose, which meeting shall be called and held in accordance with the bylaws of the applicable Trust. Except as set forth above, the Trustees may continue to hold office and may appoint successor Trustees.

As used in a Trust’s Prospectuses and in this SAI, “assets belonging to a Fund” means the consideration received by a Trust upon the issuance or sale of Shares in that Fund, together with all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds derived from the investment thereof, including any proceeds from the sale, exchange, or liquidation of such investments, and any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds, and any general assets of a Trust not readily identified as belonging to a particular Fund that are allocated to that Fund by a Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees may allocate such general assets in any manner it deems fair and equitable. It is anticipated that the factor that will be used by the Board of Trustees in making allocations of general assets to particular Funds will be the relative net asset values of the respective Funds at the time of allocation. Assets belonging to a particular Fund are charged with the direct liabilities and expenses in respect of that Fund, and with a share of the general liabilities and expenses of a Trust not readily identified as belonging to a particular Fund that are allocated to that Fund in proportion to the relative net asset values of the respective Funds at the time of allocation. The timing of allocations of general assets and general liabilities and expenses of a Trust to particular Funds will be determined by the Board of Trustees of a Trust and will be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Determinations by the Board of Trustees of a Trust as to the timing of the allocation of general liabilities and expenses and as to the timing and allocable portion of any general assets with respect to a particular Fund are conclusive.

As used in this SAI and the Prospectuses, the term “majority of the outstanding voting securities” of the Trust, a particular Fund or a particular class of a Fund means the following when the 1940 Act governs the required approval: the affirmative vote of the lesser of (a) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Trust, such Fund or such class of such Fund, or (b) 67% or more of the shares of the Trust, such Fund or such class of such Fund present at a meeting at which the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Trust, such Fund or such class of such Fund are represented in person or by proxy. Otherwise, the declaration of trust, articles of incorporation or by-laws usually govern the needed approval and generally require that if a quorum is present at a meeting, the vote of a majority of the shares of the Trust, such Fund or such class of such Fund, as applicable, shall decide the question.

Telephone calls to the Funds, the Funds’ service providers or a Financial Intermediary as Financial Intermediary may be recorded. With respect to the securities offered hereby, this SAI and the Prospectuses do not contain all the information included in the Registration Statements of the Trusts filed with the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, certain portions have been omitted. The Registration Statement including the exhibits filed therewith may be examined at the office of the SEC in Washington, D.C.

 

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Statements contained in this SAI and the Prospectuses concerning the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete, and in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statements of the Trusts. Each such statement is qualified in all respects by such reference.

No dealer, salesman or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in the Prospectuses and this SAI, in connection with the offer contained therein and, if given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by any of the Trusts, the Funds or JPMDS. The Prospectuses and this SAI do not constitute an offer by any Fund or by JPMDS to sell or solicit any offer to buy any of the securities offered hereby in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful for the Funds or JPMDS to make such offer in such jurisdictions.

 

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APPENDIX A — PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES

The Funds have established certain procedures and restrictions, subject to change from time to time, for purchase, redemption, and exchange orders, including procedures for accepting telephone instructions and effecting automatic investments and redemptions. The Funds may defer acting on a shareholder’s instructions until it has received them in proper form and in accordance with the requirements described in the Prospectuses.

Subject to the terms of a Fund’s prospectus, an investor may buy (or redeem) shares in certain Funds: (i) through a Financial Intermediary; or (ii) through JPMDS by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services. Financial Intermediaries may include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase that have entered into an agreement with the Distributor, or, if applicable, an authorized designee of a Financial Intermediary. Upon receipt of any instructions or inquiries by telephone from a shareholder or, if held in a joint account, from either party, or from any person claiming to be the shareholder, and confirmation that the account registration and address given by such person match those on record, a Fund or its agent is authorized, without notifying the shareholder or joint account parties, to carry out the instructions or to respond to the inquiries, consistent with the service options chosen by the shareholder or joint shareholders in his or their latest account application or other written request for services, including purchasing, exchanging, or redeeming shares of such Fund and depositing and withdrawing monies from the bank account specified in the “Bank Account Registration” section of the shareholder’s latest account application or as otherwise properly specified to such Fund in writing. Investors may incur a fee if they effect transactions through a Financial Intermediary.

The Funds may, at their own option, accept securities in payment for shares. The securities delivered in such a transaction are valued in the same manner as they would be valued for purposes of computing a Fund’s NAV, as described in the section entitled “Net Asset Value”. This is a taxable transaction to the shareholder. Purchases by means of in-kind contributions of securities will only be accepted if a variety of conditions are satisfied, in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

Except as provided in a Fund’s prospectus, and subject to compliance with applicable regulations, each Fund has reserved the right to pay the redemption price of its shares, either totally or partially, by a distribution in-kind of readily marketable portfolio securities (instead of cash). The securities so distributed would be valued at the same amount as that assigned to them in calculating the NAV of the shares being sold. If a shareholder received a distribution in-kind, the shareholder could incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash. JPMFMFG has filed an election under 18f-1 under the 1940 Act. The other Trusts have not filed an election under Rule 18f-1. However, the following Funds have previously filed Rule 18f-1 elections: (i) JPMorgan California Tax Free Bond Fund (formerly, J.P. Morgan California Bond Fund), (ii) JPMorgan Tax Aware Equity Fund, (iii) JPMorgan Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund and JPMorgan New York Tax Free Bond Fund (as former series of Mutual Fund Select Trust), and (iv) JPMorgan International Equity Fund (as former series of Mutual Fund Select Group). These elections carry over and commit these Funds to paying redemptions by a shareholder of record in cash, limited during any 90 day period to the lesser of: (i) $250,000 or (ii) one percent of the net asset value of the Fund at the beginning of such period.

Each investor may add to or reduce its investment in a Fund on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) is open for business. An investor in a Money Market Fund may add to or reduce its investment in a Money Market Fund on each day that the Exchange is open for business or when a Money Market Fund elects to remain open when the Exchange is closed but the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is open.

The Money Market Funds reserve the right to waive any investment minimum. With respect to Agency, Capital, Institutional Class and Premier Shares, examples of when, in the Money Market Funds’ discretion, exceptions to the minimum requirements may be made include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) accounts of a parent corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries may be aggregated together to meet the minimum requirement; (2) accounts held by an institutional investor in any of the Money Market Funds in JPMT I or JPMT II may be aggregated together to meet the minimum requirement; and (3) an institutional investor may be given a reasonable amount of time to reach the investment minimum for a class. For Agency, Institutional Class and Premier Shares, investors must purchase the Shares directly from the J.P. Morgan Funds through JPMDS to potentially be eligible. In each case, the investors must inform the J.P. Morgan Funds (or their Financial Intermediary in the case of Capital Shares) that they have accounts that they may be eligible for an exception to the investment minimum.

 

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Exchange Privilege. Shareholders may exchange their shares in a Fund for shares of any other J.P. Morgan Fund as indicated in the Prospectuses that offers such share class. The shareholder will not pay a sales charge for such exchange. The Funds reserve the right to limit the number of exchanges or to refuse an exchange. The Funds may discontinue this exchange privilege at any time.

Shares of a Fund may only be exchanged into another Fund if the account registrations are identical. All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements. With respect to exchanges from any Money Market Fund, shareholders must have acquired their shares in such money market fund by exchange from one of the J.P. Morgan non-money market funds or the exchange will be done at relative NAV plus the appropriate sales charge. Any such exchange may create a gain or loss to be recognized for federal income tax purposes. All exchanges are based upon the NAV that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund. The redemption of your shares will be processed at the next calculated net asset value by the Fund whose shares you are redeeming, and your purchase will be processed as of the same time if the Fund into which you wish to exchange also calculates a net asset value at such time or if not, as of such Fund’s next calculated net asset value. The exchange might not be completed on the date on which the order is submitted and, in such case, the proceeds of the redemption may remain uninvested until the exchange is completed. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend, including a money market fund, will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption. A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase. Normally, shares of the Fund to be acquired are purchased on the redemption date, but such purchase may be delayed by either Fund for up to five business days if a Fund determines that it would be disadvantaged by an immediate transfer of the proceeds.

With regard to a Money Market Fund, when a fee or a gate is in place, shareholders will not be permitted to exchange into or out of a Money Market Fund.

Redemptions. In general, shares of a Fund may be exchanged or redeemed at net asset value, less any applicable CDSC. The Trust may suspend the right of redemption or postpone the date of payment for Shares for more than seven days (more than one day for the Prime Money Market Fund, U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund, and U.S. Government Money Market Fund when:

 

  (a) trading on the Exchange is broadly restricted by the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC;

 

  (b) the Exchange is closed for other than customary weekend and holiday closing;

 

  (c) the SEC has by order permitted such suspension; or

 

  (d) the SEC has declared a market emergency.

With regard to Money Market Funds that do not qualify as Government Money Market Funds, if a Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of its total assets, the Fund’s board, in its discretion, may impose liquidity fees of up to 2% of the value of the shares redeemed and/or gates on redemptions. In addition, if a Money Market Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 10% of its total assets at the end of any business day, the Fund must impose a 1% liquidity fee on shareholder redemptions unless the Fund’s Board of Trustees determines that not doing so is in the best interests of the Fund.

The Board may, in its discretion, terminate a liquidity fee or redemption gate at any time if it believes such action to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. Also, liquidity fees and redemption gates will automatically terminate at the beginning of the next business day once a Fund’s weekly liquid assets reach at least 30% of its total assets. Redemption gates may only last up to 10 business days in any 90-day period. When a fee or a gate is in place, the Fund may elect not to permit the purchase of shares or to subject the purchase of shares to certain conditions, which may include affirmation of the purchaser’s knowledge that a fee or a gate is in effect. When a fee or a gate is in place, shareholders will not be permitted to exchange into or out of a Money Market Fund.

With regard to the Money Market Funds, the Board may, in its discretion, permanently suspend redemptions and liquidate if, among other things, a Fund, at the end of a business day, has less than 10% of its total assets invested in weekly liquid assets. The Board of the Retail and Government Money Market Funds may suspend redemptions and liquidate if the Board determines that the deviation between its amortized cost price per share and its market-based NAV per share may result in material dilution or other unfair results to investors or existing shareholders.

 

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The Board may, in its discretion, terminate a liquidity fee or redemption gate at any time if it believes such action to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. Also, liquidity fees and redemption gates will automatically terminate at the beginning of the next business day once a Fund’s weekly liquid assets reach at least 30% of its total assets. Redemption gates may only last up to 10 business days in any 90-day period. When a fee or a gate is in place, the Fund may elect not to permit the purchase of shares or to subject the purchase of shares to certain conditions, which may include affirmation of the purchaser’s knowledge that a fee or a gate is in effect. When a fee or a gate is in place, shareholders will not be permitted to exchange into or out of a Money Market Fund.

With regard to the Money Market Funds, the Board may, in its discretion, permanently suspend redemptions and liquidate if, among other things, a Fund, at the end of a business day, has less than 10% of its total assets invested in weekly liquid assets. The Board of the Retail and Government Money Market Funds may suspend redemptions and liquidate if the Board determines that the deviation between its amortized cost price per share and its market-based NAV per share may result in material dilution or other unfair results to investors or existing shareholders.

Excessive Trading Limits. Market timers may disrupt portfolio management and harm Fund performance. To the extent that a Fund is unable to effectively identify market timers or a Fund does not seek to identify market timers, long-term investors may be adversely affected. The Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified in the Prospectuses, use reasonable efforts to identify market timers. There is no assurance, however, that the Funds will be able to identify and eliminate all market timers. For example, certain accounts include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption request on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers whose orders are aggregated are not known by the Funds. For purposes of the application of the excessive trading limitations, J.P. Morgan Funds that invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds will be considered asset allocation programs within the stated exceptions to the excessive trading limits in the Prospectuses.

Additional Information About Class C Shares. The Distributor pays a commission of 1.00% of the offering price on sales of Class C Shares. The Distributor keeps the entire amount of any CDSC the investor pays for Class C Shares.

If an investor redeems Class C Shares and then uses that money to buy Class C Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund within 90 days of that redemption, the second purchase will be free of a CDSC. Also, the 12b-1 aging will include the investor’s prior months’ holdings, so that the Financial Intermediary will receive the trail sooner.

On June 19, 2015, the Funds’ Class B Shares were converted into Class A Shares (into Morgan Shares for the Money Market Funds) of the same Fund, notwithstanding the prior conversion schedule that indicated a later date. No contingent deferred sales charges were assessed in connection with this automatic conversion.

Systematic Withdrawal Plan. Systematic withdrawals may be made on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. The applicable Class C CDSC will be deducted from those payments unless such payments are made:

(i) monthly and constitute no more than 1/12 of 10% of your then-current balance in a Fund each month; or

(ii) quarterly and constitute no more than 1/4 of 10% of your then-current balance in a Fund each quarter.

If you withdraw more than the limits stated above in any given systematic withdrawal payment, you will be charged a CDSC for the amount of the withdrawal over the limit for that month or quarter.

For accounts that allow systematic withdrawals only as a fixed dollar amount per month or quarter, the applicable Class C CDSC is waived provided that, on the date of the systematic withdrawal, the fixed dollar amount to be withdrawn, when multiplied by 12 in the case of monthly payments or by four in the case of quarterly payments, does not exceed 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund. If on any given systematic withdrawal date that amount would exceed 10%, you will be charged a CDSC on the entire amount of that systematic withdrawal payment. This calculation is repeated on each systematic withdrawal date.

For accounts that allow systematic withdrawals on a percentage basis, a Class C CDSC will be charged only on that amount of a systematic payment that exceeds the limits set forth above for that month or quarter.

 

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Your current balance in a Fund for purposes of these calculations will be determined by multiplying the number of shares held by the then-current net asset value for shares of the applicable class.

Cut-Off Times for Purchase, Redemption and Exchange Orders. Orders to purchase, exchange or redeem shares accepted by the Funds (or by a Financial Intermediary authorized to accept such orders on behalf of the Funds) by the cut-off times indicated in the Funds’ Prospectuses will be processed at the NAV next calculated after the order is accepted by the Fund or the Financial Intermediary. Under a variety of different types of servicing agreements, if a Financial Intermediary that is authorized to accept purchase, exchange and/or redemption orders from investors on behalf of the Funds accepts orders prior to the cut-off time for orders stated in the Funds’ Prospectuses, the Financial Intermediary may transmit the orders to the Funds by the deadlines stated in the servicing agreements. The deadlines in the servicing agreements are generally later than the order cut-off times stated in the Funds’ Prospectuses.

Additional Information

A Fund may require medallion signature guarantees for changes that shareholders request be made in Fund records with respect to their accounts, including but not limited to, changes in bank accounts, for any written requests for additional account services made after a shareholder has submitted an initial account application to a Fund, and in certain other circumstances described in the Prospectuses. A Fund may also refuse to accept or carry out any transaction that does not satisfy any restrictions then in effect. A medallion signature guarantee may be obtained from an approved bank, broker, savings and loan association or credit union under Rule 17Ad-15 of the Securities Exchange Act.

The Funds reserve the right to change any of these policies at any time and may reject any request to purchase shares at a reduced sales charge.

Investors may incur a fee if they effect transactions through a Financial Intermediary.

 

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APPENDIX B — DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS

The following is a summary of published ratings by major credit rating agencies. Credit ratings evaluate only the safety of principal and interest payments, not the market value risk of lower quality securities. Credit rating agencies may fail to change credit ratings to reflect subsequent events on a timely basis. Although the investment adviser considers security ratings when making investment decisions, it also performs its own investment analysis and does not rely solely on the ratings assigned by credit agencies.

Unrated securities will be treated as non-investment grade securities unless the investment adviser determines that such securities are the equivalent of investment grade securities. Securities that have received different ratings from more than one agency are considered investment grade if at least one agency has rated the security investment grade, unless otherwise indicated in a Fund’s prospectus or SAI.

Certain Funds are rated by NRSROs. In order to maintain a rating from a rating organization, the Funds may be subject to additional investment restrictions.

DESCRIPTION OF SHORT-TERM CREDIT RATINGS

Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”)

A S&P’s issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects S&P’s view of the obligor’s capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default.

Issuer credit ratings can be either long term or short term. Short-term ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market. In the U.S., for example, that means obligations with an original maturity of no more than 365 days–including commercial paper. Short-term ratings are also used to indicate the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on long-term obligations. The result is a dual rating, in which the short-term rating addresses the put feature, in addition to the usual long-term rating. Medium-term notes are assigned long-term ratings.

 

A-1

A short-term obligation rated ‘A-1’ is rated in the highest category by Standard & Poor’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.
 
 

 

A-2

A short-term obligation rated ‘A-2’ is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.

 

A-3

A short-term obligation rated ‘A-3’ exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

 

B

A short-term obligation rated ‘B’ is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. Ratings of ‘B-1’, ‘B-2’, and ‘B-3’ may be assigned to indicate finer distinctions within the ‘B’ category. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

 

B-1

A short-term obligation rated ‘B-1’ is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, but the obligor has a relatively stronger capacity to meet its financial commitments over the short-term compared to other speculative-grade obligors.

 

B-2

A short-term obligation rated ‘B-2’ is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, and the obligor has an average speculative-grade capacity to meet its financial commitments over the short-term compared to other speculative-grade obligors.
 

 

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B-3

A short-term obligation rated ‘B-3’ is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, and the obligor has a relatively weaker capacity to meet its financial commitments over the short-term compared to other speculative-grade obligors.

 

C

A short-term obligation rated ‘C’ is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

 

D

A short-term obligation rated ‘D’ is in payment default. The ‘D’ rating category is used when payments on an obligation, including a regulatory capital instrument, are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor’s believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The ‘D’ rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized.

Dual Ratings

S&P assigns “dual” ratings to all debt issues that have a put option or demand feature as part of their structure. The first rating addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest as due, and the second rating addresses only the demand feature. The long-term rating symbols are used for bonds to denote the long-term maturity and the short-term rating symbols for the put option (for example, ‘AAA/A-1+’). With U.S. municipal short-term demand debt, note rating symbols are used with the short-term issue credit rating symbols (for example, ‘SP-1+/A-1+’).

Active Qualifiers (Currently applied and/or outstanding)

i: This subscript is used for issues in which the credit factors, terms, or both, that determine the likelihood of receipt of payment of interest are different from the credit factors, terms or both that determine the likelihood of receipt of principal on the obligation. The ‘i’ subscript indicates that the rating addresses the interest portion of the obligation only. The ‘i’ subscript will always be used in conjunction with the ‘p’ subscript, which addresses likelihood of receipt of principal. For example, a rated obligation could be assigned ratings of “AAAp NRi” indicating that the principal portion is rated “AAA” and the interest portion of the obligation is not rated.

L: Ratings qualified with ‘L’ apply only to amounts invested up to federal deposit insurance limits.

P: This subscript is used for issues in which the credit factors, the terms, or both, that determine the likelihood of receipt of payment of principal are different from the credit factors, terms or both that determine the likelihood of receipt of interest on the obligation. The ‘p’ subscript indicates that the rating addresses the principal portion of the obligation only. The ‘p’ subscript will always be used in conjunction with the ‘i’ subscript, which addresses likelihood of receipt of interest. For example, a rated obligation could be assigned ratings of “AAAp NRi” indicating that the principal portion is rated “AAA” and the interest portion of the obligation is not rated.

pi: Ratings with a ‘pi’ subscript are based on an analysis of an issuer’s published financial information, as well as additional information in the public domain. They do not, however, reflect in-depth meetings with an issuer’s management and are therefore based on less comprehensive information than ratings without a ‘pi’ subscript. Ratings with a ‘pi’ subscript are reviewed annually based on a new year’s financial statements, but may be reviewed on an interim basis if a major event occurs that may affect the issuer’s credit quality.

Preliminary: Preliminary ratings, with the “prelim” qualifier, may be assigned to obligors or obligations, including financial programs, in the circumstances described below. Assignment of a final rating is conditional on the receipt by S&P’s of appropriate documentation. S&P’s reserves the right not to issue a final rating. Moreover, if a final rating is issued, it may differ from the preliminary rating.

 

   

Preliminary ratings may be assigned to obligations, most commonly structured and project finance issues, pending receipt of final documentation and legal opinions.

 

   

Preliminary ratings are assigned to Rule 415 Shelf Registrations. As specific issues, with defined terms, are offered from the master registration, a final rating may be assigned to them in accordance with S&P’s policies.

 

   

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discussions with the obligor. Preliminary ratings may also be assigned to the obligors. These ratings consider the anticipated general credit quality of the reorganized or postbankruptcy issuer as well as attributes of the anticipated obligation(s).

 

   

Preliminary ratings may be assigned to entities that are being formed or that are in the process of being independently established when, in S&P’s opinion, documentation is close to final. Preliminary ratings may also be assigned to these entities’ obligations.

 

   

Preliminary ratings may be assigned when a previously unrated entity is undergoing a well-formulated restructuring, recapitalization, significant financing or other transformative event, generally at the point that investor or lender commitments are invited. The preliminary rating may be assigned to the entity and to its proposed obligation(s). These preliminary ratings consider the anticipated general credit quality of the obligor, as well as attributes of the anticipated obligation(s), assuming successful completion of the transformative event. Should the transformative event not occur, S&P’s would likely withdraw these preliminary ratings.

 

   

A preliminary recovery rating may be assigned to an obligation that has a preliminary issue credit rating.

sf: The (sf) subscript is assigned to all issues and issuers to which a regulation, such as the European Union Regulation on Credit Rating Agencies, requires the assignment of an additional symbol which distinguishes a structured finance instrument or obligor (as defined in the regulation) from any other instrument or obligor. The addition of this subscript to a credit rating does not change the definition of that rating or our opinion about the issue’s or issuer’s creditworthiness.

t: This symbol indicates termination structures that are designed to honor their contracts to full maturity or, should certain events occur, to terminate and cash settle all their contracts before their final maturity date.

Unsolicited: Unsolicited ratings are those credit ratings assigned at the initiative of S&P’s and not at the request of the issuer or its agents.

Inactive Qualifiers (No longer applied or outstanding)

*: This symbol indicated continuance of the ratings is contingent upon S&P’s receipt of an executed copy of the escrow agreement or closing documentation confirming investments and cash flows. Discontinued use in August 1998.

c: This qualifier was used to provide additional information to investors that the bank may terminate its obligation to purchase tendered bonds if the long-term credit rating of the issuer is below an investment-grade level and/or the issuer’s bonds are deemed taxable. Discontinued use in January 2001.

pr: The letters ‘pr’ indicate that the rating is provisional. A provisional rating assumes the successful completion of the project financed by the debt being rated and indicates that payment of debt service requirements is largely or entirely dependent upon the successful, timely completion of the project. This rating, however, while addressing credit quality subsequent to completion of the project, makes no comment on the likelihood of or the risk of default upon failure of such completion. The investor should exercise his own judgment with respect to such likelihood and risk.

q: A ‘q’ subscript indicates that the rating is based solely on quantitative analysis of publicly available information. Discontinued use in April 2001.

r: The ‘r’ modifier was assigned to securities containing extraordinary risks, particularly market risks, that are not covered in the credit rating. The absence of an ‘r’ modifier should not be taken as an indication that an obligation will not exhibit extraordinary non-credit related risks. S&P discontinued the use of the ‘r’ modifier for most obligations in June 2000 and for the balance of obligations (mainly structured finance transactions) in November 2002.

Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”)

A short-term issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability to default of the rated entity or security stream and relates to the capacity to meet financial obligations in accordance with the documentation governing the relevant obligation. Short-Term Ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as “short term” based on market convention. Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign, and structured obligations, and up to 36 months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets.

 

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F1

HIGHEST SHORT-TERM CREDIT QUALITY. Indicates the strongest capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added “+” to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

 

F2

GOOD SHORT-TERM CREDIT QUALITY. Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial obligations.

 

F3

FAIR SHORT-TERM CREDIT QUALITY. The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.

 

B

SPECULATIVE SHORT-TERM CREDIT QUALITY. Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.
 

 

C

HIGH SHORT-TERM DEFAULT RISK. Default is a real possibility.

 

RD

RESTRICTED DEFAULT. Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other obligations. Applicable to entity ratings only.

 

D

Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a specific short-term obligation.

Limitations of the Short-Term Ratings Scale

Specific limitations relevant to the Short-Term Ratings scale include:

 

   

The ratings do not predict a specific percentage of default likelihood over any given time period.

 

   

The ratings do not opine on the market value of any issuer’s securities or stock, or the likelihood that this value may change.

 

   

The ratings do not opine on the liquidity of the issuer’s securities or stock.

 

   

The ratings do not opine on the possible loss severity on an obligation should an obligation default.

 

   

The ratings do not opine on any quality related to an issuer or transaction’s profile other that the agency’s opinion on the relative vulnerability to default of the rated issuer or obligation.

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”)

Moody’s short-term ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to honor short-term financial obligations. Ratings may be assigned to issuers, short-term programs or to individual short-term debt instruments. Such obligations generally have an original maturity not exceeding thirteen months, unless explicitly noted.

Moody’s employs the following designations to indicate the relative repayment ability of rated issuers:

 

P-1

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

 

P-2

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

 

P-3

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.

 

NP

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

 

Note:

Canadian issuers rated P-1 or P-2 have their short-term ratings enhanced by the senior-most long term rating of the issuer, its guarantor or support-provider.

Dominion Bond Rating Service (“DBRS”)

The DBRS short-term debt rating scale provides an opinion on the risk that an issuer will not meet its short-term financial obligations in a timely manner. Ratings are based on quantitative and qualitative considerations relevant to the issuer and the relative ranking of claims. The R-1 and R-2 rating categories are further denoted by the subcategories “(high)”, “(middle)”, and “(low)”.

 

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R-1 (high)

Highest credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is exceptionally high. Unlikely to be adversely affected by future events.

 

R-1 (middle)

Superior credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is very high. Differs from R-1 (high) by a relatively modest degree. Unlikely to be significantly vulnerable to future events.

 

R-1 (low)

Good credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is substantial. Overall strength is not as favourable as higher rating categories. May be vulnerable to future events, but qualifying negative factors are considered manageable.

 

R-2 (high)

Upper end of adequate credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is acceptable. May be vulnerable to future events.

 

R-2 (middle)

Adequate credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is acceptable. May be vulnerable to future events or may be exposed to other factors that could reduce credit quality.

 

R-2 (low)

Lower end of adequate credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is acceptable. May be vulnerable to future events. A number of challenges are present that could affect the issuer’s ability to meet such obligations.

 

R-3

Lowest end of adequate credit quality. There is a capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due. May be vulnerable to future events and the certainty of meeting such obligations could be impacted by a variety of developments.

 

R-4

Speculative credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is uncertain.

 

R-5

Highly speculative credit quality. There is a high level of uncertainty as to the capacity to meet short-term financial obligations as they fall due.

 

D

A financial obligation has not been met or it is clear that a financial obligation will not be met in the near future, or a debt instrument has been subject to a distressed exchange. A downgrade to D may not immediately follow an insolvency or restructuring filing as grace periods, other procedural considerations, or extenuating circumstance may exist.

DESCRIPTION OF BANK RATINGS

Moody’s

Moody’s Bank Financial Strength Ratings (BFSRs) represent Moody’s opinion of a bank’s intrinsic safety and soundness and, as such, exclude certain external credit risks and credit support elements that are addressed by Moody’s Bank Deposit Ratings. In addition to commercial banks, Moody’s BFSRs may also be assigned to other types of financial institutions such as multilateral development banks, government-sponsored financial institutions and national development financial institutions.

Unlike Moody’s Bank Deposit Ratings, BSFRs do not address the probability of timely payment. Instead, BSFRs are a measure of the likelihood that a bank will require assistance from third parties such as its owners, its industry group, or official institutions.

BSFRs do not take into account the probability that the bank will receive such external support, nor do they address risks arising from sovereign actions that may interfere with a bank’s ability to honor its domestic or foreign currency obligations.

Factors considered in the assignment of BSFRs include bank-specific elements such as financial fundamentals, franchise value, and business and asset diversification. Although BSFRs exclude the external factors specified above, they do take into account other risk factors in the bank’s operating environment, including the strength and prospective performance of the economy, as well as the structure and relative fragility of the financial system, and the quality of banking regulation and supervision.

 

A

Banks rated A possess superior intrinsic financial strength. Typically, they will be institutions with highly valuable and defensible business franchises, strong financial fundamentals, and a very predictable and stable operating environment.

 

B

Banks rated B possess strong intrinsic financial strength. Typically, they will be institutions with valuable and defensible business franchises, good financial fundamentals, and a predictable and stable operating environment.

 

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C

Banks rated C possess adequate intrinsic financial strength. Typically, they will be institutions with more limited but still valuable business franchises. These banks will display either acceptable financial fundamentals within a predictable and stable operating environment, or good financial fundamentals within a less predictable and stable operating environment.

 

D

Banks rated D display modest intrinsic financial strength, potentially requiring some outside support at times. Such institutions may be limited by one or more of the following factors: a weak business franchise; financial fundamentals that are deficient in one or more respects; or an unpredictable and unstable operating environment.

 

E

Banks rated E display very modest intrinsic financial strength, with a higher likelihood of periodic outside support or an eventual need for outside assistance. Such institutions may be limited by one or more of the following factors: a weak and limited business franchise; financial fundamentals that are materially deficient in one or more respects; or a highly unpredictable or unstable operating environment.

Where appropriate, a “+” modifier will be appended to ratings below the “A” category and a “-” modifier will be appended to ratings above the “E” category to distinguish those banks that fall in the higher and lower ends, respectively, of the generic rating category.

DESCRIPTION OF LONG-TERM CREDIT RATINGS

S&P

Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings

Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on Standard & Poor’s analysis of the following considerations:

 

   

Likelihood of payment — capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation;

 

   

Nature of and provisions of the obligation;

 

   

Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors’ rights.

Issue ratings are an assessment of default risk, but may incorporate an assessment of relative seniority or ultimate recovery in the event of default. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect the lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such differentiation may apply when an entity has both senior and subordinated obligations, secured and unsecured obligations, or operating company and holding company obligations.)

 

AAA

An obligation rated ‘AAA’ has the highest rating assigned by S&P. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong.

 

AA

An obligation rated ‘AA’ differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.

 

A

An obligation rated ‘A’ is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.

 

BBB

An obligation rated ‘BBB’ exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

Obligations rated ‘BB’, ‘B’, ‘CCC’, ‘CC’, and ‘C’ are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. ‘BB’ indicates the least degree of speculation and ‘C’ the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions.

 

BB

An obligation rated ‘BB’ is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

 

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B

An obligation rated ‘B’ is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated ‘BB’, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor’s capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

 

CCC

An obligation rated ‘CCC’ is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

 

CC

An obligation rated ‘CC’ is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment.

 

C

A ‘C’ rating is assigned to obligations that are currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, obligations that have payment arrearages allowed by the terms of the documents, or obligations of an issuer that is the subject of a bankruptcy petition or similar action which have not experienced a payment default. Among others, the ‘C’ rating may be assigned to subordinated debt, preferred stock or other obligations on which cash payments have been suspended in accordance with the instrument’s terms or when preferred stock is the subject of a distressed exchange offer, whereby some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of cash or replaced by other instruments having a total value that is less than par.

 

D

An obligation rated ‘D’ is in payment default. The ‘D’ rating category is used when payments on an obligation, including a regulatory capital instrument, are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor’s believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The ‘D’ rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized. An obligation’s rating is lowered to ‘D’ upon completion of a distressed exchange offer, whereby some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of cash or replaced by other instruments having a total value that is less than par.

Plus(+) or Minus (-): The ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

 

NR

This indicates that no rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that Standard & Poor’s does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of policy.

Moody’s

Long-Term Obligation Ratings

Moody’s long-term ratings are opinions of the relative credit risk of financial obligations with an original maturity of one year or more. They address the possibility that a financial obligation will not be honored as promised. Such ratings use Moody’s Global Scale and reflect both the likelihood of default and any financial loss suffered in the event of default.

 

Aaa

Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, with minimal credit risk.

 

Aa

Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.

 

A

Obligations rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.

 

Baa

Obligations rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered medium-grade and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.

 

Ba

Obligations rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements and are subject to substantial credit risk.

 

B

Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.

 

Caa

Obligations rated Caa are judged to be of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.

 

Ca

Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.

 

C

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Moody’s applies numerical modifiers, 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classified from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.

Fitch

Rated entities in a number of sectors, including financial and non-financial corporations, sovereigns and insurance companies, are generally assigned Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs). IDRs opine on an entity’s relative vulnerability to default on financial obligations. The “threshold” default risk addressed by the IDR is generally that of the financial obligations whose non-payment would best reflect the uncured failure of that entity. As such, IDRs also address relative vulnerability to bankruptcy, administrative receivership or similar concepts, although the agency recognizes that issuers may also make pre-emptive and therefore voluntary use of such mechanisms.

In aggregate, IDRs provide an ordinal ranking of issuers based on the agency’s view of their relative vulnerability to default, rather than a prediction of a specific percentage likelihood of default.

 

AAA

HIGHEST CREDIT QUALITY. ‘AAA’ ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in case of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

 

AA

VERY HIGH CREDIT QUALITY. ‘AA’ ratings denote expectations of very low credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.
 

 

A

HIGH CREDIT QUALITY. ‘A’ ratings denote expectations of low credit risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

 

BBB

GOOD CREDIT QUALITY. ‘BBB’ ratings indicate that expectations of credit risk are currently low. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse changes in circumstances and in economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.

 

BB

SPECULATIVE. ‘BB’ ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to credit risk, particularly in the event of adverse economic change over time; however, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met.

 

B

HIGHLY SPECULATIVE. ‘B’ ratings indicate that material default risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is vulnerable to deterioration in the business and economic environment.

 

CCC

SUBSTANTIAL CREDIT RISK. Default is a real possibility.

 

CC

VERY HIGH LEVELS OF CREDIT RISK. Default of some kind appears probable.

 

C

EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH LEVELS OF CREDIT RISK. Default is imminent or inevitable, or the issuer is in standstill. Conditions that are indicative of a ‘C’ category rating for an issuer include:

 

   

the issuer has entered into a grace or cure period following non-payment of a material financial obligation;

 

   

the issuer has entered into a temporary negotiated waiver or standstill agreement following a payment default on a material financial obligation; or

 

   

Fitch otherwise believes a condition of ‘RD’ or ‘D’ to be imminent or inevitable, including through the formal announcement of a coercive debt exchange.

 

RD

RESTRICTED DEFAULT. ‘RD’ ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch’s opinion has experienced an uncured payment default on a bond, loan or other material financial obligation but which has not entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure, and which has not otherwise ceased business. This would include:

 

   

the selective payment default on a specific class or currency of debt;

 

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the uncured expiry of any applicable grace period, cure period or default forbearance period following a payment default on a bank loan, capital markets security or other material financial obligation;

 

   

the extension of multiple waivers or forbearance periods upon a payment default on one or more material financial obligations, either in series or in parallel; or

 

   

execution of a coercive debt exchange on one or more material financial obligations.

 

D

DEFAULT. ‘D’ ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch Ratings’ opinion has entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure, or which has otherwise ceased business.

Default ratings are not assigned prospectively to entities or their obligations; within this context, non-payment on an instrument that contains a deferral feature or grace period will generally not be considered a default until after the expiration of the deferral or grace period, unless a default is otherwise driven by bankruptcy or other similar circumstance, or by a coercive debt exchange.

“Imminent” default typically refers to the occasion where a payment default has been intimated by the issuer, and is all but inevitable. This may, for example, be where an issuer has missed a scheduled payment, but (as is typical) has a grace period during which it may cure the payment default. Another alternative would be where an issuer has formally announced a coercive debt exchange, but the date of the exchange still lies several days or weeks in the immediate future.

In all cases, the assignment of a default rating reflects the agency’s opinion as to the most appropriate rating category consistent with the rest of its universe of ratings, and may differ from the definition of default under the terms of an issuer’s financial obligations or local commercial practice.

Note:

The modifiers “+” or “-” may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes are not added to the ‘AAA’ Long-Term IDR category, or to Long-Term IDR categories below ‘B’.

Limitations of the Issuer Credit Rating Scale:

Specific limitations relevant to the issuer credit rating scale include:

 

   

The ratings do not predict a specific percentage of default likelihood over any given time period.

 

   

The ratings do not opine on the market value of any issuer’s securities or stock, or the likelihood that this value may change.

 

   

The ratings do not opine on the liquidity of the issuer’s securities or stock.

 

   

The ratings do not opine on the possible loss severity on an obligation should an issuer default.

 

   

The ratings do not opine on the suitability of an issuer as a counterparty to trade credit.

 

   

The ratings do not opine on any quality related to an issuer’s business, operational or financial profile other than the agency’s opinion on its relative vulnerability to default.

DBRS

Long-Term Obligations

The DBRS long-term rating scale provides an opinion on the risk of default. That is, the risk that an issuer will fail to satisfy its financial obligations in accordance with the terms under which an obligations has been issued. Ratings are based on quantitative and qualitative considerations relevant to the issuer, and the relative ranking of claims. All rating categories other than AAA and D also contain subcategories “(high)” and “(low)”. The absence of either a “(high)” or “(low)” designation indicates the rating is in the middle of the category.

 

AAA

Highest credit quality. The capacity for the payment of financial obligations is exceptionally high and unlikely to be adversely affected by future events.

 

AA

Superior credit quality. The capacity for the payment of financial obligations is considered high. Credit quality differs from AAA only to a small degree. Unlikely to be significantly vulnerable to future events.

 

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A

Good credit quality. The capacity for the payment of financial obligations is substantial, but of lesser credit quality than AA. May be vulnerable to future events, but qualifying negative factors are considered manageable.

 

BBB

Adequate credit quality. The capacity for the payment of financial obligations is considered acceptable. May be vulnerable to future events.

 

BB

Speculative, non investment-grade credit quality. The capacity for the payment of financial obligations is uncertain. Vulnerable to future events.

 

B

Highly speculative credit quality. There is a high level of uncertainty as to the capacity to meet financial obligations.

 

CCC/CC/C

Very highly speculative credit quality. In danger of defaulting on financial obligations. There is little difference between these three categories, although CC and C ratings are normally applied to obligations that are seen as highly likely to default, or subordinated to obligations rated in the CCC to B range. Obligations in respect of which default has not technically taken place but is considered inevitable may be rated in the C category.

 

D

A financial obligation has not been met or it is clear that a financial obligation will not be met in the near future or a debt instrument has been subject to a distressed exchange. A downgrade to D may not immediately follow an insolvency or restructuring filing as grace periods or extenuating circumstances may exist.

DESCRIPTION OF INSURANCE RATINGS

Moody’s

Insurance Financial Strength Ratings

Moody’s Insurance Financial Strength Ratings are opinions of the ability of insurance companies to repay punctually senior policyholder claims and obligations. Specific obligations are considered unrated unless they are individually rated because the standing of a particular insurance obligation would depend on an assessment of its relative standing under those laws governing both the obligation and the insurance company.

Insurance Financial Strength Ratings, shown in connection with property/casualty groups, represent the ratings of individual companies within those groups, as displayed in Moody’s insurance industry ratings list. The rating of an individual property/casualty company may be based on the benefit of its participation in an intercompany pooling agreement. Pooling agreements may or may not provide for continuation of in-force policyholder obligations by pool members in the event that the property/casualty insurer is sold to a third party or otherwise removed from the pooling agreement.

Moody’s assumes in these ratings that the pooling agreement will not be modified by the members of the pool to reduce the benefits of pool participation, and that the insurer will remain in the pool. Moody’s makes no representation or warranty that such pooling agreement will not be modified over time, nor does Moody’s opine on the probability that the rated entity may be sold or otherwise removed from the pooling agreement.

Long-Term Insurance Financial Strength Ratings

Moody’s rating symbols for Insurance Financial Strength Ratings are identical to those used to indicate the credit quality of long-term obligations. These rating gradations provide investors with a system for measuring an insurance company’s ability to meet its senior policyholder claims and obligations.

 

Aaa

Insurance companies rated Aaa offer exceptional financial security. While the credit profile of these companies is likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair their fundamentally strong position.

 

Aa

Insurance companies rated Aa offer excellent financial security. Together with the Aaa group, they constitute what are generally known as high-grade companies. They are rated lower than Aaa companies because long-term risks appear somewhat larger.

 

A

Insurance companies rated A offer good financial security. However, elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

 

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Baa

Insurance companies rated Baa offer adequate financial security. However, certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time.

 

Ba

Insurance companies rated Ba offer questionable financial security. Often the ability of these companies to meet policyholder obligations may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded in the future.

 

B

Insurance companies rated B offer poor financial security. Assurance of punctual payment of policyholder obligations over any long period of time is small.

 

Caa

Insurance companies rated Caa offer very poor financial security. They may be in default on their policyholder obligations or there may be present elements of danger with respect to punctual payment of policyholder obligations and claims.

 

Ca

Insurance companies rated Ca offer extremely poor financial security. Such companies are often in default on their policyholder obligations or have other marked shortcomings.

 

C

Insurance companies rated C are the lowest-rated class of insurance company and can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever offering financial security.

Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.

Short-Term Insurance Financial Strength Ratings

Short-Term Insurance Financial Strength Ratings are opinions of the ability of the insurance company to repay punctually its short-term senior policyholder claims and obligations. The ratings apply to senior policyholder obligations that mature or are payable within one year or less.

Specific obligations are considered unrated unless individually rated because the standing of a particular insurance obligation would depend on an assessment of its relative standing under those laws governing both the obligation and the insurance company.

 

P-1

Insurers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability for repayment of senior short-term policyholder claims and obligations.

 

P-2

Insurers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability for repayment of senior short-term policyholder claims and obligations.

 

P-3

Insurers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability for repayment of senior short-term policyholder claims and obligations.

 

NP

Insurers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime (NP) do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

When ratings are supported by the credit of another entity or entities, then the name or names of such supporting entity or entities are listed within parenthesis beneath the name of the insurer, or there is a footnote referring to the name or names of the supporting entity or entities.

In assigning ratings to such insurers, Moody’s evaluates the financial strength of the affiliated insurance companies, commercial banks, corporations, foreign governments, or other entities, but only as one factor in the total rating assessment. Moody’s makes no representation and gives no opinion on the legal validity or enforceability of any support arrangement.

S&P

Insurer Financial Strength Rating Definitions

A S&P’s insurer financial strength rating is a forward-looking opinion about the financial security characteristics of an insurance organization with respect to its ability to pay under its insurance policies and contracts in accordance with their terms. Insurer financial strength ratings are also assigned to health maintenance organizations and similar health plans with respect to their ability to pay under their policies and contracts in accordance with their terms.

 

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This opinion is not specific to any particular policy or contract, nor does it address the suitability of a particular policy or contract for a specific purpose or purchaser. Furthermore, the opinion does not take into account deductibles, surrender or cancellation penalties, timeliness of payment, nor the likelihood of the use of a defense such as fraud to deny claims. For organizations with cross-border or multinational operations, including those conducted by subsidiaries or branch offices, the ratings do not take into account potential that may exist for foreign exchange restrictions to prevent financial obligations from being met.

Insurer financial strength ratings do not refer to an organization’s ability to meet nonpolicy (i.e. debt) obligations. Assignment of ratings to debt issued by insurers or to debt issues that are fully or partially supported by insurance policies, contracts, or guarantees is a separate process from the determination of insurer financial strength ratings, and follows procedures consistent with issue credit rating definitions and practices. An insurer financial strength rating is not a recommendation to purchase or discontinue any policy or contract issued by an insurer.

Long-Term Insurer Financial Strength Ratings

An insurer rated ‘BBB’ or higher is regarded as having financial security characteristics that outweigh any vulnerabilities, and is highly likely to have the ability to meet financial commitments.

 

AAA

An insurer rated ‘AAA’ has extremely strong financial security characteristics. ‘AAA’ is the highest insurer financial strength rating assigned by S&P.

 

AA

An insurer rated ‘AA’ has very strong financial security characteristics, differing only slightly from those rated higher.

 

A

An insurer rated ‘A’ has strong financial security characteristics, but is somewhat more likely to be affected by adverse business conditions than are insurers with higher ratings.

 

BBB

An insurer rated ‘BBB’ has good financial security characteristics, but is more likely to be affected by adverse business conditions than are higher-rated insurers.

An insurer rated ‘BB’ or lower is regarded as having vulnerable characteristics that may outweigh its strengths; ‘BB’ indicates the least degree of vulnerability within the range; ‘CC’ the highest.

 

BB

An insurer rated ‘BB’ has marginal financial security characteristics. Positive attributes exist, but adverse business conditions could lead to insufficient ability to meet financial commitments.

 

B

An insurer rated ‘B’ has weak financial security characteristics. Adverse business conditions will likely impair its ability to meet financial commitments.

 

CCC

An insurer rated ‘CCC’ has very weak financial security characteristics, and is dependent on favorable business conditions to meet financial commitments.

 

CC

An insurer rated ‘CC’ has extremely weak financial security characteristics and is likely not to meet some of its financial commitments.

 

R

An insurer rated ‘R’ is under regulatory supervision owing to its financial condition. During the pendency of the regulatory supervision, the regulators may have the power to favor one class of obligations over others or pay some obligations and not others. The rating does not apply to insurers subject only to nonfinancial actions such as market conduct violations.

 

NR

An insurer designated ‘NR’ is not rated, which implies no opinion about the insurer’s financial security.

Ratings from ‘AA’ to ‘CCC’ may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

Fitch

Insurer Financial Strength Ratings

The Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Rating provides an assessment of the financial strength of an insurance organization. The IFS Rating is assigned to the insurance company’s policyholder obligations, including assumed reinsurance obligations and contract holder obligations, such as guaranteed investment contracts. The IFS Rating reflects both the ability of the insurer to meet these obligations on a timely basis, and expected recoveries received

 

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by claimants in the event the insurer stops making payments or payments are interrupted, due to either the failure of the insurer or some form of regulatory intervention. In the context of the IFS Rating, the timeliness of payments is considered relative to both contract and/or policy terms but also recognizes the possibility of reasonable delays caused by circumstances common to the insurance industry, including claims reviews, fraud investigations and coverage disputes.

The IFS Rating does not encompass policyholder obligations residing in separate accounts, unit-linked products or segregated funds, for which the policyholder bears investment or other risks. However, any guarantees provided to the policyholder with respect to such obligations are included in the IFS Rating.

Expected recoveries are based on the agency’s assessments of the sufficiency of an insurance company’s assets to fund policyholder obligations, in a scenario in which payments have ceased or been interrupted. Accordingly, expected recoveries exclude the impact of recoveries obtained from any government sponsored guaranty or policyholder protection funds. Expected recoveries also exclude the impact of collateralization or security, such as letters of credit or trusteed assets, supporting select reinsurance obligations.

IFS Ratings can be assigned to insurance and reinsurance companies in any insurance sector, including the life & annuity, non-life, property/casualty, health, mortgage, financial guaranty, residual value and title insurance sectors, as well as to managed care companies such as health maintenance organizations.

The IFS Rating does not address the quality of an insurer’s claims handling services or the relative value of products sold.

The IFS Rating uses the same symbols used by the agency for its International and National credit ratings of long-term or short-term debt issues. However, the definitions associated with the ratings reflect the unique aspects of the IFS Rating within an insurance industry context.

Obligations for which a payment interruption has occurred due to either the insolvency or failure of the insurer or some form of regulatory intervention will generally be rated between ‘B’ and ‘C’ on the Long-Term IFS Rating scales (both International and National). International Short-Term IFS Ratings assigned under the same circumstances will align with the insurer’s International Long-Term IFS Rating.

Long-Term International IFS Ratings

The following rating scale applies to foreign currency and local currency ratings. Ratings of ‘BBB-’ and higher are considered to be “secure”, and those of ‘BB+’ and lower are considered to be “vulnerable”.

 

AAA

EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG. ‘AAA’ IFS Ratings denote the lowest expectation of ceased or interrupted payments. They are assigned only in the case of exceptionally strong capacity to meet policyholder and contract obligations. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

 

AA

VERY STRONG. ‘AA’ IFS Ratings denote a very low expectation of ceased or interrupted payments. They indicate very strong capacity to meet policyholder and contract obligations. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

 

A

STRONG. ‘A’ IFS Ratings denote a low expectation of ceased or interrupted payments. They indicate strong capacity to meet policyholder and contract obligations. This capacity may, nonetheless, be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

 

BBB

GOOD. ‘BBB’ IFS Ratings indicate that there is currently a low expectation of ceased or interrupted payments. The capacity to meet policyholder and contract obligations on a timely basis is considered adequate, but adverse changes in circumstances and economic conditions are more likely to impact this capacity.

 

BB

MODERATELY WEAK. ‘BB’ IFS Ratings indicate that there is an elevated vulnerability to ceased or interrupted payments, particularly as the result of adverse economic or market changes over time. However, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow for policyholder and contract obligations to be met in a timely manner.

 

B

WEAK. ‘B’ IFS Ratings indicate two possible conditions. If obligations are still being met on a timely basis, there is significant risk that ceased or interrupted payments could occur in the future, but a limited margin of safety remains. Capacity for continued timely payments is contingent upon

 

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a sustained, favorable business and economic environment, and favorable market conditions. Alternatively, a ‘B’ IFS Rating is assigned to obligations that have experienced ceased or interrupted payments, but with the potential for extremely high recoveries. Such obligations would possess a recovery assessment of ‘RR1’ (Outstanding).

 

CCC,

VERY WEAK. ‘CCC’ IFS Ratings indicate two possible conditions. If obligations are still being met on a timely basis, there is a real possibility that ceased or interrupted payments could occur in the future. Capacity for continued timely payments is solely reliant upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment, and favorable market conditions. Alternatively, a ‘CCC’ IFS Rating is assigned to obligations that have experienced ceased or interrupted payments, and with the potential for average to superior recoveries. Such obligations would possess a recovery assessment of ‘RR2’ (Superior), ‘RR3’ (Good), and ‘RR4’ (Average).

 

CC

EXTREMELY WEAK. ‘CC’ IFS Ratings indicate two possible conditions. If obligations are still being met on a timely basis, it is probable that ceased or interrupted payments will occur in the future. Alternatively, a ‘CC’ IFS Rating is assigned to obligations that have experienced ceased or interrupted payments, with the potential for average to below-average recoveries. Such obligations would possess a recovery assessment of ‘RR4’ (Average) or ‘RR5’ (Below Average).

 

C

DISTRESSED. ‘C’ IFS Ratings indicate two possible conditions. If obligations are still being met on a timely basis, ceased or interrupted payments are imminent. Alternatively, a ‘C’ IFS Rating is assigned to obligations that have experienced ceased or interrupted payments, and with the potential for below average to poor recoveries. Such obligations would possess a recovery assessment of ‘RR5’ (Below Average) or ‘RR6’ (Poor).

“+” or “-” may be appended to a rating to indicate the relative position of a credit within the rating category. Such suffixes are not added to ratings in the ‘AAA’ category or to ratings below the ‘B’ category.

Short-Term IFS Ratings

A Short-Term Insurer Financial Strength Rating (ST-IFS Rating) provides an assessment of the near-term financial health of an insurance organization, and its capacity to meet senior obligations to policyholders and contract-holders that would be expected to be due within one year. The analysis supporting the ST-IFS Rating encompasses all of the factors considered within the context of the IFS Rating, but with greater weighting given to an insurer’s near-term liquidity, financial flexibility and regulatory solvency characteristics, and less weight given to longer-term issues such as competitiveness and earnings trends.

The agency will only assign a ST-IFS Rating to insurers that also have been assigned an IFS Rating. Currently, ST-IFS Ratings are used primarily by U.S. life insurance companies that sell short-term funding agreements.

The ST-IFS Rating uses the same international ratings scale used by the agency for short-term debt and issuer ratings.

 

F1

Insurers are viewed as having a strong capacity to meet their near-term obligations. When an insurer rated in this rating category is designated with a (+) sign, it is viewed as having a very strong capacity to meet near-term obligations.

 

F2

Insurers are viewed as having a moderately strong capacity to meet their near-term obligations.

 

F3

Insurers are viewed as having an adequate capacity to meet their near-term obligations.

 

B

Insurers are viewed as having a weak capacity to meet their near-term obligations.

 

C

Insurers are viewed as having a very weak capacity to meet their near-term obligations.

Recovery Ratings

Recovery Ratings are assigned to selected individual securities and obligations. These currently are published for most individual obligations of corporate issuers with IDRs in the ‘B’ rating category and below, and for most distressed or defaulted structured finance obligations rated “CCC” or below.

Among the factors that affect recovery rates for securities are the collateral, the seniority relative to other obligations in the capital structure (where appropriate), and the expected value of the company or underlying collateral in distress.

 

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The Recovery Rating scale is based upon the expected relative recovery characteristics of an obligation upon the curing of a default, emergence from insolvency or following the liquidation or termination of the obligor or its associated collateral. For structured finance, Recovery Ratings are designed to estimate recoveries on a forward-looking basis while taking into account the time value of money.

Recovery Ratings are an ordinal scale and do not attempt to precisely predict a given level of recovery. As a guideline in developing the rating assessments, the agency employs broad theoretical recovery bands in its ratings approach based on historical averages, but actual recoveries for a given security may deviate materially from historical averages.

 

RR1

OUTSTANDING RECOVERY PROSPECTS GIVEN DEFAULT. ‘RR1’ rated securities have characteristics consistent with securities historically recovering 91%–100% of current principal and related interest.

 

RR2

SUPERIOR RECOVERY PROSPECTS GIVEN DEFAULT. ‘RR2’ rated securities have characteristics consistent with securities historically recovering 71%–90% of current principal and related interest.

 

RR3

GOOD RECOVERY PROSPECTS GIVEN DEFAULT. ‘RR3’ rated securities have characteristics consistent with securities historically recovering 51%–70% of current principal and related interest.

 

RR4

AVERAGE RECOVERY PROSPECTS GIVEN DEFAULT. ‘RR4’ rated securities have characteristics consistent with securities historically recovering 31%–50% of current principal and related interest.

 

RR5

BELOW AVERAGE RECOVERY PROSPECTS GIVEN DEFAULT. ‘RR5’ rated securities have characteristics consistent with securities historically recovering 11%–30% of current principal and related interest.

 

RR6

POOR RECOVERY PROSPECTS GIVEN DEFAULT. ‘RR6’ rated securities have characteristics consistent with securities historically recovering 0%–10% of current principal and related interest.

Limitations of the Recovery Ratings Scale

Specific limitations relevant to the Recovery Ratings scale include:

 

   

The ratings do not predict a specific percentage of recovery should a default occur.

 

   

The ratings do not opine on the market value of any issuer’s securities or stock, or the likelihood that this value may change.

 

   

The ratings do not opine on the liquidity of the issuer’s securities or stock.

 

   

The ratings do not opine on any quality related to an issuer or transaction’s profile other than the agency’s opinion on the relative loss severity of the rated obligation should the obligation default.

Recovery Ratings, in particular, reflect a fundamental analysis of the underlying relationship between financial claims on an entity or transaction and potential sources to meet those claims. The size of such sources and claims is subject to a wide variety of dynamic factors outside the agency’s analysis, which will influence actual recovery rates.

DESCRIPTION OF SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL BOND RATINGS

Moody’s

Short-Term Obligation Ratings

There are three rating categories for short-term municipal obligations that are considered investment grade. These ratings are designated as Municipal Investment Grade (MIG) and are divided into three levels — MIG 1 through MIG 3. In addition, those short-term obligations that are of speculative quality are designated SG, or speculative grade. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation.

 

MIG 1

This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.

 

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MIG 2

This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample although not so large as in the preceding group.

 

MIG 3

This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.

 

SG

This designation denotes speculative-quality credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection.

Demand Obligation Ratings

In the case of variable rate demand obligations (VRDOs), a two-component rating is assigned; a long or short-term debt rating and a demand obligation rating. The first element represents Moody’s evaluation of the degree of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moody’s evaluation of the degree of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand (“demand feature”), using a variation of the MIG rating scale, the Variable Municipal Investment Grade or VMIG rating.

When either the long- or short-term aspect of a VRDO is not rated, that piece is designated NR, e.g., Aaa/NR or NR/VMIG 1.

VMIG rating expirations are a function of each issue’s specific structural or credit features.

 

VMIG 1

This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

 

VMIG 2

This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

 

VMIG 3

This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

 

SG

This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

S&P

Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings

A S&P’s U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&P’s opinion about the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to assign, S&P’s analysis will review the following considerations:

 

   

Amortization schedule — the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will be treated as a note; and

 

   

Source of payment — the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will be treated as a note.

Note rating symbols are as follows:

 

SP-1

Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.

 

SP-2

Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.

 

SP-3

Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK RATINGS

DBRS

Preferred Share Rating Scale

The DBRS preferred share rating scale is used in the Canadian securities market and is meant to give an indication of the risk that a borrower will not fulfill its full obligations in a timely manner, with respect to both dividend and principal commitments. Every DBRS rating is based on quantitative and qualitative considerations relevant to the borrowing entity. Each rating category is denoted by the subcategories “high” and “low”. The absence of either a “high” or “low” designation indicates the rating is in the middle of the category. This scale may also apply to certain hybrid securities, in which case references to dividend throughout will reflect interest commitments of the hybrid security.

 

Pfd-1

Preferred shares rated Pfd-1 are of superior credit quality, and are supported by entities with strong earnings and balance sheet characteristics. Pfd-1 securities generally correspond with companies whose senior bonds are rated in the AAA or AA categories. As is the case with all rating categories, the relationship between senior debt ratings and preferred share ratings should be understood as one where the senior debt rating effectively sets a ceiling for the preferred shares issued by the entity. However, there are cases where the preferred share rating could be lower than the normal relationship with the issuer’s senior debt rating.

 

Pfd-2

Preferred shares rated Pfd-2 are of satisfactory credit quality. Protection of dividends and principal is still substantial, but earnings, the balance sheet, and coverage ratios are not as strong as Pfd-1 rated companies. Generally, Pfd-2 ratings correspond with companies whose senior bonds are rated in the “A” category.

 

Pfd-3

Preferred shares rated Pfd-3 are of adequate credit quality. While protection of dividends and principal is still considered acceptable, the issuing entity is more susceptible to adverse changes in financial and economic conditions, and there may be other adverse conditions present which detract from debt protection. Pfd-3 ratings generally correspond with companies whose senior bonds are rated in the higher end of the BBB category.

 

Pfd-4

Preferred shares rated Pfd-4 are speculative, where the degree of protection afforded to dividends and principal is uncertain, particularly during periods of economic adversity. Companies with preferred shares rated Pfd-4 generally coincide with entities that have senior bond ratings ranging from the lower end of the BBB category through the BB category.

 

Pfd-5

Preferred shares rated Pfd-5 are highly speculative and the ability of the entity to maintain timely dividend and principal payments in the future is highly uncertain. Entities with a Pfd-5 rating generally have senior bond ratings of B or lower. Preferred shares rated Pfd-5 often have characteristics that, if not remedied, may lead to default.

 

D

A security rated D implies the dividend or principal payment is in default per the legal documents, the issuer has made it clear that this will be the case in the near future or in certain cases, that there has been a distressed exchange. As such, the non payment of a dividend does not necessarily give rise to the assignment of a D rating. In some cases, DBRS may not assign a D rating under a bankruptcy announcement scenario, as allowances for grace periods may exist in the underlying legal documentation. Once assigned, the D rating will continue until such time as the rating is discontinued or reinstated by DBRS.

 

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PART C

 

ITEM 28. EXHIBITS

(a) (1) Declaration of Trust. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment Number 21 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 30, 1997 (Accession Number 0000889812-97-002757).

(a) (2)Amendment No. 2 to Declaration of Trust. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment Number 41 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement filed on April 30, 2003 (Accession Number 0001047469-03-015660).

(a) (3) Amendment No. 3 to Declaration of Trust. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment Number 41 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement filed on April 30, 2003 (Accession Number 0001047469- 03-015660).

(a) (4) Amendment No. 4 to Declaration of Trust. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement filed on February 18, 2005 (Accession number 0001047469-05-004216).

(a) (5) Amendment No. 5 to the Declaration of Trust. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2005 (Accession Number 0001047469-05-020651).

(b) By-Laws Amended and Restated as of August 20, 2014. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2014 (Accession Number 0001193125-14-385021).

(c) Not applicable.

(d) (1) Form of Investment Advisory Agreement. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment Number 21 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 30, 1997 (Accession Number 0000889812-97-002757).

(d) (2) Amendment to Investment Advisory Agreement, dated December 23, 2004. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 filed on February 9, 2005 (Accession Number 0001047469-05-002947).

(e) (1) Distribution Agreement between the Trust and JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment Number 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 29, 2005 (Accession Number 0001047469-05-012354).

(e) (2) Amendment to the Distribution Agreement, including Schedule A, dated February 12, 2014. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2014 (Accession Number 0001193125-14-385021).


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(e) (3) Amended Schedule B to the Distribution Agreement, amended as of May 18, 2016. Filed herewith.

(e) (4) Amended Schedule C to the Distribution Agreement, amended as of May 18, 2016. Filed herewith.

(e) (5) Amended Schedule D to the Distribution Agreement, amended as of July 11, 2016. Filed herewith.

(e) (6) Amended Schedule E to the Distribution Agreement, amended as of June 22, 2015. Filed herewith.

(e) (7) Amended Schedule F to the Distribution Agreement, amended as of May 18, 2016. Filed herewith.

(e) (8) Amendment, dated November 11, 2015, to the Distribution Agreement, including Schedule A. Filed herewith.

(f) Deferred Compensation Plan for Eligible Trustees of the Trust. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2015 (Accesion Number 0001193125-15-360005).

(g) (1) Amended and Restated Global Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement, dated September 1, 2010, between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the entities named in Schedule A. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2010 (Accession Number 0001145443-10-002215).

(g) (1)(a) Amended Schedule A to the Amended and Restated Global Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement (amended as of May 18, 2016). Filed herewith.

(g) (1)(b) Amendment to the Amended and Restated Global Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement dated as of December 1, 2013. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2014 (Accession Number 0001193125-14-385021).

(g) (1)(c) Amendment to Amended and Restated Global Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement dated as of September 1, 2014. Filed herewith.

(g) (1)(d) Joinder and Amendment, dated December 1, 2015, including Schedule A, to Amended and Restated Global Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement dated September 1, 2014. Filed herewith.

(h) (1)(a) Administration Agreement dated February 19, 2005, between the Trust and JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment Number 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 29, 2005 (Accession Number 0001047469-05-012354).

(h) (1)(b) Amendment, including amended Schedule A, dated May 1, 2006, to the Administration Agreement. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment Number 49 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement filed on August 30, 2006 (Accession Number 0001145443-06-002838).

(h) (1)(c) Amended Schedule B to the Administration Agreement (amended as of May 18, 2016). Filed herewith.

(h) (1)(d) Amendment to February 19, 2005 Administrative Agreement dated February 12, 2014. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2014 (Accession Number 0001193125-14-385021).

(h) (1)(e) Amendment to February 19, 2005 Administration Agreement, dated November 11, 2015, including Schedule A. Filed herewith.

(h) (2)(a) Amended and Restated Transfer Agency Agreement between the Trust and Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) dated September 1, 2014. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2014 (Accession Number 0001193125-14-385021).

(h) (2)(b) Form of Amended Appendix A, dated as of May 18, 2016, to the Amended and Restated Transfer Agency Agreement between the Trust and BFDS, dated September 1, 2014. Filed herewith.

(h) (2)(c) Form of Amendment to Amended and Restated Transfer Agency Agreement between the Trust and BFDS, dated November 11, 2015. Filed herewith.

(h) (3) Securities Lending Agreement, Amended and Restated as of February 9, 2010, between the Registrant and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2011 (Accession Number 0001193125-11-284379).

(h) (3)(a) Amendment to Securities Lending Agreement, effective as of March 1, 2011, between the Registrant and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A, Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2011 (Accession Number 0001193125-11-284379).

(h) (3)(b) Amended and Restated Securities Lending Agency Agreement, effective March 1, 2011 between the Registrant and The Goldman Sachs Bank USA. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2011 (Accession Number 0001193125-11-284379).

(h) (3)(b)(i) Schedule 2, revised February 1, 2012, to the Amended and Restated Securities Lending Agreement between the Registrant and The Goldman Sachs Bank USA. Incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2012 (Access Number 0001193125-12-435239).

(h) (3)(b)(ii) Schedule A to the Amended and Restated Securities Lending Agreement between the Registrant and The Goldman Sachs Bank USA. Incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2012 (Access Number 0001193125-12-435239).

(h) (3)(c) Amended and Restated Third Party Securities Lending Agreement, effective March 1, 2011, between the Registrant and The Goldman Sachs Trust Bank USA. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2011 (Accession Number 0001193125-11-284379).


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(h) (4)(a) Form of Fee Waiver Agreement for the JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund, dated November 1, 2016. Filed herewith.

(h) (4) (b) Form of Fee Waiver for JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund Class R6 Shares. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2013 (Accession Number 0001193125-13-382007).

(h) (5)(a) Shareholder Servicing Agreement between the Trust and JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment Number 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 29, 2005 (Accession Number 0001047469-05-012354).

(h) (5)(b) Amendment to the Shareholder Servicing Agreement, including Schedules A and B (amended as of August 22, 2013). Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2013 (Accession Number 0001193125-13-382007).

(h) (5)(c) Form of Amended Schedule B to the Shareholder Servicing Agreement (as amended September 8, 2016. Filed herewith.

(h) (5)(d) Amendment, dated February 12, 2014, to the Shareholder Servicing Agreement, dated February 19, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2014 (Accession Number 0001193125-14-385021).

(h) (5)(e) Amendment dated November 11, 2015, to the Shareholder Servicing Agreement, dated February 19, 2005, including Schedule A. Filed herewith.

(h) (6) Form of Trust Fund/SERV Agreement used by JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. Filed herewith.

(h) (7) Form of Sub Transfer Agency Agreement between the Recordkeeper and the Registrant. Filed herewith.

(h) (8) Form of Service Agreement between the Financial Intermediary and JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. Filed herewith.

(h) (9) Form of Mutual Fund Sales Agreement between the Financial Intermediary and JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. Filed herewith.

(h) (10) Form of Bilateral Networking Agreement among Registrant, JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. and the Financial Intermediary. Filed herewith.

(h) (11) Form of Fund of Funds Service Agreement. Incorporeted herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2011 (Accession Number 0001193125-11-284379).

(h) (12) Form of Administrative Sub-Accounting Agreement. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2013 (Accession Number 0001193125-13-382007).

(i) Opinion and consent of counsel. Filed herewith.

(j) (1) Consent of independent registered public accounting firm. Filed herewith.

(k) Omitted Financial Statements. None.

(l) Not applicable.

(m) (1) Combined Amended and Restated Distribution Plan, amended as of November 11, 2015. Filed herewith

(m) (2) Amended Schedule B, amended July 11, 2016, to the Combined Amended and Restated Distribution Plan. Filed herewith.

(n) (1) Combined Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Multi-Class Plan, including Exhibits A and B, amended as of September 8, 2016. Filed herewith.

(o) Reserved.

(p) (1) Code of Ethics for the Trust (as updated February 25, 2014). Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2014 (Accession Number 0001193125-14-385021).

(p) (2) Code of Ethics for JPMAM, including JPMIM, effective February 1, 2005. Revised August 1, 2013. Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2014 (Accession Number 0001193125-14-385021).

(p) (3) Code of Ethics for JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 filed on February 9, 2005 (Accession Number 0001047469-05-002947).

(99) (a) Powers of Attorney for the Trustees. Filed herewith.

(99) (b) Power of Attorney for Brian S. Shlissel. Filed herewith.

(99) (c) Power of Attorney for Laura M. Del Prato. Filed herewith.


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Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund.

Inapplicable.

 

Item 30. Indemnification

Sections 10.2 and 10.4 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, filed as Exhibit 1, are incorporated herein by reference. Section 10.2 contains provisions limiting the liabilities of members of the Supervisory Committee and Section 10.4 contains provisions for indemnification of the Trustee, members of the Supervisory Committee and officers of the Trust.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Trust and the Trustee pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Trust has been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Trust of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Trust and the Trustee in connection with the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted against the Trust by such director, officer or controlling person or the Trustee in connection with the Units being registered, the Trust will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

Item 31. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser

The business of the Adviser is summarized in the Prospectus constituting Part A of this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference. The business or other connections of each director and officer of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. is currently listed in the investment advisor registration on Form ADV for J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (File No. 801-21011).

 

Item 32. Principal Underwriter

(a) JPMorgan Distribution Services Inc. is the principal underwriter of the Registrant’s shares. JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers. JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. is located at 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus Ohio 43240.


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J.P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc.

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust

JPMorgan Trust I

JPMorgan Trust II

JPMorgan Trust III

JPMorgan Trust IV

Undiscovered Managers Funds

JPMorgan Insurance Trust

(b) The directors and officers of JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. are set forth below. The business address of each director or officer is 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240.

 

NAME WITH REGISTRANT

  

POSITIONS AND OFFICES WITH

JPMORGAN DISTRIBUTIONS

SERVICES, INC.

   POSITIONS

Susan Montgomery

   Director & President    None

Michael R. Machulski

  

Director, Managing Director & Treasurer

   None

Anthony J. Horan

  

Senior Vice President & Assistant Secretary

   None

Colleen A. Meade

   Executive Director & Secretary    None

James A. Hoffman

   Executive Director    None

Jessica K. Ditullio

   Assistant Secretary    Assistant Secretary

Christine N. Bannerman

   Assistant Secretary & Vice President    None

Frank J. Drozek

   Assistant Treasurer    None

Christopher J. Mohr

   Assistant Treasurer    None

 

Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records

 

  (1) J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017 (records relating to its functions as Investment Adviser).

 

  (2) JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc., 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240 (records relating to its functions as Distributor for all Funds).

 

  (3) J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240 (records relating to its functions as Administrator for all Funds).

 

  (4) Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., 2000 Crown Colony Drive, Quincy, MA 02169 (records relating to its functions as transfer agent to the Funds).

 

  (5) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017 (records relating to its functions as custodian).

 

Item 34. Management Services

N/A

 

Item 35. Undertakings

The Registrant undertakes to call a meeting of Shareholders, at the request of at least 10% of the Registrant’s outstanding shares, for the purpose of voting upon the question of removal of a trustee or trustees and to assist in communications with other shareholders as required by Section 16(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The Registrant undertakes to furnish to each person to whom a prospectus for a particular fund is delivered a copy of the Registrant’s latest annual report to shareholders relating to that fund upon request and without charge.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant, J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust, certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Columbus and State of Ohio on the 31st day of October, 2016.

 

J.P. MORGAN MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST

  

By:

  

Brian S. Shlissel*

  
  

Brian S. Shlissel

  
   President and Principal Executive Officer   

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on October 31, 2016.

 

John F. Finn*

     

Mitchell M. Merin*

John F. Finn       Mitchell M. Merin
Trustee       Trustee

Matthew Goldstein*

     

William G. Morton*

Matthew Goldstein       William G. Morton
Trustee       Trustee

Robert J. Higgins*

     

Robert A. Oden, Jr.*

Robert J. Higgins       Robert A. Oden, Jr.
Trustee       Trustee

Frankie D. Hughes*

     

Marian U. Pardo*

Frankie D. Hughes       Marian U. Pardo
Trustee       Trustee

Peter C. Marshall*

     

Frederick W. Ruebeck*

Peter C. Marshall       Frederick W. Ruebeck.
Trustee       Trustee

Mary E. Martinez*

     

James J. Schonbachler*

Mary E. Martinez       James J. Schonbachler
Trustee       Trustee

Marilyn McCoy*

     
Marilyn McCoy      
Trustee      

 

Laura M. Del Prato*

     

Brian S. Shlissel*

Laura M. Del Prato      

Brian S. Shlissel

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer       President and Principal Executive Officer

*By /s/ Elizabeth A. Davin

     
Elizabeth A. Davin      
Attorney-in-fact      


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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS

(e)(3)   Amended Schedule B to the Distribution Agreement, amended as of May 18, 2016
(e)(4)   Amended Schedule C to the Distribution Agreement, amended as of May 18, 2016
(e)(5)   Amended Schedule D to the Distribution Agreement, amended as of July 11, 2016
(e)(6)   Amended Schedule E to the Distribution Agreement, amended as of June 22, 2015
(e)(7)   Amended Schedule F to the Distribution Agreement, amended as of May 18, 2016
(e)(8)   Amendment, dated November 11, 2015, to the Distribution Agreement, including Schedule A
(g)(1)(a)   Amended Schedule A to the Amended and Restated Global Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement (amended as of May 18, 2016)
(g)(1)(c)   Amendment to Amended and Restated Global Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement dated as of September 1, 2014
(g)(1)(d)   Joinder and Amendment, dated December 1, 2015, including Schedule A, to Amended and Restated Global Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement dated September 1, 2014
(h)(1)(c)   Amended Schedule B to the Administration Agreement (amended as of May 18, 2016)
(h)(1)(e)   Amendment to February 19, 2005 Administration Agreement, dated November 11, 2015, including Schedule A
(h)(2)(b)   Form of Amended Appendix A, dated as of May 18, 2016, to the Amended and Restated Transfer Agency Agreement between the Trust and BFDS, dated September 1, 2014
(h)(2)(c)   Form of Amendment to Amended and Restated Transfer Agency Agreement between the Trust and BFDS, dated November 11, 2015
(h)(4)(a)   Form of Fee Waiver Agreement for the JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund, dated November 1, 2016
(h)(5)(c)   Form of Amended Schedule B to the Shareholder Servicing Agreement (as amended September 8, 2016)
(h)(5)(e)  

Amendment dated November 11, 2015, to the Shareholder Servicing Agreement, dated February 19, 2005, including

Schedule A

(h)(6)   Form of Trust Fund/SERV Agreement used by JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc.
(h)(7)   Form of Sub Transfer Agency Agreement between the Recordkeeper and the Registrant
(h)(8)   Form of Service Agreement between the Financial Intermediary and JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc.
(h)(9)   Form of Mutual Fund Sales Agreement between the Financial Intermediary and JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc.
(h)(10)   Form of Bilateral Networking Agreement among Registrant, JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. and the Financial Intermediary
(i)   Opinion and consent of counsel
(j)(1)   Consent of independent registered public accounting firm
(m)(1)   Combined Amended and Restated Distribution Plan, amended as of November 11, 2015
(m)(2)   Amended Schedule B, amended July 11, 2016, to the Combined Amended and Restated Distribution Plan
(n)(1)   Combined Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Multi-Class Plan, including Exhibits A and B, amended as of September 8, 2016
(99)(a)   Powers of Attorney for the Trustees
(99)(b)   Power of Attorney for Brian S. Shlissel
(99)(c)   Power of Attorney for Laura M. Del Prato