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SINGAPORE PROSPECTUS – AUGUST 2023

JPMorgan Investment Funds


Société d’Investissement à Capital Variable Luxembourg
JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS
EQUITY SUB-FUNDS
■ JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS – GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND
■ JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS – GLOBAL SELECT EQUITY FUND
■ JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS – US SELECT EQUITY FUND

BALANCED AND MIXED ASSET SUB-FUNDS


■ JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS – GLOBAL INCOME FUND
■ JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS – GLOBAL INCOME SUSTAINABLE FUND
■ JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS – GLOBAL MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND

CONVERTIBLES SUB-FUNDS
■ JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS – GLOBAL CONVERTIBLES CONSERVATIVE FUND

BOND SUB-FUNDS
■ JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS – GLOBAL HIGH YIELD BOND FUND
■ JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS – INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND

This Singapore Prospectus incorporates and is not valid without the attached Luxembourg Prospectus (the “Luxembourg Prospectus”) dated 13 July 2023 for
JPMorgan Investment Funds (the “Fund”). JPMorgan Investment Funds is an open-ended investment company constituted outside Singapore, organised as a
société anonyme under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and qualifies as a société d’investissement à capital variable.

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Contents
Important Information 3
Available Share Classes 4
Using this Singapore Prospectus 5
Sub-Fund Descriptions 6
Equity Sub-Funds
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Dividend Fund 7
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Select Equity Fund 9
JPMorgan Investment Funds – US Select Equity Fund 11
Balanced and Mixed Asset Sub-Funds
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Income Fund 13
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Income Sustainable Fund 15
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Macro Opportunities Fund 18
Convertibles Sub-Funds
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Convertibles Conservative Fund 20
Bond Sub-Funds
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global High Yield Bond Fund 22
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Income Opportunity Fund 24
Past Performance 26
Expense Ratios and Turnover Ratios 30
Risk Descriptions 31
Investment Restrictions and Powers 35
ESG Integration, Sustainable Investing Approaches and EU SFDR Article 8
and 9 Pre-Contractual Annexes 39
Share Classes and Costs 41
Investing in the Sub-Funds 48
Fund Business Operations 57
Glossaries 62

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Important Information
This Singapore Prospectus was registered by the Monetary Authority of The distribution of this Singapore Prospectus is restricted to Singapore and
Singapore (the “MAS”) on 31 August 2023 and shall be valid for a period of the offering of the Shares may be restricted in certain jurisdictions; persons
12 months from the date of registration i.e. up to and including 30 August who come into possession of this Singapore Prospectus are required to
2024 and shall expire on 31 August 2024. inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. This Singapore
Unless the context otherwise requires, terms defined in the Luxembourg Prospectus does not constitute an offer by anyone in any jurisdiction in which
Prospectus shall have the same meaning when used in this Singapore such offer is not authorised, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make
Prospectus except where specifically provided for in this Singapore such offer.
Prospectus. Certain defined terms can be found in the Glossary section of You should review this Singapore Prospectus carefully and in its entirety and
the Luxembourg Prospectus. Where there is conflict between this Singapore consult with your legal, tax and financial advisers in relation to (i) the legal
Prospectus and the Luxembourg Prospectus, this Singapore Prospectus will and regulatory requirements within your own countries for the subscribing,
supersede the Luxembourg Prospectus unless otherwise stated herein. purchasing, holding, switching, redeeming or disposing of Shares; (ii) any
On behalf of the Fund, the Management Company has appointed JPMorgan foreign exchange restrictions to which you are subject in your own countries
Asset Management (Singapore) Limited as its Singapore Representative for in relation to the subscribing, purchasing, holding, switching, redeeming or
each of the Sub-Funds and agent for service of process in Singapore. Even disposing of Shares; (iii) the legal, tax, financial or other consequences of
though many Sub-Funds of the Fund are mentioned in the Luxembourg subscribing for, purchasing, holding, switching, redeeming or disposing of
Prospectus, only those mentioned in this Singapore Prospectus are offered or Shares; and (iv) any other consequences of such activities.
made available in Singapore. You are advised to carefully consider the risk information that appears in the
The Sub-Funds are recognised schemes under the Securities and Futures Act sections Sub-Fund Descriptions and Risk Descriptions of both the Singapore
2001 (SFA). A copy of this Singapore Prospectus has been lodged with and and the Luxembourg Prospectuses.
registered by the MAS.
The Shares are offered on the basis of the information contained in this
The MAS assumes no responsibility for the contents of this Singapore Singapore Prospectus and the documents referred to in this Singapore
Prospectus. The registration of this Singapore Prospectus by the MAS does Prospectus. No person is authorised to give any information or to make
not imply that the SFA or any other legal or regulatory requirements have any representations concerning the Fund or the Sub-Funds other than as
been complied with. The MAS has not, in any way, considered the investment contained in this Singapore Prospectus. Any purchase made by any person on
merits of the Sub-Funds. the basis of statements or representations not contained in or inconsistent
The Shares of the Sub-Funds are capital markets products other than with the information and representations contained in this Singapore
prescribed capital markets products (as defined in the Securities and Futures Prospectus will be solely at the risk of the purchaser. You may wish to consult
(Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018) and Specified Investment your independent financial adviser about the suitability of any Sub-Fund for
Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of your specific investment needs.
Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations The delivery of this Singapore Prospectus or the issue of Shares shall not,
on Investment Products). under any circumstances, imply that the affairs of the Fund and/or the
Information about the registration, regulation and organisation of the Sub-Funds are unchanged since the date of registration of this Singapore
Fund and the Sub-Funds appears under “Fund Business Operations” in this Prospectus. To reflect material changes, this Singapore Prospectus may be
Singapore Prospectus. updated from time to time and you should investigate whether any more
Each Sub-Fund is a separate portfolio of securities managed in accordance recent Singapore Prospectus is available.
with a specific investment objective. Separate classes of Shares may be issued Note that the Global Macro Opportunities Fund, Global Income Fund,
in relation to a Sub-Fund. You should note that the Sub-Funds are subject to Global Income Sustainable Fund, Global High Yield Bond Fund and Income
market fluctuations and that there can be no assurance that any appreciation Opportunity Fund currently intend to use derivatives to meet their
in value will occur. The value of investments and the income from them, and respective investment objectives.
therefore the value of, and income from the Shares, can go down as well as
You should note that the Sub-Funds may have a higher volatility to
up and you may not get back the amount invested.
its net asset value as a result of their respective investment policies
You agree that data relating to you, your account and account activities may when compared to Sub-Funds investing in global markets, with broader
be stored, changed or used by JPMorgan Asset Management (Singapore) investment policies and/or investing in a less volatile asset class.
Limited or its associated companies within the JPMorgan Chase & Co.
(“Group”). Storage and use of this data within the Group is in relation to the As at the date of this Singapore Prospectus, the Global Macro
servicing of, and maintaining the business relationship with you. Data may be Opportunities Fund is able to invest in exchange traded commodities to
transmitted to other companies within the Group, intermediaries and other gain exposure to gold. These exchange traded commodities are, in the
parties in business relationship within the Group. view of the Investment Manager, highly correlated to the underlying asset
as they seek to track the return of the gold spot price.
The Board of Directors of the Fund (“Board of Directors”) has taken all
reasonable care to ensure that the information contained in this Singapore You are advised to carefully consider a Sub-Fund’s investment objective,
Prospectus is, to the best of their knowledge and belief, in accordance with policy and strategy as set out in the Sub-Fund Descriptions section in this
the facts and does not omit anything material in respect of such information. Singapore Prospectus before investing in such Sub-Fund.
The Board of Directors accepts responsibility accordingly. READ AND RETAIN THIS SINGAPORE PROSPECTUS, KEEP IT FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE, AND READ ALL UPDATED VERSIONS WHEN ISSUED.

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Available Share Classes
The Management Company may decide to create new share classes in a Sub-Fund from time to time. As at the date of this Singapore Prospectus, the
following share classes are available for public offer in Singapore.

Sub-Fund Class
■ JPM Global Dividend A (mth) – SGD
Global Dividend Fund ■ JPM Global Dividend A (mth) – SGD (hedged)*
■ JPM Global Dividend A (mth) – USD
■ JPM Global Select Equity A (acc) – SGD
Global Select Equity Fund ■ JPM Global Select Equity A (acc) – SGD (hedged)*
■ JPM Global Select Equity A (acc) – USD
■ JPM US Select Equity A (acc) – SGD^
US Select Equity Fund
■ JPM US Select Equity A (acc) – USD
■ JPM Global Income A (acc) – SGD (hedged)
■ JPM Global Income A (acc) – USD (hedged)
■ JPM Global Income A (div) – EUR
■ JPM Global Income A (div) – SGD
■ JPM Global Income A (div) – SGD (hedged)
■ JPM Global Income A (div) – USD (hedged)
■ JPM Global Income A (icdiv) – SGD (hedged)
Global Income Fund ■ JPM Global Income A (icdiv) – USD (hedged)
■ JPM Global Income A (irc) – AUD (hedged)
■ JPM Global Income A (irc) – SGD (hedged)
■ JPM Global Income A (irc) – USD (hedged)
■ JPM Global Income A (mth) – EUR
■ JPM Global Income A (mth) – GBP (hedged)
■ JPM Global Income A (mth) – SGD (hedged)
■ JPM Global Income A (mth) – USD (hedged)
■ JPM Global Income Sustainable A (mth) – SGD (hedged)
■ JPM Global Income Sustainable A (mth) – USD (hedged)
Global Income Sustainable Fund
■ JPM Global Income Sustainable A (irc) – SGD (hedged)*
■ JPM Global Income Sustainable A (irc) – USD (hedged)*

■ JPM Global Macro Opportunities A (acc) – AUD (hedged)


■ JPM Global Macro Opportunities A (acc) – EUR
Global Macro Opportunities Fund
■ JPM Global Macro Opportunities A (acc) – SGD (hedged)
■ JPM Global Macro Opportunities A (acc) – USD (hedged)

■ JPM Global Convertibles Conservative A (acc) – SGD (hedged)


Global Convertibles Conservative Fund
■ JPM Global Convertibles Conservative A (acc) – USD
■ JPM GlobaI High Yield Bond A (acc) – USD
■ JPM Global High Yield Bond A (irc) – AUD (hedged)
Global High Yield Bond Fund ■ JPM Global High Yield Bond A (mth) – SGD
■ JPM Global High Yield Bond A (mth) – SGD (hedged)*
■ JPM Global High Yield Bond A (mth) – USD
■ JPM Income Opportunity A (perf) (acc) – SGD (hedged)
Income Opportunity Fund
■ JPM Income Opportunity A (perf) (acc) – USD

* As at the date of this Singapore Prospectus, the share classes have not been incepted. However, the share classes may be incepted on such date to be
determined by the Management Company in its absolute discretion.
^ The inception date of the share class is on or around 11 August 2023 or on such date to be determined by the Management Company in its absolute
discretion.

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Using this Singapore Prospectus
This Singapore Prospectus is designed so that it can be read as a narrative Costs
as well as a reference document in which information on particular topics One-time charges and annual fees and expenses Stated in Sub-Fund
can easily be found. The information on this page indicates where to find Descriptions; explained in Share Classes and Costs.
the most commonly used information in this Singapore Prospectus (unless
otherwise indicated). Performance fees Rate and mechanism used stated in Sub-Fund
Descriptions: calculations and examples set out in Share Classes and Costs.
Portfolio Characteristics
Expense ratio See Expense Ratios and Turnover Ratios.
Investment objectives and policies Portfolio management information
relating to each Sub-Fund, see Sub-Fund Descriptions; for general Turnover ratio See Expense Ratios and Turnover Ratios.
information including what is permissible under UCITS law and regulation, Performance
see Investment Restrictions and Powers in the Luxembourg Prospectus.
Performance of each share class See Past Performance.
Understanding investment policies Share Classes
This is a guide to understanding investment policy terms and Eligibility See Share Classes and Costs.
descriptions. Unless stated otherwise in the Sub-Fund Descriptions, the
following interpretations apply: Investment minimums See Share Classes and Costs.
■ Ancillary Liquid Assets Can be held by any Sub-Fund up to 20% of Characteristics and naming conventions See Share Classes and Costs.
net assets. “% of assets” does not include Ancillary Liquid Assets. Dividends See Share Classes and Costs.
Other investments, such as Deposits with Credit Institutions, money
market instruments and money market funds for any specific purpose Currently available See Available Share Classes on previous page.
will be described in Sub-Fund Descriptions. Dealing
■ Equities Includes investments in shares, depository receipts, Cut-off time See Sub-Fund Descriptions.
warrants and other participation rights. To a limited extent equity
Placing dealing requests See Investing in the Sub-Funds.
exposure may also be achieved through convertible securities, index
and participation notes and equity linked notes. Transfers to another party See Investing in the Sub-Funds.
■ Debt securities Includes investments in bonds and other securities General tax considerations See Investing in the Sub-Funds.
such as debentures, capital notes and any other obligations paying
fixed or floating (variable) interest. Contact and Ongoing Communications
■ Domicile When a domicile is stated, it refers to the country in which Queries and complaints Contact the Singapore Representative (see Ongoing
the company is incorporated and has its registered office. Communication)
Notices and publications See Investing in the Sub-Funds.
Derivatives See Sub-Fund Descriptions for derivatives usage for each
Sub-Fund. See Investment Restrictions and Powers in the Luxembourg Meanings of Various Terms
Prospectus for general information, including what is permissible under Defined terms See Glossary 1.
UCITS law and regulation, and for details on derivatives usage and purposes
for the Sub-Funds. General investment terms See Glossary 2.

Risks See Sub-Fund Descriptions for a list of the risks for each Sub-Fund
including a general note on risk; individual risks are described in Risk Currency Abbreviations
Descriptions in the Singapore and Luxembourg Prospectuses. AUD Australian dollar RMB Chinese renminbi
Environmental, Social and Governance integration and sustainable EUR Euro SGD Singapore dollar
investing See ESG Integration, Sustainable Investing Approaches and GBP British pound sterling USD United States dollar
EU SFDR Article 8 and 9 Pre-Contractual Annexes for details of how
environmental, social and governance information is integrated into the
investment decision making process and how Sub-Funds with sustainable
investing objectives go beyond such integration. Please also refer to
Sustainability risk as described in Risk Descriptions.

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Sub-Fund Descriptions
In the United States, Shares are not and will not be registered either with
Introduction to the Sub-Funds the US Securities and Exchange Commission or any other US entity, federal
The Fund exists to offer investors a range of Sub-Funds with different or otherwise. The Fund is not registered under the US Investment Company
objectives and strategies and to offer the potential benefits of diversification Act of 1940. Therefore, in principle, Shares are not available to, or for
and professional management to both retail and professional investors. The the benefit of, any US Person, as further described in the Luxembourg
Sub-Funds are intended for long-term investment. Prospectus.
Before investing in any Subs-Fund, an investor should understand the The Fund may be permitted to purchase or hold securities which are subject
risks, costs, and terms of investment of that Sub-Fund and of the relevant to sanctions laws in some jurisdictions other than Luxembourg and the
Share Class and how the investment would align with their own financial European Union. Investors from these jurisdictions should seek professional
circumstances and tolerance for investment risk. advice regarding local sanction laws. Investors from these jurisdictions may
Investors, including insurance undertakings (as defined in Directive need to redeem their holdings in the Fund.
2009/138/EC), have sole responsibility for being aware of, and complying
WHO CAN INVEST IN WHICH SHARE CLASSES
with, all laws and regulations which apply to them, whether imposed
by their country of tax residence or any other jurisdiction. This includes You should consult Share Classes and Costs to see which Share Classes
understanding the potential legal and tax consequences and resolving any you are eligible to hold. Some Shares are available to all investors, others
fines, claims or other penalties that arise from failure to comply. are available only to investors who meet specific requirements such
as qualifying as Institutional Investors. In all cases, there are minimum
The Board recommends that every investor obtain legal, tax and financial investment requirements which the Management Company may waive at its
advice before investing initially (and under any other circumstances where discretion.
legal, tax or investment concerns may be relevant) as they maintain and/or
increase their investment. WHICH INFORMATION TO USE
Descriptions of the Sub-Funds and Share Classes offered in Singapore as In deciding whether to invest in a Sub-Fund, you should read this Singapore
at the date of this Singapore Prospectus, including specific investment Prospectus including the relevant Sub-Fund Descriptions (being the offering
objectives, main investments and other key characteristics, begin on the document), the Luxembourg Prospectus (which is attached and is hereby
next page. incorporated by reference into this Singapore Prospectus), the relevant
Product Highlights Sheet, the Fund’s most recent annual report and any
other local disclosure documents available to you. These documents are
made available, together with any more recent semi-annual report, as
Before Making an Initial Investment described in Notices and Publications under Ongoing Communication. By
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT RISK buying Shares in a Sub-Fund, you are considered to have accepted the
While each Sub-Fund takes risks that its Investment Manager considers to terms described in any of these documents. Together, all these documents
be appropriate in light of that Sub-Fund’s stated objective and policies, contain the only approved information about the Sub-Funds and the Fund.
investors must evaluate Sub-Fund risks in terms of whether they are Any information or representation given or made by any person which is
consistent with their own investment goals and risk tolerances. Risk is an not contained herein or in any other document which may be available for
integral component of a Sub-Fund’s return. inspection by the public should be regarded as unauthorised and should
accordingly not be relied upon.
With these Sub-Funds, as with most investments, future performance will
differ from past performance. There is no guarantee that any Sub-Fund will The Directors believe that they have taken all reasonable care to ensure
meet its objectives or achieve any particular level of performance. that the information contained in this Singapore Prospectus is accurate,
is current at the date of this Singapore Prospectus, and does not omit any
The value of an investment in any Sub-Fund can go up and down, and you
material information.
could lose money. No Sub-Fund is intended as a complete investment plan
for you. For a guide to interpreting certain key investment policy terms, see
Understanding investment polices under Using this Singapore Prospectus.
In addition, you may experience currency risk if the currency in which you
subscribe or redeem is different to the Share Class Currency, Sub-Fund
Base Currency or the currency of the Sub-Fund’s assets. The exchange
rates between the relevant currencies can have a significant impact on the
returns of a Share Class.
The main risks of each Sub-Fund are listed on the following pages.
By consulting the list of risks and their definitions which appear in
Risk Descriptions in the Singapore and Luxembourg Prospectuses, you
can better understand the overall risk to an investment in a Sub-Fund.

WHO CAN INVEST IN THESE SUB-FUNDS


Ability to invest in the Fund is based on a number of factors.
In a given jurisdiction, only certain Sub-Funds and Share Classes will be
registered. Distributing this Singapore Prospectus or offering Shares for sale
is legal only where the Shares are available for offer as at the date of this
Singapore Prospectus or where offer or sale is not prohibited by local law or
regulation. This Prospectus is not an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction,
or to any investor, where such a solicitation is not legally permitted.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Dividend Fund
Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Assets and up to 20% of assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions,
money market instruments and money market funds for managing cash
OBJECTIVE subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments.
To provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in companies, Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes
globally, that generate high and rising income. on a temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
conditions.
Derivatives Used for: efficient portfolio management; hedging. Types: see
INVESTMENT PROCESS Sub-Fund Derivative Usage table under How the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives,
Investment approach Instruments and Techniques in the Luxembourg Prospectus. TRS including
CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method: commitment.
■ Uses a fundamental bottom-up stock selection process.
Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected; 20%
■ Investment process built on stock level analysis by a global research maximum.
team.
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset denomination:
■ Seeks to identify companies with sustainably high dividends and/or any. Hedging approach: typically managed to the currency weights of the
sustainable dividend growth potential. benchmark.
ESG approach ESG Promote
MAIN RISKS
Benchmark MSCI All Country World Index (Total Return Net). For currency
The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated risks
hedged Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Share Class
from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its objective.
currency.
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
Benchmark uses and resemblance
Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
■ Performance comparison. Sub-Fund.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of each
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, the risk.
Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its securities,
weightings and risk characteristics.
The degree to which the Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and risk Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund’s techniques and securities
characteristics of the benchmark will vary over time and its performance Techniques Securities
may be meaningfully different. Concentration Emerging markets
Hedging Equities
POLICIES
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested in equities
of companies anywhere in the world, including emerging markets that Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its use of
generate high and rising income. The Sub-Fund may be concentrated in a the techniques and securities above
limited number of companies and, in search of income, may have significant Currency Liquidity Market
positions in specific sectors or countries from time to time.
At least 51% of assets are invested in companies with positive environmental Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
and/or social characteristics that follow good governance practices as Loss Shareholders could Volatility Shares of the Failure to meet the
measured through the Investment Manager’s proprietary ESG scoring lose some or all of their Sub-Fund will fluctuate Sub-Fund’s objective.
money. in value.
methodology and/or third party data.
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments, money
market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable Investments, as
defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or social objectives.
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s Website
(www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased.

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Investor Considerations
Investor profile Investors who understand the One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk of capital
loss, and: Operating and Administrative
Base Initial Switch Redemption Annual Management and Expenses
■ seek a combination of income and long-term Class Charge Charge Charge Advisory Fee (Max)
capital growth through exposure to global Currently
equity markets; A 5.00% 1.00% 0% (max 1.50% 0.30%
0.50%)
■ are looking to use it as part of an investment
portfolio and not as a complete investment
plan. See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
Hedging method for currency hedged Share
Classes Portfolio hedge.
Dealing Requests received before 17:00 SGT on
any Singapore Dealing Day will be processed that
day.
Sub-Fund launch date 28 Nov 2007.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Select Equity Fund
Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Assets and up to 20% of assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions,
money market instruments and money market funds for managing cash
OBJECTIVE subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments.
To achieve a return in excess of the global equity markets by investing Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes
primarily in companies, globally. on a temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
conditions.
Derivatives Used for: efficient portfolio management; hedging. Types: see
INVESTMENT PROCESS Sub-Fund Derivative Usage table under How the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives,
Investment approach Instruments and Techniques in the Luxembourg Prospectus. TRS including
CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method: commitment.
■ Uses a fundamental bottom-up stock selection process.
Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected; 20%
■ Investment process built on stock level analysis by a global research
maximum.
team.
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset denomination:
ESG approach ESG Promote
any. Hedging approach: typically managed to the currency weights of the
Benchmark MSCI World Index (Total Return Net). For currency hedged benchmark.
Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Share Class currency.
MAIN RISKS
Benchmark uses and resemblance
The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated risks
■ Performance comparison. from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its objective.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. The majority of the Sub-Fund’s holdings The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark and Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
it is managed within indicative risk parameters that typically limit the Sub-Fund.
Investment Manager’s discretion to deviate from its securities, weightings
and risk characteristics. Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of each
risk.
As a result, the Sub-Fund will bear a resemblance to the composition and
risk characteristics of its benchmark; however, the Investment Manager’s
discretion may result in performance that differs from the benchmark. Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund’s techniques and securities

Techniques Securities
Hedging Equities
POLICIES
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested in equities of
companies anywhere in the world. Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its use of
the techniques and securities above
At least 51% of assets are invested in companies with positive environmental
Currency Market
and/or social characteristics that follow good governance practices as
measured through the Investment Manager’s proprietary ESG scoring
methodology and/or third party data. Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid Loss Shareholders could Volatility Shares of the Failure to meet the
lose some or all of their Sub-Fund will fluctuate Sub-Fund’s objective.
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments, money
money. in value.
market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable Investments, as
defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or social objectives.
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s Website
(www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased.

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Investor Considerations
Investor profile Investors who understand One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk of (maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
capital loss, and: Operating and Administrative
■ seek long-term capital growth through Base Initial Switch Redemption Annual Management and Expenses
Class Charge Charge Charge Advisory Fee (Max)
exposure to global equity markets;
Currently
■ are looking to use it as part of an investment A 5.00% 1.00% 0% (max 1.50% 0.30%
portfolio and not as a complete investment 0.50%)
plan.
Hedging method for currency hedged Share See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
Classes Portfolio hedge.
Dealing Requests received before 17:00 SGT on
any Singapore Dealing Day will be processed
that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 30 Apr 1981.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
US Select Equity Fund
Other investment exposures Canadian companies.
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks
Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of assets
in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments and money
OBJECTIVE market funds for managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as
To achieve a return in excess of the US equity market by investing primarily current and exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary
in US companies. Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by
exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.
Derivatives Used for: efficient portfolio management; hedging. Types: see
INVESTMENT PROCESS
Sub-Fund Derivative Usage table under How the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives,
Investment approach Instruments and Techniques in the Luxembourg Prospectus. TRS including
■ Uses a research-driven investment process that is based on the CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method: commitment.
fundamental analysis of companies and their future earnings and cash Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected; 20%
flows by a team of specialist sector analysts. maximum.
ESG approach ESG Promote Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset denomination:
Benchmark S&P 500 Index (Total Return Net of 30% withholding tax). For typically USD. Hedging approach: not applicable.
currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Share Class
Currency.
MAIN RISKS
The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated risks
Benchmark uses and resemblance
from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its objective.
■ Performance comparison.
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. The majority of the Sub-Fund’s holdings Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark and Sub-Fund.
it is managed within indicative risk parameters that typically limit the
Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of each
Investment Manager’s discretion to deviate from its securities, weightings
risk.
and risk characteristics.
As a result, the Sub-Fund will bear a resemblance to the composition and
risk characteristics of its benchmark; however, the Investment Manager’s Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund’s techniques and securities
discretion may result in performance that differs from the benchmark. Techniques Securities
Hedging Equities

POLICIES
Other associated risks Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested in equities
exposed to from its use of the techniques and securities above
of companies that are domiciled, or carrying out the main part of their
Market
economic activity, in the US.
At least 51% of assets are invested in companies with positive environmental
and/or social characteristics that follow good governance practices as Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
measured through the Investment Manager’s proprietary ESG scoring Loss Shareholders could Volatility Shares of the Failure to meet the
methodology and/or third party data. lose some or all of their Sub-Fund will fluctuate in value. Sub-Fund’s objective.
money.
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments, money
market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable Investments, as
defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or social objectives.
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s Website
(www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased.

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Investor Considerations
Investor profile Investors who understand One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk of (maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
capital loss, and: Operating and Administrative
■ seek long-term capital growth through Base Initial Switch Redemption Annual Management and Expenses
Class Charge Charge Charge Advisory Fee (Max)
exposure to US equity markets;
Currently
■ are looking to use it as part of an investment A 5.00% 1.00% 0% (max 1.50% 0.30%
portfolio and not as a complete investment 0.50%)
plan.
Hedging method for currency hedged Share See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before 17:00 SGT on
any Singapore Dealing Day will be processed
that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 05 Jul 1984.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Income Fund
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
OBJECTIVE revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
To provide regular income by investing primarily in a portfolio of income values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
generating securities, globally, and through the use of derivatives. result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s Website
(www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
INVESTMENT PROCESS The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
Investment approach decisions on at least 75% of non-investment grade and emerging market
sovereign and 90% of investment grade securities purchased.
■ Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan Asset
Management’s global investment platform, with a focus on risk-adjusted Dividends are not guaranteed given that returns to investors will vary from
income. year to year depending on dividends paid and capital returns, which could
be negative.
■ Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset class
and regional level. Other investment exposures Up to 3% in contingent convertible bonds.
Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of assets
ESG approach ESG Promote
in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments and money
Benchmark 40% Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index (Total market funds for managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as
Return Gross) Hedged to EUR/35% MSCI World Index (Total Return Net) current and exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary
Hedged to EUR/25% Bloomberg Global Credit Index (Total Return Gross) Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by
Hedged to EUR. For currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark indices exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.
are hedged to the Share Class currency. Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
Benchmark uses and resemblance management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivative Usage table under How the
■ Performance comparison. Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques in the Luxembourg
Prospectus. TRS including CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method:
■ Basis for relative VaR calculations. relative VaR. Expected level of leverage from derivatives: 150% indicative
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings only. Leverage may significantly exceed this level from time to time.
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, the Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its securities, 20% maximum.
weightings and risk characteristics.
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset denomination:
The degree to which the Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and risk any. Hedging approach: flexible.
characteristics of the benchmark will vary over time and its performance
may be meaningfully different. MAIN RISKS
The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated risks
POLICIES from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its objective.
Main investment exposure Primarily invests in debt securities (including The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
MBS/ABS), equities and real estate investment trusts (REITs) from issuers Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
anywhere in the world, including emerging markets. Sub-Fund.
The Sub-Fund is expected to invest between 0% and 25% of its assets in Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of each
MBS/ABS of any credit quality. MBS which may be agency (issued by quasi risk.
US government agencies) and non-agency (issued by private institutions)
Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund’s techniques and securities
refers to debt securities that are backed by mortgages, including residential
and commercial mortgages, and ABS refers to those that are backed by Techniques Securities
other types of assets such as credit card debt, car loans, consumer loans Derivatives Hedging China – Unrated debt
Contingent convertible bonds Emerging markets
and equipment leases. Convertible securities Equities
Debt securities Equity linked notes
The Sub-Fund may invest in below investment grade and unrated securities.
– Below investment grade debt MBS/ABS
The Sub-Fund may invest in China A-Shares via the China-Hong Kong Stock – Government debt REITs
– Investment grade debt
Connect Programmes, and in convertible securities and currencies.
The Sub-Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equity linked notes.
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its use of
At least 51% of assets are invested in issuers with positive environmental the techniques and securities above
and/or social characteristics that follow good governance practices as
Credit Interest rate Market
measured through the Investment Manager’s proprietary ESG scoring Currency Liquidity
methodology and/or third party data.
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments, money
market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable Investments, as Loss Shareholders could Volatility Shares of the Failure to meet the
lose some or all of their Sub-Fund will fluctuate Sub-Fund’s objective.
defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or social objectives. money. in value.

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Investor Considerations
Investor profile Investors who understand the One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk of capital (maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
loss, and; Operating and Administrative
■ seek income through exposure to a range of Base Initial Switch Redemption Annual Management and Expenses
Class Charge Charge Charge Advisory Fee (Max)
asset classes;
Currently
■ are looking to use it as part of an investment A 5.00% 1.00% 0% (max 1.25% 0.20%
portfolio and not as a complete investment 0.50%)
plan.
Hedging method for currency hedged Share See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
Classes NAV hedge.
Dividend rate for (div) and (mth) Share
Classes The Management Company may reduce
the dividend rate for a Share Class in response
to prevailing market conditions impacting that
Share Class.
Dealing Requests received before 17:00 SGT on
any Singapore Dealing Day will be processed that
day.
Sub-Fund launch date 11 Dec 2008.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Income Sustainable Fund
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks A-Shares via the China-Hong Kong Stock Connect Programmes, and in
convertible securities and currencies.

OBJECTIVE The Sub-Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equity linked notes.

To provide regular income by investing primarily in a portfolio of income Dividends are not guaranteed given that returns to investors will vary from
generating securities with positive E/S characteristics globally and through year to year depending on dividends paid and capital returns, which could
the use of derivatives. be negative.

Securities with positive E/S characteristics from issuers are those The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
that the Investment Manager believes show effective governance and Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments, money
superior management of environmental and/or social issues (sustainable market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable Investments, as
characteristics). defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or social objectives.
The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG
INVESTMENT PROCESS score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s investable
Investment approach universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash
holdings and currencies. The Sub-Fund’s average asset-weighted MSCI ESG
■ Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan Asset
score will be calculated as the total of each security’s market value by its
Management’s global investment platform, with a focus on risk-adjusted
MSCI ESG score. The average MSCI ESG score of the investable universe
income.
will be calculated using the ESG scores of relevant asset class and region
■ Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset class indices, weighted to reflect the asset class and region exposure in the Sub-
and regional level. Fund.
■ Seeks to provide the majority of its returns through securities with The average asset-weighted ESG score will not include those securities
positive E/S characteristics by incorporating ESG factors, exclusions and held by the Sub-Fund that do not have an MSCI ESG score, such as certain
positioning the portfolio positively towards companies and issuers with MBS/ABS securities. For those securities without an MSCI ESG score, the
above average ESG scores. majority will have positive E/S characteristics or demonstrate improving E/S
characteristics as determined by the Investment Manager.
ESG approach Positive Tilt The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
Benchmark 40% Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index (Total Return screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
Gross) Hedged to EUR/35% MSCI World Index (Total Return Net) Hedged on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
to EUR/25% Bloomberg Global Credit Index (Total Return Gross) Hedged to revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
EUR For currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark indices are hedged values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
to the Share Class currency. result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s Website
(www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu). All issuers must follow good
Benchmark uses and resemblance
governance practices.
■ Performance comparison.
The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG criteria in investment analysis
■ Basis for relative VaR calculations. and investment decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased (excluding
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings cash).
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, the
Other investment exposures Up to 3% in contingent convertible bonds.
Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its securities,
Catastrophe bonds to a limited extent.
weightings and risk characteristics.
Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of assets
The degree to which the Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and risk in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments and money
characteristics of the benchmark will vary over time and its performance market funds for managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as
may be meaningfully different. current and exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary
Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by
POLICIES exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.
Main investment exposure Primarily invests in income generating Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
securities with positive E/S characteristics comprised of debt securities management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivative Usage table under
(including MBS/ABS), equities and real estate investment trusts (REITs) How the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques in
from issuers anywhere in the world, including emerging markets. The the Luxembourg Prospectus. TRS including CFD: none. Global exposure
Sub-Fund may have significant exposure to below investment grade and calculation method: relative VaR. Expected level of leverage from
unrated securities but will not invest in distressed debt securities (at the derivatives: 150% indicative only. Leverage may significantly exceed this
time of purchase). The Sub-Fund is expected to invest between 0% and 25% level from time to time.
of its assets in MBS/ABS of any credit quality. MBS which may be agency
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset
(issued by quasi US government agencies) and non-agency (issued by
denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.
private institutions) refers to debt securities that are backed by mortgages,
including residential and commercial mortgages, and ABS refers to those
that are backed by other types of assets such as credit card debt, car loans,
consumer loans and equipment leases. The Sub-Fund may invest in China

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MAIN RISKS Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund’s techniques and securities
The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated risks Techniques Securities
from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its objective. Derivatives Hedging China – Unrated debt
Contingent convertible bonds Emerging markets
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the Convertible securities Equities
Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the Debt securities Equity linked notes
Sub-Fund. – Below investment grade debt MBS/ABS
– Government debt REITs
Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of each – Investment grade debt
risk and refer to the risk disclosure below for a full description of the
“Sustainable Fund risk”.
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its use of
the techniques and securities above
Credit Interest Rate Market
Currency Liquidity

Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above


Loss Shareholders could Volatility Shares of the Failure to meet the
lose some or all of their Sub-Fund will fluctuate Sub-Fund’s objective.
money. in value.

Investor Considerations
Investor profile Investors who understand One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk of (maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
capital loss, and; Operating and Administrative
■ seek income through a portfolio of income Base Initial Switch Redemption Annual Management and Expenses
generating securities with positive E/S Class Charge Charge Charge Advisory Fee (Max)
characteristics and derivatives; Currently
A 5.00% 1.00% 0% (max 1.25% 0.20%
■ understand the portfolio may have significant 0.50%)
exposure to higher risk assets (such as high
yield, emerging market debt and ABS/MBS) See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
and are willing to accept those risks in search
of potential higher returns;
■ seek an investment that embeds ESG
principles;
■ are looking to use it as part of an investment
portfolio and not as a complete investment
plan.
Hedging method for currency hedged Share
Classes NAV hedge.
Dividend rate for (div) and (mth) Share
Classes The Management Company may reduce
the dividend rate for a Share Class in response
to prevailing market conditions impacting that
Share Class.
Dealing Requests received before 17:00 SGT on
any Singapore Dealing Day will be processed
that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 22 Feb 2021

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Singapore ESG Fund
The Sub-Fund is an “ESG Fund” in accordance with Section A of Circular No. CFC 02/2022: Disclosure and Reporting Guidelines for Retail ESG Funds (the “MAS
ESG Circular”) issued by the MAS and complies with the requirements in Section B of the MAS ESG Circular and is deemed to have complied with Section C of
the MAS ESG Circular as it is a UCITS scheme classified as falling under Article 8 of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. Additional information
required to be disclosed under paragraph 14 of the MAS ESG Circular such as ESG reports, corporate engagement and proxy voting policies can be found on
the Management Company’s website www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu/.

Asset Allocation
The Sub-Fund will typically invest a minimum of 67% of its assets in securities exhibiting positive environmental or social characteristics.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments/funds (for managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as
current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the table below. These holdings fluctuate depending
on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment operations.

Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
25.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
67.00%
#1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
42.00%
#2 Other
33.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted
by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
– The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
– The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

Sustainable Fund Risk The Sub-Fund applies binding criteria when selecting securities which includes investing a defined percentage of portfolio positions
in securities exhibiting positive environmental or social characteristics. The Sub-Fund also excludes certain sectors, companies, issuers, or practices based on
specific values or norms.
Systematically including ESG in investment analysis and as binding on investment decisions may adversely affect the Sub-Fund’s performance compared to
similar funds that do not apply such criteria. The Sub-Fund’s portfolio may also be concentrated in ESG related securities and its value may become more
volatile than that of an investment fund invested in a more diversified portfolio. In addition, the exclusionary policy, if implemented, may result in the Sub-
Fund foregoing compelling investment opportunities or potentially selling securities based on their ESG criteria at disadvantageous times. Evolving laws,
regulations and industry norms may impact on the sustainability of many companies or issuers, particularly in respect of environmental and social factors.
Any changes to such measures could have a negative impact on the relevant companies or issuers which could preclude them as eligible investments for the
Sub-Fund despite being commercially appealing.
There is a lack of standardised taxonomy in ESG evaluation methodologies and the way in which different funds that use ESG criteria will apply such
criteria may vary. ESG assessment on a company or issuer may require subjective judgements, which may include consideration of third party data that is
subjective, incomplete or inaccurate that may affect the Investment Manager’s ability to measure and assess the environment and social impact of a potential
investment and may cause the Sub-Fund to have exposure to companies or issuers which do not meet the relevant criteria. There can be no guarantee that
the Investment Manager will correctly assess the ESG impact on the Sub-Fund’s investments.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Macro Opportunities Fund
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivative Usage table under How the
Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques in the Luxembourg
OBJECTIVE Prospectus. TRS including CFD: 40% expected; 150% maximum. Global
To achieve capital appreciation in excess of its cash benchmark by investing exposure calculation method: absolute VaR. Expected level of leverage from
primarily in securities, globally, using derivatives where appropriate. derivatives: 500% indicative only. Leverage may significantly exceed this
level from time to time.
INVESTMENT PROCESS Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected; 20%
Investment approach maximum.
■ Investment process based on macroeconomic research to identify global Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset
investment themes and opportunities. denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.
■ Flexible and focused approach to take advantage of global trends and
changes through traditional and non-traditional assets. MAIN RISKS
■ Fully integrated, risk management framework provides detailed portfolio The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated risks from
analysis. the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its objective.

ESG approach ESG Integrated The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Benchmark ICE BofA ESTR Overnight Rate Index Total Return in EUR. For Sub-Fund.
currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Share Class
currency. Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of each
risk.
Benchmark uses and resemblance
Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund’s techniques and securities
■ Performance comparison.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed without reference or constraints relative Techniques Securities
Concentration China – Government debt
to its benchmark. Derivatives Commodities - Unrated debt
Hedging Convertible securities Emerging markets
Short positions Debt securities Equities
POLICIES - Below investment grade debt
Main investment exposure Primarily invests, either directly or through - Investment grade debt
derivatives, in equities, commodity index instruments, convertible securities,
debt securities and currencies. Issuers of these securities may be located in Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its use of
any country, including emerging markets. the techniques and securities above
The Sub-Fund may also invest in below investment grade and unrated debt Credit Interest rate Market
securities. Currency Liquidity

The Sub-Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in onshore PRC securities
including China A-Shares through the China-Hong Kong Stock Connect Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Programmes and onshore debt securities issued within the PRC through Loss Shareholders could Volatility Shares of the Failure to meet the
China-Hong Kong Bond Connect. lose some or all of their Sub-Fund will fluctuate Sub-Fund’s objective.
money. in value.
Allocations may vary significantly and the Sub-Fund may be concentrated
in, or have net long or net short exposure to, certain markets, sectors or
currencies from time to time.
Up to 100% of assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions and money market
instruments and up to 10% of assets in money market funds for investment
purposes, defensive purposes and for managing cash subscriptions and
redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments.
Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid
Assets for managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as
current and exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary
Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by
exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.

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Investor Considerations
Investor profile Investors who understand One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk of (maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
capital loss, and: Operating and Administrative
■ seek an investment return through exposure Base Initial Switch Redemption Annual Management and Expenses
to a range of asset classes; Class Charge Charge Charge Advisory Fee (Max)
Currently
■ are looking to use it as part of an investment
A 5.00% 1.00% 0% (max 1.25% 0.20%
portfolio and not as a complete investment 0.50%)
plan.
Hedging method for currency hedged Share See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before 17:00 SGT on
any Singapore Dealing Day will be processed
that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 23 Oct 1998.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Convertibles Conservative Fund
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG criteria in investment analysis and
investment decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased.

OBJECTIVE Other investment exposures Debt securities, equities and warrants.


To provide a return by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of assets
convertible securities, globally. in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments and money
market funds for managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as
current and exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary
INVESTMENT PROCESS
Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by
Investment approach exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.
■ Globally diversified convertible bond strategy.
Derivatives Used for: hedging; efficient portfolio management. Types: see
■ Fundamental approach that focuses on convertible issuers across Sub-Fund Derivative Usage table under How the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives,
geography, sectors and issuer. Instruments and Techniques in the Luxembourg Prospectus. TRS including
■ Aims to deliver a conservative delta profile (sensitivity of the portfolio CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method: commitment.
value to changes in prices of underlying equity). Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected; 20%
maximum.
ESG approach ESG Promote
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
Benchmark Refinitiv Global Focus Convertible Bond Index (Total Return
denomination: any. Hedging approach: typically hedged to Base Currency.
Gross) Hedged to USD. For currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark
index is hedged to the Share Class currency.
MAIN RISKS
Benchmark uses and resemblance
The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated risks
■ Performance comparison.
from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its objective.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, the
Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its securities,
Sub-Fund.
weightings and risk characteristics.
Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of each
The degree to which the Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and risk
risk.
characteristics of the benchmark will vary over time and its performance
may be meaningfully different. Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund’s techniques and securities

Techniques Securities
POLICIES Hedging Convertible securities
Emerging markets
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested in convertible Equities
securities from issuers anywhere in the world, including emerging markets.
The portfolio will be conservatively constructed to achieve a portfolio delta
of typically 10% to 50%. Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its use of
the techniques and securities above
This will typically result in a higher income yielding portfolio than sub-funds
Credit Interest rate Market
targeting a higher delta. Delta refers to the sensitivity of the price of a Currency Liquidity
convertible bond to the change in price of the underlying equities.
Convertible securities may include any suitable convertible or exchangeable Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
instruments such as convertible bonds, convertible notes or convertible
Loss Shareholders could Volatility Shares of the Failure to meet the
preference shares. lose some or all of their Sub-Fund will fluctuate Sub-Fund’s objective.
money. in value.
At least 51% of assets are invested in issuers with positive environmental
and/or social characteristics that follow good governance practices as
measured through the Investment Manager’s proprietary ESG scoring
methodology and/or third party data.
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments, money
market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable Investments, as
defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or social objectives.
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s Website
(www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).

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Investor Considerations
Investor profile Investors who understand One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk of (maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
capital loss, and; Operating and Administrative
■ seek long term capital growth, but with Base Initial Switch Redemption Annual Management and Expenses
Class Charge Charge Charge Advisory Fee (Max)
lower risk level than with other convertible
Sub-Funds; Currently
A 5.00% 1.00% 0% (max 1.10% 0.30%
■ lower volatility characteristics associated 0.50%)
with bonds with some of the returns typically
associated with an equity portfolio; See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.

■ are looking to use it as part of an investment


portfolio and not as a complete investment
plan.
Hedging method for currency hedged Share
Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before 17:00 SGT on
any Singapore Dealing Day will be processed
that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 15 Jun 2004.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global High Yield Bond Fund
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivative Usage table under How the
Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques in the Luxembourg
OBJECTIVE Prospectus. TRS including CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method:
To achieve a return in excess of global bond markets by investing primarily commitment
in global below investment grade corporate debt securities, using derivatives
Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected; 20%
where appropriate.
maximum.
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
INVESTMENT PROCESS
denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.
Investment approach
■ Uses a globally integrated research driven investment process that MAIN RISKS
focuses on analysing fundamental, quantitative and technical factors
The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated risks
across countries, sectors and issuers.
from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its objective.
■ Bottom-up security selection approach based on assessing relative value
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
across the global developed market high yield credit spectrum.
Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
ESG approach ESG Integrated Sub-Fund.
Benchmark ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index (Total Return Gross). Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of each
For currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Share risk.
Class currency.
Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund’s techniques and securities
Benchmark uses
Techniques Securities
■ Performance comparison. Derivatives Contingent convertible bonds Emerging markets
Hedging Debt securities
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. The majority of issuers in the Sub-Fund
– Below investment grade debt
are likely to be represented in the benchmark because the Investment – Unrated debt
Manager uses it as a basis for portfolio construction, but has some discretion
to deviate from its composition and risk characteristics within indicative risk
parameters. Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its use of
the techniques and securities above
The Sub-Fund will resemble the composition and risk characteristics of its Credit Currency Liquidity
benchmark; however, the Investment Manager’s discretion may result in Interest rate Market
performance that differs from the benchmark.

Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above


POLICIES
Loss Shareholders could Volatility Shares of the Failure to meet the
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested, either directly lose some or all of their Sub-Fund will fluctuate Sub-Fund’s objective.
or through derivatives, in below investment grade corporate debt securities money. in value.
from issuers anywhere in the world, including emerging markets.
The Sub-Fund may invest in contingent convertible bonds (up to 5%).
Other investment exposures Unrated debt securities.
Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of assets
in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments and money
market funds for managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as
current and exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary
Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by
exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.

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Investor Considerations
Investor profile Investors who understand One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk of (maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
capital loss, and: Operating and Administrative
■ seek investment return through exposure Base Initial Switch Redemption Annual Management and Expenses
Class Charge Charge Charge Advisory Fee (Max)
to global below investment grade corporate
debt securities; Currently
A 3.00% 1.00% 0% (max 0.85% 0.30%
■ understand the portfolio may have significant 0.50%)
exposure to higher risk assets (such as high
yield and emerging market debt) and are See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
willing to accept those risks in search of
potential higher returns;
■ are looking to use it as part of an investment
portfolio and not as a complete investment
plan.
Hedging method for currency hedged Share
Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before 17:00 SGT on
any Singapore Dealing Day will be processed
that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 24 Mar 2000.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Income Opportunity Fund
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Other investment exposures Catastrophe bonds to a limited extent; up to
5% in contingent convertible bonds.
Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for managing cash
OBJECTIVE
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments.
To achieve a return in excess of the benchmark by exploiting investment Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes
opportunities in, amongst others, the debt and currency markets, and using on a temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
derivatives where appropriate. conditions.
Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
INVESTMENT PROCESS management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivative Usage table under How the
Investment approach Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques in the Luxembourg
■ Uses an absolute return oriented approach to target uncorrelated, low Prospectus. TRS including CFD: 0-25% expected; 25% maximum. Global
volatility returns over the medium term regardless of market conditions. exposure calculation method: absolute VaR. Expected level of leverage from
derivatives: 350% indicative only. Leverage may significantly exceed this
■ Flexibility to draw on diversified sources of returns across three distinct level from time to time.
strategies: tactical rotation between traditional fixed income sectors,
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
alternative strategies such as relative value trading, and hedging
strategies.
denomination: any. Hedging approach: typically hedged to Base Currency
(excluding active currency positions).
ESG approach ESG Integrated
Benchmark ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index Total Return in USD. MAIN RISKS
For the SGD hedged Share Class, the benchmark used is the Singapore
The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated risks
Interbank Overnight Rate Average (with effect from 29 April 2014).
from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its objective.
Benchmark uses and resemblance
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
■ Performance comparison. Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
■ Performance fee calculation. Sub-Fund.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed without reference or constraints relative Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of each
to its benchmark. risk.

POLICIES Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund’s techniques and securities
Main investment exposure The majority of assets invested in a broad Techniques Securities
range of government and corporate debt securities from issuers anywhere Derivatives Catastrophe bonds Emerging markets
in the world, including emerging markets. Hedging Contingent convertible bonds Equities
Debt securities MBS/ABS
The Sub-Fund is expected to invest between 10% and 30% of its assets in – Government debt REITs
mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and/or asset-backed securities (ABS) – Investment grade debt UCITS, UCIs & ETFs
– Below investment grade debt
of any credit quality, however, due to the unconstrained investment
– Unrated debt
approach, the actual investment level may vary. MBS which may be agency – Distressed debt
(issued by quasi US government agencies) and non-agency (issued by
private institutions) refers to debt securities that are backed by mortgages,
including residential and commercial mortgages, and ABS refers to those Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its use of
the techniques and securities above
that are backed by other types of assets such as credit card debt, car loans,
consumer loans and equipment leases. Credit Interest rate Market
Currency Liquidity
The Sub-Fund may also invest in other assets such as convertible securities,
equities, ETFs and REITs. To a limited extent, the Sub-Fund may invest in
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
distressed debt securities and securities in default.
Loss Shareholders could Volatility Shares of the Failure to meet the
There are no credit quality restrictions applicable to the investments. lose some or all of their Sub-Fund will fluctuate Sub-Fund’s objective.
money. in value.
Up to 100% of assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market
instruments and money market funds for investment and defensive
purposes.

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Investor Considerations
Investor profile Investors who understand the One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk of capital (maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
loss, and; Operating and
■ seek positive return while reducing the risk of Administrative
Base Initial Switch Redemption Annual Management Expenses Performance
capital losses over the medium term through Class Charge Charge Charge and Advisory Fee (Max) fee
exposure to global debt markets;
Currently
■ understand the portfolio may have significant A (perf) 3.00% 1.00% 0% (max 1.00% 0.20% 20.00%
exposure to higher risk assets (such as high 0.50%)
yield, emerging market debt and MBS/ABS)
and are willing to accept those risks in search See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.

of potential higher returns;


■ are looking to use it as part of an investment
portfolio and not as a complete investment
plan.
Performance fee Method: high water mark. Cap:
none. Reference Period: whole life of Sub-Fund.
See How the performance fee is calculated under
Share Classes and Costs for more information.
Hedging method for currency hedged Share
Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before 17:00 SGT on
any Singapore Dealing Day will be processed that
day.
Sub-Fund launch date 19 July 2007.

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Past Performance
The tables below show the past performance of each Share Class of the Sub-Fund and its Benchmark as of 30 June 2023. For currency hedged Share Classes,
the benchmark index is hedged to the Share Class currency (unless stated otherwise).
Past performance of the Share Classes is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of the Share Classes.
Due to a change in pricing model, post 31 Oct 2016, performance calculations are on a single pricing basis, taking into account any initial and redemption
fees. Prior to 31 Oct 2016, performance calculations were on an offer-to-bid basis. Performance calculations are based on the assumption that dividends and
distributions (if any) are reinvested net of all charges payable upon reinvestment, in the currency of the relevant Share Class. The maximum initial charge (if
any) is taken into account for performance calculations.
The NAV to NAV performance of selected Share Class(es) of the Sub-Fund are published in the latest Sub-Fund factsheets, which are available on the website
of the Singapore Representative (jpmorgan.com/sg/am/per/).
Source of past performance data: JPMorgan Asset Management.

GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND


Benchmark MSCI AC World Index (Total Return Net)
Average annual compounded return (%)
Share Class/Benchmark Inception Date 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since inception

A (mth) – SGD 7.4 11.7 – – 15.5


01 Apr 2020
Benchmark 13.3 9.9 – – 15.5

A (mth) – SGD (hedged) – – – – –


–^
Benchmark Hedged to SGD – – – – –

A (mth) – SGD 10.5 12.9 – – 17.5


01 Apr 2020
Benchmark 16.5 11.0 – – 17.6

^As at the date of this Singapore Prospectus, this Share Class was not yet incepted therefore a performance track record is not available.

GLOBAL SELECT EQUITY FUND


Benchmark MSCI World Index (Total Return Net)
Average annual compounded return (%)
Share Class/Benchmark Inception Date 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since inception

A (acc) – USD 13.8 11.6 8.6 – 8.2


23 Feb 2018
Benchmark 15.2 11.0 8.9 – 8.6

A (mth) – SGD (hedged) – – – – –


–^
Benchmark Hedged to SGD – – – – –

A (acc) – USD 17.2 12.9 8.8 9.0 8.6


30 Apr 1981
Benchmark 18.5 12.2 9.1 9.5 9.2

^As at the date this Singapore Prospectus, this Share Class was not yet incepted therefore a performance track record is not available.

US SELECT EQUITY FUND


Benchmark S&P 500 Index (Total Return Net of 30% withholding tax)
Average annual compounded return (%)
Share Class/Benchmark Inception Date 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since inception

A (acc) – SGD – – – – –
–^
Benchmark – – – – –

A (acc) – USD 11.9 11.3 10.2 10.9 9.2


5 July 1984
Benchmark 19.0 14.1 11.7 12.2 10.8

^As at the date this Singapore Prospectus, this Share Class was not yet incepted therefore a performance track record is not available.

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GLOBAL INCOME FUND
Benchmark 40% Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index (Total Return Gross) Hedged to EUR/35% MSCI World Index (Total Return Net) Hedged to
EUR/25% Bloomberg Global Credit Index (Total Return Gross) Hedged to EUR
Average annual compounded return (%)
Share Class/Benchmark Inception Date 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since inception

A (acc) – SGD (hedged) -1.6 1.2 0.9 – 1.8


12 Jun 2015
Benchmark Hedged to SGD 9.8 4.9 4.8 – 5.2

A (acc) – USD (hedged) -0.6 1.6 1.5 3.2 4.1


30 May 2012
Benchmark Hedged to USD 11.0 5.4 5.5 6.3 7.0

A (div) – EUR 3.4 0.1 0.6 1.7 5.0


11 Dec 2008
Benchmark 7.9 3.4 3.1 4.6 7.6

A (div) – SGD -1.8 -2.1 2.1 0.5 1.2


17 Sep 2012
Benchmark 9.5 1.3 1.6 3.4 4.0

A (div) – SGD (hedged) -1.6 1.2 0.9 2.9 2.9


15 Feb 2013
Benchmark Hedged to SGD 9.8 4.9 4.8 6.1 6.0

A (div) – USD (hedged) -0.6 1.6 1.5 3.2 4.3


13 Jan 2012
Benchmark Hedged to USD 11.0 5.4 5.5 6.3 7.0

A (icdiv) – SGD (hedged) -0.6 – – – -6.0


1 Jul 2021
Benchmark Hedged to SGD 9.8 – – – -2.0

A (icdiv) – USD (hedged) -0.6 – – – -6.0


1 Jul 2021
Benchmark Hedged to USD 11.0 – – – -1.4

A (irc) – AUD (hedged) -2.4 0.6 0.3 3.3 3.2


28 Mar 2013
Benchmark Hedged to AUD 8.8 4.0 4.0 6.3 6.1

A (irc) – SGD (hedged) -1.6 1.2 0.9 – 1.1


26 Mar 2018
Benchmark Hedged to SGD 9.8 4.9 4.8 – 4.9

A (irc) – USD (hedged) -0.6 1.6 1.4 – 1.7


26 Mar 2018
Benchmark Hedged to USD 11.0 5.4 5.5 – 5.6

A (mth) – EUR -3.4 -0.2 0.7 – 0.4


10 Jun 2015
Benchmark 7.9 3.4 3.1 – 3.5

A (mth) – GBP (hedged) -2.2 0.7 0.1 – 1.0


4 Mar 2015
Benchmark Hedged to GBP 9.2 4.3 4.0 – 4.2

A (mth) – SGD (hedged) -0.6 1.6 1.5 3.2 3.7


05 Apr 2013
Benchmark Hedged to SGD 11.0 5.4 5.5 6.3 6.7

A (mth) – USD (hedged) -0.6 1.6 1.5 3.2 3.7


31 Aug 2012
Benchmark Hedged to USD 11.0 5.4 5.5 6.3 6.7

Note 1: On 24 Aug 2021, ‘Bloomberg Barclays Indices’ were rebranded to ‘Bloomberg’.


Note 2: Prior to 1 March 2011, the benchmark was 45% BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield BB-B Rated Constrained Total Hedged to EUR, 25% MSCI World Net Hedged
to EUR, 10% Citigroup Euro Broad Investment Grade Total, 10% J.P.Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Total Hedged to EUR, 10% FTSE EPRA/
NAREIT Developed Net Hedged to EUR. Prior to 1 April 2010, the benchmark was 45% BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield BB-B Rated Constrained Total Hedged to EUR,
25% MSCI World Net Hedged to EUR, 10% Citigroup Euro Broad Investment Grade Total, 10% J.P.Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Total
Hedged to EUR, 10% Global Property Research 250 Net Hedged to EUR. The benchmark was changed during the life of the Sub-Fund to better reflect the broad risk
profile of the Sub-Fund.

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GLOBAL INCOME SUSTAINABLE FUND
Benchmark 40% Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index (Total Return Gross) Hedged to EUR/35% MSCI World Index (Total Return Net) Hedged to
EUR/25% Bloomberg Global Credit Index (Total Return Gross) Hedged to EUR.
Average annual compounded return (%)
Share Class/Benchmark Inception Date 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since inception

A (mth) – SGD (hedged) -0.3 – – – -3.9


22 Feb 2021
Benchmark Hedged to SGD 9.8 – – – 0.4

A (mth) – USD (hedged) 0.8 – – – -3.4


22 Feb 2021
Benchmark Hedged to USD 11.0 – – – 0.9

A (irc) – SGD (hedged) – – – – –


–^
Benchmark Hedged to SGD – – – – –

A (irc) – USD (hedged) – – – – –


–^
Benchmark Hedged to USD – – – – –

^As at the date of this Singapore Prospectus, this Share Class was not yet incepted therefore a performance track record is not available.
Note 1: On 24 Aug 2021, the ‘Bloomberg Barclays Indices’ were rebranded to ‘Bloomberg’.

GLOBAL MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND


Benchmark ICE BofA ESTR Overnight Rate Index Total Return in EUR
Average annual compounded return (%)
Share Class/Benchmark Inception Date 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since inception

A (acc) – AUD (hedged) -6.2 -1.8 0.0 – 1.4


20 Jan 2016
Benchmark Hedged to AUD 3.0 1.1 1.2 – 1.6

A (acc) – (EUR) -7.6 -2.7 -1.4 2.5 3.5


30 Nov 2012*
Benchmark 1.6 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1

A (acc) – (EUR) -7.6 -2.7 -1.4 2.5 2.3


23 October 1998
Benchmark 1.6 0.1 0.1 -0.1 1.6

A (acc) – SGD (hedged) 5.9 -1.4 0.2 – 1.2


11 Jan 2016
Benchmark Hedged to SGD 3.5 1.5 1.6 – 1.5

A (acc) – USD (hedged) -5.1 -1.1 0.6 – 2.5


5 Feb 2015
Benchmark Hedged to USD 4.2 1.6 1.9 – 1.6

* The Sub-Fund and Share Class was incepted on 23 October 1998. However, on 30 Nov 2012, the internal investment process and team was changed with no impact
on the Sub-Fund’s investment policy and objective. As such, the performance of the Share Class since inception is provided since 30 Nov 2012 instead of the actual
inception date of the Share Class. For completeness, the performance of the Share Class since the actual inception date of the Share Class (23 October 1998) is also
separately included.
Note 1: Prior to 1 July 2021, the benchmark was ICE 1 Month EUR LIBOR. The benchmark was changed as the ICE 1 Month EUR LIBOR was discontinued. Prior to 1 May
2005, the benchmark of the Sub-Fund was 10% MSCI Japan (Total Return Net)/38% MSCI Europe (Total Return Net)/23% MSCI USA (Total Return Net)/4% MSCI
Emerging Markets (Total Return Gross)/25% J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index Global (Total Return Gross) Hedged to EUR. Prior to 1 Jan 1999, the benchmark of the
Sub-Fund was 10% MSCI Japan (Total Return Net)/38% MSCI Europe (Total Return Net)/23% MSCI USA (Total Return Net)/4% MSCI Emerging Markets (Total Return
Gross)/25% J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index Global (Total Return Gross).

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GLOBAL CONVERTIBLES CONSERVATIVE FUND
Benchmark Refinitiv Global Focus Convertible Bond Index (Total Return Gross) Hedged to USD
Average annual compounded return (%)
Share Class/Benchmark Inception Date 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since inception

A (acc) – SGD (hedged) -0.6 -1.0 -0.2 – 1.6


04 Oct 2013
Benchmark Hedged to SGD 7.7 0.8 3.0 – 3.5

A (acc) – USD 0.1 -0.7 0.3 2.4 3.5


15 Jun 2004
Benchmark 8.4 1.0 3.3 4.1 4.4

Note 1: The methodology of the index was changed on 1 July 2014 to seek to establish an IOSCO compliant governance model for the purposes of enhanced
benchmarking of fund performance.
Note 2: On 24 February 2020, the “Thomson Reuters Convertible Indices” were rebranded to “Refinitiv Convertible Indices”. Prior to 1 September 2005, the benchmark
of the Sub-Fund was Thomson Reuters Global Convertible Bond Index (Total Return Gross) Hedged to USD. The benchmark was changed for the purposes of enhanced
benchmarking of fund performance.

GLOBAL HIGH YIELD BOND FUND


Benchmark ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index (Total Return Gross)
Average annual compounded return (%)
Share Class/Benchmark Inception Date 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since inception

A (acc) – USD 3.9 1.5 1.7 3.1 4.3


02 Sep 2008
Benchmark 8.9 3.2 3.2 4.3 6.2

A (irc) – AUD (hedged) 2.1 0.5 0.5 3.2 3.0


12 Mar 2013
Benchmark Hedged to AUD 7.0 2.0 1.9 4.4 4.2

A (mth) – SGD 0.8 0.3 1.5 3.7 4.2


15 Nov 2012
Benchmark 5.9 2.2 3.0 5.0 5.5

A (mth) – SGD (hedged) – – – – –


–^
Benchmark Hedged to SGD – – – – –

A (mth) – USD 3.9 1.5 1.7 3.1 4.5


17 Sep 2008
Benchmark 8.9 3.2 3.2 4.3 6.4

^As at the date of this Singapore Prospectus, this Share Class was not yet incepted therefore a performance track record is not available.
Note 1: On 1 January 2020, “ICE BofAML Indices’” were rebranded to “ICE BofA Indices’. Prior to that, ‘BofAML Indices’ were rebranded to ‘ICE BofAML Indices’ with
effect from 22 October 2017.
Note 2: Prior to 4 January 2010, the benchmark of the Sub-Fund was BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield BB-B Rated Constrained Total Return Gross Index. The
benchmark was changed during the life of the Sub-Fund to better reflect the investible universe of the Sub-Fund.

INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND


Benchmark ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index Total Return in USD or Singapore Overnight Rate Average (for SGD hedged Share Class only)
Average annual compounded return (%)
Share Class/Benchmark Inception Date 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since inception

A (perf) (acc) – SGD (hedged) 17 Dec 2013 -0.7 0.2 0.3 – 0.9
Benchmark 3.1 1.2 1.2 – 0.8

A (perf) (acc) – USD 14 Oct 2008 -0.2 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.5
Benchmark 3.9 1.4 1.6 1.0 0.8

Note 1: Prior to 29 April 2014, the benchmark of the SGD Hedged Share Class was the Singapore Interbank Overnight Rate. The benchmark was changed with effect
from 29 April 2014 as the MAS had announced that it will discontinue the calculation and publication of the Singapore Interbank Overnight Rate.
Note 2: Prior to 31 January 2014, the benchmark of the USD Share Class was known as BBA Overnight USD LIBOR. With effect from 3 January 2022, the benchmark of
the USD Share Class changed to ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index Total Return in USD as the ICE Overnight USD LIBOR is due to be discontinued.

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Expense Ratios and Turnover Ratios
EXPENSE RATIOS
The expense ratio reflects actual costs incurred during the financial year ended 31 December 2022. The table below shows the expense ratio of each Share
Class of the Sub-Fund based on the Sub-Fund’s audited accounts as at 31 December 2022, unless stated otherwise. Where a Share Class has been in existence
for less than a year as at 31 December 2022, an annualised figure is shown. No expense ratio is available if the Share Class has not been established as at
31 December 2022.
The expense ratio is calculated in accordance with the Investment Management Association of Singapore’s (IMAS) guidelines on the disclosure of expense
ratios. Expense ratio calculations do not include any of the following expenses:
■ brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the purchase and ■ front end loads, back end loads and other costs arising on the purchase
sales of investments or sale of other funds
■ interest expenses ■ tax deducted at source or arising from income received, including
■ foreign exchange gains and losses, whether realised or unrealised withholding tax
■ dividends and other distributions paid to Shareholders

TURNOVER RATIO
The turnover ratio of the Sub-Fund is based on the Sub-Fund’s audited accounts as at 31 December 2022. It is calculated based on the lesser of purchases or
sales of underlying investments of a scheme expressed as a percentage of daily average NAV.

Expense ratio Turnover ratio Expense ratio Turnover ratio


Fund/Share Class (%) (%) Fund/Share Class (%) (%)

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Dividend Fund 76.15 JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Income
61.50
Sustainable Fund
A (mth) – SGD 1.80
A (irc) – SGD (hedged) –
A (mth) – SGD (hedged) –
A (irc) – USD (hedged) –
A (mth) – USD 1.80
A (mth) – SGD (hedged) 1.45
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Select Equity
82.78
Fund A (mth) – USD (hedged) 1.45
A (acc) – SGD 1.80 JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Macro
180.77
Opportunities Fund
A (acc) – SGD (hedged) –
A (acc) – AUD (hedged) 1.45
A (acc) – USD 1.80
A (acc) – EUR 1.45
JPMorgan Investment Funds – US Select Equity Fund 66.91
A (acc) – SGD (hedged) 1.45
A (acc) – SGD –
A (acc) – USD (hedged) 1.45
A (acc) – USD 1.80
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Convertibles
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Income Fund 52.79 31.50
Conservative Fund
A (acc) – SGD (hedged) 1.45
A (acc) – SGD (hedged) 1.40
A (acc) – USD (hedged) 1.45
A (acc) – USD 1.40
A (div) – EUR 1.45
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global High Yield Bond
A (div) – SGD 1.45 85.11
Fund
A (div) – SGD (hedged) 1.45 A (acc) – USD 1.15
A (div) – USD (hedged) 1.45 A (irc) – AUD (hedged) 1.15
A (icdiv) – SGD (hedged) 1.45 A (mth) – SGD 1.15
A (icdiv) – USD (hedged) 1.45 A (mth) – SGD (hedged) –
A (irc) – AUD (hedged) 1.45 A (mth) – USD 1.15
A (irc) – SGD (hedged) 1.45 JPMorgan Investment Funds – Income Opportunity
6.92
A (irc) – USD (hedged) 1.45 Fund

A (mth) – EUR 1.45 A (perf) (acc) – SGD (hedged) 1.20 (excl. perf. fee)

A (mth) – GBP (hedged) 1.45 A (perf) (acc) – USD 1.20 (excl. perf. fee)

A (mth) – SGD (hedged) 1.45 A (perf) (acc) – SGD (hedged) 1.20 (incl. perf. fee)

A (mth) – USD (hedged) 1.45 A (perf) (acc) – USD 1.20 (incl. perf. fee)

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Risk Descriptions
Whilst this Singapore Prospectus identifies certain risks of the Sub-Funds, Chase & Co. continues to hold a seed position representing a significant
a Sub-Fund could be affected by other risks. The Risk Descriptions form an portion of a Sub-Fund’s assets at the end of the permitted seeding
integral part of this Singapore Prospectus and should be read in conjunction period, it may be required to reduce its seed position and the anticipated
with the Singapore and Luxembourg Prospectuses as a whole. Investors or actual redemption of Shares owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. could
should note that any risks relevant to individual Share Classes can be found adversely affect the Sub-Fund. This may require the sale of portfolio
in Risks associated with certain Share Classes under Share Classes and Costs securities before it is desirable, resulting in losses to other Shareholders
in this Singapore Prospectus. or could result in the liquidation of the Sub-Fund.
For an investor in a Sub-Fund, all of the risks described below could give ■ LIBOR Discontinuance or Unavailability Risk LIBOR rate is intended to
rise to one or more of the three basic outcomes described in each Sub-Fund represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term
description: loss, volatility and failure to achieve its objective. Other direct borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. The
effects on investors could include a Sub-Fund performing less well than its U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has announced that certain tenors
peers or than the overall market(s) in which it invests. and currencies of LIBOR will cease to be published or representative
Please refer to the Risk Descriptions section of the Luxembourg Prospectus of the underlying market and economic reality they are intended to
for more details of applicable risks. measure on certain future dates; current information about these dates
and certain related risks is available at https://www.jpmorgan.com/
The price of Shares of any of the Sub-Funds and any income from them may
disclosures/interbank_offered_rates. There is no assurance that the
fall as well as rise. An investor may not get back the full amount invested
dates announced by the FCA will not change or that the administrator of
and the principal of the Sub-Funds may be at risk.
LIBOR and/or regulators will not take further action that could impact
INVESTMENT FUND RISKS the availability, composition or characteristics of LIBOR or the currencies
Investing in any Sub-Fund of the Fund involves certain risks: and/or tenors for which LIBOR is published, and it is recommended
that Shareholders consult their advisors to stay informed of any
Fund structure risks
such developments. Public and private sector industry initiatives are
■ The Board may decide to liquidate a Sub-Fund under certain currently underway to implement new or alternative reference rates to
circumstances (see Liquidation or Merger under Considerations for be used in place of LIBOR. In addition, certain regulated entities have
Investors in this Singapore Prospectus). It is possible that the net ceased entering into most new LIBOR contracts in connection with
proceeds of any liquidation for a Shareholder may be less than the regulatory guidance or prohibitions. There is no assurance that any such
amount they initially invested. alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value
■ In the event the Board decides to suspend the calculation of NAV per or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume
Share or to defer redemption and switch requests for a Sub-Fund, or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or
Shareholders may not receive the proceeds of their investment at the replacement, all of which may affect the value or liquidity, volatility or
desired time or price. return on certain of a Sub-Fund’s derivatives and other instruments or
■ If a large proportion of the Shares of a Sub-Fund are held by a small investments comprising some or all of a Sub-Fund’s portfolio and result
number of Shareholders, or a single Shareholder, including funds or in costs incurred in connection with changing reference rates used for
mandates over which the Investment Managers or their affiliates have positions, closing out positions and entering into new trades. Certain
investment discretion, the Sub-Fund is subject to the risk that these of a Sub-Fund’s investments may transition from LIBOR prior to the
Shareholder(s) redeem their Shares in large amounts. These transactions dates announced by the FCA. The transition from LIBOR to alternative
could adversely affect the Sub-Funds ability to conduct its investment reference rates may result in operational issues for a Sub-Fund or some
policies and/or the Sub-Fund becomes too small to operate efficiently of their investments. No assurances can be given as to the impact of the
and needs to be liquidated or merged. LIBOR transition (and the timing of any such impact) on any Sub-Fund
or its investments. These risks may also apply with respect to changes
Regulatory risks
in connection with other interbank offering rates (e.g., Euribor) and a
■ The Fund is domiciled in Luxembourg. Therefore any protections wide range of other index levels, rates and values that are treated as
provided by the regulatory framework of other jurisdictions may differ or benchmarks and are the subject of recent regulatory reform.
may not apply.
Political risks
■ The Fund qualifies as a UCITS and is subject to the investment laws,
■ The value of a Sub-Fund’s investments may be affected by uncertainties
regulations and guidance set down by the European Union, the European
such as international political developments, civil conflicts and war,
Securities and Markets Authority and the CSSF. As a result of the Sub-
changes in government policies, changes in taxation, restrictions on
Funds being managed by an affiliate of JPMorgan Chase & Co. or being
foreign investment and currency repatriation, currency fluctuations
registered or having investors in other jurisdictions, they may be subject
and other developments in the laws and regulations of countries
to narrower investment restrictions which could limit their investment
in which investment may be made. For example, assets could be
opportunities. Further a Sub-Fund could be precluded from holding or
compulsorily re-acquired without adequate compensation. Events and
purchasing particular securities or financial instruments, even if the
evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks
securities or financial instruments would otherwise meet the Sub-Fund’s
associated with investments in countries or regions that historically were
objectives.
perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.
■ The Management Company is a member of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and is These risks are magnified in emerging market countries.
therefore subject to additional banking rules and regulations in the US
Legal risks
which may also impact the Fund and its investors. For instance, under
the Volcker Rule, a US regulation, JPMorgan Chase & Co., together with ■ There is a risk that legal agreements in respect of certain derivatives,
its employees and directors, cannot own more than 25% of a Sub-Fund instruments and techniques are terminated due, for instance, to
beyond the permitted seeding period (generally three years from the bankruptcy, supervening illegality or change in tax or accounting laws.
date of the launch of a Sub-Fund); as a result, in cases where JPMorgan In such circumstances, a Sub-Fund may be required to cover any losses

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incurred. Furthermore, certain transactions are entered into on the Risks relating to specific OTC derivative instruments
basis of complex legal documents. Such documents may be difficult to Total return swaps Total return swaps expose the Sub-Fund to
enforce or may be the subject of a dispute as to interpretation in certain counterparty risk. In addition, the use of total return swaps exposes the
circumstances. Whilst the rights and obligations of the parties to a legal Sub-Fund to market risk. For example, if the underlying reference asset is
document may be governed by English law, in certain circumstances (for an equity, its price may rise or fall. This may have a positive or negative
example insolvency proceedings) other legal systems may take priority impact on returns subject to whether the Sub-Fund has gained long or short
which may affect the enforceability of existing transactions. exposure to the reference asset through the TRS.
■ The Fund might be subject to certain contractual indemnification Exchange-traded derivatives
obligations. The Fund will not, and potentially none of the service
While exchange-traded derivatives are generally considered lower-risk
providers, carry any insurance for losses for which the Fund may be
than OTC derivatives, there is still the risk that a suspension of trading in
ultimately subject to an indemnification obligation. Any indemnification
derivatives or in their underlying assets could make it impossible for a
payment with respect to a Sub-Fund would be borne by that Sub-Fund
Sub-Fund to realise gains or avoid losses, which in turn could cause a delay
and will result in a corresponding reduction in the price of the Shares.
in handling redemptions of Shares. There is also a risk that settlement of
Management risk exchange-traded derivatives through a transfer system might not happen
■ As the Sub-Funds are actively managed they rely on the skill, expertise when or as expected.
and judgement of the relevant Investment Manager. There is no Risks relating to specific derivative instruments
guarantee that the investment decisions made by the Investment
■ Warrants The value of warrants are likely to fluctuate more than the
Manager or any investment processes, techniques or models used will
prices of the underlying securities. This is due to the effect of leverage
produce the desired results.
within their structure so that a relatively small movement in the price
■ For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, a Sub-Fund, of the underlying security typically results in a larger movement in the
in accordance with its investment policy, may invest all or most of its price of the warrant.
assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for temporary defensive purposes.
■ Futures and options The amount of initial margin relative to the
Investments in Ancillary Liquid Assets may result in lower yield than
value of a futures contract is small so transactions may be “leveraged”
other investments, which if used for temporary defensive purposes
or “geared” in terms of market exposure. A relatively small market
rather than an investment strategy, may prevent a Sub-Fund from
movement will therefore have a proportionately larger impact
meeting its investment objective..
which may work for or against the investor. The selling (“writing” or
“granting”) of an option by the Fund on behalf of a Sub-Fund generally
INVESTMENT RISKS entails considerably greater risk than purchasing options. Although
Techniques the premium received by the seller is fixed, the seller may sustain
a loss well in excess of that amount. The seller will be exposed to
Derivatives risk The value of derivatives can be volatile. This is because
the risk of the purchaser exercising the option and the seller will be
a small movement in the value of the underlying asset can cause a large
obliged either to settle the option in cash or to acquire or deliver the
movement in the value of the derivative and therefore, investment in such
underlying investment. If the option is “covered” by the seller holding
instruments may result in losses in excess of the amount invested by the
a corresponding position in the underlying investment or a future on
Sub-Fund.
another option, the risk may be reduced.
The pricing and volatility of many derivatives sometimes diverges from
■ CDS The price at which a CDS trades may differ from the price of the
strictly reflecting the pricing or volatility of their underlying reference
CDS’s referenced security. In adverse market conditions, the basis
asset(s). In difficult market conditions, it might be impossible or unfeasible
(difference between the spread on bonds and the spread of CDS) can be
to place orders that would limit or offset the market exposure or financial
significantly more volatile than the CDS’s referenced securities.
losses created by certain derivatives.
■ CDS/iTraxx If the Sub-Fund is a protection seller on the CDX or iTraxx
Changes in tax, accounting, or securities laws could cause the value of a
and there is a default on an underlying constituent, the Sub-Fund will be
derivative to fall or could force the Sub-Fund to terminate a derivative
required to pay its proportionate share of the default payment.
position under disadvantageous circumstances.
Hedging risk Any measures that the Sub-Fund takes that are designed to
OTC derivatives
offset specific risks could work imperfectly, might not be feasible at times,
As OTC derivatives are private agreements between the Fund on behalf of a or could fail completely. The Sub-Fund can use hedging within its portfolio
specific Sub-Fund and one or more counterparties, they are less regulated to mitigate currency, duration, market or credit risk, and, with respect to
than market-traded derivatives. OTC derivatives carry greater counterparty any designated Share Classes, to hedge currency exposure of the Share
risk and liquidity risk, and it could be more difficult to force a counterparty Class. Hedging involves costs, which reduce investment performance.
to meet its obligations to the Fund. If a counterparty ceases to offer a
Risk of currency hedged Share Classes
derivative that a Sub-Fund is using or is planning to use, the Sub-Fund
might not be able to find a comparable derivative elsewhere. This in turn In respect of currency hedged Share Classes, it is intended to systematically
could cause the Sub-Fund to miss an opportunity for gain or find itself hedge in the currency hedged Share Classes, but the currency hedging used
unexpectedly exposed to risks or losses, including losses from a derivative to minimise the effect of exchange rate fluctuations will not be perfect. The
position for which it was unable to buy an offsetting derivative. relevant Sub-Fund may invest in assets denominated in any currency and
currency exposure may be hedged.
It may not always be possible for the Fund to divide its OTC derivative
transactions among a wide variety of counterparties and the inability to Notwithstanding the currency hedged Share Classes, the Sub-Funds may
trade with any one counterparty could cause significant losses. invest in assets denominated in any currency and such currency exposure
may not be hedged for the Shares on offer in this Singapore Prospectus,
Conversely, if any Sub-Fund experiences any financial weakness or fails to
as the relevant Investment Manager reserves the discretion to determine
meet an obligation, counterparties might become unwilling to do business
if currency exposure should be hedged actively, passively or not at all
with the Fund, which could leave the Fund unable to operate efficiently and
depending on the relevant circumstances.
competitively.

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In addition, the net asset value of the USD, EUR, GBP or AUD denominated on the corresponding settlement days. Accordingly the Sub-Fund may
Share Classes are not denominated in SGD. Accordingly, foreign currency not be able to buy or sell at the desired time or price.
exchange rate movements are likely to influence the returns to you in ■ Suspension Risk Each of the stock exchanges involved with the China-
Singapore, and you may be exposed to exchange rate risks. Hong Kong Stock Connect Programmes may suspend trading which could
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the NAV per Share of a Share Class adversely affect the Sub-Fund’s ability to access the relevant market.
denominated in one currency may vary unfavourably in respect of another China Interbank Bond Market risk The China Interbank Bond Market is an
Share Class denominated in another currency due to hedging transactions. OTC market, executing the majority of CNY bond trading. Market volatility
For more information relating to risks of currency hedged share classes, see and potential lack of liquidity due to low trading volumes may cause prices
Risks associated with certain Share Classes under Share Classes and Costs in of bonds to fluctuate significantly.
this Singapore Prospectus. Risk of investing via China-Hong Kong Bond Connect Investments in onshore
Securities debt securities issued within the PRC through China-Hong Kong Bond
China risk Investing in the domestic (onshore) market of the People’s Connect are subject to regulatory change and operational constraints which
Republic of China (PRC) is subject to the risks of investing in emerging may result in increased counterparty risk.
markets (see Emerging markets risk in the Luxembourg Prospectus) and China-Hong Kong Bond Connect establishes mutual trading links between
additionally risks that are specific to the PRC market. the bond markets of mainland China and Hong Kong. This programme
Investments in domestic securities of the PRC denominated in CNY are allows foreign investors to trade in the China Interbank Bond Market
made through the QFII/RQFII license or through the China-Hong Kong Stock through their Hong Kong based brokers. To the extent a Sub-Fund invests
Connect Programmes which are subject to daily and aggregate quotas. through China-Hong Kong Bond Connect, it will be subject to the following
additional risks:
QFII/RQFII investments risk The QFII status could be suspended, reduced
or revoked, which may affect the Sub-Fund’s ability to invest in eligible ■ Regulatory Risk Current rules and regulations may change and have
securities or require the Sub-Fund to dispose of such securities and this potential retrospective effect which could adversely affect the Sub-Fund.
could have an adverse effect on the Sub-Fund’s performance. The RQFII ■ Investor Compensation The Sub-Fund will not benefit from investor
status could be suspended, reduced or revoked, which may have an adverse compensation schemes either in mainland China or Hong Kong.
effect on the Sub-Fund’s performance. ■ Operating Times Trading through China-Hong Kong Bond Connect
QFII/RQFII Regulations impose strict restrictions on investments (including can only be undertaken on days when both the PRC and Hong Kong
rules on investment restrictions, minimum holding periods and repatriation markets are open and when banks in both markets are open on the
of capital or profits) that are applicable to the Investment Manager as well corresponding settlement days. Accordingly the Sub-Fund may not be
as to the investments made by the Sub-Fund. It is uncertain whether a court able to buy or sell at the desired time or price.
would protect the Sub-Fund’s right to securities held for it by a licensed QFII PRC tax provision risk The Management Company reserves the right to
if the QFII came under legal, financial or political pressure. provide for appropriate Chinese tax on gains of any Sub-Fund that invests in
A Sub-Fund may suffer substantial losses if any of the key operators or PRC securities thus impacting the valuation of the Sub-Fund.
parties (including the PRC Custodian and broker) is bankrupt or in default With the uncertainty over whether and how certain gains on PRC securities
and/or is disqualified from performing its obligations (including execution or are to be taxed, coupled with the possibility of the laws, regulations and
settlement of any transaction or transfer of monies or securities). practice in the PRC changing, and also the possibility of taxes being applied
Risk of investing via China-Hong Kong Stock Connect Programmes retrospectively, any provision for taxation made by the Management
Investments in China A-Shares through the China-Hong Kong Stock Connect Company may be excessive or inadequate to meet final PRC tax liabilities on
Programmes are subject to regulatory change, quota limitations and also gains derived from the disposal of PRC securities. Consequently, investors
operational constraints which may result in increased counterparty risk. may be advantaged or disadvantaged depending upon the final outcome
The China-Hong Kong Stock Connect Programmes establish mutual trading of how such gains will be taxed, the level of provision and when they
links between the markets of mainland China and Hong Kong. These subscribed and/or redeemed their Shares in/from the Sub-Funds.
programmes allow foreign investors to trade certain China A-Shares Investments in CNY CNY is currently not a freely convertible currency as it
through their Hong Kong based brokers. To the extent a Sub-Fund invests in is subject to foreign exchange control policies and repatriation restrictions
China A-Shares through the China-Hong Kong Stock Connect Programmes it imposed by the PRC. If such policies change in future, the Sub-Fund’s
will be subject to the following additional risks: position may be adversely affected. There is no assurance that CNY will
■ Regulatory Risk Current rules and regulations may change and have not be subject to devaluation, in which case the value of the investments
potential retrospective effect which could adversely affect the Sub-Fund. may be adversely affected. Under exceptional circumstances, payment
of redemptions and/or dividends in CNH may be delayed due to foreign
■ Legal/Beneficial Ownership China A-Shares purchased through the
exchange controls and repatriation restrictions.
China-Hong Kong Stock Connect Programmes are held in an omnibus
account by the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited
OTHER ASSOCIATED RISKS
(“HKSCC”). HKSCC, as the nominee holder, does not guarantee the title
to securities held through it and is under no obligation to enforce title or Liquidity risk Certain securities, especially those that trade infrequently
other rights associated with ownership on behalf of beneficial owners. or on comparatively small markets, may be hard to buy or sell at a desired
The rights of beneficial owners are not clear under PRC law and untested time and price, particularly in respect of larger transaction sizes.
in PRC courts. In extreme market situations, there may be few willing buyers and the
■ Quota Limitations The programmes are subject to quota limitations investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, and those
which may restrict the Sub-Fund’s ability to invest in China A-Shares Sub-Funds may have to accept a lower price to sell the investments or may
through the programmes on a timely basis. not be able to sell the investments at all. Trading in particular securities or
other instruments may be suspended or restricted by the relevant exchange
■ Investor Compensation The Sub-Fund will not benefit from investor
or by a governmental or supervisory authority and a Sub-Fund may incur a
compensation schemes either in mainland China or Hong Kong.
loss as a result. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect
■ Operating Times Trading through China-Hong Kong Stock Connect those Sub-Funds’ value or prevent those Sub-Funds from being able to take
Programmes can only be undertaken on days when both the PRC and advantage of other investment opportunities.
Hong Kong markets are open and when banks in both markets are open

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Liquidity risk also includes the risk that those Sub-Funds will not be able which the associated conditions impact a Sub-Fund will also depend on
to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because future developments. which are highly uncertain. difficult to accurately
of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption predict and subject to frequent changes.
requests, or other uncontrollable factors. To meet redemption requests, Sustainability risk Sustainability risk is defined in the EU Sustainable
those Sub-Funds may be forced to sell investments at an unfavourable time Finance Disclosure Regulation as “an environmental, social or governance
and/or conditions. event or condition that, if it occurs, could cause an actual or a potential
Investment in debt securities, small and mid-capitalisation stocks and material negative impact on the value of the investment”. The Management
emerging market issuers will be especially subject to the risk that during Company considers sustainability risk as risks that are reasonably likely
certain periods, the liquidity of particular issuers or industries, or all to materially negatively impact the financial condition or operating
securities within a particular investment category, will shrink or disappear performance of a company or an issuer and therefore the value of that
suddenly and without warning as a result of adverse economic, market or investment.
political events, or adverse investor perceptions whether or not accurate. In addition to a material negative impact on the value of a Sub-Fund,
The Management Company has implemented certain tools to manage sustainability risk may increase a Sub-Fund’s volatility and/or magnify
liquidity risk including, but not limited to: pre-existing risks to the Sub-Fund.
■ Temporarily suspending or deferring the calculation of NAVs or deals in Sustainability risk may be particularly acute if it occurs in an unanticipated
a Sub-Fund and/or Share Class, as set out in Rights related to suspension or sudden manner and it may also cause investors to reconsider their
of dealing. investment in the relevant Sub-Fund and create further downward pressure
■ Limiting redemptions of Shares on any Valuation Day to 10% of the total on the value of the Sub-Fund.
net assets of the Sub-Fund, as set out in Rights related to suspension of Evolving laws, regulations and industry norms may impact on the
dealing. sustainability of many companies/issuers, particularly in respect of
■ Adjusting a Sub-Fund’s NAV to compensate for dilutions that can arise in environmental and social factors. Any changes to such measures could have
connection with large net flows of cash into or out of a Sub-Fund, as set a negative impact on the relevant companies/issuers which may result in a
out in Swing Pricing. material loss in value of an investment in them.
■ Applying alternative valuation methods when it believes the interests of Sustainability risk may impact a specific country, region, company or issuer
Shareholders or the Fund justify it, as set out in Fund Rights Related to or have a broader impact regionally or globally and adversely impact
NAV Calculation and Dealing Arrangements. markets or issuers across several countries or regions.
The Management Company has also implemented a liquidity risk Assessment of sustainability risk requires subjective judgements, which may
management framework in order to manage liquidity risk. For more include consideration of third party data that is incomplete or inaccurate.
information on the liquidity risk management framework, please see There can be no guarantee that the Investment Manager will correctly
am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/emea/regional/en/ assess the impact of sustainability risk on the Sub-Fund’s investments. The
supplemental/notice-to-shareholders/our-commitment-to-liquidity- Management Company has adopted a policy in respect of the integration
management-ce-en.pdf of sustainability risks in the investment decision-making process for all
actively managed strategies, including all Sub-Funds, with the purpose (at
Further information about the Sub-Funds’ liquidity estimates is available
a minimum and where reasonably possible/practicable) of identifying and
upon request from the registered office of the Management Company.
acting to manage and mitigate these risks. Further information on this
Please also note that the Sub-Funds are not listed and you can redeem policy is available on the website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
only on a Singapore Dealing Day. In addition, the Fund has in place liquidity
All Sub-Funds are exposed to sustainability risks to a varying degree.
risk management tools, such as the ability to suspend redemptions in
The likely impacts of sustainability risks on the returns of a Sub-Fund
certain situations, redemption gates and swing pricing, to help manage the
are assessed in reference to the Investment Manager’s approach to
liquidity of the Sub-Fund in various ways. Such tools may, in the relevant
sustainability risk management in the Sub-Fund’s investment process. The
circumstances, impact your redemption rights.
results of this assessment are set out below.
Market risk The value of the securities in which a Sub-Fund invests changes
■ For those Sub-Funds that promote ESG characteristics or include
continually and can fall based on a wide variety of factors affecting financial
sustainable in their name as set out under “ESG Integration, Sustainable
markets generally or individual sectors.
Investing Approaches and EU SFDR Article 8 and 9 Pre-Contractual
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming Annexes”, sustainability risks are considered to have a lower likely
increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events impact on their returns relative to other Sub-Funds. This is due to the
or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or sustainability risk mitigating nature of their investment strategies which
issuers in other countries or regions. Furthermore, global events such may implement exclusions, forward looking investment policies seeking
as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, sustainable financial return and active engagement with companies/
country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics may also issuers.
negatively affect the value of the Sub-Fund’s investments.
■ For all other Sub-Funds which have sustainability risks integrated in their
For example, an outbreak of COVID-19, a coronavirus disease, has negatively investment decision-making process, sustainability risk is considered to
affected economies, markets and individual companies throughout the have a moderate/higher likely impact on their returns relative to the
world, including those in which the Sub-Fund may invest. The effects of this Sub-Funds referred to above.
pandemic, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future,
■ For those Sub-Funds which do not have sustainability risks integrated
may presently and/or in the future have a significant negative impact on
in their investment decision-making process, sustainability risk is
the value of the Sub-Fund’s investments, increase the Sub-Fund’s volatility,
considered to have the highest likely impact on their returns relative to
negatively impact the Sub-Fund’s pricing, magnify pre-existing risks to the
other Sub-Funds.
Sub-Fund, lead to temporary suspensions or deferrals on the calculation of
NAVs and interrupt the Fund’s operations. As at the date of this Singapore Prospectus, all Sub-Funds fall into the top
two categories above.
The duration and extent of C0VID-19 and associated economic and market
conditions and uncertainty over the long-term cannot be reasonably
estimated at this time. The ultimate impact of COVID-19 and the extent to

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Investment Restrictions and Powers
GENERAL INVESTMENT POLICIES
Each Sub-Fund, and the Fund itself, must comply with all applicable EU and Luxembourg laws and regulations, notably the 2010 Law, as well as certain
circulars, guidelines and other requirements. Please refer to Investment Restrictions and Powers section in the Luxembourg Prospectus for details on the
investment restrictions relating to the Sub-Funds.

MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF DERIVATIVES RISK


The Management Company uses a risk-management process, approved and supervised by its board of managers, to monitor and measure at any time the
overall risk profile of each Sub-Fund, including the risk of each OTC derivatives position.
Any derivatives embedded in transferable securities or money market instruments count as derivatives held by the Sub-Fund, and any exposure to
transferable securities or money market instruments gained through derivatives (except certain index-based derivatives) counts as investment in those
securities or instruments.
Global exposure is a measure designed to monitor the Fund’s use of derivatives and is used as part of the overall risk management process. The Fund must
ensure that the global exposure of each Sub-Fund relating to derivatives does not exceed 100% of the total net assets of that Sub-Fund. The Sub-Fund’s
overall risk exposure shall consequently not exceed 200% of its total net assets. In addition, this overall risk exposure may not be increased by more
than 10% by means of temporary borrowings so that the Sub-Fund’s overall risk exposure may not exceed 210% of any Sub-Fund’s total assets under any
circumstances.
Risk monitoring approaches There are two main risk measurement approaches – Commitment and Value at Risk (“VaR”). The VaR approach in turn has two
forms (absolute and relative). The Commitment approach and the VaR approach are described below. The approach used for each Sub-Fund is based on the
Sub-Fund’s investment policy and strategy.
Approach Description

Value at Risk (VaR) VaR seeks to estimate the maximum potential loss a Sub-Fund could experience in a month (20 trading days)
under normal market conditions. The estimate is based on the previous 12 months (at least 250 business days)
of the Sub-Fund’s performance, and is measured at a 99% confidence level. VaR is calculated in accordance
with these parameters using an absolute or relative approach as defined below.
Absolute Value at Risk (Absolute VaR)
The Absolute VaR limits the maximum VaR that a Sub-Fund can have relative to its NAV. The Absolute VaR of a
Sub-Fund cannot exceed 20% of its NAV (20% being the limit as set out in the UCITS Directive).
Relative Value at Risk (Relative VaR)
The relative VaR of the Sub-Fund is expressed as a multiple of a benchmark or reference portfolio and cannot
exceed twice the VaR of the relevant benchmark or reference portfolio. The reference portfolio may be
different from the benchmark as stated in Sub-Fund Descriptions. The Management Company employs a risk
management process in defining the comparable benchmark or reference portfolio.
Commitment The Sub-Fund calculates its global exposure by taking into account either the market value of an equivalent
position in the underlying asset or the derivative’s notional value, as appropriate. This approach allows
the Sub-Fund to reduce its global exposure by taking into account the effects of any hedging or offsetting
positions. Note that with the commitment approach, certain types of risk-free transactions, leverage-free
transactions and non-leveraged swaps can be excluded from the calculation.

Leverage Any Sub-Fund that uses the Absolute or Relative VaR approach must also calculate its expected level of leverage, which is stated in Sub-Fund
Descriptions. A Sub-Fund’s expected level of leverage is an indicative level not a regulatory limit and the actual level may exceed the expected level from
time to time. However, a Sub-Fund’s use of derivatives will remain consistent with its investment objective and policies and risk profile and will comply with
its VaR limit.
Leverage is a measure of total exposure of all derivatives and is calculated as the “sum of the notionals” without any netting of opposing positions. As
the leverage calculation considers neither sensitivity to market movements nor whether it increases or decreases the overall Sub-Fund risk, it may not be
representative of the actual investment risk level within a Sub-Fund.
The Fund will ensure that the risk management and compliance procedures are adequate and have been or will be implemented, and that it has the
necessary expertise to manage the risk relating to the use of derivatives.
Further information about the Fund’s risk management process (including quantitative limits, how those limits are derived and recent levels of risks and
yields for various instruments) is available upon request from the Singapore Representative.

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HOW THE SUB-FUNDS USE DERIVATIVES, INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES
WHY THE SUB-FUNDS MAY USE DERIVATIVES If usage of TRS (including CFD) is permitted for a Sub-Fund, the expected
A Sub-Fund may use derivatives for any of the following purposes as and maximum proportion of the NAV on which exposure will be gained is
described below. disclosed in the Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table. This is disclosed as 0%
if these instruments are permitted but are not currently used as at the date
Investment purposes of this Prospectus. The Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table will be updated
A Sub-Fund that intends to use derivatives to achieve its investment before the Sub-Fund can start using TRS.
objective may employ derivatives to facilitate a variety of investment Subject to the “Notes on particular Sub-Funds “ below, Sub-Funds investing
techniques including, but not limited to: in TRS use them as an integral part of the investment policy and use them
■ as a substitute for investing directly in securities; on a continuous basis regardless of market conditions. The relevant Sub-
■ enhancing returns for the Sub-Fund; Funds are generally invested in TRS at their expected levels/ranges as
disclosed in the Sub-Fund Description.
■ implementing investment strategies that can only be achieved through
derivatives, such as a “long-short” strategy; TRS are used mainly for implementing components of the investment
strategy to enhance returns that can only be achieved through derivatives
■ managing duration, yield curve exposure or credit spread volatility;
such as gaining short exposure to companies. TRS may also be also be used
■ gaining or adjusting exposure to particular markets, sectors or to a lesser extent, than used for implementing elements of the investment
currencies. strategy for EPM such as gaining cost efficient long exposure.
Hedging Investment in TRS may exceed the expected level/range up to the maximum
Derivatives used for the purpose of hedging seek to reduce risk such as permitted level in certain circumstances such as if there is a material
credit, currency, market and interest rate (duration) risk. Hedging can take increase in available target short companies.
place at a portfolio level or, in respect of currency hedging, at Share Class Notes on particular Sub-Funds
level.
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Macro Opportunities Fund may use
Efficient portfolio management (EPM) TRS to gain long exposure to custom baskets of securities as part of its
Efficient portfolio management means the cost-effective use of derivatives, investment strategy.
instruments and techniques to reduce risks or costs or to generate JPMorgan Investment Funds – Income Opportunity Fund uses TRS on a
additional capital or income. The techniques and instruments will relate temporary basis when market conditions warrant, such as in periods of
to transferable securities or money market instruments, and the risks spread widening or tightening to increase or decrease fixed income index
generated will be consistent with the Sub-Fund’s risk profile and be exposure. As an opportunistic strategy that maintains liquidity to take
adequately captured by the risk management process. advantage of volatility, the Investment Manager typically increases exposure
To understand how a particular Sub-Fund may use derivatives, see during spread widening periods and decreases during tightening.
Sub-Fund Descriptions and the Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table in the Any Sub-Fund engaging in short positions through derivatives must always
Luxembourg Prospectus. hold sufficient liquid assets to cover its obligations arising from these
positions.
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES A SUB-FUND CAN USE Sub-Funds may be required to place initial and/or variation margin with its
A Sub-Fund may use a range of derivatives to achieve a particular counterparty. As a result it may need to hold a proportion of its assets in
investment outcome such as: cash or other liquid assets to satisfy any applicable margin requirements
■ Options A Sub-Fund may invest in call or put options on equities, for the Sub-Fund or any currency hedged Share Classes. This may have a
interest rates, indices, bonds, currencies, commodity indices or other positive or negative impact on the performance of the Sub-Fund or any
instruments. currency hedged Share Classes.
■ Futures A Sub-Fund may enter into listed futures contracts on equities,
interest rates, indices, bonds, currencies, or other instruments or options SECURITIES LENDING, REPURCHASE TRANSACTIONS AND
on such contracts. REVERSE REPURCHASE TRANSACTIONS
■ Forwards Typically foreign exchange contracts. A Sub-Fund may also engage in securities lending, repurchase transactions
■ Swaps These may include total return swaps (TRS), contracts for and reverse repurchase transactions for the purposes of efficient portfolio
difference (CFD), foreign exchange swaps, commodity index swaps, management (as described above).
interest rate swaps and swaps on baskets of equities, volatility swaps, Types of instruments and techniques a Sub-Fund can use
variance swaps and credit default swap indices. ■ Securities lending The lending of any transferable securities or money
■ Mortgage TBAs market instruments a Sub-Fund holds, to counterparties approved
Futures and certain options are exchange-traded. All other types of by the Fund (which may include affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co.).
derivatives are generally over the counter (OTC) meaning they are in effect All securities lent will be held in custody by the depositary (or a
private contracts between the Fund on behalf of a relevant Sub-Fund and a sub-custodian acting on the depositary’s behalf) in a registered account
counterparty. The Depositary verifies the ownership of the OTC derivatives open in the depositary’s books for safekeeping. The generally low levels
of the Sub-Funds and maintains an updated record of these derivatives. of counterparty risk and market risk associated with securities lending
are further mitigated by, respectively, counterparty default protection
For any index-linked derivatives, the index provider determines the
from the lending agent and the receipt of collateral as described below.
rebalancing frequency, and there is no cost to the relevant Sub-Fund when
Securities lending is a technique regularly used by the relevant Sub-
the index itself rebalances.
Funds and the range of usage is defined in the description of each
When a Sub-Fund invests in TRS or other derivatives with similar Sub-Fund. Most of the Sub-Funds will engage in securities lending from
characteristics, the underlying assets and investment strategies to which 0% to 20% depending on market conditions whilst others have lower
exposure will be gained are described in the Sub-Fund Descriptions. limits. Additionally the proportion of securities lent varies over time

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depending on other factors such as borrowing demand and lending Conflicts of Interest
fees. Market conditions and borrowing demand fluctuate and cannot See Conflicts of Interest section of this Singapore Prospectus for information
be precisely forecasted and therefore loan balances across Sub-Funds regarding any conflicts of interest and how they are mitigated.
may vary materially. If there is strong borrowing demand for companies
The Management Company has the discretion to lend the securities of the
from a particular geographic region there is likely to be higher lending
Sub-Funds to its related affiliates.
activity across relevant Sub-Funds with holdings in these high demand
companies. If there is no borrower for specific securities held by the Risks
relevant Sub-Funds, even if the Investment Manager’s intention is to Reverse repurchase transactions risk The counterparty of reverse
enter into these transactions, the Investment Manager will not be able repurchase transactions may fail to meet its obligations which could result
to do so and the percentage of investment in securities lending may in losses to the Sub-Fund. The default of a counterparty with which cash has
amount to 0%. The securities lending agent provides transparency, to been placed together with any fall in value of the collateral received below
the extent possible, in respect of the demand drivers behind lending that of the value of the cash lent may result in a loss to the Sub-Fund and
activity. This information may be used by the relevant Sub-Fund may restrict the Sub-Fund’s ability to fund security purchases or redemption
Investment Manager and the Management Company to determine requests.
whether the Sub-Funds should participate in the securities lending Securities lending risk The use of securities lending exposes the Sub-Fund
program or not. Securities lending is an EPM technique used by the to counterparty risk and to liquidity risk. The default of a counterparty,
relevant Sub-Funds to enhance returns consistent with the Sub-Fund’s together with any fall in value of the collateral (including the value of any
risk profile in order to meet the Investment Objective of the relevant reinvested cash collateral) below that of the value of the securities lent, may
Sub-Fund. It is not a technique that contributes to the implementation of result in a loss to the Sub-Fund and may restrict the Sub-Fund’s ability to
the investment strategy of the relevant Sub-Funds. When securities are meet delivery obligations under security sales or redemption requests.
lent, the lending agent charges a fee to the borrower, based on demand/
Lending agent, collateral agent and collateral manager
market conditions which generates additional income for the relevant
Sub-Fund. In addition, cash collateral provided by the borrower may be For securities lending the current lending agent and collateral agent is J.P.
re-invested to produce additional returns. Morgan SE – Luxembourg Branch. For reverse repurchase transactions,
the current collateral managers are Euroclear Bank, The Bank of New
■ Reverse repurchase transactions An agreement to buy a security and
York Mellon, State Street Bank and Trust Company and JPMCB. JPMCB is
sell it back to the original owner at a specified time and (typically higher)
an affiliate of the Management Company. For bilateral OTC derivatives
price. Currently, no Sub-Fund is using reverse repurchase transactions
transactions, the collateral manager is JPMCB.
and if they do in the future, the prospectus will be updated.
Revenues paid to the Sub-Funds
Conditions for the use of securities lending, repurchase and reverse
repurchase transactions In general, any net revenues from the use of derivatives and techniques will
be paid to the applicable Sub-Fund, in particular:
The volume of transactions must not interfere with a Sub-Fund’s pursuit
of its investment policy or its ability to meet redemptions. With loans of ■ From total return swaps: all revenues, as the Management Company will
securities and with repurchase transactions, the Sub-Fund must ensure that not take any fees or costs out of those revenues additional to the annual
it has sufficient assets to settle the transaction. All counterparties must be management and advisory fee.
subject to EU prudential supervision rules or to rules the CSSF consider to ■ From reverse repurchase transactions: all revenue. Collateral
be at least as stringent. management fees may apply to the services relating to tri-party service
A Sub-Fund may lend securities: arrangements entered into between the Fund, the counterparties
and the collateral manager and which are required to ensure optimal
■ directly to a counterparty
transfer of collateral between the Fund and its counterparties. The
■ through a lending system organised by a financial institution that collateral management fees (if any) are part of the operating and
specialises in this type of transaction administrative expenses.
■ through a standardised lending system organised by a recognised ■ From securities lending: the lending agent is authorised to receive 10%
clearing institution of the gross revenue, with the remaining 90% of the gross revenue
For each transaction, the Sub-Fund must receive and hold collateral that is being received by the relevant Sub-Fund.
at least equivalent, at all times during the lifetime of the transactions, to the The revenue received by the Sub-Funds arising from securities lending and
full current value of the securities lent. The Sub-Fund must have the right to reverse repurchase transactions is disclosed in the Shareholder Reports.
terminate any of these transactions at any time and to recall the securities
that have been lent or are subject to the repurchase agreement.
COUNTERPARTIES TO DERIVATIVES AND TECHNIQUES
The Fund or the Management Company as its delegate must approve
DISCLOSURES OF USE OF INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES
counterparties before they can serve as such for the Fund. To be approved
■ Securities lending The expected and maximum proportion of the a counterparty must:
NAV that can be lent out is disclosed for each Sub-Fund in Sub-Fund
■ be considered creditworthy by the Management Company.
Descriptions. If securities lending is not disclosed in the Sub-Fund
Descriptions for a particular Sub-Fund, that Sub-Fund is prohibited from ■ undergo analysis applicable to the counterparty’s intended activity,
using this technique until the Sub-Fund Description is updated at and the which can include a review of such aspects as company management,
expected range is disclosed. liquidity, profitability, corporate structure, capital adequacy and asset
quality, as well as the regulatory framework in the relevant jurisdiction.
■ Reverse repurchase transactions The expected and maximum
While there are no predetermined legal status or geographical criteria
proportion of the NAV subject to reverse repurchase transactions
applied to the selection process, these elements are typically taken into
is disclosed for each Sub-Fund in Sub-Fund Descriptions. If reverse
account.
repurchase transactions is not disclosed in the Sub-Fund Descriptions
for a particular Sub-Fund, that Sub-Fund is prohibited from using this ■ comply with prudential rules considered by the CSSF as equivalent to
technique until the Sub-Fund Description is updated and the expected EU prudential rules.
range is disclosed. ■ typically have a public credit rating of at least A-.

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No counterparty to a Sub-Fund derivative can serve as an Investment An appropriate stress testing policy is in place for Sub-Funds that receive
Manager of a Sub-Fund or otherwise have any control or approval over the collateral for at least 30% of their assets to ensure regular stress tests are
composition or management of a Sub-Fund’s investments or transactions or carried out under normal and exceptional liquidity conditions to enable an
over the assets underlying a derivative. adequate assessment of the liquidity risks attached to the collateral.
Collateral will be valued on each Valuation Day, using the last available
COLLATERAL POLICIES market prices and taking into account appropriate discounts determined
These policies apply to assets received from counterparties in connection for each asset class based on the haircut as set out in Permitted collateral
with transactions in securities lending, reverse repurchase transactions and and levels of collateralisation section of the Luxembourg Prospectus.
OTC derivatives other than currency forwards. Such collateral must meet The collateral will be marked to market daily and may be subject to daily
the requirements of ESMA guidelines 2014/937 including the standards variation margin requirements.
for liquidity, valuation, issue, credit quality, correlation and diversification. For more information, see the Luxembourg Prospectus.
Collateral received from a counterparty in any transaction may be used to
offset the overall exposure to that counterparty.
In general, for collateral received in connection with efficient portfolio
management and OTC derivatives, no single issue, measured across all
counterparties, should account for more than 20% of a Sub-Fund’s NAV.
Given the high quality nature of the counterparties to the reverse
repurchase transactions, collateral is viewed as a secondary source of
repayment. In addition, for securities lending, the collateral received is of
high quality and the risks are mitigated by the lending agent’s agreement to
indemnify against counterparty default. As a result, no maturity constraints
apply to the collateral received.

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ESG Integration and Sustainable Investing Approaches
and EU SFDR Article 8 and 9 Pre-Contractual Annexes
This section describes what Environmental, Social and Governance information is and how it may be integrated into the investment decision making process.
It does this by defining ESG Integration as well as how Sub-Funds with sustainable investing objectives, which go beyond integration, fit into categories to
achieve that. For more information, please refer to the relevant Sub-Fund’s Pre-Contractual Annexes in the Luxembourg Prospectus.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE


Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) issues are non-financial considerations that may positively or negatively affect a company’s/issuer’s
revenues, costs, cash flows, value of assets and/or liabilities.
■ Environmental issues relate to the quality and functioning of the natural environment and natural systems such as carbon emissions, environmental
regulations, water stress and waste.
■ Social issues relate to the rights, wellbeing and interests of people and communities such as labour management and health and safety.
■ Governance issues relate to the management and oversight of companies and other investee entities such as board, ownership and pay.
ESG issues can erode the value of assets and limit access to financing. Companies/issuers that address these issues by adopting sustainable business
practices seek to manage the risks and to find related opportunities to create long-term value.
Below outlines the definitions of ESG Integration and Sustainable Investing.

ESG Integration ESG Integration is the systematic inclusion of ESG issues in investment analysis and investment decisions, with the goals of managing risk
and improving long-term returns. ESG Integration for a Sub-Fund requires:
■ sufficient ESG information on the Sub-Funds’ investment universe to be available, and
■ the Investment Manager to consider proprietary research on the financial materiality of ESG issues on the Sub-Fund’s investments,
and
■ the Investment Manager’s research views and methodology to be documented throughout the investment process.
ESG Integration also requires appropriate monitoring of ESG considerations in ongoing risk management and portfolio monitoring.
While the Investment Manager includes financially material ESG factors, alongside other relevant factors, in the portfolio construction
process, ESG determinations may not be conclusive and securities of individual companies/issuers may be purchased, retained and sold
without limit, by the Investment Manager regardless of potential ESG impact. The impact of ESG Integration on a Sub-Fund’s performance
is not specifically measurable as investment decisions are discretionary regardless of ESG considerations.
The Sub-Fund Descriptions indicate that a Sub-Fund is integrated by including “ESG Integrated” in the Investment Process section in
Sub-Fund Descriptions, and unless otherwise described in its Objective or Investment Process, ESG integration does not change its
objective, exclude specific types of companies / issuers or constrain its investable universe. ESG Integrated Sub-Funds are not designed
for investors who are looking for Sub-Funds that meet specific ESG goals or wish to screen out particular types of companies or
investments, other than those required by Luxembourg law such as companies involved in the manufacture, production or supply of
cluster munitions.
The investments underlying the Sub-Funds which fall in this category do not take into account the EU Taxonomy criteria for
environmentally sustainable economic activities.

Principal Management Company Consideration


adverse
The Management Company considers PAI in accordance with SFDR. A statement on due diligence policies with respect to those impacts is
sustainability
published on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
impacts of
investment Sub-Fund Consideration
decisions on The ESG Promote, Positive Tilt and Best-in-Class Sub-Funds, as set out below under their respective categories, consider PAI through
sustainability excluding certain sectors, companies/issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria, as detailed further below,
factors (“PAI”) such as those in severe violation of the UN Global Compact. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as set out in the SFDR
Level 2 Regulatory Technical Standards will be used in respect of the screening and to identify a target list of companies/issuers held in
portfolios to engage with based on their PAI performance. If engagement is not successful in improving on PAIs, investments in these
companies/issuers by the Positive Tilt and Best in Class Sub-Funds may be reduced in size or the companies/issuers may be sold and
excluded indefinitely.
Please refer to “MiFID Sustainability Preferences Approach” on (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu) for a mapping of the Adverse
Sustainability Indicators to the relevant Sub-Fund Categories and mapping to the European ESG Template (“EET”).
The Sub-Funds not listed below under ESG Promote, Positive Tilt and Best-in-Class do not consider PAI specifically as part of their
investment policies. These Sub-Funds pursue investment policies or distribution channels that are not appropriate for or require PAI
consideration.

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Promoting Sub-Funds in the ESG Promote category have specific binding ESG criteria for company/issuer selection.
ESG and All Sub-Funds that promote ESG characteristics or include sustainable in their name qualify as “ESG Promote” by definition as referred
Sustainable to in the table below. In addition, certain Sub-Funds also qualify as “Positive Tilt”, “Best-in-Class” or “Thematic” as set out in the table
Investing – below, which defines the Sub-Fund categories and applicable investment criteria. These Sub-Funds promote ESG characteristics through
Going Beyond a forward looking investment approach, active engagement with companies, where possible, and seek to positively influence business
ESG Integration practices to improve sustainability. This aims to deliver long-term sustainable financial returns while also serving as the foundation to
align investment decisions with investor values.
The Fund offers a range of Sub-Funds to align with investors’ objectives and values as set out in the Sub-Fund Categories table below.
The relevant category for a Sub-Fund is included in the Investment Process section in Sub-Fund Descriptions.
ESG Promote, Positive Tilt and Best-in-Class are EU SFDR Article 8 Sub-Funds as they promote environmental and/or social
characteristics.
Article 8 Sub-Funds are required to disclose information in relation to their environmental and/or social characteristics in a template
annex as prescribed under the EU SFDR rules. Please refer to the list of Sub-Funds below to identify the Article 8 Sub-Funds and
the following section entitled EU SFDR Article 8 Pre-Contractual Annexes in the Luxembourg Prospectus for the relevant Sub-Fund’s
Pre-Contractual Annex.
Please note that a Sub-Fund’s benchmark for performance comparison, as set out under Sub-Fund Descriptions, will not apply the values
and norms based screening to implement exclusions that the Investment Manager applies to the relevant Sub-Funds in the following
Sub-Fund categories.

Sub-Fund Categories

ESG Promote Positive Tilt Best-in-Class Thematic

Definition Promotes Environmental An investment style in An investment style that An investment style with
and/or social which the portfolio will be focuses on companies/ a thematic focus on a UN
characteristics. tilted towards companies/ issuers that lead their Sustainable Development
issuers with positive ESG peer groups in respect of Goal or other specific ESG
characteristics. sustainability performance. theme.

Criteria A defined percentage of Has an objective with a Has an objective to invest Has an objective to deliver
the portfolio is invested measurable tilt towards a defined percentage a sustainability related
in positive ESG issuers/ companies/issuers with of portfolio positions in theme with intentional
companies as disclosed positive ESG characteristics “sustainable” companies/ environmental/ social
in the relevant Sub-Fund as disclosed in the relevant issuers as disclosed in outcome.
Descriptions. Sub-Fund Descriptions. the relevant Sub-Fund Ensures portfolio positions
Descriptions. are issued by thematically
selected issuers as
disclosed in the relevant
Sub-Fund Descriptions.

SFDR ESG Promote, Positive Tilt, Best-in-Class and Thematic Sub-Funds promote their environmental and/or social
“sustainable characteristics. Certain of these Sub-Funds invest in “Sustainable Investments” and the committed minimum in
investments” Sustainable Investments is disclosed in the relevant Sub-Fund’s details under “Sub-Fund Descriptions”. Please refer
and EU to “MiFID Sustainability Preferences Approach” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information on the
Taxonomy qualifying methodology for Sustainable Investments.
criteria for
environmentally Unless otherwise disclosed in the Sub-Fund Description, the investments underlying a Sub-Fund do not take into
sustainable account the criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities including enabling or transitional activities,
economic within the meaning of the Taxonomy Regulation and the Sub-Funds will only hold such investments on an incidental
activities basis.

Exclusions and Excludes certain sectors, companies/issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria. Exclusion
SFDR website standards can be found on https://am.jpmorgan.com/lu/en/asset-management/adv/products/fund-explorer/sicavs
disclosures Additional Information applicable to Article 8 Sub-Funds such as a description of the environmental/social characteristics and
methodologies used to asses such characteristics can be found on https://am.jpmorgan.com/lu/en/asset-management/adv/.

Sub-Funds JPMorgan Investment JPMorgan Investment Funds No Sub-Funds as at the No Sub-Funds as at the
Funds - Global Convertibles – Global Income Sustainable date of this Singapore date of this Singapore
Conservative Fund Fund Prospectus Prospectus.
JPMorgan Investment Funds
– Global Dividend Fund
JPMorgan Investment Funds
– Global Select Equity Fund
JPMorgan Investment Funds
– Global Income Fund
JPMorgan Investment Funds
– US Select Equity Fund

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Share Classes and Costs
Share Classes
Within each Sub-Fund, the Management Company can create and issue Share Classes with various characteristics and investor eligibility requirements.

BASE SHARE CLASSES AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS


Minimum investment and balance amounts For Shares purchased through a Singapore distributor, the distributor may set different amounts. You are advised
to check with your Singapore distributor.

Base Share
Class Eligible investors Initial investment Additional investment Holding amount Additional features
A All investors AUD 1,000 AUD 500 AUD 1,000 None
EUR 1,000 EUR 500 EUR 1,000
GBP 1,000 GBP 500 GBP 1,000
SGD 1,000 SGD 500 SGD 1,000
USD 1,000 USD 500 USD 1,000

WAIVERS AND REDUCED MINIMUMS


The Management Company can, at its discretion, reduce or waive the minimums described above (initial investment, additional investment and holding
amounts), with respect to any Sub-Fund, Share Class or Shareholder. In particular, waivers are often applied or minimums do not apply to specific Share
Classes as set out below.
A Share Class Minimums do not apply at the discretion of the Management Company for investments made by affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. or third
party managers or Distributors who are subscribing on behalf of their clients as nominee.
If you are unsure which Share Class you are eligible to invest in, you should contact your Singapore Distributor.
The Fund and the Management Company, at their discretion, reserve the right to redeem all Shares upon receipt of a redemption request that would leave a
holding that is lower than the minimum holding amount. Shareholders will be given one month prior notice to increase their holding above the minimum. Any
fall below the minimum holding amount owing to Sub-Fund performance will not cause the closing of an account. See Investing in the Sub-Funds.

SHARE CLASS NAMING CONVENTIONS


Share Class names are structured as follows: “JPM” + Sub-Fund designation + base Share Class + one or more suffixes, as appropriate. All of these elements
are explained below.

1 JPM All Share Classes begin with this prefix. Consult your Singapore distributor to find out whether the dividend
2 Sub-Fund designation All Share Classes include the designation of the policies described here are available to you, and have the same features as
relevant Sub-Fund. For example, a Share Class of the JPMorgan Investment described.
Funds - Global Income Fund will be denoted “JPM Global Income A (acc) Dividends will normally be declared at least annually and the NAV of
- EUR”. the relevant Share Class reduced by the amount distributed. Additional
3 Base Share Class One of the Base Share Classes shown in the table dividends can be declared as determined by the Board. No Share Class will
above. make a dividend payment if the assets of the Fund are below the minimum
capital requirement, or if paying the dividend would cause that situation to
4 (perf) If present, indicates that the Share Class has a performance fee.
occur.
For additional information on the performance fee, see Performance Fee
- Description. In the case of (dist) Share Classes, dividends will automatically be reinvested
in the same Share Class unless you have requested in writing to the
5 Dividend policy
Singapore Representative that dividends be paid to you. When dividends
No dividends paid are reinvested, new Shares will be issued on the payment date at the NAV
(acc) This Share Class does not pay dividends. Earned income is retained in of the relevant Share Class. In the case of (div), (irc) and (mth) Shares, you
the NAV. cannot request reinvestment and dividends will automatically be paid to
Dividends paid you. In any case, all distributions of USD 250 or less, or the equivalent in
another currency, will normally be automatically reinvested in the same
All other types of Share Class can pay dividends. Dividends may vary and
Sub-Fund without notice. Dividends are paid in the Share Class Currency, to
are not guaranteed.
the bank account details on file for your account.

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You are entitled to dividends for Shares held on the dividend record date. (icdiv) This Share Class pays a dividend that is expected to include a
Dividends due on Shares for which payment has not yet been received distribution from capital as well as the gains of the Share Class. It sets
will be withheld until the purchase has been settled. If you redeem or a pre-determined annual percentage of NAV per Share to be paid as a
switch your entire holding in a Sub-Fund before the actual payment date monthly dividend that is not linked to income or capital gains. Payments
of any distributions, the reinvested shares will be redeemed on the actual are expected to exceed the increase in the NAV per share from the net
payment date and the redemption proceeds paid to your account, unless income and realised and/or unrealised capital gains of the Share Class
the reinvested shares meet the relevant minimum holding requirement. resulting in erosion of the amount invested. The annual percentage is
Dividend payments remaining unclaimed five years after the dividend based on prevailing investor demand in the region where the share class
record date will be forfeited and returned to the Sub-Fund. The Singapore is distributed and Sub-Fund level considerations. The percentage may be
Representative may carry out authentication procedures which could result changed at the discretion of the Management Company. The latest
in the delay of any dividend payment. dividend yield of the share class can be found on the website
All dividends paid out prior to the annual general meeting are considered (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu). This Share Class is available only to
interim dividends and are subject to confirmation, and potentially to investors purchasing and holding Shares through specific Asian distribution
revision, at that meeting. networks, and to other investors at the discretion of the Management
The suffixes below indicate how a dividend amount is calculated, how often Company. Shareholders should be aware that, during periods of negative
a dividend is normally paid and other important investor considerations. performance, the dividend will normally continue to be paid and the value
If different for a particular Sub-Fund this will be stated in Sub-Fund of the investment may fall more rapidly. It may not be possible to maintain
Descriptions. the initial / prevailing dividend payment indefinitely and it may be reduced.
If the value of the NAV falls to 1.00 in the Sub-Fund’s Base Currency, the
(dist) This Share Class normally pays an annual dividend in March based on share class will be fully redeemed by the Management Company at the
reportable income. This Share Class intends to qualify as a reporting fund next practicable opportunity. Investors in these Share Classes may have to
under UK tax law for offshore funds. pay tax on payments out of capital which may be tax inefficient. Investors
(mth) This Share Class normally pays a monthly dividend based on an should consult with their tax advisors.
estimate of the Sub-Fund’s annual yield before deduction of annual fees. 6 Currency code All Share Classes include a three-letter code that
It prioritises dividend payments over capital growth and will typically indicates the Share Class Currency, which may or may not be the same as
distribute more than the income earned. This Share Class is available the Base Currency of the Sub-Fund.
only to investors purchasing and holding Shares through specific Asian
distribution networks, and to other investors at the discretion of the 7 Hedging Share Classes may be unhedged or currency hedged.
Management Company. (hedged) Indicates that the Shares use one of the two currency hedging
The dividend rate is reviewed, and may be adjusted, twice yearly but also models explained below. These Shares can be denominated in any currency
at other times as may be appropriate to reflect changes in the portfolio’s shown in Currency Abbreviations in Using this Singapore Prospectus, or in
expected yield. The Management Company can decide to defer to the next any other currency subject to the agreement of the Management Company.
month, or to reinvest in further Shares, any dividend small enough that To see which hedging model a Sub-Fund uses, see Sub-Fund Descriptions.
its distribution would not be economically efficient for the Fund. As the NAV hedged Share Class This Share Class seeks to minimise the effect
dividend is paid monthly, the NAV of this Share Class is likely to fluctuate of exchange rate fluctuations between the Sub-Fund’s Base Currency
more than other Share Classes. and the Share Class Currency. It is typically used when most portfolio
(div) This Share Class normally pays a quarterly dividend based on an assets are either denominated in, or hedged back to, the Sub-Fund’s Base
estimate of the Sub-Fund’s annual yield before deduction of annual fees. Currency. In the NAV hedged Share Classes, the Sub-Fund’s Base Currency
It prioritises dividend payments over capital growth and will typically is systematically hedged to the Share Class Currency of the hedged Share
distribute more than the income earned. The dividend rate is reviewed, and Class. In the NAV hedge Share Classes, you may receive an excess return or
may be adjusted, twice yearly but also at other times as may be appropriate loss similar to that of Shares issued in the Base Currency of the Sub-Fund.
to reflect changes in the portfolio’s expected yield. Portfolio hedged Share Classes This Share Class seeks to minimise the
(irc) This Share Class normally pays a monthly variable dividend based on effect of exchange rate fluctuations between the currency exposures of
an estimate of the Sub-Fund’s annual yield before deduction of annual fees, the assets in the Sub-Fund’s portfolio and the Share Class Currency. It is
adjusted up or down for, respectively, an estimated positive or negative typically used when most portfolio assets are neither denominated in, nor
interest rate carry. It prioritises dividend payments over capital growth and hedged back to, the Sub-Fund’s Base Currency. In these Share Classes,
will typically distribute more than the income earned. the currency exposures are systematically hedged back to the Share
This Share Class is available only to investors purchasing and holding Shares Class Currency of the hedged Share Class in proportion to the currency
through specific Asian distribution networks, and to other investors at the hedged Share Classes share of the NAV of the Sub-Fund, unless for specific
discretion of the Management Company. The dividend rate is reviewed, and currencies it is impractical or not cost effective to hedge the exposure. In
may be adjusted, twice yearly but also at other times as may be appropriate the portfolio hedged Share Classes, you will not benefit or suffer loss caused
to reflect changes in the portfolio’s expected yield. The Management by exchange rate fluctuations between the currencies of the portfolio assets
Company can decide to defer to the next month, or to reinvest in further being hedged and the Share Class Currency, whereas Shares in the Base
Shares, any dividend small enough that its distribution would not be Currency of the Sub-Fund will.
economically efficient for the Fund.
This Share Class is offered only as currency hedged Shares, and is intended
for investors whose home currency is the same as the Share Class Currency.
The interest rate carry is calculated using the average daily difference
between the 1-month forward exchange rate and the spot rate for these two
currencies over the preceding calendar month. If the estimated negative
carry is larger than the estimated yield, it is likely that a dividend will not
be paid. The NAV of this Share Class is likely to fluctuate more than other
Share Classes.

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Risks associated with certain Share Classes

Risk of distribution from capital Where a Share Class distributes more net Certain Sub-Funds may also invest in currency derivatives, with the
income than it has earned, the dividend will be paid out of the excess of aim of generating returns at the portfolio level. This is indicated in
realised and unrealised capital gains over realised and unrealised losses, or the Sub-Fund’s investment policy and only occurs where the Currency
even capital, resulting in erosion of the capital invested. Dividend payments hedged Share Class uses NAV hedge. Accordingly, whilst the hedging
resulting in capital erosion will reduce the potential for long-term capital seeks to minimise the effect of exchange rate fluctuations between the
growth. This may also be tax-inefficient in certain countries. The risk is Base Currency of the Sub-Fund and the Share Class Currency of the
particularly higher for investors in (icdiv) share class(es) given its higher currency hedged Share Class, there may be currency risk in the portfolio.
distribution rate relative to other share classes.
Spill-over risk relating to hedged Share Classes As there is no legal
Risk of currency hedged Share Classes The currency hedging used to segregation of assets and liabilities between different Share Classes in
minimise the effect of exchange rate fluctuations will not be perfect. You may
the same Sub-Fund, there is a risk that, under certain circumstances,
have exposure to currencies other than the Share Class Currency and are
also exposed to the risks associated with the instruments used in the hedging hedging transactions relating to currency hedged Share Classes could
process. have an adverse impact on other Share Classes in the same Sub-Fund.
Over-hedged or under-hedged positions may arise unintentionally due to Although spill-over risk will be mitigated, it cannot be fully eliminated,
factors outside the control of the Management Company, however, over- as there may be circumstances where it is not possible or practical to
hedged positions will not exceed 105% of the NAV of the currency hedged do so. For example, where the Sub-Fund needs to sell securities to fulfil
Share Class and under-hedged positions will not fall below 95% of the financial obligations specifically related to a currency hedged Share
NAV of the currency hedged Share Class. The hedged positions will be kept Classes which may adversely affect the NAV of the other Share Classes in
under review to ensure that under-hedged positions do not fall below the the Sub-Fund. For a list of Share Classes with a potential spill-over risk,
level set out above and are not carried forward from month to month and
that over-hedged positions materially in excess of 100% will not be carried please contact the Singapore Representative.
forward from month to month.

Nominee Information

Shares subscribed through the Singapore Representative or Hong Kong Investment via these nominee arrangements is subject to the following
Affiliate will be registered in the name of the Nominee, currently JPMorgan risk factors:
Investor Services (Asia) Limited, on behalf of the Singapore Shareholders. (a) The legislative framework in some markets is only beginning to
The Nominee is a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the develop the concept of legal/formal ownership and of beneficial
British Virgin Islands. The registered address of the Nominee is PO Box 438, ownership or interest in securities. As such, the courts in such
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The Nominee has been appointed markets may consider that any nominee or custodian as registered
holder of securities would have full ownership thereof and that a
by the Hong Kong Affiliate in accordance with the terms and conditions of a
beneficial owner may have no rights whatsoever in respect thereof.
nominee agreement entered into between the Nominee and the Hong Kong
(b) If you are investing via a Singapore distributor under nominee
Affiliate to hold Shares in the Nominee’s name and to deal with any dividends
arrangements, you do not have any direct contractual relationship
or other entitlements in respect of those Shares. with the Singapore Representative, Hong Kong Affiliate, the
Singapore Shareholders who wish to hold Shares directly in their own name Management Company or its affiliates. Although you are the
may not currently deal (i.e. subscribe, redeem or switch Shares) through beneficial owner of the Shares, legally the Shares are owned by
the Singapore or Hong Kong Affiliate and should contact the Management the Nominee. In these circumstances, you do not have any direct
contractual relationship with the Singapore or Hong Kong Affiliate,
Company in Luxembourg directly. The procedures for dealing through the and therefore will not have direct recourse on them as you can
Management Company may differ from those described in this Singapore only pursue claims through the Nominee. You should contact your
Prospectus. relevant Singapore distributor to find out details of the applicable
nominee arrangement.
(c) The Nominee may not necessarily be registered with the MAS.
As such, the MAS has limited powers to take action against the
Nominee.

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Costs
This section describes the various fees and charges that you would pay and how they work. The Management Company may, at its sole discretion, pay some
or all of the amounts received for certain charges and fees as commission, retrocession, rebate or discount to some or all investors, financial intermediaries
or Distributors, on the basis of factors such as the size, nature, timing or commitment of their investment, among others.

ONE-OFF CHARGES TAKEN BEFORE OR AFTER INVESTING the difference may be charged to the investing Sub-Fund. If the underlying
affiliate undertaking combines management and other fees and charges into
These are deducted from your investment, switch amount or redemption
a single total expense ratio, such as in exchange traded funds, the whole
proceeds and are paid to the Management Company, including any rounding
total expense ratio will be waived. Where a Sub-Fund invests in
adjustments.
undertakings not affiliated with JPMorgan Chase & Co. the fee shown in
A Initial charge Charged on subscriptions for Shares; calculated as a Sub-Fund Descriptions. may be charged regardless of any fees reflected in
percentage of the amount being invested; may be waived in whole or in part the price of the shares or units of the underlying undertaking.
at the discretion of the Management Company.
The Management Company can vary this fee, at any time and for intervals
B Switch charge Charged on switches from one Share Class to another as short as a single day, to any amount between zero and the stated
Share Class; calculated as a percentage of the NAV of the Shares in the new maximum.
Share Class; may be waived in whole or in part at the discretion of the
Payments to Distributors and Intermediaries and Other Investors
Management Company.
The Management Company may, from time to time and at its sole discretion,
C Redemption charge Calculated as a percentage of the NAV of Shares
pay all or part of the fees and charges it receives as a commission,
being redeemed, and deducted from those proceeds prior to payment; may
retrocession, rebate or discount to some or all investors, financial
be waived in whole or in part at the discretion of the Management
intermediaries or Distributors on the basis of (but not limited to) the size,
Company.
nature, timing or commitment of their investment.

FEES AND EXPENSES TAKEN FROM THE SHARE CLASS OVER A Fees paid to asset management affiliates and intermediaries may range
from 30% to 72% of Annual Management and Advisory Fee (trailer fees)
YEAR (ANNUAL FEES)
based on distribution agreements in respect of distribution of the Fund
These fees and expenses are deducted from the Share Class NAV, and are globally, including but not exclusively for Singapore. Correspondingly, the
the same for all Shareholders of a given Share Class. With the exception Management Company will retain 28% to 70% of the Annual Management
of the direct and indirect fund expenses described below, the fees and and Advisory Fee. These ranges may change from time to time without prior
expenses are paid to the Management Company. The amount charged notice. Your distributor is required to disclose to you the amount of trailer
varies depending on the value of the NAV and does not include portfolio fee it receives from the Management Company.
transaction costs. Fees and expenses borne by the Fund may be subject to
E Distribution fee There is no distribution fee applied to Share Classes in
VAT and other applicable taxes.
this Singapore Prospectus. Therefore no distribution fee is displayed in each
Most of the ongoing business expenses of the Fund are covered by these Sub-Fund Description in this Singapore Prospectus.
fees and expenses. Details of the fees and expenses paid can be found in
F Operating and administrative expenses This fee is capped for each
the Shareholder Reports.
Share Class and will not exceed the amount stated in Sub-Fund Descriptions.
These fees and expenses are calculated for each Share Class of each Sub- The Management Company will bear any operating and administrative
Fund, as a percentage of average daily net assets being accrued daily and expenses that exceed the maximum rate specified.
paid monthly in arrears.
Where a Sub-Fund invests primarily in UCITS and other UCIs managed
Each Sub-Fund and each Share Class pays all costs it directly incurs and also any affiliate of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and where specifically stated for a
pays its pro rata share of costs not attributable to a specific Sub-Fund or Sub- Fund in Sub-Fund Descriptions, double-charging of operating and
Share Class based on its total net assets. Transaction costs associated with administrative expenses will be avoided by a rebate to the Sub-Fund of
operating the currency hedged Share Classes will be borne by the relevant the operating and administrative expenses (or equivalent) charged to the
Share Class. underlying UCITS or other UCIs. Where a Sub-Fund invests in undertakings
D Annual Management and advisory fee The annual management and not affiliated with JPMorgan Chase & Co. the fee shown in Sub-Fund
advisory fee (the “AMAF”) remunerates the Management Company for its Descriptions may be charged regardless of any fees reflected in the price of
services relating to the management of the Sub-Funds’ assets. When a the shares or units of the underlying undertaking.
Sub-Fund invests in any UCITS, UCI or closed-end investment undertaking The components of the operating and administrative expenses are:
qualifying as transferable securities within the meaning of UCITS rules
Fund servicing fee Paid to the Management Company for various services it
(including investment trusts) managed by any affiliate of JPMorgan Chase &
provides to the Fund, excluding the management of the Sub-Funds’ assets.
Co., double-charging of management fees will either be avoided or rebated.
The fund servicing fee is reviewed annually by the Board and will not exceed
However, if the underlying investment charges a higher management fee,
0.15% per year.

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Direct fund expenses Paid directly by the Fund and includes, but is not Sub-Funds may invest in UCITS and other UCIs managed by any affiliate of
limited to: JPMorgan Chase & Co. which may charge performance fees. Such fees will
■ custodian and depositary fees; be reflected in the NAV of the relevant Sub-Fund.
■ audit fees and expenses; For a detailed explanation of the performance fee mechanism, see
Performance Fee Daily Calculation.
■ the Luxembourg taxe d’abonnement, calculated and payable quarterly,
on the total net assets of the relevant Sub-Fund at the end of each Because the Sub-Funds are not constituted in Singapore, the mechanism
quarter, as follows: used to calculate their performance fees may not be the same as the
performance fee methodologies set out in the Code on Collective Investment
– Share Class A: 0.05%.
Schemes issued by the MAS, which only apply to Singapore constituted
■ fees paid to independent Directors and reasonable out-of-pocket authorised schemes.
expenses paid to all Directors.
Indirect fund expenses These are expenses directly contracted by the OTHER FEES AND EXPENSES NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE
Management Company on behalf of the Fund and includes, but is not limited
ABOVE
to:
Most operating expenses are included in the fees and expenses described
■ legal fees and expenses;
above. However, in addition each Sub-Fund bears transaction fees and
■ transfer agency expenses covering registrar and transfer agency extraordinary expenses such as:
services;
Transaction fees
■ fund accounting and administrative service expenses;
■ brokerage fees and commissions;
■ administrative services and domiciliary agent services;
■ transaction costs associated with buying and selling Sub-Fund assets,
■ ongoing registration, listing and quotation fees, including translation including interest, taxes, governmental duties, charges and levies;
expenses;
■ expenses for operating hedged Share Classes;
■ documentation costs and expense, such as preparing, printing and
■ other transaction related costs and expenses.
distributing this Singapore Prospectus, the Product Highlights Sheets or
any other offering document, as well as Shareholder Reports and any Extraordinary expenses
other documents made available to Shareholders; ■ interest and full amount of any duty, levy and tax or similar charge
■ formation expenses, such as organisation and registration costs, which imposed on a Sub-Fund;
can be amortised over as long as five years from the formation date of a ■ litigation expenses;
Sub-Fund; ■ any extraordinary expenses or other unforeseen charges.
■ the fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the paying agents All of these expenses are paid directly from the relevant Sub-Fund assets
and representatives; and are reflected in NAV calculations.
■ the cost of publication of the Share prices, and costs of postage,
telephone, facsimile transmission and other electronic means of
communication.
The Fund is not currently subject to any Luxembourg taxes on income or
capital gains. The Management Company, at its discretion, can temporarily
meet the direct and/or indirect fund expenses on a Sub-Fund’s behalf
and/or waive all or part of the Fund servicing fee.
G PERFORMANCE FEE – DESCRIPTION
General description With certain Share Classes of certain Sub-Funds, a
performance fee is deducted from the NAV and paid to the Management
Company. The Investment Manager may be entitled to receive part or all
of the performance fee under their investment management agreement.
This fee is designed to reward Investment Managers who have achieved
performance over a benchmark during a period, while also ensuring that
investors pay comparatively lower fees when investment management has
contributed less value.
The performance fee has been designed so that no performance fee is paid
merely for making up for earlier underperformance against the benchmark
in the reference period (that is, for making up ground that was lost to
earlier underperformance against the benchmark). Note, however, that a
performance fee can in some cases be charged even when performance is
negative, if the benchmark has decreased more than the Share Class.
When a Share Class that is subject to a performance fee has outperformed
a designated benchmark identified in Sub-Fund Descriptions, a performance
fee will be charged in the NAV. Depending on the type of Sub-Fund, the
benchmark will either be a cash benchmark or a non-cash benchmark
(equity, bond, etc.).

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As different Share Classes of a given Sub-Fund will usually have different HOW THE PERFORMANCE FEE IS CALCULATED
NAVs (and may in addition have different measurement periods), the actual There are two models for calculating performance fees, as described below.
performance fee charged often varies by Share Class. For distributing
Shares, any distributions paid out are counted as part of performance Claw-back model On every day that is a Valuation Day for a Sub-Fund, the
for purposes of performance fee calculation. Swing pricing or other fee is calculated using the performance fee daily calculation formula above.
adjustments intended to mitigate the effects of transaction volumes or costs When the resulting number is positive, the Share Class has outperformed
are not counted in performance fee calculations. its benchmark for that day and the corresponding amount is added to the
performance fee accrual. When the resulting number is negative, the Share
To find out if a Share Class has a performance fee, which model is used and Class has failed to outperform its performance standard for that day, and
the performance fee rate, see Sub-Fund Descriptions. the corresponding amount is subtracted from any performance fee accrual
Please note that currently only the Share Classes of the Income Opportunity (to a point no lower than zero). Under the Claw-back model a performance
Fund offered pursuant to this Singapore Prospectus charge a performance fee can typically be charged even if the Share Class performance is
fee (using the high water mark model). negative, so long as the benchmark has decreased more than the NAV.
Measurement period Performance is measured over the Fund’s Financial High water mark model With this model, the fees are calculated exactly as
Year. Calculations are performed every Valuation Day are reflected in the they are for the Claw-back model, except that in addition to exceeding the
NAV and are cumulative. performance of its benchmark, a Share Class NAV must be higher than it
If a performance fee has been charged in the NAV as of the end of the last was the last time a performance fee was paid, or than it was at inception.
Valuation Day of the year, it will be paid to the Management Company, When that is not true, no performance fee is accrued. Under the high
the measurement period ends, the reference points of the NAV and of water mark model a performance fee cannot be charged if the Share Class
the benchmark are reset and a new measurement period begins. If no performance is negative. This model is used for Sub-Funds with a cash
performance fee has been charged, the measurement period is extended benchmark.
for another Financial Year. These extensions will continue until there is a Crystallisation A performance fee accrual crystallises (becomes payable
payable performance fee at the end of a Financial Year. to the Management Company and is no longer affected by the future
If a Sub-Fund or Share Class adds a performance fee, or is launched during performance of the Share Class) under any of the following circumstances:
the Financial Year, its first measurement period will be after at least ■ on the last Valuation Day of the Financial Year
12 months from the addition of the performance fee. ■ on very significant orders for switching or redemption (applies to those
Shares only)
■ when a Sub-Fund is merged or liquidated.

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PERFORMANCE FEE - EXAMPLES Outperformance scenario
Examples are illustrative only, and are not intended to reflect any actual The Share Class without a performance fee may generate a higher return
past performance or potential future performance. even though it has a higher annual charge.
Claw-back Share Class with a Share Class without a
performance fee performance fee

Share Class return 7.00% 7.00%


Minus annual management and
advisory fee and operating and
administrative expenses – 1.20% – 1.40%
= 5.80% = 5.60%
Minus benchmark return 2.00% N/A
Year 1 Share Class outperforms benchmark. Performance fee payable; a Outperformance = 3.80% = 5.60%
new measurement period begins. Minus 10% performance fee 0.38% N/A
Year 2 Share Class performance is negative, but still outperforms Net return 5.42% 5.60%
benchmark. Performance fee payable; a new measurement period begins.
Underperformance scenario
Year 3 Share Class underperforms benchmark. No performance fee payable;
measurement period extended for another Financial Year. The Share Class with a performance fee generates a higher return than the
Share Class with a higher annual charge.
Year 4 Share Class goes from underperforming benchmark to
outperforming it. Performance fee payable; a new measurement period Share Class with a Share Class without a
performance fee performance fee
begins.
High water mark Share Class return 1.50% 1.50%
Minus annual management and
advisory fee and operating and
administrative expenses – 1.20% – 1.40%
= 0.30% = 0.10%
Minus benchmark return* 2.00% N/A

Outperformance = 0.00% = 0.10%


Minus 10% performance fee 0.00% N/A
Year 1 Share Class outperforms the high water mark (has positive absolute Net return 0.30% 0.10%
performance) but not the Benchmark. No performance fee payable;
* Only the portion necessary to bring the result to zero is subtracted.
measurement period extended for another Financial Year.
Year 2 Share Class goes from underperforming Benchmark to
outperforming it; also remains above high water mark. Performance fee
payable; a new measurement period begins.
Year 3 Share Class outperforms high water mark and benchmark for first
half of year, but falls below both by year-end. No performance fee payable;
measurement period extended for another Financial Year.

COMPARISON WITH A SHARE CLASS THAT DOES NOT HAVE A


PERFORMANCE FEE
Some Sub-Funds offer Share Classes with performance fees and without
performance fees. Share Classes with no performance fee will have a higher
annual management and advisory fee. Which Share Class provides the
greater net return to Shareholders will vary and is dependent on whether
there is outperformance or underperformance. The tables below show
examples of the net return of Share Classes with and without a performance
fee under different scenarios.

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Investing in the Sub-Funds
MAKING AN INVESTMENT

Buying, Switching, Redeeming and Cut-off times Unless otherwise stated in Sub-Fund Descriptions, buying,
Transferring Shares redeeming or switching requests received before 17:00 SGT on a Singapore
The information in this section is for use by nominees and Singapore Dealing Day will be processed based on the NAV per Share calculated on
Distributors appointed by the Singapore Representative, Hong Kong Affiliate that Singapore Dealing Day. Those received and accepted after that time
, the Management Company or its affiliates. If you are investing through a will be processed based on the NAV per Share calculated on the next
Singapore Distributor, you can use this information as well, but in general it Singapore Dealing Day. No processing date, time or instructions contrary to
is recommended that you place all dealing requests through your Singapore the terms in this Singapore Prospectus will be acted upon. A contract note
Distributor unless there is reason not to. will normally be sent within two Singapore Dealing Days after the relevant
To the extent that the Management Company may delegate to a Singapore Singapore Dealing Day in which the request is processed. You should note
Distributor certain rights and powers related to dealing transactions, that that the date on which you receive the contract note will depend on when
Singapore Distributor may act in the place of the Management Company, your Singapore distributor actually sends the contract note to you.
for example in determining the adequacy and authenticity of investor Pricing Basis The Fund uses a Forward Pricing model; thus the Share
documentation (and requiring additional documentation), handling Personal price at which any deal is processed cannot be known at the time a dealing
Information and determining how and when to apply various provisions of request is placed.
the prospectus. A Singapore Distributor may also apply their own cut- Currencies The Fund normally accepts and makes payments in the Share
off times, fees, currency conversion policies, and other procedures and Class Currency. Payments can also be accepted and made in major freely
requirements. convertible currencies. These will involve currency conversion, which is
arranged through a third-party provider and will include all applicable costs.
INFORMATION THAT APPLIES TO ALL DEALS EXCEPT Currency conversion rates can vary, sometimes significantly, over the course
TRANSFERS of a trading day and over longer periods as well. Different rates may apply
to different deals, depending on market prices and on the size of the deal.
Available Share Classes Share Classes that have been registered for
public offer in Singapore are listed under Available Share Classes. The Currency conversion could delay the receipt of a Shareholder’s redemption
availability of the Share Classes to you in Singapore is dependent on what proceeds. Each Singapore Distributor has their own policy with regards to
may be offered by a Singapore Distributor and may vary between Singapore the payment terms of the Shares and how the Shares are to be paid for with
Distributors. All information in this Singapore Prospectus about Share Class whom you are advised to check.
availability is as at the date of this Singapore Prospectus. Charges and costs You are responsible for all charges associated with their
Placing requests As a Singapore Shareholder you can place requests purchases, switches and redemptions of Shares, as described in Sub-Fund
to buy, switch or redeem Shares at any time by submitting the relevant Descriptions.
completed application form together with all other relevant documents You are also responsible for paying any bank fees, taxes, and any other fees
to any Singapore Distributor, and such Singapore Distributor will in turn or costs incurred by you in connection with dealing requests.
forward your request to the Singapore Representative, Hong Kong Affiliate Settlement Unless indicated otherwise in Sub-Fund Descriptions, the
or the Management Company on your behalf (for purposes of buying contractual settlement date for subscriptions, redemptions and switches will
Shares, no “cooling-off” or cancellation period will be applicable). normally be three Singapore Dealing Days after the deal has been placed
When placing any dealing request, Shareholders must include all necessary (the “Settlement Date”). For deals placed through certain agents approved
identifying information and instructions as to the Sub-Fund, Share Class, by the Management Company, such as the Singapore Representative or
account, size and type of deal (buying, redeeming or switching) and Hong Kong Affiliate, this may be increased to five Singapore Dealing Days.
settlement currency. You can indicate the request either as a Share amount If banks or interbank settlement systems in the country of the settlement
(including fractional Shares up to three decimal places) or a currency currency or the Share Class Currency are closed or not operational on
amount. All requests will be dealt with in the order in which they are the settlement date, settlement will be delayed until they are open and
received. Shares will be issued or redeemed on a Forward Pricing basis at a operating.
price equal to the NAV per Share of the relevant Share Class on a Singapore Any day that is not a Singapore Dealing Day for the relevant Sub-Fund and
Dealing Day. that falls within the settlement period will be excluded when determining
Any requests that are incomplete or unclear will typically be delayed or the settlement date.
rejected. Neither the Fund, the Management Company, the Singapore In all cases, the contractual settlement dates are confirmed on the relevant
Representative or Hong Kong Affiliate nor Singapore Distributor will be contract note.
responsible for any losses or missed opportunities arising from unclear
BUYING SHARES Also see Information That Applies to All Deals Except
requests.
Transfers above
Once you have placed a request, it cannot normally be withdrawn. If written
To make an initial investment, you should submit the relevant completed
request for a withdrawal is received before 17:00 SGT on a Singapore
application form together with all other relevant documents to any
Dealing Day, it will usually be honoured but there is no obligation to do
Singapore Distributor.
so. If the written notice arrives during a time when trading in Shares is
suspended, the request will be withdrawn. If you are subscribing through the Management Company, please refer
to Investing in the Sub-Funds in the Luxembourg Prospectus for more
information.

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Normally, Shares are issued upon acceptance of a subscription request SWITCHING SHARES Also see Information That Applies to All Deals Except
on the condition that cleared payment is received from the investor by Transfers above
the Settlement Date (as defined under section “Settlement” above). Until You can switch (convert) Shares of any Sub-Fund and Share Class into
cleared payment for the Shares is received from you, the Shares are Shares of any other Share Class of the same Sub-Fund or another
pledged for the benefit of the Fund. During this period, voting rights and recognised Sub-Fund of the Fund or JPMorgan Funds, subject to the
entitlements to dividend payments are suspended, and you cannot switch or following conditions:
transfer the Shares.
■ You must meet all eligibility requirements for the Share Class into which
If full payment for your Shares does not arrive by the Settlement Date, or if you are requesting to switch;
prior to the Settlement Date the Fund or the Management Company become
■ any switch must meet the minimum investment amount of the Share
aware of any reason why, in their opinion, that full and timely payment will
Class being switched into, or the request typically will be rejected;
not occur, Shares can be cancelled (redeemed) without prior notice at your
own costs. ■ any partial switch should leave at least the minimum investment amount
in the class being switched out of; if it does not, the request can be
For information on investment minimums, see Share Classes and Costs.
processed as a full switch;
Any net surplus, after costs incurred, that remains after such cancellation
■ the switch must not violate any restrictions of either Sub-Fund involved
will be credited to the Fund. Any shortfall, including any costs and
(as stated in this Singapore Prospectus in Sub-Fund Descriptions and, as
investment losses, that remains after such cancellation must be paid to the
applicable, the prospectus for JPMorgan Funds).
Fund by you upon written demand. The Fund or the Management Company
may also, at any time and at its absolute discretion, enforce the Fund’s You will receive the NAV for the old Shares and pay the NAV for the new
rights in the Shares under the pledge, bring an action against you or deduct Shares after deduction of any applicable switch charges, both prices
the costs or losses incurred by the Fund or the Management Company from being those that apply to the Singapore Dealing Day on which the switch
your other existing holding in the Fund. In all cases any money returnable is processed. A switch will be processed only on a day that is a Singapore
to the investor will be held by the Management Company without payment Dealing Day for both Sub-Funds involved, which may mean a delay.
of interest pending receipt of the remittance. When you switch into a Share Class that has a higher initial charge, you may
If the redemption proceeds and any amounts effectively recovered from be charged the difference between the two initial charges, in addition to any
you are less than the subscription price, the difference will be borne by the applicable switch charge.
Fund. You will own Shares in the new Sub-Fund when the proceeds of the Shares
Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) You may subscribe to Shares have been released by the Sub-Fund being switched out of, but not earlier
using SRS monies which are currently available through certain investment than three Singapore Dealing Days after the deal request has been received.
administrators (platforms) only. You should check with your Singapore If you are investing through a Singapore Distributor, your switching
Distributor on the availability of such SRS subscription. If you wish to instruction may be treated as a redemption followed by a subscription, and
subscribe to Shares using SRS monies, you will have to give a written the full applicable redemption and subscription charges may be applied.
authorization to the relevant SRS operator for monies to be withdrawn from You should contact your Singapore Distributor for further information.
your SRS account to pay for your subscription request. REDEEMING SHARES Also see Information That Applies to All Deals Except
Regular Savings Plan Through the Singapore Distributors, you may Transfers above
be able to subscribe to Shares via a regular savings plan. Information Payments of proceeds, after deduction of any applicable redemption charge
on these plans, such as minimum periodic contribution, timing of the are generally sent out in the Share Class Currency within 5 Singapore
investment deduction and Shares allotment, fees and termination, may be Dealing Days after the relevant Singapore Dealing Day on which the
obtained from your Singapore Distributor. You may at any time cease your deal was processed. Some Sub-Funds have longer payment periods, as
participation in a regular savings plan without penalty by giving written indicated in Sub-Fund Descriptions. All payment periods can be extended
notice to your Singapore Distributor according to that Distributor’s notice by weekends, currency trading holidays, and any other day that is not a
requirements (where a notice period may not be longer than the period Singapore Dealing Day for a Sub-Fund. In exceptional circumstances, it may
between contributions or is inconsistent with Singapore law). not be possible to deliver proceeds on schedule, but in all cases payment
Share Allocation Hypothetical Example will be sent as soon as reasonably practicable, and in no case will the
The following hypothetical examples assume an initial charge of 5% of the delivery period exceed 15 Singapore Dealing Days.
net investment amount and a NAV of USD 10.00 for Class A (USD) Shares to Redemption proceeds will be paid only to the Shareholder(s) identified in
explain the effect of such initial charge on the number of shares received. the register of Shareholders. The Fund does not pay interest on redemption
USD 1,050.00 – USD 50.00 = USD 1,000.00 proceeds, regardless of the timing of delivery.
Gross investment Initial charge of 5% Net investment
of the net investment
amount
USD 1,000.00 ÷ USD 10.00 = 100.000
Net investment NAV per Share Number of shares
issued (to 3 decimal
places)
These examples are purely for the sake of example and are not a forecast
or indication of any expectation of actual Sub-Fund performance. Different
Share Classes may be denominated in different currencies.

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Note that redemption proceeds will not be paid until the Singapore Transfers and the receiving investor are subject to all applicable eligibility
Representative, the Hong Kong Affiliate or the Management Company requirements and holding restrictions including those that relate to
has received and processed an original application and all investor prohibited investors. The Fund can reject the request if all the necessary
documentation that the Singapore Representative, the Hong Kong Affiliate requirements are not met.
or the Management Company consider necessary. A redemption request
will not be paid unless payment has been received for any Shares being
subscribed. Any delays associated with these verification measures will
Privacy of Personal Data and Confidential
not delay the processing of your redemption request, but they will affect Information
the timing of when proceeds are released. The Singapore Representative, Potential investors and Shareholders must provide information that is
Hong Kong Affiliate, the Management Company and the Fund will not personal and/or confidential for various purposes, such as to process
be responsible if it delays execution or declines to execute redemption requests, provide Shareholder services, and to comply with applicable laws
instructions in these circumstances. and regulations. The Privacy Policy is designed to comply with all applicable
The Management Company has the right to defer redemptions or switches laws or regulations (Singapore, Luxembourg or otherwise).
or compulsorily redeem Shares in certain circumstances - see Fund Rights Potential investors and Shareholders acknowledge that the Management
Related to Shares for more information. Company or JPMorgan Chase & Co. can do the following with this
Redemption Charge Hypothetical Examples information:
The following hypothetical examples assume a redemption charge of 0% ■ gather, store, modify, process and use it in physical or electronic form
and 0.5% of the gross redemption proceeds of Class A (USD) Shares and (including making recordings of telephone calls to or from investors or
explain the effect of such redemption charge on the redemption proceeds their representatives);
received. ■ allow its agents, delegates and certain other third parties in countries
With a redemption charge of 0% where the Fund, the Management Company or JPMorgan Chase & Co.
do business or have service providers to use it; these third parties may
1,000 Shares × USD 10.00 = USD 10,000.00 or may not be JPMorgan entities, and some could be based in countries
Redemption amount NAV per Share Gross redemption with lesser data protection standards (including emerging markets)
proceeds and statutory protections than the EU to store, modify and process
USD 10,000.00 - Nil = USD 10,000.00 such information. In that context, investor data may be shared with
Gross redemption Redemption charge Net redemption central administration agent(s) to which the Management Company has
proceeds (0%) proceeds outsourced certain transfer agency functions. These agents may also
With a maximum redemption charge of 0.5% outsource certain functions such as recording investor static data, trade
placements and payment information. This outsourcing results in the
1,000 Shares × USD 10.00 = USD 10,000.00 transfer of relevant investor data such as name and address and trading
Redemption amount NAV per Share Gross redemption actions (e.g. subscriptions, redemptions and switches) from the agents
proceeds to their affiliates and/or sub-contractors. These agents and the entities
USD 10,000.00 - USD 50.00 = USD 9,950.00 to which they outsource to may be located in any location globally
including in EMEA, USA, Canada, India, Malaysia and Hong Kong;
Gross redemption Redemption charge Net redemption
proceeds (0.5%) proceeds ■ share it as required by applicable law or regulation (Luxembourg or
otherwise).
These examples are purely for the sake of example and are not a forecast
or indication of any expectation of actual Sub-Fund performance. Different In communicating by phone, whether to give investment instructions
Share Classes may be denominated in different currencies. or otherwise, potential investors and Shareholders are considered to
have agreed that their phone calls with the Management Company or its
delegates can be recorded, monitored and stored, and that the Management
Minimum holding amount and minimum redemption amount Please refer Company or JPMorgan Chase & Co. can use them for any allowable purpose,
to the section Share Classes and Costs for information on the minimum including in legal proceedings.
holding amounts. There is no minimum redemption amount and partial
The Fund takes reasonable measures to ensure the accuracy and
redemptions of Shares are permitted, provided that they do not result in
confidentiality of personal data and/or confidential information, and does
holding with an aggregate value of less than the relevant minimum holding
not use or disclose it beyond what is described in this Singapore Prospectus
amount, or equivalent in another currency, per Share Class in the relevant
and in the Privacy Policy without your or the potential investor’s consent.
Sub-Fund. If a switch or redemption request results in a holding below the
At the same time, neither the Fund, the Management Company nor any
relevant minimum holding amount, or equivalent in another currency, on
JPMorgan entity accepts liability for sharing personal and/or confidential
the relevant Singapore Dealing Day, the Singapore Representative, Hong
information with third parties, except in the case of negligence by the Fund,
Kong Affiliate or the Management Company, at its absolute discretion,
the Management Company, a JPMorgan entity or any of their employees or
will treat the switch or redemption request as an instruction to redeem or
officers. This information is held only as long as applicable laws indicate.
switch, as appropriate, the total holding in the relevant Share Class in the
relevant Sub-Fund. Subject to applicable law, investors may have rights in respect of their
personal data, including a right to access and rectification of their personal
data and, in some circumstances, a right to object to the processing of their
TRANSFERRING SHARES
personal data.
You can transfer ownership of Shares to another investor, by submitting a
The Privacy Policy is available at jpmorgan.com/emea-privacy-policy.
properly executed transfer instruction to your Singapore Distributor or the
Hard copies are available on request from the Management Company. For
Management Company (where applicable) . Typically, only your signature
potential investors and Shareholders in Singapore, a Privacy Statement is
will be required to process such instructions. Before initiating a transfer you
available at http://am.jpmorgan.com/sg/en/asset-management/per/privacy-
are recommended to contact your Singapore Distributor or the Management
statement/.
Company (where applicable) to ensure they have the right documentation
completed.

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Measures to Protect Shareholders Rights related to suspension of dealing
Temporarily suspend or defer the calculation of NAVs or deals in a
Sub-Fund and/or Share Class when any of the following is true:
EXCESSIVE TRADING AND MARKET TIMING
■ any exchange or market, on which a substantial portion of the
Buying and redeeming Shares for short-term profits can disrupt portfolio
Sub-Fund’s investments is traded, is closed, otherwise than for public
management and increase Sub-Fund expenses, to the detriment of other
holidays, or while dealings on any such exchange or market are
Shareholders. The Fund does not knowingly allow any market timing
restricted or suspended;
transactions, and takes various measures to protect Shareholder interests,
including rejecting, suspending or cancelling any request that appears to ■ the Fund is unable to repatriate funds for the purpose of making
represent excessive trading or to be linked to an investor or trading pattern payments on the redemption of the Shares of the relevant Sub-Fund
associated with market timing. The Fund has the right to forcibly redeem or during which any transfer of funds involved in the realisation or
a Shareholder’s investment, at that Shareholder’s sole cost and risk, if it acquisition of investments or payments due on redemption of Shares
appears that the Shareholder has engaged in excessive trading which has cannot, in the opinion of the Directors, be effected at normal prices or
resulted in a detrimental impact to the Fund or other Shareholders. rates of exchange;
■ a breakdown exists in the means of communications or computation
normally employed in determining any of the Fund’s assets, or the
Share Issuance, Ownership and Shareholder current price or values on any market of stock exchange;
Rights ■ the Fund, the Sub-Fund or a Share Class is being, or may be, wound-
up on or following the date on which notice is given of the meeting of
ISSUANCE AND OWNERSHIP Shareholders at which a resolution to wind up the Fund, the Sub-Fund or
a Share Class is proposed;
Investing through a Singapore Distributor vs. directly with the Fund
When you place a subscription request through a Singapore Distributor your ■ any state of affairs exists that, in the view of the Board, constitutes an
request is forwarded to the Singapore Representative or Hong Kong Affiliate emergency as a result of which disposal or valuation of investments of
on your behalf. Shares subscribed through the Singapore Representative the relevant Sub-Funds by the Management Company is impracticable;
or Hong Kong Affiliate will be issued to a Nominee and held under its own ■ the Board has determined that there has been a material change in the
name (a nominee account). The Nominee is legally entitled to exercise rights valuation of a substantial proportion of the investments of the Fund
associated with those Shares, such as voting rights. attributable to a particular Sub-Fund, and has further decided, in order
Singapore Shareholders who do not want to invest through the Singapore to safeguard the interests of the Shareholders and the Fund, to delay
Representative or Hong Kong Affiliate, but want to invest directly with the the preparation or use of a valuation or carry out a later or subsequent
Fund, should contact the Management Company. valuation;

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS ■ in the case of a suspension of the calculation of the net asset value of
one or several underlying investment funds in which a Sub-Fund has
Voting rights Each Share gets one vote in all matters brought before invested a substantial portion of assets;
a general meeting of Shareholders and of any meeting of its Sub-Fund.
Fractional Shares are issued to one one-thousandth of a Share (three ■ in the case of a merger, if the Board deems this to be justified for the
decimal places). Fractional Shares do not have voting rights. protection of the Shareholders;
■ any other circumstance exists where a failure to do so might result
in the Fund or its Shareholders incurring any liability to taxation or
Fund Rights Related to Shares suffering other pecuniary disadvantages or other detriment that the
The Fund and the Management Company, at their sole discretion, reserve Fund or its Shareholders might not otherwise have suffered.
the right to do any of the following at any time:
A suspension will apply to all types of deals in Shares (except transfers) and
Rights related to Shares and dealing requests will apply at the Sub-Fund or Share Class level as applicable.
■ Accept a request to switch Shares into Share Classes that are In connection with suspensions the Fund will refuse to accept requests to
identical except for having lower fees when a Singapore Shareholder’s buy, switch or redeem Shares during the time the Board has suspended
holding meets the investment minimum for the class with the lower fees. the calculation of NAV. During this time Shareholders may withdraw their
■ Delay or reject any request to buy Shares – in part or in full, for an request. Any requests that are not withdrawn will be dealt on the next
initial or additional investment - for any reason. In particular, this applies Singapore Dealing Day once the suspension is over.
to requests from anyone who is a US Person. Requests to purchase Shareholders will be informed of any suspension or deferral as appropriate.
Shares reserved for Eligible Counterparties, Additional Investors or
Limit how many Shares are redeemed for a Sub-Fund on any Valuation
Institutional Investors may be delayed until the Management Company
Day. On any Valuation Day, the Management Company will not be obliged
are satisfied that the investor qualifies as such. Neither the Fund nor the
to process redemption and switch out requests in their entirety, when the
Management Company will be held liable for any gain or loss associated
total net outflow from a Sub-Fund exceeds 10% of the total net assets of the
with a delayed or rejected request.
relevant Sub-Fund. The Management Company may decide that redemption
■ Offer different cut-off times to certain investors, such as those and switch out requests in excess of 10% shall be deferred to the next
in different time zones, so long as the cut-off time is always before Valuation Day. All redemption and switch out requests whose processing is
the time the applicable NAV is calculated and the underlying client delayed by this, either partially or in full, will be processed in the order of
instruction was received by the Distributor prior to the Sub-Fund cut-off the Valuation Day on which they were accepted for redemption, subject to
time. any suspensions of dealing requests or further imposition of the 10% daily
limit.

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Rights related to accounts and ownership ■ Forcibly redeem a Shareholder’s Shares and send them the proceeds,
■ Close (or re-open) any Sub-Fund or Share Class to further investment or switch a Shareholder’s holding to another Share Class, if it
either from new investors or all investors, for an indefinite period appears the Shareholder is precluded from owning the Shares
without advance notice, so long as it is consistent with the interests of in accordance with the Articles. This applies to any investor who,
Shareholders. This may happen where a Sub-Fund reaches a size such whether investing alone or with others, appears (i) to be a US Person,
that the capacity of the market and/or the Investment Manager has (ii) to be holding Shares in violation of law or regulation or requirement
been reached, and permitting further inflows would be detrimental to of any country or governmental authority, (iii) to be holding Shares
the performance of the Sub-Fund. Once closed, a Sub-Fund or Share without having met the criteria for the relevant Share Class (including
Class will not be re-opened until, in the opinion of the Management complying with the minimum holding amount), (iv) to have exceeded
Company, the circumstances that required the closure no longer any limitation applicable to their investment or (v) where it appears
exist. For information on the status of Sub-Funds and Share Classes, that such holding might result in the Fund (including its Shareholders)
go to jpmorganassetmanagement.com. You should confirm with your or any of its delegates incurring any liability to taxation or suffering
Singapore Distributor the current status of the Sub-Funds or Share any sanction, penalty, burden or other disadvantage (whether
Classes. pecuniary, administrative or operational) which the Fund (including
its Shareholders) or its delegates might not otherwise have incurred
■ Redeem all Shares upon receipt of a redemption request that would
or suffered or otherwise be detrimental to the interests of the Fund
leave a holding that is lower than the minimum holding amount.
(including its Shareholders). The Fund will not be held liable for any gain
Shareholders will be given one month prior notice to increase their
or loss associated with such actions.
holding above the minimum. Any fall below the minimum holding
amount owing to Sub-Fund performance will not cause the closing of an ■ The Board or the Management Company will require that intermediaries
account. compulsorily redeem Shares held by a US Person.

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CONSIDERATIONS FOR INVESTORS

Taxation Shareholders must provide all tax certifications or other information


This summary does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all requested. Shareholders that are Reportable persons (and Controlling
Luxembourg tax laws and Luxembourg tax considerations that may be Persons of certain entities that are Passive Non-Financial Entities) will
relevant to a decision to invest in, own, hold, or dispose of Shares and is be reported to the relevant Luxembourg tax authority, and by that tax
not intended as tax advice to any particular investor or potential investor. authority to any relevant overseas tax authorities.
This section should be read in conjunction with the Taxation section in the Additionally, US Persons, US citizens and US tax residents, as defined
Luxembourg Prospectus. in Information for Investors in Certain Countries in the Luxembourg
Taxation of the Fund and its investments Prospectus, are subject to reporting to the US Internal Revenue Service and
may be subject to US withholding tax.
■ Taxation of Chinese assets The PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law
(EITL) imposes an Enterprise Income Tax (EIT) of 20% on the PRC- The Privacy Policy sets out the appropriate information for investors
sourced income derived by a foreign enterprise without a permanent regarding the circumstances in which JP Morgan Asset Management
establishment in China. The rate is reduced to 10% for sources of income may process personal data. The Management Company may refuse any
including profit, dividend and interest. Sub-Funds that invest in PRC subscription from prospective investors or request compulsory redemption
securities may be subject to EIT withholding and other taxes imposed in of existing Shareholders in case they do not provide the requested
the PRC, including the following: information to the Fund.
– Dividends and interest paid by PRC companies are subject to a 10%
tax. The paying entity in China will be responsible for withholding Conflicts of Interest
such tax when making a payment. A full tax provision of 10% is An investment in the Fund or a Sub-Fund is subject to a number of actual
made for PRC-sourced dividends and interest where tax has not yet or potential conflicts of interest. The Management Company, affiliated
been withheld by the paying entity. Interest from government bonds Investment Managers and other JPMorgan affiliates have adopted policies
is specifically exempt from EIT whereas interest derived by foreign and procedures reasonably designed to prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts
institutional investors from bonds traded in PRC local bond market of interest. In addition, these policies and procedures are designed to
are temporarily exempt from EIT for the period from 7 November comply with applicable law where the activities that give rise to conflicts of
2018 to 31 December 2025. interest are limited or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available.
– Gains from the disposal of PRC securities would normally be subject The Management Company reports any material conflicts of interest that
to a 10% EIT under EITL. However, currently gains from the disposal cannot be managed to the Board.
of China A-Shares trading through China-Hong Kong Stock Connect The Management Company and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different
Programmes or Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors/ Renminbi services to the Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the
Qualified Institutional Investors are subject to temporary exemptions Management Company and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into
from EIT . Generally, there is no withholding mechanism for EIT arrangements with the Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing
on gains from PRC securities. A full PRC tax provision of 10% is that incentive against the best interests of the Fund. The Management
made for certain gains from disposal of PRC securities that are Company, together with affiliates to which it delegates responsibility for
currently not specifically exempt from EIT. Gains from disposal of investment management, also face conflicts of interest in their service as
PRC debt securities by foreign investors may be viewed as non-PRC investment manager to other funds or clients, and, from time to time, make
sourced income based on verbal interpretation of the State Tax investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made
Administration and the local PRC tax authorities. In practice, the by the Investment Managers on behalf of the Fund.
PRC tax authorities have not actively enforced the collection of PRC In addition, affiliates of the Management Company (collectively, “JPMorgan”)
EIT in respect of gains derived by non-PRC tax resident enterprises provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are
from the trading of debt securities. However, in the absence of major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-
written announcements issued by the PRC tax authorities, full PRC tax income and other markets in which the Fund invests or will invest. In
provision of 10% is made for PRC sourced gains on debt securities. certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients,
Taxation and reporting of Shareholders JPMorgan’s activities may disadvantage or restrict the Funds and/
■ Taxpayers in other countries Shareholders who are not Luxembourg or benefit these affiliates. In this context, the Fund has authorised the
taxpayers are not subject to any Luxembourg capital gains, income, Investment Managers to execute trades, not only through third party market
withholding, gift, estate, inheritance or other taxes, with the rare counterparties, but also through affiliates of the Management Company,
exceptions of certain former Luxembourg residents and any investor including SEC registered affiliates of the JPMorgan Chase & Co group of
who owns more than 10% of the Fund’s total value. However, an companies, as and where permitted under applicable law and subject to the
investment in a Sub-Fund typically will have tax implications in any Management Company’s conflict of interest policies and procedures.
jurisdiction that considers Shareholders to be taxpayers. Potential conflicts of interest may also arise as a consequence of the
■ CRS and FATCA To comply with legislation implementing the OECD Depositary (which is part of JPMorgan) providing administrative services
Common Reporting Standard (CRS) , the US Foreign Account Tax to the Fund as the Management Company’s agent. In addition, potential
Compliance Act (FATCA) and other intergovernmental agreements and conflicts of interest may arise between the Depositary and any delegates
EU directives concerning the automatic exchange of information to or sub-delegates it has appointed to perform safekeeping and related
improve international tax compliance, the Fund (or its agent) will collect services. For example, potential conflicts of interest may arise where an
information about Shareholders and their identity and tax status, and appointed delegate is an affiliated group company of the Depositary and is
will report this information to the relevant Luxembourg authorities. providing a product or service to the Fund and has a financial or business
Under Luxembourg law, the Fund or the Sub-Funds as the case may be interest in such product or service or where an appointed delegate is an
are a Reporting Luxembourg Financial Institution, and the Fund intends affiliated group company of the Depositary which receives remuneration
to comply with the Luxembourg laws that apply to such entities. for other related custodial products or services it provides to the Fund,
such as foreign exchange, securities lending, pricing or valuation services.

JPMorgan Investment Funds - Singapore Prospectus 53


In the event of any potential conflict of interest that may arise during the and switches if it believes it is in the best interests of Shareholders or is
normal course of business, the Depositary will at all times have regard to necessary to ensure Shareholder equality.
its obligations under applicable laws including those to act honestly, fairly, Shareholders will be paid the NAV of the Shares of the relevant Sub-
professionally and independently and solely in the interests of the Fund, Fund held as at the liquidation date. Amounts from any liquidations that
as provided under Article 25 of the UCITS Directive, and will also manage, cannot be distributed to Shareholders will be deposited with the Caisse de
monitor and disclose any conflicts of interest to prevent negative effects on Consignation in accordance with Luxembourg law.
the interests of the Fund and its Shareholders, as provided under Article 23
The costs and expenses of any liquidation may be borne by the Fund or
of the UCITS V Regulation. The Management Company and the Depositary
relevant Sub-Fund or Share Class up to the capped level of operating and
ensure that they operate independently within JPMorgan.
administrative expenses as specified in this Singapore Prospectus for the
The Management Company or the delegate Investment Managers may also relevant Share Class or may be borne by the Management Company.
acquire material non-public information that would negatively affect the
Fund’s ability to transact in securities affected by such information.
MERGER OF THE FUND
For more information about conflicts of interest, see
jpmorgan.com/sg/am/per/. In the case of a merger of the Fund into another UCITS where, as a result,
the Fund ceases to exist, the merger will be decided by a meeting of
Shareholders. No quorum is required and the merger will be considered
Liquidation or Merger approved if it receives the simple majority of the votes cast at the meeting.

LIQUIDATION OF THE FUND MERGER OF A SUB-FUND


The Fund may be liquidated at any time if a meeting of Shareholders The Board may decide to merge a Sub-Fund with any other Sub-Fund,
adopts a resolution to do so at a two-third majority of the votes cast. At the whether within the Fund or in another UCITS. The Board can also refer the
same meeting one or more liquidators will be appointed to liquidate the decision of a merger to a meeting of the Shareholders of the relevant Sub-
Fund’s assets in the best interest of Shareholders and in accordance with Fund. No quorum is required; the merger will be considered approved if
Luxembourg law. The liquidators will distribute the net proceeds for each supported by a simple majority of votes cast at the meeting.
Sub-Fund to the Shareholders of the relevant Sub-Fund in proportion to the Shareholders whose investments are involved in any merger will receive
value of their holding. at least one calendar month prior notice of the merger and will be able to
In addition, the Directors must convene an Extraordinary Meeting of redeem or switch their Shares free of any redemption and switch charges.
Shareholders to consider the liquidation of the Fund when the Share capital In connection with a merger of Sub-Funds, the Management Company may
falls below: apply swing pricing (see Swing Pricing) to the final NAV of the merging
■ two-thirds of the minimum capital amount with the decision requiring a Sub-Fund to net out any impact of the swing pricing adjustment made on
majority of the Shares present or represented at the meeting; the absorbing Sub-Fund caused by cash inflows or outflows in the absorbing
■ one-quarter of the minimum capital amount with the decision requiring Sub-Fund on the merger date.
one-quarter of the Shares present or represented at the meeting.
REORGANISATION OF A SUB-FUND OR SHARE CLASS
LIQUIDATION OF A SUB-FUND OR SHARE CLASS Under the same circumstances as described above, the Board may decide to
The Board typically will decide to liquidate any Sub-Fund or Share Class if merge a Share Class into another Share Class or to reorganise a Sub-Fund
any of the following is true: or Share Class by means of a division into two or more Sub-Funds or Share
■ the total number of Shares of all Share Classes in any Sub-Fund is less Classes or by means of a consolidation or a split of Shares.
than 1 million Shares; Shareholders will be notified of the decision of the Board at least one month
■ the total NAV of all Share Classes of a Sub-Fund is less than USD 30 in advance of the reorganisation taking place during which time they will
million (or the equivalent in other currencies); be able to redeem or switch their Shares free of any redemption and switch
charges. The Board can also refer the decision of such reorganisation to
■ the liquidation is justified by a change in economic or political situations
a meeting of the relevant Shareholders. No quorum is required and the
impacting the Sub-Fund;
reorganisation will be considered approved if it receives a simple majority
■ the liquidation is part of an economic rationalisation; of the votes cast at the meeting.
■ the laws and regulations applicable to the Fund or any of its Sub-Funds
or Share Classes justifies it;
■ the Board believes the liquidation would be in the best interests of
Shareholders.
The Board may also decide to submit the decision to a meeting of the
Shareholders of the relevant Sub-Fund. No quorum is required; the decision
will be considered approved if supported by a simple majority of the votes
cast at the meeting. The liquidation of the last Sub-Fund must be decided by
a general meeting of Shareholders.
Shareholders will be notified of the decision to liquidate a Sub-Fund and will
be paid the net liquidation proceeds as at the liquidation date. Shareholders
of the relevant Sub-Fund can continue to redeem or switch their Shares,
free of any redemption and switch charges up to the liquidation date, but
typically no further subscriptions will be accepted. The prices at which
these redemptions and switches are executed will reflect any costs relating
to the liquidation. The Board can suspend or refuse these redemptions

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UNDERSTANDING THE PRICING AND VALUATION OF AN INVESTMENT

Calculation of Share Prices ■ Money market instruments and liquid assets. Generally valued at
nominal value plus accrued interest or amortised cost. Where practice
allows, all other assets can be valued in the same manner.
TIMING AND FORMULA
■ Derivatives that are not listed on any official stock exchange or
The NAV for each Share Class of each Sub-Fund is calculated every day that
are traded over the counter. Valued independently in a reliable and
is a Valuation Day for that Sub-Fund unless specified otherwise in Sub-Fund
verifiable manner on a daily basis, consistent with market practice.
Descriptions. Each NAV is stated in the respective Share Class Currency, and
is calculated to two decimal places. The NAV for each Share Class of each ■ Shares or units of UCITS or UCIs. Valued at the most recent NAV
Sub-Fund is calculated using this formula: reported by the UCITS/UCI.
(assets – liabilities) any swing pricing ■ Assets or liabilities in currencies other than Base Currency. Valued at
+/- = NAV the applicable spot rate (applies to currencies held as assets and when
adjustment
number of outstanding Shares translating values of securities denominated in other currencies into the
Appropriate provisions will be made to account for the costs, charges and Base Currency of the Sub-Fund).
fees attributable to each Sub-Fund and class as well as accrued income on ■ Swaps. Valued at their fair value based on the underlying securities (at
investments. the close of business or intraday) as well as on the characteristics of the
underlying commitments.
SWING PRICING ■ Non-listed securities, listed securities or any other assets for which
To protect the interests of Shareholders, a Sub-Fund’s NAV may be adjusted (i) no price quotation is available or (ii) the price determined
to compensate for dilutions that can arise in connection with large flows of according to the above methods is not representative of fair market
cash into or out of a Sub-Fund. value. Valued in good faith at a prudent estimate of their expected
These adjustments are normally applied on any Valuation Day when the sales price.
total volume of trading in a Sub-Fund’s Shares (meaning both purchases Any asset or liability not attributable to a particular Sub-Fund will be
and redemptions) exceeds a certain threshold. The adjustments will seek allocated pro-rata to the NAV of each Sub-Fund. All liabilities attributable to
to reflect the anticipated prices at which the Sub-Fund will be buying and a particular Sub-Fund are binding solely on that Sub-Fund.
selling assets, as well as estimated transaction costs. The NAV will be
adjusted upward when there are large cash inflows into the Sub-Fund and Fund Rights Related to NAV Calculation and
downward when there are large outflows. In normal market conditions, the Dealing Arrangements
adjustment for any given Valuation Day will not be larger than 2% of what ■ Calculate a NAV more often than once a day, whether temporarily or
the NAV would otherwise be. In exceptional market conditions, however, permanently. Examples of circumstances that might lead to additional
this maximum level may be increased up to 5% to protect the interests of NAV calculations include where the Management Company considers
Shareholders. The price adjustment applicable to a specific Sub-Fund is that there had been a material change to the market value of the
available on request from the Management Company at its registered office. investments in one or more Sub-Funds, or where there is an in-specie
The Management Company makes, and periodically reviews, the operational subscription and the Management Company believes it is in the interests
decisions about swing pricing, including the thresholds that trigger it, the of the Shareholders to value such a subscription separately or where
extent of the adjustment in each case, and which Sub-Funds will and will not an additional NAV calculation (which may be to more than 2 decimals)
be subject to swing pricing at any given time. regarding a Sub-Fund merger will allow for a more precise calculation
of the conversion ratio in the best interest of Shareholders in both
Swing pricing is normally applied to a merging Sub-Fund to minimise the the merging and receiving Sub-Funds. If the Management Company
impact of the incoming asset flows on the receiving Sub-Fund. decides to alter the frequency of the NAV calculation permanently,
Note that the Management Company can decide not to apply swing pricing this Singapore Prospectus will be amended and Shareholders informed
to purchases when it is trying to attract assets so that a Sub-Fund can reach accordingly.
a certain size. In this case, the Management Company will pay the dealing ■ Alter dealing arrangements, whether temporarily or permanently. If
costs and other costs from its own assets in order to prevent dilution the Management Company decides to alter the dealing arrangements
of Shareholder value. Note that in this circumstance, investors placing permanently, this Singapore Prospectus will be amended and
redemption requests will not receive the price for their Shares that they Shareholders informed accordingly.
would have if swing pricing were being applied. For a list of Sub-Funds to
■ Apply alternative valuation methods. When it believes the interests of
which the Management Company has decided not to apply the swing pricing
Shareholders or the Fund justify it, the Management Company can apply
adjustment, please contact the Singapore Representative.
valuation methods other than those described above, such as:
– drawing upon other available pricing sources
Valuation of Assets
In general, the Management Company determines the value of each Sub- – valuing securities at either their bid or offer Prices, given the
Fund’s assets, as of each NAV calculation, as follows: prevailing market conditions and/or the level of subscriptions or
redemptions relative to the size of the relevant Sub-Fund
■ Cash on hand or on deposit, bills and demand notes and accounts
– adjusting the NAV for dealing charges incurred by a Sub-Fund, up
receivable, prepaid expenses, cash dividends and interest declared
to 1% of the total net assets of the Sub-Fund at the time, and only
or accrued but not yet received. Valued at full value, minus any
if there is no swing pricing in effect on the same Share Class at the
appropriate discount the Management Company applies based on its
time
assessments of any circumstances that make full payment unlikely.
– fair value methods.
■ Transferable securities and derivatives that are quoted or dealt in
on any stock exchange or traded in any other regulated market. The Management Company will only use alternative valuation methods when
Generally valued at the most recent quoted price. Where these assets it believes such a step is warranted in light of unusual market volatility or
trade on more than one market, the Management Company can choose other circumstances. Any fair value adjustments will be applied consistently
to use the prices of the primary market. to all Share Classes within a Sub-Fund.

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ONGOING COMMUNICATION

Notices and Publications “Other notices from the Board” include notices of Singapore Prospectus
The following table shows which most recent official materials are typically changes, the merger or liquidation of Sub-Funds or Share Classes,
made available through which channels: suspension of trading in Shares, and all other items for which a notice
Singapore is required. Notices will be sent to Shareholders where required by
Information/document Sent Online Representative Luxembourg law or CSSF regulation or practice, or by Singapore law or MAS
regulation or practice. Singapore investors are advised to consult with their
Singapore Prospectus • • Singapore Distributor about all issues related to suspensions of trading in
Product Highlights Sheet • • Shares.
NAVs (Share prices of selected Statements and contract notes are sent to you by your Singapore
Share(s) of a Sub-Fund) • • Distributor. Other items are sent when issued. An audited annual report is
Shareholder Reports issued within four months of the end of each Financial Year. An unaudited
(also called financial reports) • • semi-annual report is issued within two months of the end of the period it
Shareholder meeting notices • • • covers.
Other notices from the Board • • • The Singapore Representative does not accept any responsibility for any
Notices from the Management late or inaccurate publication of share prices aside from those it directly
Company • • • publishes itself. Share prices are usually available on the following
Articles • Singapore Dealing Day after each relevant Singapore Dealing Day.

KEY Queries and Complaints


Sent Sent by appointed Singapore Distributors to Singapore Shareholders Any person who would like to receive information about the Fund or who
who have subscribed for Shares through such Singapore Distributors. wishes to make a complaint about the operation of the Fund should contact
the Singapore Representative at 30th Floor, 88 Market Street, CapitaSpring,
Online Posted online on jpmorgan.com/sg/am/per/
Singapore 048948 or at telephone number (65) 6882 1328.
Singapore Representative Available free upon request from the Singapore
Representative.

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Fund Business Operations
Operations and Business Structure Martin Porter
Fund name JPMorgan Investment Funds Thornhill, Hammerwood Road
Ashurst Wood, Sussex
Registered office
RH19 3SL, United Kingdom
6, route de Trèves
L-2633 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg CONNECTED DIRECTORS
Legal structure Société anonyme, qualifying as a société d’investissement à Massimo Greco
capital variable (“SICAV”).
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
Incorporated and constituted in Luxembourg on 22 December 1994. 60 Victoria Embankment
Duration Indefinite. London, EC4Y 0JP, United Kingdom
Articles Last modified on 4 December 2017 in the Recueil Electronique des Daniel J. Watkins
Sociétés et Associations. JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific) Limited
Regulatory authority (formerly known as JF Asset Management Limited)
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) 19th Floor, Chater House
283, route d’Arlon L-1150 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 8 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong
Tel +352 262 511 Fax +352 262 512 601 Marion Mulvey
Registration number B 49 663. JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
Financial year 1 January to 31 December. 60 Victoria Embankment
Capital Sum of the net assets of all the Sub-Funds. London, EC4Y 0JP, United Kingdom
Par value of Shares None. The Board is responsible for the overall management and administration of
the Fund and has broad powers to act on its behalf, including:
appointing and supervising the Management Company and the other
Structure and Governing Law ■

service providers indicated below


The Fund is an “umbrella fund” under which the Sub-Funds are created and
operate. The assets and liabilities of each Sub-Fund are segregated from ■ setting investment policy and approving the appointment of the
those of other Sub-Funds; there is no cross-liability between Sub-Funds Investment Manager and of any Sub-Investment Managers that are not
(referred to as a “share class” in the Articles). The Fund qualifies as an JPMorgan entities
Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) ■ making all determinations regarding the launch, modification, merger
under Part 1 of the 2010 Law, complies with all applicable UCITS legislation or liquidation of Sub-Funds and Share Classes, including such matters
(including EC Directive 2009/65 as amended and related directives and as timing, pricing, fees, Valuation Days, dividend policy and other
regulations) and is registered on the official list of collective investment conditions
undertakings maintained by the CSSF. ■ determining whether to list a Sub-Fund’s Shares on the Luxembourg
Any legal disputes involving the Fund, the Management Company, the Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange
depositary or any Shareholder will be subject to the jurisdiction of the ■ determining when and in what manner the Fund will exercise any of the
competent Luxembourg court, although the Fund can submit itself to the rights reserved in this Singapore Prospectus or by statute, and making
competent court of other jurisdictions in disputes that concern activities or any associated Shareholder communications
Shareholders in that jurisdiction.
■ ensuring that the appointment of the Management Company and the
depositary is consistent with the 2010 Law and any applicable contracts
Board of Directors of the Fund
A majority of the Board consists of independent Directors. No Directors have The Board has overall responsibility for the Fund’s investment activities and
executive powers within the Board. other operations. The Board has delegated the day-to-day management of
the Fund and its Sub-Funds to the Management Company, which in turn
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS has delegated some or all of its duties to various Investment Managers and
Peter Thomas Schwicht, Chair other service providers. The Management Company, under the supervision
Humboldstr 17 of the Board, remains responsible for the delegated duties and acts.
D-60318 Frankfurt am Main, Germany The Board is responsible for the information in this Singapore Prospectus
Jacques Elvinger and has taken all reasonable care to ensure that it is materially accurate
and complete.
Elvinger Hoss Prussen, société anonyme
2, place Winston Churchill The Board also sets the fees to be paid to independent Directors, subject to
B.P. 425, L-2014 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg approval by Shareholders (no Director’s fees are paid to Directors who are
employed by any entity of JPMorgan Chase & Co.). Directors serve until their
John Li How Cheong
term ends, they resign, or they are revoked, in accordance with the Articles.
The Directors’ Office Any additional Directors will be appointed in accordance with the Articles
19 rue de Bitbourg, and Luxembourg law.
L-1273 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Directors are reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the
performance of their duties as a Director.

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Service Providers Engaged by the Board ■ integrate risk management and remuneration
■ have no remuneration perquisites or non-performance-based
THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY remuneration

Management Company name JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l. ■ maintain strong governance around remunerations practices

Registered office ■ avoid conflicts of interest


6, route de Trèves The policy applies to all employees, including employees whose
L-2633 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg professional activities materially impact the risk profile of the Management
Other contact information Company or the Fund, includes a description of how remuneration and
Tel +352 34 10 1 benefits are calculated, and sets out the responsibilities for awarding
Fax +352 2452 9755 remuneration and benefits, including the composition of the committee
that oversees and controls the policy. A copy of the policy is available at
Legal form of company Société à responsabilité limitée (S.à r.l).
am.jpmorgan.com/lu/en/asset-management/adv/funds/policies/ or free of
Incorporated 20 April 1988, in Luxembourg. charge from the Management Company.
Articles of Incorporation Last modified on 8 February 2019 and published
in the Mémorial C, Recueil des Sociétés et Associations, on 22 February MANAGEMENT COMPANY BOARD OF MANAGERS
2019. Graham Goodhew
Regulatory authority Independent Director
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) 8 Rue Pierre Joseph Redoute
283, route d’Arlon L-2435 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
L-1150 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Graham retired in 2016 as a Director and Conducting Officer (CO) of
Registration number B 27900 JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l. in Luxembourg after a career
Authorised and issued share capital EUR 10 million. of more than 40 years in financial services. With a background in internal
Years of experience managing collective investment schemes or audit and risk management, he moved from London to Luxembourg in
discretionary funds 33. 2001 as Head of Risk Management for JPMorgan covering the Luxembourg
SICAV and UK OEIC fund ranges and was a director of the Luxembourg
The Board has appointed the Management Company to perform investment
Management Company from 2002 until retirement. In 2005, he became
management, administrative and marketing functions and as domiciliary
Head of Corporate Governance and the CO responsible for portfolio risk
agent. The Management Company typically serves for an indefinite period
management. He has also served as the CO responsible for fund distribution
and the Board can replace the Management Company.
and investment management.
In its capacity as domiciliary agent, the Management Company is
Prior to his retirement he was active in working groups at CESR/ESMA,
responsible for the administrative work required by law and the Articles,
EFAMA, ILA and ALFI related to UCITS, MiFID, PRIPS, risk management and
and for keeping the books and records of the Sub-Funds and the Fund. The
other industry issues. Since his retirement he remains active with ALFI
Management Company is subject to Chapter 15 of the 2010 Law.
and ILA and continues to live and work in Luxembourg as an independent
The Management Company can delegate to third parties some or all of director.
its activities, subject to applicable laws. For example, so long as it retains
Graham is currently a Board Member of Nordea Investment Funds S.A, Ume
control and supervision, the Management Company can appoint one or
Luxembourg S.A. and Rezco SICAV.
more Investment Managers to handle the day-to-day management of Sub-
Fund assets, or one or more advisors to provide investment information, Graham has completed the Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers
recommendations and research concerning prospective and existing Level 1 qualification.
investments. The Management Company can also appoint various service Massimo Greco
providers; further details can be obtained from its registered office. Managing Director, JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
The Investment Managers and all service providers typically serve for 60 Victoria Embankment
an indefinite period and the Management Company can replace them London, EC4Y 0JP, United Kingdom
periodically. A JPMorgan employee since 1992, Massimo began with the Investment Bank
The names of other funds for which JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) as Head of Sales for Credit and Rates in Italy. In February 1998 Massimo
S.à r.l serves as a management company is available on request from its moved to head the Investment Management business in Italy. In March 2012
registered office. he moved to his current job.
Remuneration Policy From 1986 to 1992, Massimo worked for Goldman Sachs International in the
London Capital Markets team.
The Management Company has a remuneration policy that is designed to:
Massimo holds a degree in Economics from the University of Turin in Italy
■ contribute to the achievement of short-term and long-term strategic and
and an MBA (Major in Finance) from the Anderson Graduate School of
operational objectives at the same time avoiding excessive risk-taking
Management at UCLA in the US. He is also “Promotore Finanziaro” qualified.
inconsistent with the risk management strategy
Beate Gross
■ provide a balanced total remuneration package made up of a mix of
Managing Director
fixed and variable components including base salary, cash incentives and
JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l.
long-term, equity based or fund-tracking incentives that vest over time
6, route de Trèves
■ promote proper governance and regulatory compliance L-2633 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Key elements of the policy are intended to: A JPMorgan employee since 1990, Beate has held various roles including
■ tie remuneration of employees to long-term performance and align it head of the Risk Management Investment Team in London for six years;
with Shareholders’ interests head of the Risk Management and Strategic Planning Group in Frankfurt and
■ encourage a shared success culture amongst employees head of the Client Services Group in Frankfurt.
■ attract and retain talented individuals Prior to this, she worked as a portfolio manager and country specialist
for the continental European markets. Moreover, she was responsible for

JPMorgan Investment Funds - Singapore Prospectus 58


German equity trading for Frankfurt-managed mandates. Sherene obtained a B.Sc in Bioengineering from the University of California,
Before joining the firm, Beate worked within the equity trading business for Berkeley and an M.Sc in Financial Engineering from Princeton University.
more than eight years. Beate entered the banking industry as an employee She is also a CFA Charterholder.
of a German mutual savings bank with whom she studied for the German Andy Powell
banking qualification (Bankkauffrau), which she completed in 1981. Managing Director,
Beate holds the German banking qualification (Bankkauffrau). JPMorgan Investment Management Inc.
277 Park Ave, New York
Hendrik van Riel
NY, 10172-0003, United States
Independent Director
Via Allessandro Fleming 101/A Rome, Italy Andy is J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Chief Administrative Officer and
Global Head of AM Client Service, based in New York. In his role as CAO, he
Hendrik van Riel has over 35 years’ experience in Asset Management and
oversees AM’s end-to-end infrastructure globally. In his Client Service role,
Investment Banking. Following an international career with JPMorgan,
he is responsible for the group that services AM clients and manages the
Hendrik retired in 2001 from his position as a Managing Director, Head
platform supporting AM fund operations.
of Asset Management for Europe, the Middle East and Africa of JPMorgan
Fleming Asset Management. He has since served as a non-executive Prior to his current role, Andy was AM’s Global Fixed Income and Liquidity
Chairman, Board Member and Investment Advisor to several major COO for two years. Other roles include eight years as the JPM Markets
investment companies and was a founding Partner of Lentikia Cayman Global Rates Business Manager, eight years as a Technology/Operations
Management Ltd., the Investment Manager of Brocade Fund, a global Derivatives Specialist in multiple asset classes at JPMorgan and Bank One,
macro hedge fund. Hendrik was an Equity partner of Vestra Wealth LLP, and five years at Andersen Consulting as a business analyst/program
and Advisor to Azure Wealth LLP. Hendrik is currently a Board Member manager working on initiatives at the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche
and Advisor to d’Amico International Group (Lux) and a Director of Borse.
Hugo Partner (Sw). Andy holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Cambridge University,
Hendrik holds a degree in Economics and an MBA (Major in Finance) from England.
the New York University. MANAGEMENT COMPANY CONDUCTING OFFICERS
Christoph Bergweiler Gilbert Dunlop
Managing Director, JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l Executive Director, Risk Management
6, route de Trèves
Previously a JPMorgan employee from 1989 to 2001, serving as the Co-head
L-2633 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
marketing and sales of derivatives and structured products UK team, Gilbert
Christoph is CEO of JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l. He was rejoined JPMorgan in 2011 serving as the Head of the Investment Risk
previously the Country Head of J.P. Morgan Asset Management for Austria, Oversight & Capital Adequacy team in Investment Management EMEA and
Central and Eastern Europe, Germany as well as Greece since January 2017. Latin America.
Before that he was the Country Head for the German market since April
From 2009 to 2011, Gilbert worked for the Financial Services Authority in
2012 and Managing Director as well as Head of Retail Sales in Frankfurt
the UK as a Risk Manager. Prior to this, from 2002 to 2009, he was the
since June 2008. Since December 2014 he additionally serves as Member
Head of Product Engineering at Man Investments. From 1982 to 1989, he
of the Board of Directors of J.P. Morgan Pension Trust e.V.. Christoph
was an employee of Barclays Capital.
started his career with J.P. Morgan Asset Management in April 2001 within
the German Independent Financial Advisor (IFA) team. Prior to joining Gilbert holds an MA in Mathematics (Quantum Mechanics) from the
J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Christoph worked as a corporate finance University of Cambridge in the UK.
analyst at IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG in Frankfurt. Philippe Ringard
Christoph holds a master’s degree in business administration (Diplom- Executive Director, Fund Administration and Investment Management
Kaufmann) from the University of Passau. Oversight

Sherene Ban A JPMorgan Asset Management employee since 2004, in charge of fund
Managing Director, administration oversight, Philippe is a Conducting Officer of the Luxembourg
JPMorgan Asset Management (Singapore) Limited Management company and responsible for the UK and Luxembourg Funds
88 Market Street, 30th Floor, CapitaSpring Control teams.
Singapore, SG, 048948, Singapore He is currently responsible for vendor oversight of all delegated third party
Sherene is the Chief Executive Officer for Singapore and South East Asia administration functions, tax oversight, dividend distribution, and service
for JPMorgan Asset Management (Singapore) Limited. In this role, she is delivery management of the fund vendor panel for both the JPMorgan Asset
responsible for overseeing all aspects of the firm’s asset management Management UK and Luxembourg fund ranges.
business in the region. Previously, she held a number of roles in the firm Philippe began his career with Arthur Andersen in 1997 (subsequently
such as heading the Investment Specialist team for Beta Strategies Group merged into Ernst & Young) where he audited funds and banks until 2004,
and co-heading the Investment Specialist team for the Emerging Markets where he joined JPMorgan Asset Management.
and Asia Pacific Equities Group. Sherene is a trustee director of the Philippe holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance and a
JPMorgan U.K. Retirement Plan and she sits on the Investment Committee. master’s degree in Audit and Control Cost from the Ecole Supérieure de
In addition, Sherene is on the board of JPMorgan Asset Management Gestion in France. He also holds a B.A. in Business Management from the
(Europe) S.à r.l. and is on the Executive Committee of the Investment University of Warwick in the UK.
Management Association of Singapore (IMAS).
Beate Gross
Prior to joining the Firm in 2005, Sherene worked as a portfolio manager
See biographical details above.
for Asia Pacific Equities at the Government of Singapore Investment
Corporation (GIC). She then transferred to London with the GIC to become a
portfolio manager for European Equities.

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James Stuart The depositary can, with the Fund’s consent, entrust Fund assets to third
Executive Director, EMEA Strategy and Business Transformation party banks, financial institutions or clearinghouses, and to sub-custodians,
but this will not affect its liability.
James has over 25 years’ experience within the Asset Management industry
ranging from Operations, Client Servicing, Relationship Management, The depositary will exercise all due skill, care and diligence to ensure that
Business Development through to Change Management. James’s current any delegate is capable of providing an adequate standard of protection.
role is Chief Administrative Officer for JPMorgan Asset Management Europe Where the law of a third country requires that certain financial instruments
S.à r.l. as well as being the European Head of Business Transformation, be held in custody by a local entity and there are no local entities that
which focuses on Regulatory and large Business Change initiatives. Prior to satisfy the delegation requirement, the depositary can delegate to a local
joining JPMorgan, James worked for Fidelity Investments. entity, provided that the investors have been duly informed and that
James has a Diploma in Rural Estate Management from The Royal appropriate instructions to delegate to the relevant local entity have been
Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK. given by or for the Fund.
Louise Mullan The depositary must use reasonable care in exercising its duties and is
liable to the Fund and Shareholders for any loss of a financial instrument
Executive Director, Onboarding, Marketing and Distribution
held in custody, whether held directly or by any of its delegates or sub-
A JPMorgan Asset Management employee since March 2021, Louise is custodians. The depositary shall, however, not be liable if it can prove that
responsible for AML onboarding as well as marketing and distribution for all the loss has arisen as a result of an external event beyond its reasonable
Luxembourg fund ranges. control, the consequences of which would have been unavoidable despite
Louise was previously Head of Alternatives Regulatory Control and Investor all reasonable efforts to the contrary. The depositary is also liable for any
Relations at JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services (Ireland) Limited in Dublin. losses resulting from negligent or intentional failure to properly perform its
During a more than 20 years career, Louise has held a number of positions duties, including all duties under UCITS V legislation.
at BNY Mellon, RBC and State Street. Full updated details regarding the description of the depositary’s duties
Louise holds a Bachelor of Business in Marketing and French from Dublin as well as information regarding safekeeping functions delegated by the
Business School. depositary and the up-to-date list of delegates are available on request
Role of the conducting officers The conducting officers supervise and from the Management Company. For a current list of sub-custodians used
coordinate the activities of the Management Company and are responsible by the depositary, go to am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/
for the day to day management of the Management Company in accordance jpm-am-aem/emea/lu/en/communications/lux-communication/
with the Luxembourg law. jpm-lux-list-subcustodians-ce-en.pdf
Insolvency of the Management Company and Depositary
DEPOSITARY
The Management Company is subject to strict capital and own funds
J.P. Morgan SE – Luxembourg Branch
requirements under the Luxembourg Law dated 17 December 2010 relating
6, route de Trèves
to undertakings for collective investment. The Management Company is not
L-2633 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
entrusted with the safekeeping of, and has no right over, the Fund’s assets.
The Board of Directors of the Fund has appointed JP Morgan SE – Article 101 §5 of the Luxembourg Law dated 17 December 2010 provides
Luxembourg Branch as the depositary of the Fund pursuant to a depositary that assets of the Fund do not form part of the estate in case of insolvency
agreement. The depositary is regulated by the CSSF. of the Management Company, they cannot be claimed by the creditors of
The depositary provides such services as: the Management Company.
■ maintaining custody of the assets of the Fund In accordance with Article 36 of the 2010 Luxembourg Law dated
■ verifying the ownership, and maintaining an up-to-date record, of all 17 December 2010, the duties of either the depositary or the Management
assets held by the Fund Company shall cease in respect of the Fund where either the depositary or
the Management Company has been declared bankrupt, has entered into
■ ensuring that various activities are carried out in accordance with the
an arrangement with creditors, has obtained a suspension of payment, has
Board’s instructions and, above all, with law, regulation and the Articles;
been put under court-controlled management or has been the subject of
these activities include the calculation of NAV, the processing of dealing
similar proceedings, or has been put into liquidation. In those cases the
requests and the receipt and allocation of income and revenues to each
Board of Directors will have to replace them, subject to CSSF approval.
Sub-Fund and Share Class, among others
As insolvency is a complex area of the law and uncertainty exists as to the
■ carrying out the orders of the Fund and the Management Company, and
ultimate outcome of insolvency proceedings, no guarantee can be given to
ensuring that any delegated entities or sub-custodians carry out these
Shareholders on the protection of all assets of the Sub-Funds.
orders, unless they conflict with Luxembourg law or the Articles
The depositary is not allowed to carry out activities with regard to the Fund Service Providers Engaged by the
that may create conflicts of interest between the Fund, the Shareholders
and the depositary itself, unless it has properly identified these potential
Shareholders of the Fund
conflicts of interest, has functionally and hierarchically separated the
performance of its depositary tasks from its other potentially conflicting AUDITOR
tasks, and the potential conflicts of interest are properly identified, PricewaterhouseCoopers, société cooperative
managed, monitored and disclosed to Shareholders. To address conflicts of 2, rue Gerhard Mercator, B.P. 1443
interest, the depositary follows the policies and procedures that are outlined L-1014 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
in Considerations for Investors under Investing in the Sub-Funds and that The auditor provides independent review of the financial statements of the
are available in full upon request to the Management Company. Fund and all Sub-Funds once a year. The auditor is appointed annually at
The depositary must act independently from the Fund and the Management the annual general meeting of Shareholders.
Company, solely in the interest of the Fund and the Shareholders, and in
compliance with UCITS V legislation.

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Service Providers Engaged by the the Management Company and each Investment Manager provides for the
termination of each agreement in relation to insolvency proceedings being
Management Company commenced against the relevant Investment Manager or the withdrawal of
the license granted to the relevant Investment Manager.
INVESTMENT MANAGERS
The Management Company has delegated the investment management of COMMISSION SHARING ARRANGEMENTS
each Sub-Fund described in this Singapore Prospectus to one or more of the An Investment Manager or Sub-Investment Manager (where applicable)
Investment Managers listed below. The Management Company can appoint may enter into commission sharing arrangements, but only where all of the
any other entity of JPMorgan Chase & Co. to be an Investment Manager in following are true:
which case this Singapore Prospectus will be updated.
■ there is a direct and identifiable benefit to the clients of the Investment
Sub-Fund Investment Managers Managers or Sub-Investment Managers (where applicable) including the
Fund
Global Convertibles Conservative
Fund JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) ■ the Investment Managers or Sub-Investment Manager (where applicable)
Limited
Global Macro Opportunities Fund are satisfied that the transactions generating the shared commissions
J.P. Morgan Investment Management are made in good faith, in strict compliance with applicable regulatory
Global Select Equity Fund requirements and in the best interests of the Fund and its Shareholders
Inc.
Investment Manager: J.P. Morgan ■ the terms of the arrangements are commensurate with best market
Investment Management Inc. practice
Global Income Fund Sub-Investment Manager: JPMorgan Depending on local regulation, an Investment Manager or Sub-Investment
Asset Management (Asia Pacific) Manager (where applicable) can pay for research or execution services
Limited
using soft commissions or other similar arrangements. From 1 January 2018,
US Select Equity Fund only certain Sub-Funds as disclosed on jpmorgan.com/sg/am/per may use
Global Dividend Fund commission sharing/soft commission to pay for external research.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management
Global High Yield Bond Fund
Inc.
Global Income Sustainable Fund ADMINISTRATOR
Income Opportunity Fund
J.P. Morgan SE, Luxembourg Branch
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited 6C, route de Trèves, L-2633 Senningerberg Luxembourg
60 Victoria Embankment The administrator performs NAV calculation and accounting services for the
London EC4Y 0JP, United Kingdom Fund.
Regulatory authority Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Domicile United Kingdom AUTHORISED DISTRIBUTORS AND LOCAL AFFILIATES/
Years of experience managing collective investment schemes or REPRESENTATIVES
discretionary funds 48. The Management Company has appointed the entities below as authorised
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. distributors in Asia and on behalf of the Fund, has also appointed the Fund’s
383 Madison Avenue representative in Hong Kong and Singapore.
New York, NY 10 179, United States of America Hong Kong Affiliate
Regulatory authority Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). JPMorgan Funds (Asia) Limited (the “Hong Kong Affiliate”)

Domicile United States of America 19th Floor, Chater House, 8 Connaught Road
Central Hong Kong
Years of experience managing collective investment schemes or
discretionary funds 38. The Hong Kong Affiliate serves investors in Hong Kong, and is also an
authorised distributor of the Fund in Asia.
JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific) Limited (formerly known as
JF Asset Management Limited) SINGAPORE REPRESENTATIVE AND AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS
19th Floor, Chater House IN SINGAPORE
8 Connaught Road Central Hong Kong JPMorgan Asset Management (Singapore) Limited (the “Singapore
Representative”)
Regulatory authority Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong
(SFC). 30th Floor, CapitaSpring
88 Market Street, Singapore 048948
Domicile Hong Kong
The Singapore Representative provides and maintains certain administrative
Years of experience managing collective investment schemes or
and other facilities relating to the offer of Shares in Singapore. This
discretionary funds 48.
includes, for example, maintaining for inspection in Singapore a subsidiary
The Investment Managers are responsible for day-to-day management register of Shareholders who subscribed for or purchased their Shares in
of the Sub-Funds’ portfolios in accordance with the stated investment Singapore (or any other facility that enables the inspection or extraction of
objectives and policies. The Investment Manager may, from time to time, the equivalent information), which is open for public inspection at the above
sub-delegate part or all of the investment management function to one or address during the Singapore Representative’s usual business hours. The
more affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Singapore Representative is also an authorised distributor of the Fund in
Insolvency of the Investment Managers Asia.
The Investment Managers are subject to the local insolvency regimes of
their respective jurisdictions which include withdrawal of licenses granted
in case of bankruptcy/liquidation. The agreement entered into between

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Glossaries
GLOSSARY 1 Defined Terms GLOSSARY 2 General Investment Terms
Unless the context otherwise requires, terms defined in the Luxembourg While this glossary does reflect the meanings intended in this Singapore
Prospectus shall have the same meaning when used in this Singapore Prospectus, its definitions are primarily informational (as opposed to
Prospectus except where specifically provided for in this Singapore legal) and are intended to provide helpful general descriptions of common
Prospectus. Certain defined terms can be found in the Glossary section of securities, techniques and other terms. You should refer to Glossary 2 of the
the Luxembourg Prospectus. Luxembourg Prospectus for a full list of general investment terms that are
The following terms have these specific meanings within this document, and used in both the Luxembourg Prospectus and this Singapore Prospectus.
(if defined in the Luxembourg Prospectus) supersede their meanings in the derivative An instrument or private contract whose value is based on
Luxembourg Prospectus unless otherwise stated. All references to laws and the value and characteristics of one or more reference assets, such as a
documents apply to those laws and documents as amended from time to security, an index or an interest rate. A small movement in the value of the
time. reference asset can cause a large movement in the value of the derivative.
Hong Kong Business Day A day other than Saturday or Sunday or a local
holiday on which banks in Hong Kong are open for normal banking business.
Singapore Dealing Day A day which is all of the following: (i) a day other
than Saturday or Sunday or a local holiday on which banks in Singapore are
open for normal banking business, (ii) a Valuation Day and (iii) a Hong Kong
Business Day.
Singapore Distributor Any person or entity appointed by the Hong Kong
Affiliate, the Singapore Representative, the Management Company or its
affiliates to distribute or arrange for the distribution of shares in Singapore.
Singapore Shareholder A Singapore Distributor or nominee of the
Singapore Distributor, who acts as an agent to an investor and holds
Shares on behalf of an investor. For the avoidance of doubt, references to
an “investor” are references to a person (whether an individual or other
legal person) applying for or investing in Shares through such a Singapore
Distributor.
Turnover Ratio A ratio of the number of times per year that a dollar of
assets is reinvested. It is calculated based on the lesser of purchases or
sales of underlying investments of a scheme expressed as a percentage of
daily average NAV.
Valuation Day A day on which a Sub-Fund accepts dealing requests and
calculates a NAV per Share for each Share Class. Subject to any further
restrictions specified for a Sub-Fund under Sub-Fund Descriptions, a
Valuation Day is a week day other than a day on which any exchange
or market on which a substantial portion of a Sub-Fund’s investments
is traded, is closed. When dealings on any such exchange or market are
restricted or suspended, the Management Company may, in consideration
of prevailing market conditions or other relevant factors, decide that
a particular day will not be a Valuation Day. 1 January, Easter Monday,
24 – 26 December inclusive and any other day specified in the relevant
Sub-Fund Descriptions are also non-valuation days. By exception to the
above, on 31 December provided it is not a Saturday or Sunday a NAV per
Share for each Share Class will be calculated however no dealing requests
will be accepted. For a list of expected non-dealing and non-valuation days,
please contact the Singapore Representative.

JPMorgan Investment Funds - Singapore Prospectus 62


Signed for, and on behalf of, each of the following Directors of
JPMorgan Investment Funds:
Peter Thomas Schwicht
Jacques Elvinger
John Li How Cheong
Martin Porter
Massimo Greco
Daniel J. Watkins
Marion Mulvey

Sherene Ban
Director of the Singapore Representative

JPMorgan Investment Funds - Singapore Prospectus 63


PROSPECTUS - JULY 2023

JPMorgan Investment Funds


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Contents
Using This Prospectus 3 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Europe Strategic Dividend
Sub-Fund Descriptions 4 Fund 85
Equity Sub-Funds JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Core Equity Fund 92
Europe Select Equity Fund 5 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Dividend Fund 99
Europe Strategic Dividend Fund 7 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Select Equity Fund 106
Global Core Equity Fund 9 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Japan Sustainable Equity Fund 113
Global Dividend Fund 11 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Japan Strategic Value Fund 120
Global Select Equity Fund 13 JPMorgan Investment Funds - US Select Equity Fund 127
Japan Sustainable Equity Fund 15 Balanced and Mixed Asset Sub-Funds
Japan Strategic Value Fund 17 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Balanced Fund 134
US Select Equity Fund 19 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Income Fund 141
Balanced and Mixed Asset Sub-Funds JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Income
Global Balanced Fund 21 Conservative Fund 148
Global Income Fund 23 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Income Sustainable
Global Income Conservative Fund 25 Fund 155
Global Income Sustainable Fund 27 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Macro Sustainable
Global Macro Fund 29 Fund 162
Global Macro Opportunities Fund 31 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Multi-Asset
Global Macro Sustainable Fund 33 Cautious Sustainable Fund 169
Global Multi-Asset Cautious Sustainable Fund 35 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Multi-Asset
Global Multi-Asset Moderate Sustainable Fund 37 Moderate Sustainable Fund 176
Global Multi-Asset Growth Sustainable Fund 39 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Multi-Asset Growth
Sustainable Fund 183
Convertibles Sub-Funds
Global Convertibles Conservative Fund 41 Convertibles Sub-Funds
JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Convertibles
Bond Sub-Funds
Conservative Fund 190
Global Corporate Bond Sustainable Fund 43
Global Short Duration Corporate Bond Sustainable Fund 45 Bond Sub-Funds
Global High Yield Bond Fund 47 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Corporate Bond
Income Opportunity Fund 49 Sustainable Fund 197
Unconstrained Bond Fund 51 JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Short Duration
US Bond Fund 53 Corporate Bond Sustainable Fund 204
JPMorgan Investment Funds - Unconstrained Bond Fund 211
Risk Descriptions 55
JPMorgan Investment Funds - US Bond Fund 218
Investment Restrictions and Powers 62
Share Classes and Costs 224
ESG Integration, Sustainable Investing Approaches and
Investing in the Sub-Funds 233
EU SFDR Article 8 Pre-Contractual Annexes 74
Fund Business Operations 246
EU SFDR Article 8 Pre-Contractual Annexes 77
Glossaries 250
Equity Sub-Funds
JPMorgan Investment Funds - Europe Select Equity Fund 78

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Using This Prospectus
This Prospectus is designed so that it can be read as a narrative as Costs
well as a reference document in which information on particular One-time charges and annual fees and expenses Stated in Sub-
topics can easily be found. The information on this page indicates Fund Descriptions; explained in Share Classes and Costs.
where to find the most commonly used information. Performance fees Rate and mechanism used stated in Sub-Fund
Descriptions; calculations and examples set out in Share Classes
Portfolio Characteristics and Costs.
Investment objectives and policies Portfolio management Recent actual expenses See applicable KIIDs or the most recent
information relating to each Sub-Fund, see Sub-Fund Shareholder Reports.
Descriptions; for general information including what is
permissible under UCITS law and regulation, see Investment Share Classes
Restrictions and Powers. Eligibility See Share Classes and Costs.
Investment minimums See Share Classes and Costs.
Understanding investment policies Characteristics and naming conventions See Share Classes and
This is a guide to understanding investment policy terms and descriptions. Costs.
Unless stated otherwise in the Sub-Fund Descriptions, the following
interpretations apply: Dividends See Share Classes and Costs.
q Ancillary Liquid Assets Can be held by any Sub-Fund up to 20% of net Currently available Go to jpmorganassetmanagement.lu; for
assets.“% of assets” does not include Ancillary Liquid Assets. Other Share Classes registered for public sale in a particular country,
investments, such as Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market contact the Management Company or the local representatives
instruments and money market funds for any specific purpose will be
shown in Information for Investors in Certain Countries.
described in Sub-Fund Descriptions.
ISIN See applicable KIID.
q Equities Includes investments in shares, depository receipts, warrants and
other participation rights. To a limited extent equity exposure may also be
achieved through convertible securities, index and participation notes and Dealing
equity linked notes. Cut-off time See Sub-Fund Descriptions.
q Debt securities Includes investments in bonds and other securities such as Placing dealing requests See Investing in the Sub-Funds.
debentures, capital notes and any other obligations paying fixed or floating Transfers to another party See Investing in the Sub-Funds.
(variable) interest.
General tax considerations See Investing in the Sub-Funds.
q Domicile When a domicile is stated, it refers to the country in which the
company is incorporated and has its registered office.
Contact and Ongoing Communications
Derivatives See Sub-Fund Descriptions for derivatives usage for Queries and complaints Contact the Management Company, a
each Sub- Fund. See Investment Restrictions and Powers for financial adviser or JPMorgan representative.
general information, including what is permissible under UCITS law Notices and publications See Investing in the Sub-Funds.
and regulation, and for details on derivatives usage and purposes
for the Sub-Funds. Meanings of Various Terms
Risks See Sub-Fund Descriptions for a list of the risks for each Defined terms See Glossary 1.
Sub-Fund including a general note on risk; individual risks are General investment terms See Glossary 2.
described in Risk Descriptions.
Environmental, Social and Governance integration and Currency Abbreviations
sustainable investing See ESG Integration, Sustainable AUD Australian dollar JPY Japanese yen
Investing Approaches and EU SFDR Article 8 Pre-Contractual CAD Canadian dollar NOK Norwegian krone
Annexes for details of how environmental, social and governance CHF Swiss franc NZD New Zealand dollar
information is integrated into the investment decision making CNH Offshore Chinese renminbi PLN Polish zloty
process, how Sub-Funds with sustainable investing objectives go CNY Onshore Chinese renminbi RMB Chinese renminbi
beyond such integration and for the EU SFDR Article 8 Pre- CZK Czech koruna SEK Swedish krona
Contractual Annexes. Please also refer to Sustainability risk as
EUR Euro SGD Singapore dollar
described in Risk Descriptions.
GBP British pound sterling USD United States dollar
HKD Hong Kong dollar
HUF Hungarian forint

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Sub-Fund Descriptions
In a given jurisdiction, only certain Sub-Funds and Share Classes will be
Introduction to the Sub-Funds registered. Distributing this Prospectus or offering Shares for sale is
The Fund exists to offer investors a range of Sub-Funds with different legal only where the Shares are registered for public sale or where
objectives and strategies and to offer the potential benefits of offer or sale is not prohibited by local law or regulation. This
diversification and professional management to both retail and Prospectus is not an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction, or to any
professional investors. The Sub-Funds are intended for long-term investor, where such a solicitation is not legally permitted.
investment. In the United States, Shares are not and will not be registered either
Before investing in any Sub-Fund, an investor should understand the with the US Securities and Exchange Commission or any other US entity,
risks, costs, and terms of investment of that Sub-Fund and of the federal or otherwise. The Fund is not registered under the US
relevant Share Class and how the investment would align with their own Investment Company Act of 1940. Therefore, in principle, Shares are
financial circumstances and tolerance for investment risk. not available to, or for the benefit of, any US Person. See Information
Investors, including insurance undertakings (as defined in Directive for Investors in Certain Countries for further details.
2009/138/EC), have sole responsibility for being aware of, and The Fund mav be permitted to purchase or hold securities which are
complying with, all laws and regulations which apply to them, whether subject to sanctions laws in some jurisdictions other than Luxembourg
imposed by their country of tax residence or any other jurisdiction. This and the European Union. Investors from these jurisdictions should seek
includes understanding the potential legal and tax consequences and professional advice regarding local sanction laws. Investors from these
resolving any fines, claims or other penalties that arise from failure to jurisdictions may need to redeem their holdings in the Fund.
comply.
The Board recommends that every investor obtain legal, tax and WHO CAN INVEST IN WHICH SHARE CLASSES
financial advice before investing initially (and under any other Investors should consult Share Classes and Costs to see which Share
circumstances where legal, tax or investment concerns may be relevant) Classes they are eligible to hold. Some Shares are available to all
as they maintain and/or increase their investment. investors, others are available only to investors who meet specific
requirements such as qualifying as Institutional Investors. In all cases,
there are minimum investment requirements which the Management
Before Making an Initial Investment Company may waive at its discretion.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT RISK WHICH INFORMATION TO USE
While each Sub-Fund takes risks that its Investment Manager considers
In deciding whether to invest in a Sub-Fund, prospective investors
to be appropriate in light of that Sub-Fund’s stated objective and
should read this Prospectus including the relevant Sub-Fund
policies, investors must evaluate Sub-Fund risks in terms of whether
Descriptions (being the offering document), the relevant KIID if
they are consistent with their own investment goals and risk tolerances.
applicable, any relevant local disclosure document as required in a
Risk is an integral component of a Sub-Fund’s return.
specific jurisdiction, the application form including the terms and
With these Sub-Funds, as with most investments, future performance conditions, the Articles and the Fund’s most recent annual report. These
will differ from past performance. There is no guarantee that any Sub- documents are made available, together with any more recent semi-
Fund will meet its objectives or achieve any particular level of annual report, as described in Notices and Publications under Ongoing
performance. Communication. By buying Shares in a Sub-Fund, an investor is
The value of an investment in any Sub-Fund can go up and down, and a considered to have accepted the terms described in any of these
Shareholder could lose money. No Sub-Fund is intended as a complete documents. Together, all these documents contain the only approved
investment plan for any Shareholder. information about the Sub-Funds and the Fund. Any information or
In addition, Shareholders may experience currency risk if the currency representation given or made by any person which is not contained
in which they subscribe or redeem is different to the Share Class herein or in any other document which may be available for inspection
Currency, Sub-Fund Base Currency or the currency of the Sub-Fund’s by the public should be regarded as unauthorised and should
assets. The exchange rates between the relevant currencies can have a accordingly not be relied upon.
significant impact on the returns of a Share Class. The Directors believe that they have taken all reasonable care to ensure
The main risks of each Sub-Fund are listed on the following pages. By that the information contained in this Prospectus is accurate, is current
consulting the list of risks and their definitions which appear in Risk at the date of this Prospectus, and does not omit any material
Descriptions, Shareholders can better understand the overall risk to an information.
investment in a Sub-Fund. In case of any inconsistency in translations of this Prospectus, the
English version will prevail.
WHO CAN INVEST IN THESE SUB-FUNDS For a guide to interpreting certain key investment policy terms, see
Ability to invest in the Fund is based on a number of factors. Understanding investment policies under Using This Prospectus.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Europe Select Equity Fund
screens applied that may result in exclusions can be found on the
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Management Company’s Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
OBJECTIVE The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased.
To achieve a return in excess of the European equity markets by
investing primarily in European companies. Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid
Assets and up to 20% of assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions,
INVESTMENT PROCESS money market instruments and money market funds for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional
Investment approach payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for
Q Uses a fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process. defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally
unfavourable market conditions.
Q Investment process built on stock level analysis by a global research
team. Derivatives Used for: efficient portfolio management; hedging. Types:
see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How the Sub-Funds Use
ESG approach ESG Promote Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS including CFD: none.
Benchmark MSCI Europe Index (Total Return Net). For currency hedged Global exposure calculation method: commitment.
Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Share Class currency. Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
Benchmark uses and resemblance 20% maximum.

Q Performance comparison. Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset


The Sub-Fund is actively managed. The majority of the Sub-Fund’s denomination: any. Hedging approach: typically unhedged.
holdings (excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the
benchmark and it is managed within indicative risk parameters that MAIN RISKS
typically limit the Investment Manager’s discretion to deviate from its The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
As a result, the Sub-Fund will bear a resemblance to the composition objective.
and risk characteristics of its benchmark; however, the Investment The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
Manager’s discretion may result in performance that differs from the Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
benchmark. Sub-Fund.
Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
POLICIES each risk.
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested in equities
of companies that are domiciled, or carrying out the main part of their Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
economic activity, in a European country. Techniques Securities
At least 51% of assets are invested in companies with positive Hedging Equities
environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good governance
practices as measured through the Investment Manager's proprietary S
ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data.
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid use of the techniques and securities above
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments, Currency Market
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or S
social objectives. The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values
and norms based screening to implement exclusions. To support this Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
screening, it relies on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
participation in or the revenue which they derive from activities that could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
are inconsistent with the values and norms based screens. The list of of their money. fluctuate in value.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 5


Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Management Operating and
of capital loss, and: Redemption and Advisory Administrative
Base Class Initial Charge Switch Charge Charge Fee Distribution Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek long-term capital growth through
exposure to European equity markets; A 5.00% 1.00% 0.50% 1.50% – 0.30%
Q are looking to use it as part of an C – 1.00% – 0.50% – 0.20%
investment portfolio and not as a D 5.00% 1.00% 0.50% 1.50% 0.75% 0.30%
complete investment plan. I – 1.00% – 0.50% – 0.16%
I2 – 1.00% – 0.40% – 0.16%
Hedging method for currency hedged
X – 1.00% – – – 0.15%
Share Classes Portfolio hedge.
See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 21 Jul 1997.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 6


JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Europe Strategic Dividend Fund
values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
OBJECTIVE
The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
To provide long-term returns by investing primarily in high dividend-
decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased.
yielding equity securities of European companies.
Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary
INVESTMENT PROCESS Liquid Assets and up to 20% of assets in Deposits with Credit
Institutions, money market instruments and money market funds for
Investment approach managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and
Q Uses a bottom-up stock selection process. exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid
Q Uses the full breadth of the eligible equity investment universe Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by
through a combination of fundamental research insights and exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.
quantitative analysis. Derivatives Used for: efficient portfolio management; hedging. Types:
Q Seeks to identify high dividend yielding securities that are see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How the Sub-Funds Use
fundamentally sound. Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS including CFD: none.
Global exposure calculation method: commitment.
ESG approach ESG Promote
Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
Benchmark MSCI Europe Index (Total Return Net). For currency hedged 20% maximum.
Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Share Class currency.
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset
Benchmark uses and resemblance denomination: any. Hedging approach: typically managed to the
Q Performance comparison. currency weightings of the benchmark.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, MAIN RISKS
the Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
The degree to which the Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and objective.
risk characteristics of the benchmark will vary over time and its The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
performance may be meaningfully different. Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Sub-Fund.
POLICIES Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
each risk.
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested in high
dividend-yielding equities of companies that are domiciled, or carrying
out the main part of their economic activity, in a European country. In Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
search of income, the Sub-Fund may have significant positions in Techniques Securities
specific sectors or countries from time to time. Concentration Equities
At least 51% of assets are invested in companies with positive Hedging
environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good governance
practices as measured through the Investment Manager's proprietary S
ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data. Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid use of the techniques and securities above
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments, Currency Market
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or S
social objectives.
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
of their money. fluctuate in value.
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 7


Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
of capital loss, and: Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek a combination of income and long- A 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.50% – 0.30%
term capital growth through exposure to C – 1.00% – – 0.65% – 0.20%
European equity markets; D 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.50% 0.75% 0.30%
Q are looking to use it as part of an F – 1.00% 3.00% – 1.50% 1.00% 0.30%
investment portfolio and not as a I – 1.00% – – 0.65% – 0.16%
complete investment plan. I2 – 1.00% – – 0.50% – 0.16%
Hedging method for currency hedged X – 1.00% – – – – 0.15%
Share Classes Portfolio hedge. See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. *Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 24 Feb 2005.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 8


JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Core Equity Fund
values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
OBJECTIVE
The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
To provide long term capital growth by investing primarily in the shares
decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased.
of companies globally, excluding emerging markets.
Other investment exposures Up to 5% in REITs.
INVESTMENT PROCESS Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of
assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments
Investment approach
and money market funds for managing cash subscriptions and
Q Uses a fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process. redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100%
Q Investment process built on stock level analysis by a global research of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a
team. temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
conditions.
ESG approach ESG Promote
Derivatives Used for: efficient portfolio management; hedging. Types:
Benchmark Benchmark MSCI World Index (Total Return Net). For see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How the Sub-Funds Use
currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Share Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS including CFD: none.
Class currency. Global exposure calculation method: commitment.
Benchmark uses and resemblance Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
Q Performance comparison. 20% maximum.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. The majority of the Sub-Fund’s Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
holdings (excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the denomination: any. Hedging approach: typically managed to the
benchmark and it is managed within indicative risk parameters that currency weightings of the benchmark.
typically limit the Investment Manager’s discretion to deviate from its
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. MAIN RISKS
As a result, the Sub-Fund will bear a resemblance to the composition The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
and risk characteristics of its benchmark; however, the Investment risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
Manager’s discretion may result in performance that differs from the objective.
benchmark.
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
POLICIES Sub-Fund.
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested in equities Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
of companies globally, excluding emerging markets. The Sub-Fund uses each risk.
a core approach, which is not constrained by sector and has no style
bias. It may invest in growth and value style companies. Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
The Sub Fund may be concentrated in a limited number of securities Techniques Securities
from time to time.
Concentration Equities
At least 51% of assets are invested in companies with positive Hedging REITs
environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good governance
practices as measured through the Investment Manager's proprietary S
ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data..
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid use of the techniques and securities above
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,
Currency Market
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or S
social objectives.
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the of their money. fluctuate in value.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 9


Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Management Operating and
of capital loss, and: Redemption and Advisory Administrative
Base Class Initial Charge Switch Charge Charge Fee Distribution Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek long-term capital growth through
exposure to global equity markets C – 1.00% – 0.50% – 0.20%
excluding emerging market countries; C2 – 1.00% – 0.40% – 0.20%
Q are looking to use it as a core part of I2 – 1.00% – 0.40% – 0.16%
an investment portfolio and not as a S1 – 1.00% – 0.25% – 0.16%
complete investment plan. See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
Hedging method for currency hedged
Share Classes Portfolio hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 14 Jun 2023.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 10


JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Dividend Fund
values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
OBJECTIVE
The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
To provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in
decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased.
companies, globally, that generate high and rising income.
Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary
INVESTMENT PROCESS Liquid Assets and up to 20% of assets in Deposits with Credit
Institutions, money market instruments and money market funds for
Investment approach managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and
Q Uses a fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process. exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid
Q Investment process built on stock level analysis by a global research Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by
team. exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.

Q Seeks to identify companies with sustainably high dividends and/or Derivatives Used for: efficient portfolio management; hedging. Types:
sustainable dividend growth potential. see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How the Sub-Funds Use
Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS including CFD: none.
ESG approach ESG Promote Global exposure calculation method: commitment.
Benchmark MSCI All Country World Index (Total Return Net). For Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Share 20% maximum.
Class currency.
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
Benchmark uses and resemblance denomination: any. Hedging approach: typically managed to the
Q Performance comparison. currency weights of the benchmark.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, MAIN RISKS
the Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
The degree to which the Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and objective.
risk characteristics of the benchmark will vary over time and its The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
performance may be meaningfully different. Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Sub-Fund.
POLICIES Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
each risk.
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested in equities
of companies anywhere in the world, including emerging markets that
generate high and rising income. The Sub-Fund may be concentrated in Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
a limited number of companies and, in search of income, may have Techniques Securities
significant positions in specific sectors or countries from time to time. Concentration Emerging markets
At least 51% of assets are invested in companies with positive Hedging Equities
environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good governance
practices as measured through the Investment Manager's proprietary S
ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data. Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid use of the techniques and securities above
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments, Currency Liquidity Market
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or S
social objectives.
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the of their money. fluctuate in value.
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the

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Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
of capital loss, and: Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek a combination of income and long- A 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.50% – 0.30%
term capital growth through exposure to C – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.20%
global equity markets; D 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.50% 0.75% 0.30%
Q are looking to use it as part of an F – 1.00% 3.00% – 1.50% 1.00% 0.30%
investment portfolio and not as a I – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.16%
complete investment plan. I2 – 1.00% – – 0.50% – 0.16%
Hedging method for currency hedged T – 1.00% 3.00% – 1.50% 0.75% 0.30%
Share Classes Portfolio hedge. X – 1.00% – – – – 0.15%

Dealing Requests received before See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. *Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 28 Nov 2007.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Select Equity Fund
result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
OBJECTIVE The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased.
To achieve a return in excess of the global equity markets by investing
primarily in companies, globally. Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary
Liquid Assets and up to 20% of assets in Deposits with Credit
INVESTMENT PROCESS Institutions, money market instruments and money market funds for
managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and
Investment approach exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid
Q Uses a fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process. Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by
Q Investment process built on stock level analysis by a global research exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.
team. Derivatives Used for: efficient portfolio management; hedging. Types:
ESG approach ESG Promote see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How the Sub-Funds Use
Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS including CFD: none.
Benchmark MSCI World Index (Total Return Net). For currency hedged Global exposure calculation method: commitment.
Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Share Class currency.
Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
Benchmark uses and resemblance 20% maximum.
Q Performance comparison. Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. The majority of the Sub-Fund’s denomination: any. Hedging approach: typically managed to the
holdings (excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the currency weights of the benchmark.
benchmark and it is managed within indicative risk parameters that
typically limit the Investment Manager’s discretion to deviate from its MAIN RISKS
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
As a result, the Sub-Fund will bear a resemblance to the composition risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
and risk characteristics of its benchmark; however, the Investment objective.
Manager’s discretion may result in performance that differs from the The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
benchmark. Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Sub-Fund.
POLICIES Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested in equities each risk.
of companies anywhere in the world.
At least 51% of assets are invested in companies with positive Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good governance Techniques Securities
practices as measured through the Investment Manager's proprietary Hedging Equities
ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data.
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid S
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable use of the techniques and securities above
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or
social objectives. Currency Market

The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based S
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.

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Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Management Operating and
of capital loss, and: Redemption and Advisory Administrative
Base Class Initial Charge Switch Charge Charge Fee Distribution Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek long-term capital growth through
exposure to global equity markets; A 5.00% 1.00% 0.50% 1.50% – 0.30%
Q are looking to use it as part of an C – 1.00% – 0.50% – 0.20%
investment portfolio and not as a D 5.00% 1.00% 0.50% 1.50% 0.75% 0.30%
complete investment plan. I – 1.00% – 0.50% – 0.16%
I2 – 1.00% – 0.40% – 0.16%
Hedging method for currency hedged
X – 1.00% – – – 0.15%
Share Classes Portfolio hedge.
See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 30 Apr 1981.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Japan Sustainable Equity Fund
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or
social objectives. The Sub-Fund may invest in small capitalisation
OBJECTIVE
companies.
To provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in Japanese
The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG criteria in investment analysis
companies with positive E/S characteristics or companies that
and investment decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased
demonstrate improving E/S characteristics. Companies with positive E/S
(excluding cash). The Sub-Fund excludes the bottom 20% of securities
characteristics are those that the Investment Manager believes to have
from its investable universe based on its ESG criteria.
effective governance and superior management of environmental and/
or social issues (sustainable characteristics). Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary
Liquid Assets and up to 20% of assets in Deposits with Credit
INVESTMENT PROCESS Institutions, money market instruments and money market funds for
managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and
Investment approach exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid
Q Uses a fundamental, bottom-up security selection process. Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by
Q Uses a high conviction approach to finding the best investment ideas. exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.

Q Seeks to identify high quality companies with superior and Derivatives Used for: efficient portfolio management. Types: see Sub-
sustainable growth potential. Fund Derivatives Usage table under How the Sub-Funds Use
Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS including CFD: none.
Q Integrates ESG aspects to identify companies with strong or
Global exposure calculation method: commitment.
improving sustainability characteristics.
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: JPY. Currencies of asset
ESG approach Best-in-Class
denomination: any. Hedging approach: typically unhedged.
Benchmark TOPIX (Total Return Net). For currency hedged Share
Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Share Class currency. MAIN RISKS
Benchmark uses and resemblance The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
Q Performance comparison. objective.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
the Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its Sub-Fund.
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. The degree to which the
Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and risk characteristics of the
each risk.
benchmark will vary over time and its performance may be
meaningfully different.
Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
POLICIES Techniques Securities

Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested in equities Concentration Equities
of companies with positive E/S characteristics or companies that Hedging Smaller companies
demonstrate improving E/S characteristics and that are domiciled, or
S
carrying out the main part of their economic activity, in Japan. The
remainder of assets may be invested in equities of companies Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
considered less sustainable than those described above. use of the techniques and securities above
Companies with positive E/S characteristics and companies that Currency Market Liquidity
demonstrate improving E/S characteristics are selected through the use
of proprietary research and third party data. Fundamental analysis is S
used to better understand sustainability risks and opportunities that Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
may impact a company. This analysis is also an important driver behind Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
active company engagement when seeking to positively influence could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
business practices to improve sustainability. of their money. fluctuate in value.
The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,

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Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Management Operating and
of capital loss, and: Redemption and Advisory Administrative
Base Class Initial Charge Switch Charge Charge Fee Distribution Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek long-term capital growth through
single country exposure to Japanese A 5.00% 1.00% 0.50% 1.50% – 0.30%
equity markets; C – 1.00% – 0.75% – 0.20%
Q seek an investment that embeds ESG D 5.00% 1.00% 0.50% 1.50% 0.75% 0.30%
principles; I – 1.00% – 0.75% – 0.16%

Q are looking to use it as part of an I2 – 1.00% – 0.60% – 0.16%


investment portfolio and not as a S2 – 1.00% – 0.38% – 0.16%
complete investment plan. X – 1.00% – – – 0.15%

Hedging method for currency hedged See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 12 Nov 1993.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Japan Strategic Value Fund
The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased.
OBJECTIVE Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary
To provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in a value Liquid Assets and up to 20% of assets in Deposits with Credit
style biased portfolio of Japanese companies. Institutions, money market instruments and money market funds for
managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and
INVESTMENT PROCESS exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid
Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by
Investment approach exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.
Q Uses fundamental and systematic research inputs to identify stocks Derivatives Used for: hedging; efficient portfolio management. Types:
with specific style characteristics, such as value and momentum in see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How the Sub-Funds Use
price and earnings trends. Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS including CFD: none.
ESG approach ESG Promote Global exposure calculation method: commitment.

Benchmark TOPIX (Total Return Net). For currency hedged Share Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Share Class currency. 20% maximum.
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: JPY. Currencies of asset
Benchmark uses and resemblance
denomination: any. Hedging approach: typically unhedged.
Q Performance comparison.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings MAIN RISKS
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
the Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. objective.
The degree to which the Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
risk characteristics of the benchmark will vary over time and its Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
performance may be meaningfully different. Sub-Fund.
Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
POLICIES
each risk.
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested in a value
style biased portfolio of equities of companies that are domiciled, or Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
carrying out the main part of their economic activity, in Japan. The Sub- Techniques Securities
Fund may invest in small capitalisation companies.
Concentration Equities
At least 51% of assets are invested in companies with positive Hedging Smaller companies
environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good governance Style bias
practices as measured through the Investment Manager's proprietary
ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data. S
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
Assets, deposits with credit institutions, money market instruments, use of the techniques and securities above
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
Currency Liquidity Market
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or
social objectives. S
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may of their money. fluctuate in value.
result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 17


Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Management Operating and
of capital loss, and: Redemption and Advisory Administrative
Base Class Initial Charge Switch Charge Charge Fee Distribution Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek long-term capital growth through
single country exposure to Japanese A 5.00% 1.00% 0.50% 1.50% – 0.30%
equity markets; C – 1.00% – 0.75% – 0.20%
Q seek a value style investment approach; D 5.00% 1.00% 0.50% 1.50% 0.75% 0.30%
I – 1.00% – 0.75% – 0.16%
Q are looking to use it as part of an
investment portfolio and not as a I2 – 1.00% – 0.60% – 0.16%
complete investment plan. X – 1.00% – – – 0.15%

Hedging method for currency hedged See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 30 Nov 2007.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
US Select Equity Fund
result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
OBJECTIVE The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased.
To achieve a return in excess of the US equity market by investing
primarily in US companies. Other investment exposures Canadian companies.
Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of
INVESTMENT PROCESS assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments
and money market funds for managing cash subscriptions and
Investment approach
redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100%
Q Uses a research-driven investment process that is based on the of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a
fundamental analysis of companies and their future earnings and temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
cash flows by a team of specialist sector analysts. conditions.
ESG approach ESG Promote Derivatives Used for: efficient portfolio management; hedging. Types:
Benchmark S&P 500 Index (Total Return Net of 30% withholding tax). see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How the Sub-Funds Use
For currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS including CFD: none.
Share Class Currency. Global exposure calculation method: commitment.
Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
Benchmark uses and resemblance
20% maximum.
Q Performance comparison.
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. The majority of the Sub-Fund’s
denomination: typically USD. Hedging approach: not applicable.
holdings (excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the
benchmark and it is managed within indicative risk parameters that
MAIN RISKS
typically limit the Investment Manager’s discretion to deviate from its
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
As a result, the Sub-Fund will bear a resemblance to the composition
objective.
and risk characteristics of its benchmark; however, the Investment
Manager’s discretion may result in performance that differs from the The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
benchmark. Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Sub-Fund.
POLICIES Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
each risk.
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested in equities
of companies that are domiciled, or carrying out the main part of their
Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
economic activity, in the US.
Techniques Securities
At least 51% of assets are invested in companies with positive
environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good governance Hedging Equities
practices as measured through the Investment Manager's proprietary
ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data. S
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments, use of the techniques and securities above
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable Market
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or
social objectives. S
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the of their money. fluctuate in value.
values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may

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Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Management Operating and
of capital loss, and: Redemption and Advisory Administrative
Base Class Initial Charge Switch Charge Charge Fee Distribution Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek long-term capital growth through
exposure to US equity markets; A 5.00% 1.00% 0.50% 1.50% – 0.30%
Q are looking to use it as part of an C – 1.00% – 0.50% – 0.20%
investment portfolio and not as a D 5.00% 1.00% 0.50% 1.50% 0.50% 0.30%
complete investment plan. I – 1.00% – 0.50% – 0.16%
I2 – 1.00% – 0.40% – 0.16%
Hedging method for currency hedged
X – 1.00% – – – 0.15%
Share Classes NAV hedge.
See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 05 Jul 1984.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 20


JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Balanced Fund
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
OBJECTIVE
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
To provide long-term capital growth and income by investing primarily values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
in companies and debt securities issued or guaranteed by governments result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
or their agencies, globally, using derivatives where appropriate. Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu). The Sub-Fund
systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment decisions on at
INVESTMENT PROCESS least 75% of non-investment grade and emerging market sovereign and
90% of investment grade securities purchased.
Investment approach
Q Multi-asset approach, combining asset allocation with bottom-up Other investment exposures The Sub-Fund may also invest in
expertise leveraged from specialists from JPMorgan Asset corporate debt securities.
Management’s global investment platform. Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of
Q Actively managed implementation of equity and bond strategies, with
assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments
a balanced risk profile. and money market funds for managing cash subscriptions and
redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100%
ESG approach ESG Promote of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a
Benchmark 50% J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index Global (Total temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
Return Gross) Hedged to EUR / 45% MSCI World Index (Total Return conditions.
Net) Hedged to EUR / 5% MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Total Return Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
Net). For currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark indices are management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How
hedged to the Share Class currency. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS
component is cross-hedged to the Share Class currency, meaning it including CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method: relative VaR.
seeks to minimise the effect of currency fluctuations between the Expected level of leverage from derivatives: 200% Indicative only.
benchmark currency and the Share Class currency. Leverage may significantly exceed this level from time to time.
Benchmark uses and resemblance Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset
Q Performance comparison.
denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.

Q Basis for relative VaR calculations.


MAIN RISKS
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings
The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark,
risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
the Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its
objective.
securities, weightings and risk characteristics.
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
The degree to which the Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and
Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
risk characteristics of the benchmark will vary over time and its
Sub-Fund.
performance may be meaningfully different.
Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
POLICIES each risk.

Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested, either Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
directly or through derivatives, in equities and debt securities issued or
Techniques Securities
guaranteed by governments or agencies, globally, including emerging
markets. The Sub-Fund may invest in below investment grade and Derivatives Debt securities Emerging markets
Hedging – Below investment Equities
unrated debt securities; however, debt securities will typically have an
Short positions grade debt
average credit quality of investment grade as measured by an – Government debt
independent rating agency such as Standard & Poor's. – Investment grade
The Sub-Fund will hold between 30% and 70% of assets in equities, debt
and between 30% and 70% of assets in debt securities. – Unrated debt

The Sub-Fund may use long and short positions across asset classes, S
countries, sectors and currencies.
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
At least 51% of assets are invested in issuers with positive
use of the techniques and securities above
environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good governance
practices as measured through the Investment Manager's proprietary Credit Interest rate Market
ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data. Currency Liquidity

The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid S


Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
social objectives. could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 21


Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
of capital loss, and: Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek a combination of capital growth A 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.45% – 0.20%
and income through exposure primarily C – 1.00% – – 0.75% – 0.15%
to equity and government debt D 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.45% 0.50% 0.20%
securities globally; I – 1.00% – – 0.75% – 0.11%
Q are looking to use it as part of an I2 – 1.00% – – 0.58% – 0.11%
investment portfolio and not as a T – 1.00% 3.00% – 1.45% 0.50% 0.20%
complete investment plan. X – 1.00% – – – – 0.10%
Hedging method for currency hedged See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. * Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 19 Jan 1995.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 22


JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Income Fund
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
OBJECTIVE
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
To provide regular income by investing primarily in a portfolio of values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
income generating securities, globally, and through the use of result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
derivatives. Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
INVESTMENT PROCESS
decisions on at least 75% of non-investment grade and emerging
Investment approach market sovereign and 90% of investment grade securities purchased.
Q Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan Dividends are not guaranteed given that returns to investors will vary
Asset Management's global investment platform, with a focus on risk- from year to year depending on dividends paid and capital returns,
adjusted income. which could be negative.

Q Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset Other investment exposures Up to 3% in contingent convertible
class and regional level. bonds.
Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of
ESG approach ESG Promote
assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments
Benchmark 40% Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index (Total and money market funds for managing cash subscriptions and
Return Gross) Hedged to EUR / 35% MSCI World Index (Total Return redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100%
Net) Hedged to EUR / 25% Bloomberg Global Credit Index (Total Return of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a
Gross) Hedged to EUR. For currency hedged Share Classes, the temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
benchmark indices are hedged to the Share Class currency. conditions.

Benchmark uses and resemblance Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How
Q Performance comparison.
the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS
Q Basis for relative VaR calculations. including CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method: relative VaR.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings Expected level of leverage from derivatives: 150% indicative only.
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, Leverage may significantly exceed this level from time to time.
the Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its
Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
securities, weightings and risk characteristics.
20% maximum.
The degree to which the Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and
risk characteristics of the benchmark will vary over time and its Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset
performance may be meaningfully different. denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.

POLICIES MAIN RISKS


The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
Main investment exposure Primarily invests in debt securities
risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
(including MBS/ABS), equities and real estate investment trusts (REITs)
objective.
from issuers anywhere in the world, including emerging markets.
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
The Sub-Fund is expected to invest between 0% and 25% of its assets
Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
in MBS/ABS of any credit quality. MBS which may be agency (issued by
Sub-Fund.
quasi US government agencies) and non-agency (issued by private
institutions) refers to debt securities that are backed by mortgages, Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
including residential and commercial mortgages, and ABS refers to each risk.
those that are backed by other types of assets such as credit card debt,
car loans, consumer loans and equipment leases.
The Sub-Fund may invest in below investment grade and unrated
securities.
The Sub-Fund may invest in China A-Shares via the China-Hong Kong
Connect Programmes, and in convertible securities and currencies.
The Sub-Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equity linked notes.
At least 51% of assets are invested in issuers with positive
environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good governance
practices as measured through the Investment Manager's proprietary
ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data.
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or
social objectives.

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Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
Techniques Securities
Derivatives China – Unrated debt
Hedging Contingent con- Emerging markets
vertible bonds Equities
Convertible securities Equity linked notes
Debt securities MBS/ABS
– Below investment REITs
grade debt
– Government debt
– Investment grade
debt

S
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
use of the techniques and securities above
Credit Interest rate Market
Currency Liquidity

S
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.

Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
of capital loss, and; Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek income through exposure to a A 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.25% – 0.20%
range of asset classes; C – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.15%
Q are looking to use it as part of an D 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.25% 0.35% 0.20%
investment portfolio and not as a F – 1.00% 3.00% – 1.25% 1.00% 0.20%
complete investment plan. I – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.11%
Hedging method for currency hedged I2 – 1.00% – – 0.50% – 0.11%
Share Classes NAV hedge. T – 1.00% 3.00% – 1.25% 0.35% 0.20%
V – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.11%
Dividend rate for (div) and (mth) Share
X – 1.00% – – – – 0.10%
Classes The Management Company may
reduce the dividend rate for a Share Class See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. *Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
in response to prevailing market conditions
impacting that Share Class.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 11 Dec 2008.

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Global Income Conservative Fund
which could be negative. Under exceptional market conditions the Sub-
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Fund may be unable to meet its preferred volatility level and the
realised volatility may be greater than intended.
OBJECTIVE
At least 51% of assets are invested in issuers with positive
To provide regular income by investing primarily in a conservatively
environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good governance
constructed portfolio of income generating securities, globally, and
practices as measured through the Investment Manager's proprietary
through the use of derivatives.
ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data.
INVESTMENT PROCESS The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,
Investment approach money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
Q Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or
Asset Management's global investment platform, with a focus on risk- social objectives.
adjusted income. The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
Q Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
class and regional level.
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
Q May vary its allocation in response to market conditions, however values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
will aim to have a higher allocation to debt securities than to other result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
asset classes. Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
Q Conservatively constructed portfolio, with a volatility comparable to The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
that of the benchmark over a three to five year period. decisions on at least 75% of non-investment grade and emerging
ESG approach ESG Promote market sovereign and 90% of investment grade securities purchased.

Benchmark 55% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index (Total Return Other investment exposures Up to 3% in contingent convertible
Gross) Hedged to EUR / 30% Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% bonds.
Issuer Capped Index (Total Return Gross) Hedged to EUR / 15% MSCI Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of
World Index (Total Return Net) Hedged to EUR. For currency hedged assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments
Share Classes, the benchmark indices are hedged to the Share Class and money market funds for managing cash subscriptions and
currency. redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100%
of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a
Benchmark uses and resemblance temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
Q Performance comparison. conditions.
Q Basis for relative VaR calculations. Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS
the Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its including CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method: relative VaR.
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. Expected level of leverage from derivatives: 150% indicative only.
The degree to which the Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and Leverage may significantly exceed this level from time to time.
risk characteristics of the benchmark will vary over time and its Techniques and Instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
performance may be meaningfully different. 20% maximum.

POLICIES Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset


denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.
Main investment exposure Primarily invests in debt securities
(including MBS/ABS), equities and real estate investment trusts (REITs) MAIN RISKS
from issuers anywhere in the world, including emerging markets. The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
The Sub-Fund is expected to invest between 0% and 45% of its assets risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and/or asset-backed securities objective.
(ABS) of any credit quality. MBS which may be agency (issued by quasi The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
US government agencies) and non-agency (issued by private Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
institutions) refers to debt securities that are backed by mortgages, Sub-Fund.
including residential and commercial mortgages, and ABS refers to
those that are backed by other types of assets such as credit card debt, Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
car loans, consumer loans and equipment leases. each risk.

The Sub-Fund may invest in below investment grade and unrated


securities.
The Sub-Fund may invest in China A-Shares via the China-Hong Kong
Stock Connect Programmes, and in convertible securities and
currencies.
The Sub-Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equity linked notes.
Dividends are not guaranteed given that returns to investors will vary
from year to year depending on dividends paid and capital returns,

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Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
Techniques Securities
Derivatives China – Unrated debt
Hedging Contingent con- Emerging markets
vertible bonds Equities
Convertible securities Equity linked notes
Debt securities MBS/ABS
– Below investment REITs
grade debt
– Government debt
– Investment grade
debt

S
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
use of the techniques and securities above
Credit Interest rate Market
Currency Liquidity

S
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.

Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
of capital loss, and: Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek income through exposure to a A 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.25% – 0.20%
range of asset classes and volatility over C – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.15%
three to five years comparable to that D 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.25% 0.35% 0.20%
of the benchmark; I – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.11%
Q are looking to use it as part of an I2 – 1.00% – – 0.50% – 0.11%
investment portfolio and not as a S2 – 1.00% – – 0.30% – 0.11%
complete investment plan. T – 1.00% 3.00% – 1.25% 0.35% 0.20%
Hedging method for currency hedged V – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.11%
Share Classes NAV hedge. X – 1.00% – – – – 0.10%

Dividend rate for (div) and (mth) Share See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. *Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
Classes The Management Company may
reduce the dividend rate for a Share Class
in response to prevailing market conditions
impacting that Share Class.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 12 Oct 2016.

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Global Income Sustainable Fund
Dividends are not guaranteed given that returns to investors will vary
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks from year to year depending on dividends paid and capital returns,
which could be negative.
OBJECTIVE
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
To provide regular income by investing primarily in a portfolio of
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,
income generating securities with positive E/S characteristics globally
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
and through the use of derivatives.
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or
Securities with positive E/S characteristics from issuers are those that social objectives.
the Investment Manager believes show effective governance and
The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI
superior management of environmental and/or social issues
ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s
(sustainable characteristics).
investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation,
excluding cash holdings and currencies. The Sub-Fund’s average asset-
INVESTMENT PROCESS
weighted MSCI ESG score will be calculated as the total of each
Investment approach security’s market value by its MSCI ESG score. The average MSCI ESG
score of the investable universe will be calculated using the ESG scores
Q Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan
of relevant asset class and region indices, weighted to reflect the asset
Asset Management's global investment platform, with a focus on risk-
class and region exposure in the Sub-Fund.
adjusted income.
The average asset-weighted ESG score will not include those securities
Q Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset
held by the Sub-Fund that do not have an MSCI ESG score, such as
class and regional level. certain MBS/ABS securities. For those securities without an MSCI ESG
Q Seeks to provide the majority of its returns through securities with score, the majority will have positive E/S characteristics or demonstrate
positive E/S characteristics by incorporating ESG factors, exclusions improving E/S characteristics as determined by the Investment
and positioning the portfolio positively towards companies and Manager.
issuers with above average ESG scores. The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
ESG approach Positive Tilt screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
Benchmark 40% Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index (Total revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
Return Gross) Hedged to EUR / 35% MSCI World Index (Total Return values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
Net) Hedged to EUR / 25% Bloomberg Global Credit Index (Total Return result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
Gross) Hedged to EUR For currency hedged Share Classes, the Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
benchmark indices are hedged to the Share Class currency.
The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG criteria in investment analysis
Benchmark uses and resemblance and investment decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased
(excluding cash).
Q Performance comparison.
Q Basis for relative VaR calculations. Other investment exposures Up to 3% in contingent convertible
bonds. Catastrophe bonds to a limited extent.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of
the Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. and money market funds for managing cash subscriptions and
redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100%
The degree to which the Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and
of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a
risk characteristics of the benchmark will vary over time and its
temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
performance may be meaningfully different.
conditions.
POLICIES Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How
Main investment exposure Primarily invests in income generating
the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS
securities with positive E/S characteristics comprised of debt securities
including CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method: relative VaR.
(including MBS/ABS), equities and real estate investment trusts (REITs)
Expected level of leverage from derivatives: 150% indicative only.
from issuers anywhere in the world, including emerging markets.
Leverage may significantly exceed this level from time to time.
The Sub-Fund may have significant exposure to below investment grade
and unrated securities but will not invest in distressed debt securities Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset
(at the time of purchase). The Sub-Fund is expected to invest between denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.
0% and 25% of its assets in MBS/ABS of any credit quality. MBS which
may be agency (issued by quasi US government agencies) and non- MAIN RISKS
agency (issued by private institutions) refers to debt securities that are The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
backed by mortgages, including residential and commercial mortgages, risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
and ABS refers to those that are backed by other types of assets such objective.
as credit card debt, car loans, consumer loans and equipment leases. The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
The Sub-Fund may invest in China A-Shares via the China-Hong Kong Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Connect Programmes, and in convertible securities and currencies. Sub-Fund.
The Sub-Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equity linked notes. Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
each risk.

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Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
Techniques Securities
Derivatives China – Unrated debt
Hedging Contingent con- Emerging markets
vertible bonds Equities
Convertible securities Equity linked notes
Debt securities MBS/ABS
– Below investment REITs
grade debt
– Government debt
– Investment grade
debt

S
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
use of the techniques and securities above
Credit Interest rate Market
Currency Liquidity

S
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.

Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
of capital loss, and; Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek income through a portfolio of A 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.25% – 0.20%
income generating securities with C – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.15%
positive E/S characteristics, and D 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.25% 0.35% 0.20%
derivatives; F – 1.00% 3.00% – 1.25% 1.00% 0.20%
Q understand the portfolio may have I – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.11%
significant exposure to higher risk assets I2 – 1.00% – – 0.50% – 0.11%
(such as high yield, emerging market S2 – 1.00% – – 0.30% – 0.11%
debt and ABS/MBS) and are willing to T – 1.00% 3.00% – 1.25% 0.35% 0.20%
accept those risks in search of potential
X – 1.00% – – – – 0.10%
higher returns;
See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. *Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
Q seek an investment that embeds ESG
principles;
Q are looking to use it as part of an
investment portfolio and not as a
complete investment plan.
Hedging method for currency hedged
Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dividend rate for (div) and (mth) Share
Classes The Management Company may
reduce the dividend rate for a Share Class
in response to prevailing market conditions
impacting that Share Class.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 22 Feb 2021

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Global Macro Fund
Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Liquid Assets for managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well
as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in
OBJECTIVE
Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if
To achieve, over a medium-term horizon (2 to 3 years), a return in justified by exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.
excess of its cash benchmark from a portfolio of securities, globally,
using derivatives where appropriate. The Sub-Fund seeks to have a Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
volatility lower than two-thirds of the MSCI All Country World Index management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How
(Total Return Net). the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS
including CFD: 28% expected; 105% maximum. Global exposure
INVESTMENT PROCESS calculation method: absolute VaR. Expected level of leverage from
derivatives: 400% indicative only. Leverage may significantly exceed
Investment approach this level from time to time.
Q Uses an investment process based on macroeconomic research to Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
identify global investment themes and opportunities. 20% maximum.
Q Flexible and focused approach to take advantage of global trends
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
and changes through traditional and non-traditional assets. denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.
Q Fully integrated, risk management framework provides detailed
portfolio analysis. MAIN RISKS
ESG approach ESG Integrated The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
Benchmark ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index Total Return in USD. objective.
For currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
Share Class currency.
Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Benchmark uses and resemblance Sub-Fund.
Q Performance comparison. Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
The Sub-Fund is actively managed without reference or constraints each risk.
relative to its benchmark.
Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
POLICIES Techniques Securities

Main investment exposure Primarily invests, either directly or through Derivatives China – Unrated debt
derivatives, in debt securities, equities, convertible securities and Concentration Convertible securities Emerging markets
currencies. Issuers of these securities may be located in any country, Hedging Debt securities Equities
Short positions – Below investment
including emerging markets. grade debt
The Sub-Fund may also invest in below investment grade and unrated – Investment grade
debt securities. The Sub-Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in debt
onshore PRC securities including China A-Shares through the China- – Government debt
Hong Kong Stock Connect Programmes and onshore debt securities
S
issued within the PRC through China-Hong Kong Bond Connect.
Allocations may vary significantly and the Sub-Fund may be Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
concentrated in, or have net long or net short exposure to, certain use of the techniques and securities above
markets, sectors or currencies from time to time. Credit Currency Interest rate
Under exceptional market conditions the Sub-Fund may be unable to Liquidity Market
meet the volatility level stated in the investment objective and the S
realised volatility may be greater than intended.
Up to 100% of assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions and money Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
market instruments and up to 10% of assets in money market funds for Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
investment purposes, defensive purposes and for managing cash could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional of their money. fluctuate in value.
payments.

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Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
of capital loss, and; Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek an investment return through A 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.25% – 0.20%
exposure to a range of asset classes; C – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.15%
Q are looking to use it as part of an D 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.25% 0.45% 0.20%
investment portfolio and not as a I – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.11%
complete investment plan. T – 1.00% 3.00% – 1.25% 0.45% 0.20%
Hedging method for currency hedged X – 1.00% – – – – 0.10%
Share Classes NAV hedge. See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. *Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.

Dealing Requests received before


14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 28 Nov 2005.

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Global Macro Opportunities Fund
as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if
justified by exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.
OBJECTIVE
To achieve capital appreciation in excess of its cash benchmark by Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
investing primarily in securities, globally, using derivatives where management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How
appropriate. the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS
including CFD: 40% expected; 150% maximum. Global exposure
INVESTMENT PROCESS calculation method: absolute VaR. Expected level of leverage from
derivatives: 500% indicative only. Leverage may significantly exceed this
Investment approach level from time to time.
Q Investment process based on macroeconomic research to identify Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
global investment themes and opportunities. 20% maximum.
Q Flexible and focused approach to take advantage of global trends
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset
and changes through traditional and non-traditional assets. denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.
Q Fully integrated, risk management framework provides detailed
portfolio analysis. MAIN RISKS
ESG approach ESG Integrated The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
Benchmark ICE BofA ESTR Overnight Rate Index Total Return in EUR. objective.
For currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
Share Class currency.
Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Benchmark uses and resemblance Sub-Fund.
Q Performance comparison. Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
The Sub-Fund is actively managed without reference or constraints each risk.
relative to its benchmark.
Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
POLICIES Techniques Securities

Main investment exposure Primarily invests, either directly or through Concentration China – Government debt
derivatives, in equities, commodity index instruments, convertible Derivatives Commodities – Unrated debt
Hedging Convertible securities Emerging markets
securities, debt securities and currencies. Issuers of these securities
Short positions Debt securities Equities
may be located in any country, including emerging markets.
– Below investment
The Sub-Fund may also invest in below investment grade and unrated grade debt
debt securities. – Investment grade
debt
The Sub-Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in onshore PRC
securities including China A-Shares through the China-Hong Kong Stock S
Connect Programmes and onshore debt securities issued within the PRC
through China-Hong Kong Bond Connect. Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
use of the techniques and securities above
Allocations may vary significantly and the Sub-Fund may be
concentrated in, or have net long or net short exposure to, certain Credit Interest rate Market
markets, sectors or currencies from time to time. Currency Liquidity

Up to 100% of assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions and money S


market instruments and up to 10% of assets in money market funds for
investment purposes, defensive purposes and for managing cash Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
payments. could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.
Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary
Liquid Assets for managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well

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Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
of capital loss, and; Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek an investment return through A 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.25% – 0.20%
exposure to a range of asset classes; C – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.15%
Q are looking to use it as part of an D 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.25% 0.70% 0.20%
investment portfolio and not as a I – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.11%
complete investment plan. T – 1.00% 3.00% – 1.25% 0.70% 0.20%
Hedging method for currency hedged V – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.11%
Share Classes NAV hedge. X – 1.00% – – – – 0.10%

Dealing Requests received before See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. *Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 23 Oct 1998.

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revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks screens. The list of screens applied that may result in exclusions can be
found in the Management Company’s Website
OBJECTIVE
(www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
To achieve a return in excess of its cash benchmark by investing
The Sub-Fund may also invest in below investment grade and unrated
globally in a portfolio of securities with positive E/S characteristics,
debt securities.
currencies and using derivatives where appropriate.
Allocations may vary significantly and the Sub-Fund may be
Securities with positive E/S characteristics are securities from issuers
concentrated in, or have net long or net short exposure to, certain
that the Investment Manager believes show effective governance and
markets, sectors or currencies from time to time. The Investment
superior management of environmental and/or social issues.
Manager may also take both long and short positions in indices which
may contain securities that would otherwise be excluded from the
INVESTMENT PROCESS
investment universe. The Investment Manager however will not have
Investment approach long exposure in indices where 30% or more of the index is composed
of securities that are on the exclusions list. In addition, the aggregate
Q Uses an investment process based on macroeconomic research to
long exposure via derivatives to excluded securities will not exceed 5%
identify global investment themes and opportunities.
equity delta, in order to limit exposure to excluded securities. Equity
Q Flexible and focused approach to take advantage of global trends delta measures the price sensitivity of the derivatives to changes in the
and changes through traditional and non-traditional assets. price of the underlying securities and is used as a measure of exposure.
Q Fully integrated, risk management framework provides detailed Short positions do not reward companies considered less sustainable,
portfolio analysis. but rather allow the Investment Manager to more fully express its
active views while seeking to meet its objective.
Q Seeks to provide the majority of its returns through securities with
positive E/S characteristics by incorporating ESG factors, exclusions Up to 100% of assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions and money
and positioning the portfolio positively towards companies with market instruments and up to 10% of assets in money market funds for
above average ESG scores investment purposes, defensive purposes and for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional
ESG approach Positive Tilt payments.
Benchmark ICE BofA ESTR Overnight Rate Index Total Return in EUR. Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary
For currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Liquid Assets for managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well
Share Class currency. as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in
Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if
Benchmark uses and resemblance
justified by exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.
Q Performance comparison.
Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
The Sub-Fund is actively managed without reference or constraints
management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How
relative to its benchmark.
the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS
including CFD: 28% expected; 105% maximum. Global exposure
POLICIES
calculation method: absolute VaR. Expected level of leverage from
Main investment exposure Invests, either directly or through derivatives: 400% indicative only. Leverage may significantly exceed
derivatives, in securities with positive E/S characteristics, comprised of this level from time to time.
equities, debt securities, government debt and convertible securities.
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset
The Sub-Fund may also invest in currencies. Issuers of securities may
denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.
be located in any country, including emerging markets. The Sub-Fund
may invest up to 10% of its assets in onshore PRC securities including
MAIN RISKS
China A-Shares through the China-Hong Kong Stock Connect
Programmes and onshore debt securities issued within the PRC through The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
China-Hong Kong Bond Connect. risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
objective.
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments, The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or Sub-Fund.
social objectives. Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
The Sub-Fund will maintain an average asset-weighted ESG score above each risk.
the MSCI median for each of the asset classes in which it invests,
excluding cash holdings and currencies. The MSCI median for equity and
credit is the median ESG score of the MSCI All Countries World Index
and for government bonds is the median ESG score of MSCI Country
Scores for Developed and Emerging Markets (excluding Frontier
Markets). The Sub-Fund will maintain an average asset-weighted ESG
score above the asset weighted combination of these medians.
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
screening. To support this screening, the Investment Manager relies on
third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the

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Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
Techniques Securities
Derivatives China – Unrated debt
Concentration Convertible securities Emerging markets
Hedging Debt securities Equities
Short positions – Below investment
grade debt
– Investment grade
debt
– Government debt

S
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
use of the techniques and securities above
Credit Interest rate Market
Currency Liquidity

S
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.

Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
of capital loss, and: Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek an investment return through A 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.25% – 0.20%
exposure to a range of asset classes; C – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.15%
Q seek an investment that embeds ESG D 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.25% 0.45% 0.20%
principles; I – 1.00% – – 0.60% – 0.11%
Q are looking to use it as part of an T – 1.00% 3.00% – 1.25% 0.45% 0.20%
investment portfolio and not as a X – 1.00% – – – – 0.10%
complete investment plan. See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. *Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
Hedging method for currency hedged
Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 30 Aug 2019.

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backed by other types of assets such as credit card debt, car loans,
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks consumer loans and equipment leases.
OBJECTIVE The Sub-Fund may invest in China A-Shares via the China-Hong Kong
Connect Programmes.
To provide long-term capital growth by investing in a flexible cautious
portfolio of securities, directly and through the use of derivatives, The Sub-Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in onshore debt
across a combination of asset classes, positively positioned towards securities issued within the PRC through China-Hong Kong Bond
companies and issuers with above average ESG scores. A cautious Connect.
portfolio is determined by an evaluation of the relevant risks related to The Sub-Fund may invest in convertible securities and currencies.
the portfolio, which would be lower than a moderate or growth The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
portfolio. Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
INVESTMENT PROCESS Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or
social objectives.
Investment approach
The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI
Q Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan
ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s
Asset Management's global investment platform, with a focus on investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation,
capital growth and low to moderate price fluctuations. excluding cash holdings and currencies. The Sub-Fund’s average asset-
Q Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset weighted MSCI ESG score will be calculated as the total of each
class and regional level in line with the volatility profile of the Sub- security’s market value multiplied by its MSCI ESG score. The average
Fund. MSCI ESG score of the investable universe will be calculated using the
Q Seeks to provide the majority of its returns through securities with ESG scores of relevant asset class and region indices, weighted to
positive environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good reflect the asset class and region exposure in the Sub-Fund.
governance practices by incorporating ESG factors, exclusions and The average asset-weighted ESG score will not include those securities
positioning the portfolio positively towards such securities. held by the Sub-Fund that do not have an MSCI ESG score, such as
certain MBS/ABS securities. For those securities without an MSCI ESG
ESG approach Positive Tilt
score, the majority will have positive E/S characteristics or demonstrate
Benchmark 20% MSCI World Index EUR hedged Net and 80% improving E/S characteristics as determined by the Investment
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Total Return Index EUR hedged. For Manager.
currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark indices are hedged to The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG criteria in investment analysis
the Share Class currency. and investment decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased
(excluding cash).
Benchmark uses and resemblance
Q Performance comparison. Other investment exposures Up to 3% in contingent convertible
bonds.
Q Basis for relative VaR calculations.
Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings
assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark,
and money market funds for managing cash subscriptions and
the Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its
redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100%
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. The degree to which the
of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a
Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and risk characteristics of the
temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
benchmark will vary over time and its performance may be
conditions.
meaningfully different.
Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
POLICIES management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How
the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS
Main investment exposure Invested either directly or through including CFD: 2% expected; 10% maximum. Global exposure calculation
derivatives in a cautious portfolio of securities, across a combination of method: relative VaR. Expected level of leverage from derivatives: 200%
asset classes, positively positioned to securities with positive or indicative only. Leverage may significantly exceed this level from time
improving environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good to time.
governance practices. The Sub-Fund may invest in debt securities
(including MBS/ABS), equities and REITs from issuers anywhere in the Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset
world, including emerging markets. The sub-fund may invest up to 40% denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.
in equities and may invest up to 100% in debt securities.
The Sub-Fund may invest up to 30% in below investment grade debt MAIN RISKS
securities. The Sub-Fund may invest in unrated securities but will not The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
invest in distressed debt securities (at the time of purchase). However, risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
the Sub-Fund may temporarily hold up to 10% in distressed debt objective.
securities as a result of credit downgrades. The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
The Sub-Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in MBS/ABS of any Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
credit quality. MBS which may be agency (issued by quasi US Sub-Fund.
government agencies) and non-agency (issued by private institutions) Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
refers to debt securities that are backed by mortgages, including each risk.
residential and commercial mortgages, and ABS refers to those that are

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Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
Techniques Securities
Derivatives China – Unrated debt
Hedging Contingent con- Emerging markets
vertible bonds Equities
Convertible securities MBS/ABS
Debt securities REITs
– Below investment
grade debt
– Government debt
– Investment grade
debt

S
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
use of the techniques and securities above
Credit Interest rate Market
Currency Liquidity

S
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.

Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
of capital loss, and; Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek capital growth through a diversified D 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 0.75% 1.10% 0.20%
portfolio of securities positively I – 1.00% – – 0.38% – 0.11%
positioned to securities with positive or I2 – 1.00% – – 0.30% – 0.11%
improving environmental and/or social
See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. *Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
characteristics that follow good
governance practices;
Q seek an investment that embeds ESG
principles;
Q are looking to use it as part of an
investment portfolio and not as a
complete investment plan.
Hedging method for currency hedged
Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 8 Dec 2021

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Global Multi-Asset Moderate Sustainable Fund
The Sub-Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in MBS/ABS of any
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks credit quality. MBS which may be agency (issued by quasi US
government agencies) and non-agency (issued by private institutions)
OBJECTIVE
refers to debt securities that are backed by mortgages, including
To provide long-term capital growth by investing in a flexible balanced residential and commercial mortgages, and ABS refers to those that are
portfolio of securities, directly and through the use of derivatives, backed by other types of assets such as credit card debt, car loans,
across a combination of asset classes, positively positioned towards consumer loans and equipment leases.
companies and issuers with above average ESG scores. A balanced
The Sub-Fund may invest in China A-Shares via the China-Hong Kong
portfolio is determined by an evaluation of the relevant risks related to
Connect Programmes. The Sub-Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets
the portfolio, which would be higher than a cautious portfolio.
in onshore debt securities issued within the PRC through China-Hong
Kong Bond Connect.
INVESTMENT PROCESS
The Sub-Fund may invest in convertible securities and currencies.
Investment approach The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI
Q Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s
Asset Management's global investment platform, with a focus on investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation,
capital growth and moderate to high price fluctuations. excluding cash holdings and currencies. The Sub-Fund’s average asset-
weighted MSCI ESG score will be calculated as the total of each
Q Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset
security’s market value multiplied by its MSCI ESG score. The average
class and regional level in line with the volatility profile of the Sub-
MSCI ESG score of the investable universe will be calculated using the
Fund.
ESG scores of relevant asset class and region indices, weighted to
Q Seeks to provide the majority of its returns through securities with reflect the asset class and region exposure in the Sub-Fund.
positive environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good
The average asset-weighted ESG score will not include those securities
governance practices by incorporating ESG factors, exclusions and
held by the Sub-Fund that do not have an MSCI ESG score. For those
positioning the portfolio positively towards such securities.
securities without an MSCI ESG score, the majority will have positive E/S
ESG approach Positive Tilt characteristics or demonstrate improving E/S characteristics as
determined by the Investment Manager.
Benchmark 60% MSCI World Index EUR hedged Net and 40%
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Total Return Index EUR hedged. For The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG criteria in investment analysis
currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark indices are hedged to and investment decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased
the Share Class currency. (excluding cash).
Other investment exposures Up to 3% in contingent convertible
Benchmark uses and resemblance
bonds.
Q Performance comparison.
Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of
Q Basis for relative VaR calculations. assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings and money market funds for managing cash subscriptions and
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100%
the Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. The degree to which the temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and risk characteristics of the conditions.
benchmark will vary over time and its performance may be
Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
meaningfully different.
management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How
the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS
POLICIES including CFD: 2% expected; 10% maximum. Global exposure calculation
Main investment exposure Invested either directly or through method: relative VaR. Expected level of leverage from derivatives: 200%
derivatives in a balanced portfolio of securities, across a combination of indicative only. Leverage may significantly exceed this level from time
asset classes, positively positioned to securities with positive or to time.
improving environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset
governance practices. The Sub-Fund may invest in debt securities, denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.
equities and REITs from issuers anywhere in the world, including
emerging markets. The Sub-Fund may invest up to 80% in equities and MAIN RISKS
may invest up to 80% in debt securities.
The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,
objective.
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
social objectives. Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Sub-Fund.
The Sub-Fund may invest up to 30% in below investment grade debt
securities. The Sub-Fund may invest in unrated securities but will not Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
invest in distressed debt securities (at the time of purchase). However, each risk.
the Sub-Fund may temporarily hold up to 10% in distressed debt
securities as a result of credit downgrades.

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Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
Techniques Securities
Derivatives China Emerging markets
Hedging Contingent con- Equities
vertible bonds MBS/ABS
Debt securities REITs
– Below investment
grade debt
– Government debt
– Investment grade
debt
– Unrated debt

S
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
use of the techniques and securities above
Credit Interest rate Market
Currency Liquidity

S
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.

Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
of capital loss, and; Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek capital growth through a diversified D 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.00% 1.10% 0.20%
portfolio of securities positively I – 1.00% – – 0.50% – 0.11%
positioned to securities with positive or I2 – 1.00% – – 0.40% – 0.11%
improving environmental and/or social
See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. *Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
characteristics that follow good
governance practices;
Q seek an investment that embeds ESG
principles;
Q are looking to use it as part of an
investment portfolio and not as a
complete investment plan.
Hedging method for currency hedged
Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 8 Dec 2021

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Global Multi-Asset Growth Sustainable Fund
The Sub-Fund may invest in convertible securities and currencies.
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks
The Sub-Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in MBS/ABS of any
OBJECTIVE credit quality. MBS which may be agency (issued by quasi US
government agencies) and non-agency (issued by private institutions)
To provide long-term capital growth by investing in a flexible growth
refers to debt securities that are backed by mortgages, including
portfolio of securities, directly and through the use of derivatives,
residential and commercial mortgages, and ABS refers to those that are
across a combination of asset classes, positively positioned towards
backed by other types of assets such as credit card debt, car loans,
companies and issuers with above average ESG scores.
consumer loans and equipment leases.
A growth portfolio is determined by an evaluation of the relevant risks
The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI
related to the portfolio, which would be higher than a cautious or
ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s
balanced portfolio.
investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation,
excluding cash holdings and currencies. The Sub-Fund’s average asset-
INVESTMENT PROCESS
weighted MSCI ESG score will be calculated as the total of each
Investment approach security’s market value multiplied by its MSCI ESG score. The average
MSCI ESG score of the investable universe will be calculated using the
Q Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan
ESG scores of relevant asset class and region indices, weighted to
Asset Management's global investment platform, with a focus on
reflect the asset class and region exposure in the Sub-Fund.
capital growth and the potential for high price fluctuations.
The average asset-weighted ESG score will not include those securities
Q Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset
held by the Sub-Fund that do not have an MSCI ESG score, such as
class and regional level in line with the volatility profile of the Sub- certain MBS/ABS securities. For those securities without an MSCI ESG
Fund. score, the majority will have positive E/S characteristics or demonstrate
Q Seeks to provide the majority of its returns through securities with improving E/S characteristics as determined by the Investment
positive environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good Manager.
governance practices by incorporating ESG factors, exclusions and The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG criteria in investment analysis
positioning the portfolio positively towards such securities. and investment decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased
ESG approach Positive Tilt (excluding cash).

Benchmark 80% MSCI World Index EUR hedged Net and 20% Other investment exposures Up to 3% in contingent convertible
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Total Return Index EUR hedged . For bonds.
currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark indices are hedged to Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of
the Share Class currency. assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments
and money market funds for managing cash subscriptions and
Benchmark uses and resemblance redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100%
Q Performance comparison. of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a
Q Basis for relative VaR calculations. temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
conditions.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
the Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. The degree to which the the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS
Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and risk characteristics of the including CFD: 2% expected; 10% maximum. Global exposure calculation
benchmark will vary over time and its performance may be method: relative VaR. Expected level of leverage from derivatives: 200%
meaningfully different. indicative only. Leverage may significantly exceed this level from time
to time.
POLICIES Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: EUR. Currencies of asset
Main investment exposure Invested either directly or through denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.
derivatives in a growth portfolio of securities, across a combination of
asset classes, positively positioned to securities with positive or MAIN RISKS
improving environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
governance practices. The Sub-Fund may invest in equities, debt risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
securities and REITs from issuers anywhere in the world, including objective.
emerging markets. The Sub-may invest up to 100% in equities and up
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
to 60% in debt securities.
Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid Sub-Fund.
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,
Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
each risk.
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or
social objectives.
The Sub-Fund may invest in China A-Shares via the China-Hong Kong
Connect Programmes. The Sub-Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets
in onshore debt securities issued within the PRC through China-Hong
Kong Bond Connect.

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Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
Techniques Securities
Derivatives China Equities
Hedging Contingent con- MBS/ABS
vertible bonds REITs
Debt securities
– Government debt
– Investment grade
debt
Emerging markets

S
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
use of the techniques and securities above
Credit Currency Interest rate
Liquidity Market

S
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.

Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
of capital loss, and: Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek capital growth through a diversified D 5.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.25% 1.10% 0.20%
portfolio of securities positively I – 1.00% – – 0.63% – 0.11%
positioned to securities with positive or I2 – 1.00% – – 0.50% – 0.11%
improving environmental and/or social
See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. *Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
characteristics that follow good
governance practices;
Q seek an investment that embeds ESG
principles;
Q are looking to use it as part of an
investment portfolio and not as a
complete investment plan.
Hedging method for currency hedged
Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 8 Dec 2021

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Convertibles Conservative Fund
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
OBJECTIVE
Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
To provide a return by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of
The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG criteria in investment analysis
convertible securities, globally.
and investment decisions on at least 90% of securities purchased.
INVESTMENT PROCESS Other investment exposures Debt securities, equities and warrants.
Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of
Investment approach
assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments
Q Globally diversified convertible bond strategy. and money market funds for managing cash subscriptions and
Q Fundamental approach that focuses on convertible issuers across redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100%
geography, sectors and issuer. of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a
temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
Q Aims to deliver a conservative delta profile (sensitivity of the
conditions.
portfolio value to changes in prices of underlying equity).
Derivatives Used for: hedging; efficient portfolio management. Types:
ESG approach ESG Promote
see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How the Sub-Funds Use
Benchmark Refinitiv Global Focus Convertible Bond Index (Total Return Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS including CFD: none.
Gross) Hedged to USD. For currency hedged Share Classes, the Global exposure calculation method: commitment.
benchmark index is hedged to the Share Class currency.
Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
Benchmark uses and resemblance 20% maximum.
Q Performance comparison. Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. Though the majority of its holdings denomination: any. Hedging approach: typically hedged to Base
(excluding derivatives) are likely to be components of the benchmark, Currency.
the Investment Manager has broad discretion to deviate from its
securities, weightings and risk characteristics. MAIN RISKS
The degree to which the Sub-Fund may resemble the composition and The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
risk characteristics of the benchmark will vary over time and its risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
performance may be meaningfully different. objective.
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
POLICIES Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Sub-Fund.
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested in
convertible securities from issuers anywhere in the world, including Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
emerging markets. The portfolio will be conservatively constructed to each risk.
achieve a portfolio delta of typically 10% to 50%. This will typically
result in a higher income yielding portfolio than sub-funds targeting a Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
higher delta. Delta refers to the sensitivity of the price of a convertible Techniques Securities
bond to the change in price of the underlying equities. Convertible
Hedging Convertible securities
securities may include any suitable convertible or exchangeable
Emerging markets
instruments such as convertible bonds, convertible notes or convertible Equities
preference shares.
At least 51% of assets are invested in issuers with positive S
environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good governance Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
practices as measured through the Investment Manager's proprietary use of the techniques and securities above
ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data.
Credit Interest rate Market
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid Currency Liquidity
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable S
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
social objectives.
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
of their money. fluctuate in value.
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 41


Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Management Operating and
of capital loss, and; Redemption and Advisory Administrative
Base Class Initial Charge Switch Charge Charge Fee Distribution Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek long term capital growth, but with
lower risk level than with other A 5.00% 1.00% 0.50% 1.10% – 0.30%
convertible Sub-Funds; C – 1.00% – 0.55% – 0.20%
Q lower volatility characteristics associated D 5.00% 1.00% 0.50% 1.10% 0.50% 0.30%
with bonds with some of the returns I – 1.00% – 0.55% – 0.16%
typically associated with an equity I2 – 1.00% – 0.44% – 0.16%
portfolio; S2 – 1.00% – 0.28% – 0.16%
Q are looking to use it as part of an X – 1.00% – – – 0.15%
investment portfolio and not as a See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
complete investment plan.
Hedging method for currency hedged
Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 15 Jun 2004.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Corporate Bond Sustainable Fund
The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
OBJECTIVE
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or
To achieve a return by investing primarily in global investment grade social objectives.
corporate debt securities with positive E/S characteristics or debt
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
securities that demonstrate improving E/S characteristics. Debt
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
securities with positive E/S characteristics are those that the Investment
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
Manager believes have been issued by companies that demonstrate
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
effective governance and superior management of environmental and/
values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
or social issues (sustainable characteristics).
result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu). The Investment Manager
INVESTMENT PROCESS
may invest in green bonds, social bonds and sustainable bonds that
Investment approach may otherwise be excluded by such screens.
Q Uses a globally integrated research driven investment process that The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
focuses on analysing fundamental, quantitative and technical factors decisions on at least 75% of non-investment grade and emerging
across countries, sectors and issuers. market sovereign and 90% of investment grade securities purchased.
The Sub-Fund excludes the bottom 20% of securities from its investable
Q Approaches corporate bond Investing by focusing on generating
universe based on its ESG criteria.
returns primarily through credit sector rotation and security selection
across the global corporate bond universe. Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary
Liquid Assets and up to 20% of assets in Deposits with Credit
Q Integrates ESG aspects to identify issuers with strong or improving
Institutions, money market instruments and money market funds for
sustainability characteristics.
managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and
ESG approach Best-in-Class exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid
Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by
Benchmark Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate Index (Total Return
exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.
Gross) Hedged to USD. For currency hedged Share Classes, the
benchmark index is hedged to the Share Class currency. Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; efficient portfolio
management; hedging. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table
Benchmark uses and resemblance under How the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques.
Q Performance comparison. TRS including CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method: relative
Q Basis for relative VaR calculations. VaR. Expected level of leverage from derivatives: 75% indicative only.
Leverage may significantly exceed this level from time to time.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. The majority of issuers in the Sub-
Fund are likely to be represented in the benchmark because the Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
Investment Manager uses it as a basis for portfolio construction, but denomination: any. Hedging approach: typically hedged to Base Currency.
has some discretion to deviate from its composition and risk
characteristics within indicative risk parameters and excludes securities MAIN RISKS
based on ESG criteria. The Sub-Funds is subject to Investment risks and Other associated risks
The Sub-Fund will resemble the composition and risk characteristics of from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
its benchmark; however, the Investment Manager’s discretion and objective.
exclusions based on ESG criteria may result in performance that differs The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
from the benchmark. Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Sub-Fund.
POLICIES
Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested, either each risk.
directly or through derivatives, in investment grade corporate debt
securities from issuers anywhere in the world, including emerging
markets with positive E/S characteristics or that demonstrate improving
E/S characteristics.
The Sub-Fund may also invest in global debt securities issued by
governments, including local governments (up to 5%), but excluding
supranationals and agencies.
The Sub-Fund may invest up to 20% of assets in below investment
grade debt securities. The Sub-Fund may invest in unrated debt
securities to a limited extent. The Sub-Fund may invest up to 20% of
assets in perpetual bonds, up to 10% of assets in contingent convertible
bonds and up to 5% of assets in MBS/ABS. The Sub-Fund may invest in
aggregate up to 25% of assets in below investment grade debt
securities, unrated debt securities, perpetual bonds, contingent
convertible bonds and MBS/ABS.

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Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
Techniques Securities
Derivatives Contingent con- - Unrated debt
Hedging vertible Emerging markets
bonds MBS/ABS
Debt securities
- Government debt
- Investment grade
debt
- Below investment
grade debt

S
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
use of the techniques and securities above
Credit Interest rate Currency
Market Liquidity

S
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.

Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investor profile Investors Annual Operating and
who understand the risks of the Sub-Fund, Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
including the risk of capital loss, and: Base Class Charge Charge CDSC Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek investment return through A 3.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 0.80% – 0.20%
exposure to corporate bond markets, C – 1.00% – – 0.40% – 0.15%
globally; D 3.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 0.80% 0.40% 0.20%
Q seek an investment that embeds ESG I – 1.00% – – 0.40% – 0.11%
principles; I2 – 1.00% – – 0.32% – 0.11%
Q are looking to use it as part of an S2 – 1.00% – – 0.20% – 0.11%
investment portfolio and not as a T – 1.00% 3.00% – 0.80% 0.40% 0.20%
complete investment plan. X – 1.00% – – – – 0.10%

Hedging method for currency hedged See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. *Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date Not launched.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global Short Duration Corporate Bond
Sustainable Fund
securities to a limited extent. The Sub-Fund may invest up to 20% of
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks assets in perpetual bonds, up to 10% of assets in contingent convertible
bonds and up to 5% of assets in MBS/ABS. The Sub-Fund may invest in
OBJECTIVE
aggregate up to 25% of assets in below investment grade debt
To achieve a return by investing primarily in global short duration securities, unrated debt securities, perpetual bonds, contingent
investment grade corporate debt securities with positive E/S convertible bonds and MBS/ABS.
characteristics or debt securities that demonstrate improving E/S
The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
characteristics. Debt securities with positive E/S characteristics are
Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,
those that the Investment Manager believes have been issued by
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
companies that demonstrate effective governance and superior
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or
management of environmental and/or social issues (sustainable
social objectives.
characteristics).
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
INVESTMENT PROCESS screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
Investment approach revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
Q Uses a globally integrated research driven investment process that values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
focuses on analysing fundamental, quantitative and technical factors result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
across countries, sectors and issuers. Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu). The Investment Manager
may invest in green bonds, social bonds and sustainable bonds that
Q Approaches corporate bond Investing by focusing on generating
may otherwise be excluded by such screens.
returns primarily through credit sector rotation and security selection
The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
across the global corporate bond universe.
decisions on at least 75% of non-investment grade and emerging
Q Integrates ESG aspects to identify issuers with strong or improving market sovereign and 90% of investment grade securities purchased.
sustainability characteristics. The Sub-Fund excludes the bottom 20% of securities from its investable
ESG approach Best-in-Class universe based on its ESG criteria.

Benchmark Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate Index (Total Return Other investment exposures Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary
Gross) Hedged to USD. For currency hedged Share Classes, the Liquid Assets and up to 20% of assets in Deposits with Credit
benchmark index is hedged to the Share Class currency. Institutions, money market instruments and money market funds for
managing cash subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and
Benchmark uses and resemblance exceptional payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid
Q Performance comparison. Assets for defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by
exceptionally unfavourable market conditions.
Q Basis for relative VaR calculations.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. The majority of issuers in the Sub- Derivatives investment purposes; efficient portfolio management;
Fund are likely to be represented in the benchmark because the hedging. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How the
Investment Manager uses it as a basis for portfolio construction, but Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS including
has some discretion to deviate from its composition and risk CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method: relative VaR. Expected
characteristics within indicative risk parameters and excludes securities level of leverage from derivatives: 75% indicative only. Leverage may
based on ESG criteria. significantly exceed this level from time to time.
The Sub-Fund will resemble the composition and risk characteristics of Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
its benchmark; however, the Investment Manager’s discretion and denomination: any. Hedging approach: typically hedged to Base Currency.
exclusions based on ESG criteria may result in performance that differs
from the benchmark. MAIN RISKS
The Sub-Funds is subject to Investment risks and Other associated risks
POLICIES from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
Main investment exposure Main investment exposure At least 67% of objective.
assets invested, either directly or through derivatives, in short duration The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
investment grade corporate debt securities from issuers anywhere in Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
the world, including emerging markets with positive E/S characteristics Sub-Fund.
or that demonstrate improving E/S characteristics. The Sub-Fund may Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
also invest in global debt securities issued by governments, including each risk.
local governments (up to 5%), but excluding supranationals and
agencies.
The weighted average duration of the portfolio will generally not exceed
three years and the remaining duration of each investment will
generally not exceed five years at the time of purchase. The maturity of
securities may be significantly longer than the periods stated above.
The Sub-Fund may invest up to 20% of assets in below investment
grade debt securities. The Sub-Fund may invest in unrated debt

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Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
Techniques Securities
Derivatives Contingent con- - Unrated debt
Hedging vertible Emerging markets
bonds MBS/ABS
Debt securities
- Government debt
- Investment grade
debt
- Below investment
grade debt

S
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
use of the techniques and securities above
Credit Interest rate Currency
Market Liquidity

S
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.

Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investor profile Investors Annual Operating and
who understand the risks of the Sub-Fund, Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
including the risk of capital loss, and: Base Class Charge Charge CDSC Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek investment return through A 3.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 0.70% – 0.20%
exposure to corporate bond markets, C – 1.00% – – 0.35% – 0.15%
globally; D 3.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 0.70% 0.40% 0.20%
Q seek an investment that embeds ESG I – 1.00% – – 0.35% – 0.11%
principles; I2 – 1.00% – – 0.28% – 0.11%
Q are looking to use it as part of an S2 – 1.00% – – 0.18% – 0.11%
investment portfolio and not as a T – 1.00% 3.00% – 0.70% 0.40% 0.20%
complete investment plan. X – 1.00% – – – – 0.10%

Hedging method for currency hedged See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information. *Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date Not launched.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Global High Yield Bond Fund
of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
conditions.
OBJECTIVE
To achieve a return in excess of global bond markets by investing Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
primarily in global below investment grade corporate debt securities, management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How
using derivatives where appropriate. the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS
including CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method: commitment.
INVESTMENT PROCESS Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
20% maximum.
Investment approach
Q Uses a globally integrated research driven investment process that Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
focuses on analysing fundamental, quantitative and technical factors denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.
across countries, sectors and issuers.
MAIN RISKS
Q Bottom-up security selection approach based on assessing relative
value across the global developed market high yield credit spectrum. The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
ESG approach ESG Integrated objective.
Benchmark ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index (Total Return The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
Gross). For currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
the Share Class currency. Sub-Fund.
Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
Benchmark uses and resemblance
each risk.
Q Performance comparison.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. The majority of issuers in the Sub- Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
Fund are likely to be represented in the benchmark because the Techniques Securities
Investment Manager uses it as a basis for portfolio construction, but
has some discretion to deviate from its composition and risk Derivatives Contingent con- Emerging markets
Hedging vertible bonds
characteristics within indicative risk parameters.
Debt securities
The Sub-Fund will resemble the composition and risk characteristics of – Below investment
its benchmark; however, the Investment Manager’s discretion may grade debt
result in performance that differs from the benchmark. – Unrated debt

POLICIES S
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested, either
use of the techniques and securities above
directly or through derivatives, in below investment grade corporate
debt securities from issuers anywhere in the world, including emerging Credit Currency Liquidity
markets. Interest rate Market

The Sub-Fund may invest in contingent convertible bonds (up to 5%). S


Other investment exposures Unrated debt securities. Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
and money market funds for managing cash subscriptions and of their money. fluctuate in value.
redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100%

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 47


Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative
of capital loss, and: Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek investment return through A 3.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 0.85% – 0.30%
exposure to global below investment C – 1.00% – – 0.45% – 0.15%
grade corporate debt securities; C2 – 1.00% – – 0.34% – 0.15%
Q understand the portfolio may have D 3.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 0.85% 0.40% 0.30%
significant exposure to higher risk assets F – 1.00% 3.00% – 0.85% 1.00% 0.30%
(such as high yield and emerging market I – 1.00% – – 0.45% – 0.11%
debt) and are willing to accept those I2 – 1.00% – – 0.34% – 0.11%
risks in search of potential higher T – 1.00% 3.00% – 0.85% 0.40% 0.30%
returns;
V – 1.00% – – 0.45% – 0.11%
Q are looking to use it as part of an X – 1.00% – – – – 0.10%
investment portfolio and not as a
complete investment plan. See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.*Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.

Hedging method for currency hedged


Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 24 Mar 2000.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Income Opportunity Fund
Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for managing cash
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional
payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for
OBJECTIVE
defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally
To achieve a return in excess of the benchmark by exploiting unfavourable market conditions.
investment opportunities in, amongst others, the debt and currency
markets, and using derivatives where appropriate. Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How
INVESTMENT PROCESS the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS
including CFD: 0-25% expected; 25% maximum. Global exposure
Investment approach calculation method: absolute VaR. Expected level of leverage from
Q Uses an absolute return oriented approach to target uncorrelated, derivatives: 350% indicative only. Leverage may significantly exceed this
low volatility returns over the medium term regardless of market level from time to time.
conditions. Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
Q Flexibility to draw on diversified sources of returns across three denomination: any. Hedging approach: typically hedged to Base Currency
distinct strategies: tactical rotation between traditional fixed income (excluding active currency positions).
sectors, alternative strategies such as relative value trading, and
hedging strategies. MAIN RISKS
ESG approach ESG Integrated The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
Benchmark ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index Total Return in USD. objective.
For currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark used is the
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
corresponding benchmark in the Share Class currency.
Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
Benchmark uses and resemblance Sub-Fund.
Q Performance comparison. Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
each risk.
Q Performance fee calculation.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed without reference or constraints Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
relative to its benchmark.
Techniques Securities
POLICIES Derivatives Catastrophe bonds Emerging markets
Hedging Contingent con- Equities
Main investment exposure The majority of assets invested in a broad vertible bonds MBS/ABS
range of government and corporate debt securities from issuers Debt securities REITs
anywhere in the world, including emerging markets. – Government debt UCITS, UCIs & ETFs
– Investment grade
The Sub-Fund is expected to invest between 10% and 30% of its assets
debt
in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and/or asset-backed securities – Below investment
(ABS) of any credit quality, however, due to the unconstrained grade debt
investment approach, the actual investment level may vary. MBS which – Unrated debt
may be agency (issued by quasi US government agencies) and non- – Distressed debt
agency (issued by private institutions) refers to debt securities that are
backed by mortgages, including residential and commercial mortgages, S
and ABS refers to those that are backed by other types of assets such Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
as credit card debt, car loans, consumer loans and equipment leases. use of the techniques and securities above
The Sub-Fund may also invest in other assets such as convertible Credit Interest rate Market
securities, equities, ETFs and REITs. To a limited extent, the Sub-Fund Currency Liquidity
may invest in distressed debt securities and securities in default.
S
There are no credit quality restrictions applicable to the investments.
Up to 100% of assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
instruments and money market funds for investment and defensive Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
purposes. could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.
Other investment exposures Catastrophe bonds to a limited extent; up
to 5% in contingent convertible bonds.

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Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Management Operating and
of capital loss, and; Initial Switch Redemption and Advisory Distribution Administrative Performance
Base Class Charge Charge CDSC* Charge Fee Fee Expenses (Max) fee
Q seek positive return while reducing the
risk of capital losses over the medium A (perf) 3.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.00% – 0.20% 20.00%
term through exposure to global debt C (perf) – 1.00% – – 0.55% – 0.15% 20.00%
markets; D (perf) 3.00% 1.00% – 0.50% 1.00% 0.25% 0.20% 20.00%
Q understand the portfolio may have I (perf) – 1.00% – – 0.55% – 0.11% 20.00%
significant exposure to higher risk assets T (perf) – 1.00% 3.00% – 1.00% 0.25% 0.20% 20.00%
(such as high yield, emerging market X – 1.00% – – – – 0.10% –
debt and MBS/ABS) and are willing to X (perf) – 1.00% – – – – 0.10% 20.00%
accept those risks in search of potential
See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.*Reduces by 1.00% a year and is zero after 3 years.
higher returns;
Q are looking to use it as part of an A (perf) (fix) EUR 2.35 - EUR (hedged) and D (perf) (fix) EUR 2.15 - EUR (hedged) Share Classes are intended to be granted by
the Board of Directors a quarterly fixed dividend based on a total annual dividend of EUR 2.35 and EUR 2.15 per share
investment portfolio and not as a respectively.
complete investment plan.
Performance fee Method: high water
mark. Cap: none. Reference period: whole
life of Fund
Hedging method for currency hedged
Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 19 July 2007.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
Unconstrained Bond Fund
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets excluding Ancillary Liquid
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments,
money market funds and derivatives for EPM, in Sustainable
OBJECTIVE
Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to environmental or
The Sub-Fund aims to achieve a positive return over a rolling 3 year social objectives.
period in all market conditions by investing in an unconstrained
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
portfolio of debt securities and currencies, using derivatives where
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
appropriate
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
INVESTMENT PROCESS
values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
Investment approach result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
Q Uses a globally integrated research driven investment process that
focuses on analysing fundamental, quantitative and technical factors The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
across countries, sectors and issuers. decisions on at least 75% of non-investment grade and emerging
market sovereign and 90% of investment grade securities purchased.
Q Uses an unconstrained approach to finding the best investment ideas
The Sub-Fund may invest in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money
across multiple fixed income sectors and countries, with a focus on
market instruments and money market funds for investment purposes.
mitigating downside risk.
The Sub-Fund may hold up to 100% of its assets in these instruments
Q Dynamically shifts among sectors and countries and adjusts duration on a temporary basis for defensive purposes.
depending on market conditions.
Other investment exposures Up to 10% in equities, typically as a
ESG approach ESG Promote result of events relating to its debt holdings such as conversions or
Benchmark ICE BofA SOFR Overnight Rate Index Total Return in USD. restructures; equity derivatives for managing equity exposure and the
For currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark used is the Sub-Fund's correlation to equity markets. Up to 10% in perpetual
corresponding benchmark in the Share Class currency, bonds.
Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for managing cash
Benchmark uses and resemblance subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional
Q Performance comparison. payments. Up to 100% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for
Q Performance fee calculation. defensive purposes on a temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally
unfavourable market conditions.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed without reference or constraints
relative to its benchmark. Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; hedging; efficient portfolio
management. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table under How
POLICIES the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. TRS
including CFD: none. Global exposure calculation method: absolute VaR.
Main investment exposure The majority of assets invested, either
Expected level of leverage from derivatives: 500% Indicative only.
directly or through derivatives, in debt securities issued or guaranteed
Leverage may significantly exceed this level from time to time.
by governments or their agencies, state and provincial governmental
entities, supranationals, corporate debt securities, MBS/ABS, covered Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
bonds and currencies. Issuers may be located anywhere in the world, 20% maximum.
including emerging markets.
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
The Sub-Fund is expected to invest between 25% and 50% of its assets denomination: any. Hedging approach: majority hedged to Base
in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and/or asset-backed securities Currency.
(ABS) of any credit quality, however, due to the unconstrained
investment approach, the actual investment level may vary. MBS which MAIN RISKS
may be agency (issued by quasi US government agencies) and non-
The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
agency (issued by private institutions) refers to debt securities that are
risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
backed by mortgages, including residential and commercial mortgages,
objective.
and ABS refers to those that are backed by other types of assets such
as credit card debt, car loans, consumer loans and equipment leases. The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
The Sub-Fund may hold up to 10% in convertible securities and up to
Sub-Fund.
10% in contingent convertible bonds. The Sub-Fund may have
significant exposure to below investment grade and unrated debt Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
securities. each risk.
The Sub-Fund may use long and short positions (through derivatives) to
vary exposure to countries, sectors, currencies and credit quality which
may be concentrated from time to time.
The Sub-Fund may invest in onshore debt securities issued within the
PRC through China-Hong Kong Bond Connect.
At least 51% of assets are invested in issuers with positive
environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good governance
practices as measured through the Investment Manager's proprietary
ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data.

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Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
Techniques Securities
Concentration China – Unrated debt
Derivatives Contingent con- Equities
Hedging vertible bonds Emerging markets
Short position Convertible securities MBS/ABS
Debt securities
– Government debt
– Investment grade
debt
– Below investment
grade debt

S
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
use of the techniques and securities above
Credit Market Currency
Liquidity Interest rate

S
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of Failure to meet the
could lose some or all the Sub-Fund will Sub-Fund's objective.
of their money. fluctuate in value.

Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual Operating and
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Initial Switch Redemption Management and Distribution Administrative Performance
of capital loss, and: Base Class Charge Charge Charge Advisory Fee Fee Expenses (Max) fee
Q seek a positive return over the medium D (perf) 3.00% 1.00% 0.50% 1.00% 1.00% 0.11% 10.00%
term through exposure to debt and W (perf) – 1.00% – 0.40% (max) – 0.11% 10.00%
currency markets, globally;
See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.
Q understand the portfolio may have
significant exposure to higher risk assets
(such as high yield, emerging market
debt and MBS/ABS) and are willing to
accept those risks in search of potential
higher returns;
Q are looking to use it as part of an
investment portfolio and not as a
complete investment plan.
Performance fee Method: high water
mark. Cap: none. Reference period: whole
life of Fund
Hedging method for currency hedged
Share Classes NAV hedge.
Dealing Requests received before
14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date Not Launched.

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JPMorgan Investment Funds -
US Bond Fund
The Sub-Fund does not have a committed minimum level of investments
Objective, Process, Policies and Risks in Sustainable Investments, as defined under SFDR, contributing to
environmental or social objectives.
OBJECTIVE
The Investment Manager evaluates and applies values and norms based
To achieve a return in excess of US bond markets by investing primarily
screening to implement exclusions. To support this screening, it relies
in US debt securities, using derivatives where appropriate.
on third party provider(s) who identify an issuer’s participation in or the
revenue which they derive from activities that are inconsistent with the
INVESTMENT PROCESS
values and norms based screens. The list of screens applied that may
Investment approach result in exclusions can be found on the Management Company’s
Website (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
Q Uses a globally integrated research driven investment process that
focuses on analysing fundamental, quantitative and technical factors The Sub-Fund systematically includes ESG analysis in its investment
across countries, sectors and issuers. decisions on at least 75% of non-investment grade and emerging
market sovereign and 90% of investment grade securities purchased.
Q Combines top down asset allocation and bottom-up security selection
targeting diversified sources of portfolio return – including sector Other investment exposures Up to 5% in contingent convertible
rotation, security selection, currencies and yield curve positioning. bonds.
Q Invests across all sectors of USD denominated investment grade debt Up to 20% of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets and up to 20% of
which includes government, government related, corporate, assets in Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments
emerging markets and securitised debt. and money market funds for managing cash subscriptions and
redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments. Up to 100%
Q The Sub-Fund may also invest in high yield and non-USD
of net assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for defensive purposes on a
denominated developed and emerging market debt.
temporary basis, if justified by exceptionally unfavourable market
ESG approach ESG Promote conditions.
Benchmark Bloomberg US Aggregate Index (Total Return Gross). For Derivatives Used for: investment purposes; efficient portfolio
currency hedged Share Classes, the benchmark is hedged to the Share management; hedging. Types: see Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table
Class currency. under How the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and
Techniques. TRS including CFD: none. Global exposure calculation
Benchmark uses and resemblance method: relative VaR. Expected level of leverage from derivatives: 150%
Q Performance comparison. indicative only. Leverage may significantly exceed this level from time
Q Basis for relative VaR calculations.
to time.
The Sub-Fund is actively managed. The majority of issuers in the Sub- Techniques and instruments Securities lending: 0% to 20% expected;
Fund are likely to be represented in the benchmark because the 20% maximum.
Investment Manager uses it as a basis for portfolio construction, but
Currencies Sub-Fund Base Currency: USD. Currencies of asset
has some discretion to deviate from its composition and risk
denomination: any. Hedging approach: flexible.
characteristics within indicative risk parameters.
The Sub-Fund will resemble the composition and risk characteristics of MAIN RISKS
its benchmark; however, the Investment Manager’s discretion may
The Sub-Fund is subject to Investment risks and Other associated
result in performance that differs from the benchmark.
risks from the techniques and securities it uses to seek to achieve its
objective.
POLICIES
The table below explains how these risks relate to each other and the
Main investment exposure At least 67% of assets invested, either Outcomes to the Shareholder that could affect an investment in the
directly or through derivatives, in debt securities issued or guaranteed Sub-Fund.
by the US government or its agencies and by companies that are Investors should also read Risk Descriptions for a full description of
domiciled, or carrying out the main part of their economic activity, in each risk.
the US.
The Sub-Fund is expected to invest between 15% and 40% of its assets
in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and/or asset-backed securities
(ABS) of any credit quality. MBS which may be agency (issued by quasi
US government agencies) and non-agency (issued by private
institutions) refers to debt securities that are backed by mortgages,
including residential and commercial mortgages, and ABS refers to
those that are backed by other types of assets such as credit card debt,
car loans, student loans and equipment leases.
The Sub-Fund may invest in below investment grade, unrated and
emerging markets debt securities.
At least 51% of assets are invested in issuers with positive
environmental and/or social characteristics that follow good governance
practices as measured through the Investment Manager's proprietary
ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 53


Investment Risks Risks from the Sub-Fund's techniques and securities
Techniques Securities
Derivatives Contingent convertible – Unrated debt
Hedging bonds Emerging markets
Debt securities MBS/ABS
– Government debt
– Investment grade debt
– Below investment
grade debt

S
Other associated risks Further risks the Sub-Fund is exposed to from its
use of the techniques and securities above
Credit Interest rate Market
Currency Liquidity

S
Outcomes to the Shareholder Potential impact of the risks above
Loss Shareholders Volatility Shares of the Failure to meet the
could lose some or Sub-Fund will fluctuate Sub-Fund's objective.
all of their money. in value.

Investor Considerations One-off charges taken before or after investing Fees and expenses taken from
(maximum) the Sub-Fund over a year
Investor profile Investors who understand Annual
the risks of the Sub-Fund, including the risk Management Operating and
of capital loss, and: Redemption and Advisory Administrative
Base Class Initial Charge Switch Charge Charge Fee Distribution Fee Expenses (Max)
Q seek a combination of income and long-
term capital growth through exposure to A 3.00% 1.00% 0.50% 0.90% – 0.20%
US bond markets; C – 1.00% – 0.45% – 0.15%
Q are looking to use it as part of an D 3.00% 1.00% 0.50% 0.90% 0.25% 0.20%
investment portfolio and not as a I – 1.00% – 0.45% – 0.11%
complete investment plan. I2 – 1.00% – 0.36% – 0.11%
X – 1.00% – – – 0.10%
Hedging method for currency hedged
Share Classes NAV hedge. See Share Classes and Costs for more complete information.

Dealing Requests received before


14:30 CET on any Valuation Day will be
processed that day.
Sub-Fund launch date 15 May 1997.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 54


Risk Descriptions
Whilst this Prospectus identifies what the Board believes to be the main Q LIBOR rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing
risks of the Sub-Funds, a Sub-Fund could be affected by other risks. The banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the
Risk Descriptions form an integral part of the Prospectus and should London interbank market. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has
be read in conjunction with the Prospectus as a whole. Investors should announced that certain tenors and currencies of LIBOR will cease to
note that any risks relevant to individual Share Classes can be found in be published or representative of the underlying market and
Share Classes and Costs. economic reality they are intended to measure on certain future
For an investor in a Sub-Fund, all of the risks described below could dates; current information about these dates and certain related
give rise to one or more of the three basic outcomes described in each risks is available at
Sub-Fund description: loss, volatility and failure to achieve its objective. https://www.jpmorgan.com/disclosures/interbank_offered_rates. There
Other direct effects on investors could include a Sub-Fund performing is no assurance that the dates announced by the FCA will not change
less well than its peers or than the overall market(s) in which it invests. or that the administrator of LIBOR and/or regulators will not take
further action that could impact the availability, composition or
INVESTMENT FUND RISKS characteristics of LIBOR or the currencies and/or tenors for which
LIBOR is published, and it is recommended that Shareholders consult
Investing in any Sub-Fund of the Fund involves certain risks:
their advisors to stay informed of any such developments. Public and
Fund structure risks private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to
Q The Board may decide to liquidate a Sub-Fund under certain implement new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of
circumstances (see Liquidation or Merger under Considerations for LIBOR. In addition, certain regulated entities have ceased entering
Investors). It is possible that the net proceeds of any liquidation for into most new LIBOR contracts in connection with regulatory
a Shareholder may be less than the amount they initially invested. guidance or prohibitions. There is no assurance that any such
Q In the event the Board decides to suspend the calculation of NAV per alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same
Share or to defer redemption and switch requests for a Sub-Fund, value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same
Shareholders may not receive the proceeds of their investment at volume or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or
the desired time or price. unavailability, or replacement, all of, which may affect the value or
liquidity, volatility or return on certain of a Sub-Fund’s derivatives
Q If a large proportion of the Shares of a Sub-Fund are held by a small
and other instruments or investments comprising some or all of a
number of Shareholders, or a single Shareholder, including funds or
Sub-Fund’s portfolio and result in costs incurred in connection with
mandates over which the Investment Managers or their affiliates
changing reference rates used for positions, closing out positions and
have investment discretion, the Sub-Fund is subject to the risk that
entering into new trades. Certain of a Sub-Fund’s investments may
these Shareholder(s) redeem their Shares in large amounts. These
transition from LIBOR prior to the dates announced by the FCA. The
transactions could adversely affect the Sub-Funds ability to conduct
transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates may result in
its investment policies and / or the Sub-Fund becomes too small to
operational issues for a Sub-Fund or some of their investments. No
operate efficiently and needs to be liquidated or merged.
assurances can be given as to the impact of the LIBOR transition
Regulatory risks (and the timing of any such impact) on any Sub-Fund or its
Q The Fund is domiciled in Luxembourg. Therefore any protections investments. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in
provided by the regulatory framework of other jurisdictions may connection with other interbank offering rates (e.g., Euribor) and a
differ or may not apply. wide range of other index levels, rates and values that are treated as
Q The Fund qualifies as a UCITS and is subject to the investment laws, benchmarks and are the subject of recent regulatory reform.
regulations and guidance set down by the European Union, the Political risks
European Securities and Markets Authority and the CSSF. As a result Q The value of a Sub-Fund’s investments may be affected by
of the Sub-Funds being managed by an affiliate of JPMorgan Chase & uncertainties such as international political developments, civil
Co. or being registered or having investors in other jurisdictions, they conflicts and war, changes in government policies, changes in
may be subject to narrower investment restrictions which could limit taxation, restrictions on foreign investment and currency
their investment opportunities. Further the Sub-Fund could be repatriation, currency fluctuations and other developments in the
precluded from holding or purchasing particular securities or laws and regulations of countries in which investment may be made.
financial instruments. even if the securities or financial instruments For example, assets could be compulsorily re-acquired without
would otherwise meet the Sub-Fund's objectives. adequate compensation. Events and evolving conditions in certain
Q The Management Company is a member of JPMorgan Chase & Co. economies or markets may alter the risks associated with
and is therefore subject to additional banking rules and regulations investments in countries or regions that historically were perceived
in the US which may also impact the Fund and its investors. For as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These
instance, under the Volcker Rule, a US regulation, JPMorgan Chase & risks are magnified in emerging market countries.
Co., together with its employees and directors, cannot own more Legal risks
than 25% of a Sub-Fund beyond the permitted seeding period Q There is a risk that legal agreements in respect of certain
(generally three years from the date of the launch of a Sub-Fund); as derivatives, instruments and techniques are terminated due, for
a result, in cases where JPMorgan Chase & Co. continues to hold a instance, to bankruptcy, supervening illegality or change in tax or
seed position representing a significant portion of a Sub-Fund’s accounting laws. In such circumstances, a Sub-Fund may be required
assets at the end of the permitted seeding period, it may be required to cover any losses incurred. Furthermore, certain transactions are
to reduce its seed position and the anticipated or actual redemption entered into on the basis of complex legal documents. Such
of Shares owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. could adversely affect the documents may be difficult to enforce or may be the subject of a
Sub-Fund. This may require the sale of portfolio securities before it dispute as to interpretation in certain circumstances. Whilst the
is desirable, resulting in losses to other Shareholders or could result rights and obligations of the parties to a legal document may be
in the liquidation of the Sub-Fund. governed by English law, in certain circumstances (for example
LIBOR Discontinuance or Unavailability Risk insolvency proceedings) other legal systems may take priority which
may affect the enforceability of existing transactions.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 55


Q The Fund might be subject to certain contractual indemnification Risks relating to specific OTC derivative instruments
obligations. The Fund will not, and potentially none of the service Total return swaps Total return swaps expose the Sub-Fund to
providers, carry any insurance for losses for which the Fund may be counterparty risk. In addition, the use of total return swaps exposes the
ultimately subject to an indemnification obligation. Any Sub-Fund to market risk. For example, if the underlying reference asset
indemnification payment with respect to a Sub-Fund would be borne is an equity, its price may rise or fall. This may have a positive or
by that Sub-Fund and will result in a corresponding reduction in the negative impact on returns subject to whether the Sub-Fund has gained
price of the Shares. long or short exposure to the reference asset through the TRS.
Management risk Exchange-traded derivatives
Q As the Sub-Funds are actively managed they rely on the skill,
While exchange-traded derivatives are generally considered lower-risk
expertise and judgement of the relevant Investment Manager. There
than OTC derivatives, there is still the risk that a suspension of trading
is no guarantee that the investment decisions made by the
in derivatives or in their underlying assets could make it impossible for
Investment Manager or any investment processes, techniques or
a Sub-Fund to realise gains or avoid losses, which in turn could cause a
models used will produce the desired results.
delay in handling redemptions of Shares. There is also a risk that
Q For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, a Sub- settlement of exchange-traded derivatives through a transfer system
Fund, in accordance with its investment policy, may invest all or might not happen when or as expected.
most of its assets in Ancillary Liquid Assets for temporary defensive
Risks relating to specific derivative instruments
purposes. Investments in Ancillary Liquid Assets may result in lower
yield than other investments, which if used for temporary defensive Q Warrants The value of warrants are likely to fluctuate more than the
purposes rather than an investment strategy, may prevent a Sub- prices of the underlying securities. This is due to the effect of
Fund from meeting its investment objective. leverage within their structure so that a relatively small movement in
the price of the underlying security typically results in a larger
INVESTMENT RISKS movement in the price of the warrant.
Q Futures and options The amount of initial margin relative to the
Techniques value of a futures contract is small so transactions may be
Concentration risk To the extent that the Sub-Fund invests a large "leveraged" or "geared" in terms of market exposure. A relatively
portion of its assets in a limited number of securities, issuers, small market movement will therefore have a proportionately larger
industries, sectors, or within a limited geographical area, it is likely to impact which may work for or against the investor. The selling
be more volatile and carry a greater risk of loss than a Sub-Fund that ("writing" or "granting") of an option by the Fund on behalf of a Sub-
invests more broadly. Fund generally entails considerably greater risk than purchasing
When a Sub-Fund is concentrated in a particular country, region, or options. Although the premium received by the seller is fixed, the
sector, its performance will be more strongly affected by any political, seller may sustain a loss well in excess of that amount. The seller
economic, environmental or market conditions within that area or will be exposed to the risk of the purchaser exercising the option
affecting that economic sector. and the seller will be obliged either to settle the option in cash or to
acquire or deliver the underlying investment. If the option is
Derivatives risk The value of derivatives can be volatile. This is
"covered" by the seller holding a corresponding position in the
because a small movement in the value of the underlying asset can
underlying investment or a future on another option, the risk may be
cause a large movement in the value of the derivative and therefore,
reduced.
investment in such instruments may result in losses in excess of the
amount invested by the Sub-Fund. Q CDS The price at which a CDS trades may differ from the price of the
The pricing and volatility of many derivatives sometimes diverges from CDS's referenced security. In adverse market conditions, the basis
strictly reflecting the pricing or volatility of their underlying reference (difference between the spread on bonds and the spread of CDS) can
asset(s). In difficult market conditions, it might be impossible or be significantly more volatile than the CDS's referenced securities
unfeasible to place orders that would limit or offset the market Q CDX / iTraxx If the Sub-Fund is a protection seller on the CDX or
exposure or financial losses created by certain derivatives. iTraxx and there is a default on an underlying constituent, the Sub-
Changes in tax, accounting, or securities laws could cause the value of a Fund will be required to pay its proportionate share of the default
derivative to fall or could force the Sub-Fund to terminate a derivative payment.
position under disadvantageous circumstances. Hedging risk Any measures that the Sub-Fund takes that are designed
OTC derivatives to offset specific risks could work imperfectly, might not be feasible at
times, or could fail completely. The Sub-Fund can use hedging within its
As OTC derivatives are private agreements between the Fund on behalf
portfolio to mitigate currency, duration, market or credit risk, and, with
of a specific Sub-Fund and one or more counterparties, they are less
respect to any designated Share Classes, to hedge currency exposure of
regulated than market-traded derivatives. OTC derivatives carry greater
the Share Class. Hedging involves costs, which reduce investment
counterparty risk and liquidity risk, and it could be more difficult to
performance.
force a counterparty to meet its obligations to the Fund. If a
counterparty ceases to offer a derivative that a Sub-Fund is using or is Reverse repurchase transactions risk The counterparty of reverse
planning to use, the Sub-Fund might not be able to find a comparable repurchase transactions may fail to meet its obligations which could
derivative elsewhere. This in turn could cause the Sub-Fund to miss an result in losses to the Sub-Fund. The default of a counterparty with
opportunity for gain or find itself unexpectedly exposed to risks or which cash has been placed together with any fall in value of the
losses, including losses from a derivative position for which it was collateral received below that of the value of the cash lent may result in
unable to buy an offsetting derivative. a loss to the Sub-Fund and may restrict the Sub-Fund’s ability to fund
security purchases or redemption requests.
It may not always be possible for the Fund to divide its OTC derivative
transactions among a wide variety of counterparties and the inability to Securities lending risk The use of securities lending exposes the Sub-
trade with any one counterparty could cause significant losses. Fund to counterparty risk and to liquidity risk. The default of a
counterparty, together with any fall in value of the collateral (including
Conversely, if any Sub-Fund experiences any financial weakness or fails
the value of any reinvested cash collateral) below that of the value of
to meet an obligation, counterparties might become unwilling to do
the securities lent, may result in a loss to the Sub-Fund and may
business with the Fund, which could leave the Fund unable to operate
restrict the Sub-Fund’s ability to meet delivery obligations under
efficiently and competitively.
security sales or redemption requests.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 56


Short positions risk Taking a short position (a position whose value Fund invests in China A-Shares through the China-Hong Kong Stock
moves in the opposite direction from the value of the security itself) Connect Programmes it will be subject to the following additional risks:
through derivatives creates losses for the Sub-Fund when the Q Regulatory Risk Current rules and regulations may change and have
underlying security’s value rises. These losses are theoretically unlimited potential retrospective effect which could adversely affect the Sub-
as there is no restriction on the price to which a security may rise, Fund.
whereas the loss from a cash investment in the security cannot exceed
Q Legal/Beneficial Ownership China A-Shares purchased through the
the amount invested.
China-Hong Kong Stock Connect Programmes are held in an omnibus
Using short positions to achieve net short exposure to a particular
account by the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited
market, sector or currency may increase the volatility of the Sub-Fund.
(“HKSCC”). HKSCC, as the nominee holder, does not guarantee the
The short selling of investments may be subject to changes in title to securities held through it and is under no obligation to
regulations, which could create losses or the inability to continue using enforce title or other rights associated with ownership on behalf of
short positions as intended or at all. beneficial owners. The rights of beneficial owners are not clear under
Style bias risk Sub-Funds that are concentrated in a value or growth PRC law and untested in PRC courts.
investment style may be subject to periods of underperformance as Q Quota Limitations The programmes are subject to quota limitations
value stocks and growth stocks tend to outperform at different times. which may restrict the Sub-Fund’s ability to invest in China A-Shares
through the programmes on a timely basis.
Securities
Q Investor Compensation The Sub-Fund will not benefit from investor
Catastrophe bond risk If a trigger event occurs (such as a natural
disaster or financial or economic failure), the bonds may lose part or all compensation schemes either in mainland China or Hong Kong.
of their value. The loss amount is defined in the terms of the bond and Q Operating Times Trading through China-Hong Kong Stock Connect
may be based on losses to a company or industry, modelled losses to a Programmes can only be undertaken on days when both the PRC and
notional portfolio, industry indices, readings of scientific instruments or Hong Kong markets are open and when banks in both markets are
certain other parameters associated with a catastrophe rather than open on the corresponding settlement days. Accordingly the Sub-
actual losses. The modelling used to calculate the probability of a Fund may not be able to buy or sell at the desired time or price.
trigger event may not be accurate or may underestimate the likelihood Q Suspension Risk Each of the stock exchanges involved with the
of the trigger event occurring which may increase the risk of loss. China-Hong Kong Stock Connect Programmes may suspend trading
Catastrophe bonds may provide for extensions of maturity which may which could adversely affect the Sub-Fund’s ability to access the
increase volatility. relevant market.
Catastrophe bonds may be rated by credit ratings agencies on the basis China Interbank Bond Market risk The China Interbank Bond Market is
of how likely it is that the trigger event will occur and are typically an OTC market, executing the majority of CNY bond trading. Market
rated below investment grade (or considered equivalent if unrated). volatility and potential lack of liquidity due to low trading volumes may
China risk Investing in the domestic (onshore) market of the People’s cause prices of bonds to fluctuate significantly.
Republic of China (PRC) is subject to the risks of investing in emerging Risk of investing via China-Hong Kong Bond Connect
markets (see Emerging markets risk) and additionally risks that are Investments in onshore debt securities issued within the PRC through
specific to the PRC market. China-Hong Kong Bond Connect are subject to regulatory change and
Investments in domestic securities of the PRC denominated in CNY are operational constraints which may result in increased counterparty risk.
made through the QFII/RQFII license or through the China-Hong Kong China-Hong Kong Bond Connect establishes mutual trading links
Stock Connect Programmes which are subject to daily and aggregate between the bond markets of mainland China and Hong Kong. This
quotas. programme allows foreign investors to trade in the China Interbank
QFII/RQFII investments risk The QFII status could be suspended, reduced Bond Market through their Hong Kong based brokers. To the extent a
or revoked, which may affect the Sub-Fund’s ability to invest in eligible Sub-Fund invests through China-Hong Kong Bond Connect, it will be
securities or require the Sub-Fund to dispose of such securities and this subject to the following additional risks:
could have an adverse effect on the Sub-Fund’s performance. The RQFII
Q Regulatory Risk Current rules and regulations may change and have
status could be suspended, reduced or revoked, which may have an
potential retrospective effect which could adversely affect the Sub-
adverse effect on the Sub-Fund’s performance.
Fund.
QFII/RQFII Regulations impose strict restrictions on investments
Q Investor Compensation The Sub-Fund will not benefit from investor
(including rules on investment restrictions, minimum holding periods
compensation schemes either in mainland China or Hong Kong.
and repatriation of capital or profits) that are applicable to the
Investment Manager as well as to the investments made by the Sub- Q Operating Times Trading through China-Hong Kong Bond Connect can
Fund. It is uncertain whether a court would protect the Sub-Fund’s right only be undertaken on days when both the PRC and Hong Kong
to securities held for it by a licensed QFII if the QFII came under legal, markets are open and when banks in both markets are open on the
financial or political pressure. corresponding settlement days. Accordingly the Sub-Fund may not be
A Sub-Fund may suffer substantial losses if any of the key operators or able to buy or sell at the desired time or price.
parties (including the PRC Custodian and broker) is bankrupt or in PRC tax provision risk The Management Company reserves the right to
default and/or is disqualified from performing its obligations (including provide for appropriate Chinese tax on gains of any Sub-Fund that
execution or settlement of any transaction or transfer of monies or invests in PRC securities thus impacting the valuation of the Sub-Fund.
securities). With the uncertainty over whether and how certain gains on PRC
Risk of investing via China-Hong Kong Stock Connect Programmes securities are to be taxed, coupled with the possibility of the laws,
Investments in China A-Shares through the China-Hong Kong Stock regulations and practice in the PRC changing, and also the possibility of
Connect Programmes are subject to regulatory change, quota taxes being applied retrospectively, any provision for taxation made by
limitations and also operational constraints which may result in the Management Company may be excessive or inadequate to meet
increased counterparty risk. final PRC tax liabilities on gains derived from the disposal of PRC
securities. Consequently, investors may be advantaged or disadvantaged
The China-Hong Kong Stock Connect Programmes establish mutual
depending upon the final outcome of how such gains will be taxed, the
trading links between the markets of mainland China and Hong Kong.
level of provision and when they subscribed and/or redeemed their
These programmes allow foreign investors to trade certain China A-
Shares in/from the Sub-Funds.
Shares through their Hong Kong based brokers. To the extent a Sub-

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Investments in CNY CNY is currently not a freely convertible currency as on one another and the consequences of the default of any
it is subject to foreign exchange control policies and repatriation sovereign state may be severe and far reaching and could result in
restrictions imposed by the PRC. If such policies change in future, the substantial losses to a Sub-Fund. Investment in local government
Sub-Fund’s position may be adversely affected. There is no assurance debt may include debt securities issued by the US municipalities
that CNY will not be subject to devaluation, in which case the value of (municipal securities). The risk of a municipal security generally
the investments may be adversely affected. Under exceptional depends on the financial and credit status of the issuer. Changes in a
circumstances, payment of redemptions and/or dividends in CNH may US municipality’s financial health may make it difficult for the
be delayed due to foreign exchange controls and repatriation municipality to make interest and principal payments when due.
restrictions. Under some circumstances, municipal securities might not pay
Commodities risk The value of securities in which the Sub-Fund interest unless the state legislature or municipality authorises money
invests may be influenced by movements in commodity prices which for that purpose. Municipal securities may be more susceptible to
can be very volatile. downgrades or defaults during recessions or similar periods of
economic stress. Such a downward revision or risk of being
Commodities and other materials are often disproportionately affected
downgraded may have an adverse effect on the market prices of the
by political, economic, weather and terrorist- related events, and by
municipal securities and thus the value of the Sub-Fund’s
changes in energy and transportation costs. To the extent that the
investments. These risks could decrease the Sub-Fund’s income or
financial health of any company, industry, country or region is linked to
hurt the ability to preserve capital and liquidity. In addition to being
commodity or materials prices, the value of its securities can be
downgraded, an insolvent municipality may file for bankruptcy. The
affected by trends in those prices.
reorganisation of a municipality’s debts may significantly affect the
Contingent convertible bonds risk Contingent convertible bonds are rights of creditors and the value of the securities issued by the
likely to be adversely impacted should specific trigger events occur (as municipality and the value of the Sub-Fund’s investments.
specified in the contract terms of the issuer). This may result in the
– Investment grade debt With investment grade debt securities, the
bond converting to equity at a discounted share price, the value of the
likeliest form of credit risk is a credit downgrade, which typically will
bond being written down, temporarily or permanently, and/or coupon
cause a security’s value to fall. It is unlikely, though not unknown,
payments ceasing or being deferred.
for an investment grade bond to go into default. The downgrading of
Contingent convertible bonds can perform poorly even when the issuer debt securities may affect the liquidity of investments in bonds.
and/or its equities are performing well. Contingent convertible bonds Other market participants may be attempting to sell debt securities
are structured such that the occurrence of a trigger event (such as the at the same time as a Sub-Fund, causing downward pricing pressure
issuer's capital ratio or share price falling to a particular level for a and contributing to illiquidity. The ability and willingness of bond
certain period of time) may render the bond worthless or may trigger a dealers to "make a market" in debt securities may be impacted by
conversion to equity that is likely to be disadvantageous to the both regulatory changes as well as the growth of bond markets. This
bondholder. With contingent convertible bonds, the date and amount of could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility
any repayment of principal is uncertain as their termination and in the debt markets.
redemption require regulatory approval, which may not be granted in
Bonds are particularly susceptible to interest rate changes and may
certain circumstances.
experience significant price volatility. If interest rates increase, the
Convertible securities risk Convertible securities have characteristics value of a Sub-Fund's investments typically declines. In a historically
of both debt and equity securities and carry credit, default, equity, low interest environment, risks associated with rising interest rates
interest rate, liquidity and market risks. are heightened. On the other hand, if interest rates fall, the value of
A convertible security acts as a debt security and generally entitles the the investments generally increases. Securities with greater interest
holder to receive interest paid or accrued until the convertible security rate sensitivity and longer maturities tend to produce higher yields,
matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion, but are subject to greater fluctuations in value.
convertible securities generally have characteristics similar to both debt – Below investment grade debt Below investment grade debt
and equity securities. The value of convertible securities tends to securities are typically more volatile and less liquid than investment
decline as interest rates rise and, because of the conversion feature, grade debt and have significantly greater risk of default. They are
tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying typically lower rated and will usually offer higher yields to
securities. Convertible securities are usually subordinated to comparable compensate for the reduced creditworthiness of the issuer.
nonconvertible securities. Convertible securities generally do not
Credit downgrades are more likely than for investment grade bonds,
participate directly in any dividend increases or decreases of the
and can lead to more significant changes in value, for below
underlying securities, although the market prices of convertible
investment grade bonds. Below investment grade bonds are
securities may be affected by any dividend changes or other changes in
sometimes less sensitive to interest rate risk, but are more sensitive
the underlying securities.
to general economic news, as issuers of below investment grade
Credit Linked Notes risk Credit Linked Notes (CLNs) are exposed to bonds tend to be in weaker financial health and therefore are
the risk of the underlying reference asset (such as a bond) being presumed to be more vulnerable in a deteriorating economy.
downgraded or defaulting and also to the risk that the issuer defaulting
or become bankrupt which could result in the loss of the full market – Subordinated debt Subordinated debt securities are more likely to
value of the note. suffer a partial or complete loss in the case of any default or
bankruptcy of the issuer, because all obligations to holders of senior
Debt securities risk All debt securities (bonds) including those issued debt must be satisfied first.
or guaranteed by governments and their agencies carry credit risk and
Certain subordinated bonds are callable meaning the issuer has the
interest rate risk.
right to buy it back at a specified date and price. If the bond is not
– Government debt Government debt securities, including those “called”, the issuer can extend the maturity date further or defer or
issued by local governments and government agencies are subject to reduce the coupon payment.
market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Governments may
– Unrated debt The credit quality of bonds that have not been rated
default on their sovereign debt and holders of sovereign debt
by an independent rating agency will be determined by the
(including the Sub-Fund) may be requested to participate in the
Investment Manager at the time of the investment. Investments in
rescheduling of such debt and to extend further loans to the
unrated bonds are subject to those risks of a rated security of
governmental entities. There is no bankruptcy proceeding by which
comparable quality.
sovereign debt on which a government has defaulted may be
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– Distressed debt Distressed debt and securities in default carry a that the issuer defaults or becomes bankrupt, which could result in the
high risk of loss as the issuing companies are either in severe loss of the full market value of the note (counterparty risk).
financial distress or in bankruptcy. Frontier markets risk Investing in frontier markets involves the risks
Emerging markets risk Investments in emerging markets involve of investing in emerging markets (see Emerging markets risk) but to a
higher risks than those of developed markets and can be subject to greater extent as frontier markets tend to be smaller, more volatile and
greater volatility and lower liquidity. less liquid than other emerging markets. Frontier markets may
Q Emerging market countries may experience political, economic and experience greater political, social and economic instability, restrictions
social instability which can lead to legal, fiscal and regulatory on foreign investment and currency repatriation, less developed custody
changes affecting returns to investors. These may include policies of and settlement practices and may have weaker investor protections and
expropriation and nationalization, sanctions or other measures by corporate governance standards compared to other emerging markets.
governments and international bodies. Inflation-linked securities risk Inflation-linked debt securities are
Q The legal environment in certain countries is uncertain. Legislation
subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by
may be imposed retrospectively or may be issued in the form of factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of
non-public regulations. Judicial independence and political neutrality an inflation-linked security tends to decrease when real interest rates
cannot be guaranteed and state bodies and judges may not adhere increase and can increase when real interest rates decrease. Interest
to the requirements of the law. payments on inflation-linked securities are unpredictable and will
fluctuate as the principal and interest are adjusted for inflation.
Q Existing legislation may not yet be adequately developed to protect
In the case of inflation-indexed bonds, their principal value is
shareholder rights and there may be no concept of fiduciary duty to
periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index
Shareholders on the part of management.
measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds
Q High interest rates and inflation rates can mean that businesses have will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on
difficulty in obtaining working capital and local management may be these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount)
inexperienced in operating companies in free market conditions. will be reduced. There can also be no assurance that the inflation index
Q Custody and settlement practices may be less developed and it may used will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of
be difficult to prove beneficial ownership or to protect ownership goods and services. A Sub-Fund’s investments in inflation-linked
rights. Investment may carry risks associated with delayed securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is
registration of securities and delayed or failed settlement. There may different than the rate of the inflation index.
be no secure method of delivery against payment (meaning payment MBS / ABS risk Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities (MBS
may have to be made prior to receipt of the security). and ABS) depend on the cash flows from a specified pool of financial
Q The securities markets in some countries lack the liquidity, efficiency assets and are subject to greater credit, liquidity and interest rate risk
and regulatory or supervisory controls of more developed markets. and may be more volatile than other bonds.
Q The absence of reliable pricing information may make it difficult to MBS / ABS prices and yields typically reflect the assumption that they
assess reliably the market value of a security. will be paid off before maturity. When interest rates fall, these
securities are often paid off early, as the borrowers of the underlying
Q Emerging market currencies can be extremely volatile and may
debt refinance at lower interest rates (prepayment risk). Subsequently
become subject to exchange control regulations. It may not always the Sub-Fund may have to reinvest in lower-yielding securities. When
be practical or economical to hedge the exposure of certain interest rates rise, the underlying debt tends to be repaid later than
currencies. expected, and can therefore increase the duration, and hence the
Q Many emerging market economies are heavily dependent on volatility, of these securities. In addition, investments in MBS / ABS may
commodities or natural resources and are therefore vulnerable to be less liquid than other bonds.
market demand and world prices for these products. To-be-announced (TBA) securities, which are MBS or ABS that are
Q Tax laws in certain countries are not clearly established. Taxes may purchased sight unseen 48 hours before they are issued, can fall in
be imposed suddenly and may change with retrospective effect value between the time the Sub-Fund commits to the purchase and the
subjecting the Sub-Fund to additional charges. time of delivery.
Q Accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards may be Participation notes risk Participation notes are exposed not only to
inconsistent or inadequate. movements in the value of the underlying equity, but also to the risk of
For purposes of risk, the category of emerging markets includes counterparty default, both of which could result in the loss of the full
markets that are less developed, such as most countries in Asia, Latin market value of the participation note.
America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as Preferred securities risk Preferred equities are susceptible to interest
countries that have successful economies but whose investor rate and credit risk as they comprise certain characteristics of bonds.
protections are questionable, such as Russia, Ukraine and China. They are often less liquid than other securities of the same issuer, and
Broadly developed markets are those of Western Europe, the US, their right to receive dividends before other shareholders still does not
Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. guarantee that any dividends will be paid. In certain instances,
Equities risk The value of equities may go down as well as up in preferred securities may be redeemed by the issuer prior to a specified
response to the performance of individual companies and general date, which may negatively impact the return of the security.
market conditions, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. REITs risk REITs and real estate related investments are subject to the
If a company goes through bankruptcy or a similar financial risks associated with the ownership of real estate which may expose the
restructuring, its shares in issue typically lose most or all of their value. relevant Sub-Fund to increased liquidity risk, price volatility and losses
due to changes in economic conditions and interest rates.
Equity exposure may also be obtained through equity related securities
such as warrants, depositary receipts, convertible securities, index and Smaller companies risk Stocks of smaller companies which may be
participation notes and equity-linked notes, which may be subject to less liquid, more volatile and tend to carry greater financial risk than
greater volatility than the underlying reference asset and are also stocks of larger companies.
exposed to the risk of counterparty default. Structured products risk Structured products are exposed not only to
Equities linked notes risk Equity linked notes are exposed not only movements in the value of the underlying assets, but also to the risk
to movements in the value of the underlying assets, but also to the risk that the issuer of the structured product defaults or becomes bankrupt.
Certain structured products may embed leverage, which can cause their

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prices to be more volatile and their value to fall below the value of the sell at a desired time and price, particularly in respect of larger
underlying asset. transaction sizes.
UCITS, UCIs and ETFs Investments in units of underlying funds (such In extreme market situations, there may be few willing buyers and the
as UCITS, UCIs and ETFs) subjects the Sub-Fund to the risks associated investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, and
with the investments of these underlying funds. Investment decisions in those Sub-Funds may have to accept a lower price to sell the
respect of the underlying funds are made independently of the Sub- investments or may not be able to sell the investments at all. Trading in
Fund, therefore there can be no assurance that effective diversification particular securities or other instruments may be suspended or
of the Sub-Fund’s exposure will always be achieved. restricted by the relevant exchange or by a governmental or
Certain underlying funds traded on exchanges may be thinly traded and supervisory authority and a Sub-Fund may incur a loss as a result. An
experience large spreads between the "ask" price quoted by a seller inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect those Sub-
and the "bid" price offered by a buyer. Funds’ value or prevent those Sub-Funds from being able to take
advantage of other investment opportunities.
The price and movement of an ETF and/or closed-end fund designed to
track an index may not track the underlying index and may result in a Liquidity risk also includes the risk that those Sub-Funds will not be
loss. In addition, ETFs and closed-end funds traded on an exchange may able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period
trade at a price below their NAV (also known as a discount). because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of
redemption requests, or other uncontrollable factors. To meet
Collateral risk Operational failure / issues could result in the value of
redemption requests, those Sub-Funds may be forced to sell
collateral being incorrectly determined or monitored. This could then
investments at an unfavourable time and/or conditions.
result in delays in posting or recalling of collateral. There may be time
gaps between the calculation of risk exposure to a counterparty’s Investment in debt securities, small and mid-capitalisation stocks and
provision of additional collateral or substitutions of collateral, or the emerging market issuers will be especially subject to the risk that
sale of collateral in the event of default by a counterparty. during certain periods, the liquidity of particular issuers or industries, or
all securities within a particular investment category, will shrink or
Collateral (other than cash) must meet the requirements of ESMA
disappear suddenly and without warning as a result of adverse
guidelines 2014/937 including the standards for liquidity, valuation,
economic, market or political events, or adverse investor perceptions
issue, credit quality, correlation and diversification. If any collateral
whether or not accurate.
becomes illiquid it will require longer time periods for sale at more
uncertain prices, with time periods and prices dependent on the type of The Management Company has implemented certain tools to manage
collateral, the amount of collateral to sell and prevailing market liquidity risk including, but not limited to:
conditions. Illiquidity may lead to collateral not being valued marked to Q Temporarily suspending or deferring the calculation of NAVs or deals
market on a daily basis and it may not be capable of being fully in a Sub-Fund and/or Share Class, as set out in Rights Related to
enforced by the Fund. Suspension of Dealing.
The Sub-Funds may enter into arrangements with counterparties where Q Limiting redemptions of Shares on any Valuation Day to 10% of the
the Sub-Fund’s assets are used as collateral or margin. Where title to total net assets of the Sub-Fund, as set out in Rights Related to
those assets is transferred to the counterparty, the assets forming the Suspension of Dealing.
collateral or margin forms part of the assets of the counterparty.
Q Adjusting a Sub-Fund’s NAV to compensate for dilutions that can
Therefore those assets will not be under the safekeeping of the
arise in connection with large net flows of cash into or out of a Sub-
Depositary, although the collateral positions will be overseen and
Fund, as set out in Swing Pricing.
reconciled by the Depositary. An additional legal risk is that the
counterparty may breach its obligations to provide collateral which Q Applying alternative valuation methods when it believes the interests
could result in the Sub-Fund being undercollateralised. of Shareholders or the Fund justify it, as set out in Fund Rights
Related to NAV Calculation and Dealing Arrangements.
Where a Sub-Fund reinvests the cash collateral it receives, it may incur
a loss due to a decline in the value of the investment made with the The Management Company has also implemented a liquidity risk
cash collateral. Where this occurs, the amount of collateral available to management framework in order to manage liquidity risk. For more
be returned by the Fund to the counterparty at the conclusion of a information on the liquidity risk management framework, please see
derivatives transaction will be reduced by the amount of the loss. The am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/emea/regional/en/
Sub-Fund, from its assets, would have to cover the difference in value supplemental/notice-to-shareholders/our-commitment-to-liquidity-
between the collateral originally received and the amount available to management-ce-en.pdf.
be returned to the counterparty which would result in a loss to the Sub- Further information about the Sub-Funds’ liquidity estimates is available
Fund. upon request from the registered office of the Management Company.
Market risk The value of the securities in which a Sub-Fund invests
OTHER ASSOCIATED RISKS changes continually and can fall based on a wide variety of factors
Credit risk A bond will generally lose value if the issuer’s financial affecting financial markets generally or individual sectors.
health deteriorates, or appears likely to. An issuer could go into default Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming
(become unwilling or unable to make payments on their bonds), which increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events
often will make the bond illiquid or worthless. or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or
Currency risk Movements or changes in currency exchange rates could issuers in other countries or regions. Furthermore, global events such
adversely affect the value of the Sub-Fund’s securities and the price of as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events,
the Sub-Fund’s Shares. country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics may
Exchange rates can change rapidly and unpredictably for a number of also negatively affect the value of the Sub-Fund’s investments.
reasons including changes in interest rates or in exchange control For example, an outbreak of COVID-19, a coronavirus disease, has
regulations. negatively affected economies, markets and individual companies
Interest rate risk When interest rates rise, bond prices tend to fall. throughout the world, including those in which the Sub-Fund may
This risk is greater the longer the maturity or duration of the bond. It invest. The effects of this pandemic, and other epidemics and
also can affect investment grade bonds more than below investment pandemics that may arise in the future, may presently and/or in the
grade bonds. future have a significant negative impact on the value of the Sub-Fund’s
investments, increase the Sub-Fund’s volatility, negatively impact the
Liquidity risk Certain securities, especially those that trade Sub-Fund’s pricing, magnify pre-existing risks to the Sub-Fund, lead to
infrequently or on comparatively small markets, may be hard to buy or temporary suspensions or deferrals on the calculation of NAVs and

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interrupt the Fund’s operations. The duration and extent of C0VID-19 correctly assess the impact of sustainability risk on the Sub-Fund’s
and associated economic and market conditions and uncertainty over investments.
the long-term cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. The ultimate The Management Company has adopted a policy in respect of the
impact of COVID-19 and the extent to which the associated conditions integration of sustainability risks in the investment decision-making
impact a Sub-Fund will also depend on future developments. which are process for all actively managed strategies, including all Sub-Funds,
highly uncertain. difficult to accurately predict and subject to frequent with the purpose (at a minimum and where reasonably possible /
changes. practicable) of identifying and acting to manage and mitigate these
Sustainability risk Sustainability risk is defined in the EU Sustainable risks. Further information on this policy is available on the website
Finance Disclosure Regulation as “an environmental, social or (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu).
governance event or condition that, if it occurs, could cause an actual All Sub-Funds are exposed to sustainability risks to a varying degree.
or a potential material negative impact on the value of the investment”. The likely impacts of sustainability risks on the returns of a Sub-Fund
The Management Company considers sustainability risk as risks that are are assessed in reference to the Investment Manager’s approach to
reasonably likely to materially negatively impact the financial condition sustainability risk management in the Sub-Fund’s investment process.
or operating performance of a company or an issuer and therefore the The results of this assessment are set out below.
value of that investment.
Q For those Sub-Funds that promote ESG characteristics or include
In addition to a material negative impact on the value of a Sub-Fund. sustainable in their name as set out under ESG Integration,
sustainability risk may increase a Sub-Fund’s volatility and / or magnify Sustainable Investing Approaches and EU SFDR Article 8 Pre-
pre-existing risks to the Sub-Fund. Contractual Annexes, sustainability risks are considered to have a
Sustainability risk may be particularly acute if it occurs in an lower likely impact on their returns relative to other Sub-Funds. This
unanticipated or sudden manner and it may also cause investors to is due to the sustainability risk mitigating nature of their investment
reconsider their investment in the relevant Sub-Fund and create further strategies which may implement exclusions, forward looking
downward pressure on the value of the Sub-Fund. investment policies seeking sustainable financial return and active
Evolving laws, regulations and industry norms may impact on the engagement with companies / issuers.
sustainability of many companies / issuers, particularly in respect of Q For all other Sub-Funds which have sustainability risks integrated in
environmental and social factors. Any changes to such measures could their investment decision-making process, sustainability risk is
have a negative impact on the relevant companies / issuers which may considered to have a moderate / higher likely impact on their
result in a material loss in value of an investment in them. returns relative to the Sub-Funds referred to above.
Sustainability risk may impact a specific country, region, company or Q For those Sub-Funds which do not have sustainability risks integrated
issuer or have a broader impact regionally or globally and adversely in their investment decision-making process, sustainability risk is
impact markets or issuers across several countries or regions. considered to have the highest likely impact on their returns relative
Assessment of sustainability risk requires subjective judgements, which to other Sub-Funds.
may include consideration of third party data that is incomplete or As at the date of this Prospectus, all Sub-Funds fall into the top two
inaccurate. There can be no guarantee that the Investment Manager will categories above.

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Investment Restrictions and Powers
General Investment Policies
Each Sub-Fund, and the Fund itself, must comply with all applicable EU and Luxembourg laws and regulations, notably the 2010 Law, as well as
certain circulars, guidelines and other requirements.
This section describes the types of assets, techniques and instruments that are permitted as a matter of law and regulation, as well as the applicable
limits, restrictions and requirements. In case of any discrepancy with the 2010 Law itself, the latter (in the original French) will prevail. In the case of
any detected violation of the investment restrictions applicable to a Sub-Fund, the Investment Manager of the relevant Sub-Fund must make
compliance with these restrictions a priority in its securities trades and management decisions, while taking due account of the interests of
Shareholders.
Except where noted, all percentages and restrictions apply to each Sub-Fund individually, and all asset percentages are measured as a percentage of
its total net assets.

PERMITTED ASSETS, TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS


The table below describes the types of assets, techniques and instruments that the Fund and its Sub-Funds can invest in and use. The Sub-Funds
may set limits that are more restrictive in one way or another, based on their investment objectives and policies as more fully described under Sub-
Fund Descriptions. A Sub-Fund’s usage of any asset, technique or transaction must be consistent with its investment policies and restrictions.
A Sub-Fund that invests or is marketed in jurisdictions outside the EU may be subject to further requirements. See Additional Restrictions Imposed
by Specific Jurisdictions below.
No Sub-Fund can acquire assets that come with unlimited liability attached, underwrite securities of other issuers, or issue warrants or other rights
to subscribe for their Shares.

Security / Transaction Requirements

1. Transferable securities and money Must be listed or traded on a Regulated Market. Recently issued securities must include in their terms of issue a
market instruments commitment to apply for official listing on a Regulated Market
and such admission must be received within 12 months of issue.
2. Money market instruments that do Must be subject (at the securities or issuer level) to Can also qualify if the issuer belongs to a category approved by
not meet the requirements in row 1 regulation aimed at protecting investors and savings and the CSSF, is subject to investor protections that are equivalent
must meet one of the following: to those described directly at left, and meets one of the
q be issued or guaranteed by a central, regional or local following criteria:
authority, or a central bank of an EU Member State, q is issued by a company with at least EUR 10 million in
the European Central Bank, the European Investment capital and reserves that publishes annual accounts
Bank, the EU, a public international body to which at consistent with fourth Directive 78/660/EEC
least one EU Member State belongs, a sovereign q is issued by an entity dedicated to financing a group of
nation, or a member state of a federation companies at least one of which is publicly listed
q be issued by an undertaking of any securities that q is issued by an entity dedicated to financing securitisation
qualify under row 1 (with exception of recently issued vehicles that benefit from a banking liquidity line
securities)
q be issued or guaranteed by a credit institution which
has its registered office in a country which is an OECD
Member State or a FATF State.

3. Transferable securities and money Limited to 10% of Sub-Fund assets.


market instruments that do not meet
the requirements in rows 1 and 2
4. Units of UCITS or other UCIs that Must be limited by constitutional documents to investing q issue annual and semi-annual reports that enable an
are not linked to the Fund* no more than 10% of assets in aggregate in other UCITS assessment of assets, liabilities, income and operations over
or other UCIs. If the target investment is an "other UCI", it the reporting period
must: q offer investor protections that are equivalent to those of a
q invest in UCITS-allowable investments UCITS, in particular as to the rules on asset segregation,
q be authorized by an EU Member State or by a state the borrowing, lending and uncovered sales
CSSF considers to have equivalent laws on supervision,
with adequate cooperation between authorities
sufficiently ensured

5. Units of UCITS or other UCIs that Must meet all requirements in row 4. The underlying UCITS/UCI cannot charge a Sub-Fund any fees
are linked to the Fund* The Fund’s annual report must state the total annual for buying or redeeming shares.
management and advisory fees charged both to the Sub- Fund policy: there is no net annual management fee charged to
Fund and to the UCITS/other UCIs in which the Sub-Fund a Sub-Fund by any linked UCITS/UCIs.
has invested during the relevant period.
6. Shares of other Sub-Funds of the Must meet all requirements in row 5. The acquiring Sub-Fund surrenders all voting rights in Shares it
Fund The target Sub-Fund cannot invest, in turn, in the acquires.
acquiring Sub-Fund (reciprocal ownership). The Shares do not count as assets of the acquiring Sub-Fund for
purposes of minimum asset thresholds imposed by the 2010
Law.

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Security / Transaction Requirements

7. Real estate and commodities, Direct ownership of precious metals and other The Fund may only directly purchase real estate or other
including precious metals commodities, or certificates representing them, is tangible property that is directly necessary to its business.
prohibited. Indirect Investment exposure is allowed
through permitted investments outlined in this table.
8. Deposits with Credit Institutions Must be repayable or withdrawable on demand, and any The credit institutions either must either have a registered office
maturity date must be no more than 12 months. in an EU Member State or, if not, be subject to prudential
supervision rules the CSSF consider to be at least as stringent as
EU rules.
9. Ancillary Liquid Assets Limited to 20% of net assets for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and
exceptional payments.
Up to 100% of net assets on a temporary basis, if justified
by exceptionally unfavourable market conditions to
mitigate risks relative to such exceptional market
conditions in the best interests of shareholders.
10. Derivatives and equivalent cash- Underlying assets must be those described in rows 1, 2, 4, OTC derivatives must meet all of the following criteria:
settled instruments 5, 6 and 8 or must be financial indices, interest rates, q be subject to reliable and verifiable independent daily
foreign exchange rates or currencies consistent with Sub- valuations
Fund investment objectives and policies. All usage must be
q be able to be sold, liquidated or closed by an offsetting
adequately captured by the risk management process
transaction at their fair value at any time at the Fund’s
described in Management and Monitoring of Derivatives
initiative
Risk below.
q be with counterparties that are institutions subject to
prudential supervision and that belong to categories
approved by the CSSF
See also How the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments
and Techniques.
11. Securities lending, repurchase Must be used for efficient portfolio management only. For each transaction, the Sub-Fund must receive and hold
transactions and reverse repurchase The volume of transactions must not interfere with a Sub- collateral that is at least equivalent, at all times during the
transactions Fund’s pursuit of its investment policy or its ability to lifetime of the transactions, to the full current value of the
meet redemptions. With loans of securities and with securities lent.
repurchase transactions, the Sub-Fund must ensure that it The Sub-Fund must have the right to terminate any of these
has sufficient assets to settle the transaction. transactions at any time and to recall the securities that have
All counterparties must be subject to EU prudential been lent or are subject to the repurchase agreement.
supervision rules or to rules the CSSF consider to be at See also How the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments
least as stringent. and Techniques.
A Sub-Fund may lend securities:
q directly to a counterparty.
q through a lending system organised by a financial
institution that specialises in this type of transaction.
q through a standardised lending system organised by a
recognised clearing institution.

12. Borrowing The Fund is not allowed to borrow in principle except if it The Fund may however acquire foreign currency by means of
is on a temporary basis and represents no more of 10% of back-to-back loans.
a Sub-Fund’s assets.
13. Short sales Direct short sales are prohibited. Short positions may be acquired only through derivatives.

*A UCITS/UCI is considered to be linked to the Fund if both are managed or controlled by the same Management Company or another affiliated entity.
In keeping with Luxembourg law, the Management Company has implemented a policy that seeks to restrict investments in securities issued by
companies that have been identified by third party providers as being involved in the manufacture, production or supply of cluster munitions,
depleted uranium ammunition and armour or anti-personnel mines. More information on the Management Company’s policy on restrictions applying
to cluster munitions is available from the Management Company.

ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY SPECIFIC JURISDICTIONS


Any Sub-Fund registered in multiple jurisdictions will comply with the restrictions for all jurisdictions where it is registered.

Jurisdiction Investment Restrictions or other terms Sub-Funds affected

Germany Equities (Kapitalbeteiligungen) as defined in the “Equity Funds” - more than 50% of NAV on a Please see Information for
German Investment Tax Act continuous basis Investors in Certain Countries
“Mixed Funds” - more than 25% of NAV on a - Germany
continuous basis

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Jurisdiction Investment Restrictions or other terms Sub-Funds affected

Singapore Securities which are not in the list of Limited to 5% of net assets. Sub-Funds registered in
permissible investments as set out in the Singapore and included under
Central Provident Fund (CPF) investment the CPF Investment Scheme.
guidelines.
Derivatives For hedging and efficient portfolio management
only.
Taiwan Securities listed in the PRC and securities traded Limited to 20% of net assets (direct and indirect Sub-Funds registered in
on the China Interbank Bond Market exposure through participation notes). Taiwan1
Derivatives Exposure from non-hedging derivatives plus Sub-Funds registered in Taiwan.
exposure from any derivatives used to hedge the
Sub-Fund beyond 100% of its NAV are limited to
the percentage stipulated by the Taiwanese
regulator (currently 40%).

1 Except Sub-Funds sold in the PRC through the qualified domestic institutional investor scheme.
A list of Sub-Funds registered for public distribution in any jurisdiction can be obtained from the Management Company and/or the local agent.

DIVERSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
To ensure diversification, a Sub-Fund cannot invest more than a certain percentage of its assets in one issuer or single body, as defined below. These
diversification rules do not apply during the first six months of a Sub-Fund’s operation, but the Sub-Fund must observe the principle of risk
spreading.
For purposes of this table, companies that share consolidated accounts in accordance with Directive 2013/341/EU or with recognised international
accounting rules are considered to be a single body.

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Maximum investment, as a % of Sub-Fund net assets (except where
noted)
In any one
Category of securities issuer In aggregate Other restrictions Exceptions

A. Transferable securities and money market 35% A Sub-Fund may invest up to 100%
instruments issued or guaranteed by a of its assets in as few as six issues
sovereign nation, any EU public local authority, if it is investing in accordance with
or any public international body to which one the principle of risk spreading and
or more EU Member States belongs. meets both of the following criteria:
q it invests no more than 30% in
any one issue
q the securities are issued by an
EU Member State, its local
authorities or agencies, a
member State of the OECD or of
the G20, Singapore, Hong Kong
or by a public international
bodies of which one or more EU
Member State belongs.
The exception described for row C
applies to this row as well.
B. Bonds issued by a credit institution whose 25% 80% in any issuer in whose
registered office is in an EU Member State and bonds a Sub-Fund has invested
which is subject by law to special public more than 5% of assets.
supervision designed to protect bondholders*.
35%
C. Any transferable securities and money 10% 20% in transferable securities For index-tracking Sub-Funds, the 10%
market instruments other than those described and money market instruments increases to 20% in the case of a
in rows A and B above. within the same group. published, sufficiently diversified index
40% in aggregate in all issuers that is adequate as a Benchmark for
in which a Sub-Fund has its market and is recognised by the
invested more than 5% of its CSSF. This 20% increases to 35% (but
assets (does not include for one issuer only) in exceptional
deposits and OTC derivative circumstances, such as when the
contracts with financial security is highly dominant in the
institutions subject to regulated market in which it trades.

20% prudential supervision and


securities referred to under
rows A and B).
D. Deposits with Credit Institutions. 20%
E. OTC derivatives with a counterparty that is a Max risk
credit institution as defined in row 8 above exposure
(first table in section). 10%
F. OTC derivatives with any other counterparty. Max risk
exposure
5%
G. Units of UCITS or UCIs as defined in rows 4 With no specific statement in the Sub- Target sub-funds of an
and 5 above (first table in section). Fund's objective and policies, 10% in umbrella structure whose
aggregate in one or more UCITS or assets and liabilities are
other UCIs. segregated are considered as a
With a specific statement: separate UCITS or other UCI.
q 20% in any one UCITS or UCI Assets held by the UCITS or
other UCIs do not count for
q 30% in aggregate in all UCIs other
purposes of complying with
than UCITS
rows A - F of this table.
q 100% in aggregate in all UCITS

* In particular, all sums deriving from their issuance must be invested in accordance with the law in assets that, for the life of the bonds, are capable of covering all claims attaching
to the bonds and in case of issuer bankruptcy would be used, on a priority basis, to reimburse principal and accrued interest.

LIMITS TO PREVENT CONCENTRATION OF OWNERSHIP


These limits are intended to prevent the Fund or a Sub-Fund from the risks that could arise (for itself or an issuer) if it were to own a significant
percentage of a given security or issuer.

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Category of securities Maximum ownership, as a % of the total value of the securities issued

Securities carrying voting rights Less than would These rules do not apply to:
enable the Fund to q securities described in row A of the table
exercise significant above
influence over the
q shares of a non-EU company that invests
management of an
mainly in its home country and represents the
issuer
only way to invest in that country in
Non-voting securities of any one issuer 10% accordance with the 2010 Law
Debt securities of any one issuer 10% These limits can be disregarded q shares of subsidiaries that provide
at purchase if at that time the management, advice or marketing in their
gross amount of bonds or country, when done as a way of effecting
money market instruments, or repurchase transactions for Shareholders in
the net amount of the accordance with the 2010 Law
instruments in issue, cannot be
calculated.
Money market securities of any one 10%
issuer
Shares of any UCITS or other UCI 25%

A Sub-Fund does not need to comply with the investment limits described above under Diversification Requirements and Limits to Prevent
Concentration of Ownership when exercising subscription rights attaching to transferable securities or money market instruments which form part
of its assets, so long as any violations of the investment restrictions resulting from the exercise of subscription rights are corrected as described
above under General Investment Policies.

MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF DERIVATIVES RISK


The Management Company uses a risk-management process, approved and supervised by its board of managers, to monitor and measure at any
time the overall risk profile of each Sub-Fund, including the risk of each OTC derivatives position.
Any derivatives embedded in transferable securities or money market instruments count as derivatives held by the Sub-Fund, and any exposure to
transferable securities or money market instruments gained through derivatives (except certain index-based derivatives) counts as investment in
those securities or instruments.
Global exposure is a measure designed to monitor the Fund’s use of derivatives and is used as part of the overall risk management process. The
Fund must ensure that the global exposure of each Sub-Fund relating to derivatives does not exceed 100% of the total net assets of that Sub-Fund.
The Sub-Fund’s overall risk exposure shall consequently not exceed 200% of its total net assets. In addition, this overall risk exposure may not be
increased by more than 10% by means of temporary borrowings so that the Sub-Fund’s overall risk exposure may not exceed 210% of any Sub-
Fund’s total assets under any circumstances.
Risk monitoring approaches There are two main risk measurement approaches — Commitment and Value at Risk (“VaR”). The VaR approach in
turn has two forms (absolute and relative). The Commitment approach and the VaR approach are described below. The approach used for each Sub-
Fund is based on the Sub-Fund’s investment policy and strategy.

Approach Description

Value at Risk (VaR) VaR seeks to estimate the maximum potential loss a Sub-Fund could experience in a month (20
trading days) under normal market conditions. The estimate is based on the previous 36 months of
the Sub-Fund’s performance, and is measured at a 99% confidence level. VaR is calculated in
accordance with these parameters using an absolute or relative approach, as defined below.
Absolute Value at Risk (Absolute VaR)
The Absolute VaR limits the maximum VaR that a Sub-Fund can have relative to its NAV. The
Absolute VaR of a Sub-Fund cannot exceed 20% of its NAV.
Relative Value at Risk (Relative VaR)
The Relative VaR of a Sub-Fund is expressed as a multiple of a benchmark or reference portfolio and
cannot, exceed twice the VaR of the relevant benchmark or reference portfolio. The reference
portfolio may be different from the benchmark as stated in Sub-Fund Descriptions.
Commitment The Sub-Fund calculates its global exposure by taking into account either the market value of an
equivalent position in the underlying asset or the derivative‘s notional value, as appropriate. This
approach allows the Sub-Fund to reduce its global exposure by taking into account the effects of any
hedging or offsetting positions. Note that with the commitment approach, certain types of risk-free
transactions, leverage-free transactions and non-leveraged swaps can be excluded from the
calculation.

Leverage Any Sub-Fund that uses the Absolute or Relative VaR approach must also calculate its expected level of leverage, which is stated in Sub-
Fund Descriptions. A Sub-Fund’s expected level of leverage is an indicative level not a regulatory limit and the actual level may exceed the expected
level from time to time. However, a Sub-Fund’s use of derivatives will remain consistent with its investment objective and policies and risk profile
and will comply with its VaR limit.
Leverage is a measure of total exposure of all derivatives and is calculated as the "sum of the notionals" without any netting of opposing positions.
As the leverage calculation considers neither sensitivity to market movements nor whether it increases or decreases the overall Sub-Fund risk, it may
not be representative of the actual investment risk level within a Sub-Fund.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 66


Further information about the Fund’s risk management process (including quantitative limits, how those limits are derived and recent levels of risks
and yields for various instruments) is available upon request from the registered office of the Management Company.

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How the Sub-Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques
WHY THE SUB-FUNDS MAY USE DERIVATIVES currently used as at the date of this Prospectus. The Sub-Fund
A Sub-Fund may use derivatives for any of the following purposes as Derivatives Usage table will be updated before the Sub-Fund can start
using TRS.
described below.
Investment purposes Subject to the “Notes on particular Sub-Funds “ below, Sub-Funds
investing in TRS use them as an integral part of the investment policy
A Sub-Fund that intends to use derivatives to achieve its investment
objective may employ derivatives to facilitate a variety of investment and use them on a continuous basis regardless of market conditions.
The relevant Sub-Funds are generally invested in TRS at their expected
techniques including, but not limited to:
levels / ranges as disclosed in the Sub-Fund Description.
Q as a substitute for investing directly in securities;
TRS are used mainly for implementing components of the investment
Q enhancing returns for the Sub-Fund; strategy to enhance returns that can only be achieved through
Q implementing investment strategies that can only be achieved derivatives such as gaining short exposure to companies. TRS may also
through derivatives, such as a “long-short” strategy; be also be used to a lesser extent, than used for implementing
elements of the investment strategy for EPM such as gaining cost
Q managing duration, yield curve exposure or credit spread volatility;
efficient long exposure.
Q gaining or adjusting exposure to particular markets, sectors or
Investment in TRS may exceed the expected level / range up to the
currencies.
maximum permitted level in certain circumstances such as if there is a
Hedging material increase in available target short companies.
Derivatives used for the purpose of hedging seek to reduce risk such as
Notes on particular Sub-Funds
credit, currency, market and interest rate (duration) risk. Hedging can
take place at a portfolio level or, in respect of currency hedging, at JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Macro Fund, JPMorgan Investment
Share Class level. Funds – Global Macro Opportunities Fund and JPMorgan Investment
Funds – Global Macro Sustainable Fund may use TRS to gain long
Efficient portfolio management (EPM)
exposure to custom baskets of securities as part of their investment
Efficient portfolio management means the cost-effective use of
strategies.
derivatives, instruments and techniques to reduce risks or costs or to
generate additional capital or income. The techniques and instruments JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Multi-Asset Cautious Sustainable
will relate to transferable securities or money market instruments, and Fund, JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Multi-Asset Moderate
the risks generated will be consistent with the Sub-Fund’s risk profile Sustainable Fund, JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Multi-Asset
and be adequately captured by the risk management process. Growth Sustainable Fund may invest in TRS on a temporary basis when
market conditions warrant. These Sub-Funds will not use TRS as a
To understand how a particular Sub-Fund may use derivatives, see Sub-
central part of the investment strategy and investment will be minimal
Fund Descriptions and the Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table at the
as disclosed in the Sub-Fund Description.
end of this section.
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Income Opportunity Fund uses TRS on a
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES A SUB-FUND CAN USE temporary basis when market conditions warrant, such as in periods of
spread widening or tightening to increase or decrease fixed income
A Sub-Fund may use a range of derivatives to achieve a particular
index exposure. As an opportunistic strategy that maintains liquidity to
investment outcome such as:
take advantage of volatility, the Investment Manager typically increases
Q Options A Sub-Fund may invest in call or put options on equities, exposure during spread widening periods and decreases during
interest rates, indices, bonds, currencies, commodity indices or other tightening
instruments. Any Sub-Fund engaging in short positions through derivatives must
Q Futures A Sub-Fund may enter into listed futures contracts on always hold sufficient liquid assets to cover its obligations arising from
equities, interest rates, indices, bonds, currencies, or other these positions.
instruments or options on such contracts. Sub-Funds may be required to place initial and/or variation margin with
Q Forwards Typically foreign exchange contracts. its counterparty. As a result it may need to hold a proportion of its
Q Swaps These may include total return swaps (TRS), contracts for
assets in cash or other liquid assets to satisfy any applicable margin
requirements for the Sub-Fund or any currency hedged Share Classes.
difference (CFD), foreign exchange swaps, commodity index swaps,
interest rate swaps and swaps on baskets of equities, volatility This may have a positive or negative impact on the performance of the
swaps, variance swaps and credit default swap indices. Sub-Fund or any currency hedged Share Classes.

Q Mortgage TBAs TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES A SUB-FUND


Futures and certain options are exchange-traded. All other types of CAN USE
derivatives are generally over the counter (OTC) meaning they are in
A Sub-Fund may also use the following instruments and techniques for
effect private contracts between the Fund on behalf of a relevant Sub-
the purposes of efficient portfolio management (as described above):
Fund and a counterparty. The Depositary verifies the ownership of the
OTC derivatives of the Sub-Funds and maintains an updated record of Q Securities lending The lending of any transferable securities or
these derivatives. money market instruments a Sub-Fund holds, to counterparties
For any index-linked derivatives, the index provider determines the approved by the Fund (which may include affiliates of JPMorgan
rebalancing frequency, and there is no cost to the relevant Sub-Fund Chase & Co.). All securities lent will be held in custody by the
when the index itself rebalances. depositary (or a sub-custodian acting on the depositary’s behalf) in a
registered account open in the depositary’s books for safekeeping.
When a Sub-Fund invests in TRS or other derivatives with similar
The generally low levels of counterparty risk and market risk
characteristics, the underlying assets and investment strategies to which
associated with securities lending are further mitigated by,
exposure will be gained are described in the Sub-Fund Descriptions.
respectively, counterparty default protection from the lending agent
If usage of TRS (including CFD) is permitted for a Sub-Fund, the and the receipt of collateral as described below.
expected and maximum proportion of the NAV on which exposure will
Q Securities lending is a technique regularly used by the relevant Sub-
be gained is disclosed in the Sub-Fund Derivatives Usage table. This is
Funds and the range of usage is defined in the description of each
disclosed as 0% if these instruments are permitted but are not
Sub-Fund. Most of the Sub-Funds will engage in securities lending

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 68


from 0% to 20% depending on market conditions whilst others have COUNTERPARTIES TO DERIVATIVES AND TECHNIQUES
lower limits. Additionally the proportion of securities lent varies over The Fund or the Management Company as its delegate must approve
time depending on other factors such as borrowing demand and counterparties before they can serve as such for the Fund. To be
lending fees. Market conditions and borrowing demand fluctuate and approved a counterparty must:
cannot be precisely forecasted and therefore loan balances across
Sub-Funds may vary materially. If there is strong borrowing demand Q be considered creditworthy by the Management Company
for companies from a particular geographic region there is likely to Q undergo analysis applicable to the counterparty’s intended activity,
be higher lending activity across relevant Sub-Funds with holdings in which can include a review of such aspects as company
these high demand companies. For example, the proportion of management, liquidity, profitability, corporate structure, capital
securities out on loan in the European equity Sub-Funds may be adequacy and asset quality, as well as the regulatory framework in
higher in a particular period than for the US equity Sub-Funds. If the relevant jurisdiction. While there are no predetermined legal
there is no borrower for specific securities held by the relevant Sub- status or geographical criteria applied to the selection process, these
Funds, even if the Investment Manager’s intention is to enter into elements are typically taken into account.
these transactions, the Investment Manager will not be able to do so Q comply with prudential rules considered by the CSSF as equivalent to
and the percentage of investment in securities lending may amount EU prudential rules.
to 0%. The securities lending agent provides transparency, to the
Q typically have a public credit rating of at least A-.
extent possible, in respect of the demand drivers behind lending
activity. This information may be used by the relevant Sub-Fund No counterparty to a Sub-Fund derivative can serve as an Investment
Investment Manager and the Management Company to determine Manager of a Sub-Fund or otherwise have any control or approval over
whether the Sub-Funds should participate in the securities lending the composition or management of a Sub-Fund’s investments or
program or not. Securities lending is an EPM technique used by the transactions or over the assets underlying a derivative.
relevant Sub-Funds to enhance returns consistent with the Sub-
Fund’s risk profile in order to meet the Investment Objective of the COLLATERAL POLICIES
relevant Sub-Fund. It is not a technique that contributes to the These policies apply to assets received from counterparties in
implementation of the investment strategy of the relevant Sub- connection with transactions in securities lending, reverse repurchase
Funds. When securities are lent, the lending agent charges a fee to transactions and OTC derivatives other than currency forwards. Such
the borrower, based on demand / market conditions which generates collateral must meet the requirements of ESMA guidelines 2014/937
additional income for the relevant Sub-Fund. In addition, cash including the standards for liquidity, valuation, issue, credit quality,
collateral provided by the borrower may be re-invested to produce correlation and diversification. Collateral received from a counterparty
additional returns. Reverse repurchase transactions An agreement to in any transaction may be used to offset the overall exposure to that
buy a security and sell it back to the original owner at a specified counterparty.
time and (typically higher) price. Currently, no Sub-Fund is using In general, for collateral received in connection with efficient portfolio
reverse repurchase transactions and if they do in the future, the management and OTC derivatives, no single issue, measured across all
prospectus will be updated. counterparties, should account for more than 20% of a Sub-Fund’s NAV.
Given the high quality nature of the counterparties to the reverse
DISCLOSURES OF USE OF INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES
repurchase transactions, collateral is viewed as a secondary source of
Q Securities lending The expected and maximum proportion of the NAV repayment. In addition, for securities lending, the collateral received is
that can be lent out is disclosed for each Sub-Fund in Sub-Fund of high quality and the risks are mitigated by the lending agent’s
Descriptions. If securities lending is not disclosed in Sub-Fund agreement to indemnify against counterparty default. As a result, no
Descriptions for a particular Sub-Fund that Sub-Fund is prohibited maturity constraints apply to the collateral received.
from using this technique until the Sub-Fund Description is updated
An appropriate stress testing policy is in place for Sub-Funds that
and the expected range is disclosed.
receive collateral for at least 30% of their assets to ensure regular
Q Reverse repurchase transactions The expected and maximum stress tests are carried out under normal and exceptional liquidity
proportion of the NAV subject to reverse repurchase transactions is conditions to enable an adequate assessment of the liquidity risks
disclosed for each Sub-Fund in Sub-Fund Descriptions. If reverse attached to the collateral.
repurchase transactions is not disclosed in the Sub-Fund Description Collateral will be valued on each Valuation Day, using the last available
for a particular Sub-Fund, that Sub-Fund is prohibited from using this market prices and taking into account appropriate discounts determined
technique until the Sub-Fund Description is updated and the for each asset class based on the haircut as set out in Permitted
expected range is disclosed. collateral and levels of collateralisation. The collateral will be marked to
market daily and may be subject to daily variation margin requirements.
Permitted collateral and levels of collateralisation
Where Sub-Funds enter into securities lending, reverse repurchase transactions and OTC derivative transactions, the permitted types of collateral,
level of collateral required and haircut policies (the discount a Sub-Fund applies to collateral value as a way of limiting exposure to market and
liquidity risk) are as shown below. These haircut levels are systematically applied to all collateral received by the relevant Sub-Funds and are not
reviewed or modified when valuing the collateral.
Securities lending Reverse repurchase Reverse repurchase Bilateral OTC derivatives subject to
transactions in currencies transactions denominated ISDA agreements with credit
Activity other than USD in USD support annexes

Level of collateralisation Full collateralisation Full collateralisation plus Full collateralisation plus a Daily cash settlement of gains and
plus a haircut, a haircut, expressed below minimum haircut of 2% losses above the lower of a typical
expressed below as a as a percentage of gross excluding cash and reverse de minimis USD 250,000 and the
percentage of gross counterparty exposure.1 repurchase transactions regulatory OTC counterparty credit
counterparty exposure. with Federal Reserve Bank limit of 10% of NAV3,4.
of New York.2
Collateral types accepted:

Cash 2% 0% 0% 0%

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Securities lending Reverse repurchase Reverse repurchase Bilateral OTC derivatives subject to
transactions in currencies transactions denominated ISDA agreements with credit
Activity other than USD in USD support annexes

Cash with a mismatch of currency of 5% 8%


exposure and currency of collateral
Reverse repurchase transactions with the 0% -
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
High quality government bonds 2% 2% 0.50%

High quality government bonds with a 5% 8%


mismatch of currency of exposure and
currency of collateral
US treasuries (bills, bonds, notes and 2% 2% 0.50%
strips)
US agency debentures 2% 0.50%

US agency CMO/REMIC 3% 0.50%

US agency mortgage backed securities 2% 0.50%

US municipal debt, investment grade 5% 0.50%

Asset backed securities, investment grade 5% 0.50%

Corporate bonds, investment grade 5% 0.50%

Money market securities, investment 5% -


grade
Other sovereign debt, investment grade 5% 0.50%

Equities 10% 8% 15%

Private Label CMO, investment grade 8%

1 Non-USD reverse repurchase transactions have fixed collateral levels.


2 USD collateral levels expressed as current target levels to reflect the frequent renegotiation of collateral levels in the US market. The policy is to track the market median haircut
levels for each collateral type as reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
3 For the purpose of exchanging variation margin, a haircut of 8% shall apply to all non-cash collaterals posted in a currency other than those agreed in an individual derivative
contract, the relevant governing master netting agreement or the relevant credit support annex. For the purpose of exchanging initial margin, a haircut of 8% shall apply to all cash
and non-cash collaterals posted in a currency other than the currency in which the payments in case of early termination or default have to be made in accordance with the single
derivative contract, the relevant exchange of collateral agreement or the relevant credit support annex (‘termination currency’). Each of the counterparties may choose a different
termination currency. Where the agreement does not identify a termination currency, the haircut shall apply to the market value of all the assets posted as collateral.
4 Pursuant Commission Delegated Regulation 2016/2251 and ESMA 2014/937, as amended, collateral received should be of high quality and additional haircut apply to debt securities

with residual maturity above 1 year.

LENDING AGENT, COLLATERAL AGENT AND COLLATERAL behalf of the relevant Sub-Fund in accordance with the Depositary’s
MANAGER safekeeping duties under its Depositary Agreement). With other types of
collateral arrangements, collateral can be held by a third party
For securities lending the current lending agent and collateral agent is
custodian that is subject to prudential supervision and is unrelated to
J.P. Morgan SE – Luxembourg Branch. For reverse repurchase
the collateral provider. With respect to reverse repurchase transactions
transactions, the current collateral managers are Euroclear Bank, The
denominated in USD, the collateral is held by JPMCB, The Bank of New
Bank of New York Mellon, State Street Bank and Trust Company and
York Mellon or by State Street Bank and Trust Company, each in their
JPMCB. JPMCB is an affiliate of the Management Company. For bilateral
capacity as collateral manager and acting as a third-party custodian.
OTC derivatives transactions, the collateral manager is JPMCB.
JPMCB, The Bank of New York Mellon and State Street Bank and Trust
Company are subject to prudential supervision by their respective
REINVESTMENT OF COLLATERAL regulators and are unrelated to the provider of the collateral. With
Cash collateral will either be placed in bank deposits or invested in respect to bilateral OTC derivatives transactions, the collateral is held
high-quality government bonds, reverse repurchase transactions or by The Bank of New York Mellon, acting as a third-party custodian.
Short-Term Money Market Funds that calculate a daily NAV and are
rated AAA or equivalent. To the extent required by the CSSF, Counterparty and collateral risk
reinvestment of cash collateral must be taken into account for the
Collateral is received from counterparties in connection with transactions in
calculation of a Sub-Fund’s global exposure. All investments will meet
securities lending, reverse repurchase transactions and OTC derivatives other
Diversification Requirements disclosed above. than currency forwards. A counterparty may become unable or unwilling to
If a Sub-Fund invests cash collateral from securities lending in reverse meet its obligations to the Sub-Fund, resulting in losses to the Sub-Fund.
repurchase transactions, the limits that apply to securities lending will In the event of default, the counterparty would forfeit its collateral on the
extend to reverse repurchase transactions as disclosed in How the Sub- transaction. However if a transaction is not fully collateralised, the collateral
Funds Use Derivatives, Instruments and Techniques. may not cover the credit exposure to the counterparty. Collateral may be held
either by the Depositary or its subcustodians, or by a third party custodian and
Non-cash collateral will not be sold, reinvested or pledged.
there is a risk of loss if the custodian or sub-custodian are negligent or become
insolvent.
CUSTODY OF COLLATERAL There are risks associated with collateral and investors read the Risk
Collateral the ownership of which is transferred to the Sub-Fund will be Descriptions section for a description of those risks.
held by the Depositary (or sub-custodian on behalf of the Depositary on

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REVENUES PAID TO THE SUB-FUNDS ensure optimal transfer of collateral between the Fund and its
In general, any net revenues from the use of derivatives and techniques counterparties. The collateral management fees (if any) are part of
will be paid to the applicable Sub-Fund, in particular: the operating and administrative expenses.
Q From securities lending: the lending agent is authorised to receive
Q From total return swaps: all revenues, as the Management Company
will not take any fees or costs out of those revenues additional to 10% of the gross revenue, with the remaining 90% of the gross
the annual management and advisory fee. revenue being received by the relevant Sub-Fund.
The revenue received by the Sub-Funds arising from securities lending
Q From reverse repurchase transactions: all revenue. Collateral
and reverse repurchase transactions is disclosed in the Shareholder
management fees may apply to the services relating to tri-party
Reports.
service arrangements entered into between the Fund, the
counterparties and the collateral manager and which are required to

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SUB-FUND DERIVATIVES USAGE
The table below sets out the main types of derivatives used for each Sub-Fund, what they are used for and the expected level of leverage for those Sub-Funds that use VaR to measure risk.
The investment exposure gained through the use of derivatives must not cause a Sub-Fund to deviate from its investment objective and policies and must comply with the limits set out in Investment Restrictions and
Powers

Swaps
Expected
All Other Leverage (%)
Investment Swaps & CDX VaR Sub-Funds
Purposes EPM Hedging Forwards Futures Options TRS & CFD / iTraxx Mortgage TBAs only

Equity Sub-Funds

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Europe Select Equity Fund – c c – b – – – – –

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Europe Strategic Dividend Fund – c c b b – – – – –

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Dividend Fund – c c b b – – – – –

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Core Equity Fund – c c b b – – – – –

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Select Equity Fund – c c b b – – – – –

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Japan Sustainable Equity Fund – c c b b – – – – –

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Japan Strategic Value Fund – c c b b – – – – –

JPMorgan Investment Funds – US Select Equity Fund – c c – b – – – – –

Balanced and Mixed Asset Sub-Funds

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Balanced Fund c c c b b b – b – 200

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Income Fund c c c b b b – b b 150

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Income Conservative Fund c c c b b b – b b 150

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Income Sustainable Fund c c c b b b – b b 150

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Macro Fund c c c b b b • b – 400

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Macro Opportunities Fund c c c b b b • b – 500

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Macro Sustainable Fund c c c b b b • b – 400


JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Multi-Asset Cautious
Sustainable Fund
c c c b b b • b b 200

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Multi-Asset Moderate


Sustainable Fund
c c c b b b • b – 200

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Multi-Asset Growth


Sustainable Fund
c c c b b b • b – 200

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Swaps
Expected
All Other Leverage (%)
Investment Swaps & CDX VaR Sub-Funds
Purposes EPM Hedging Forwards Futures Options TRS & CFD / iTraxx Mortgage TBAs only

Convertibles Sub-Funds

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Convertibles Conservative


Fund
– c c b b b – – – –

Bond Sub-Funds

JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Corporate Bond Sustainable c c c b b b – b – 75


Fund
JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Short Duration Corporate c c c b b b – b – 75
Bond Sustainable Fund

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global High Yield Bond Fund c c c b b b – b – –

JPMorgan Investment Funds – Income Opportunity Fund c c c b b b • b b 350

JPMorgan Investment Funds - Unconstrained Bond Fund c c c b b b – b b 500

JPMorgan Investment Funds – US Bond Fund c c c b b b – b b 150

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ESG Integration, Sustainable Investing
Approaches and EU SFDR Article 8 Pre-
Contractual Annexes
This section describes what Environmental, Social and Governance information is and how it may be integrated into the investment decision making
process. It does this by defining ESG Integration as well as how Sub-Funds with sustainable investing objectives, which go beyond integration, fit into
categories to achieve that.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE


Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) issues are non-financial considerations that may positively or negatively affect a company’s / issuer’s
revenues, costs, cash flows, value of assets and/or liabilities.
Q Environmental issues relate to the quality and functioning of the natural environment and natural systems such as carbon emissions,
environmental regulations, water stress and waste.
Q Social issues relate to the rights, wellbeing and interests of people and communities such as labour management and health and safety.
Q Governance issues relate to the management and oversight of companies and other investee entities such as board, ownership and pay.
ESG issues can erode the value of assets and limit access to financing. Companies / issuers that address these issues by adopting sustainable
business practices seek to manage the risks and to find related opportunities to create long-term value.
Below outlines the definitions of ESG Integration and Sustainable Investing.

ESG Integra- ESG Integration is the systematic inclusion of ESG issues in investment analysis and investment decisions with the goals of managing risk and
tion improving long-term returns. ESG Integration for a Sub-Fund requires:
q sufficient ESG information on the Sub-Funds’ investment universe to be available, and
q the Investment Manager to consider proprietary research on the financial materiality of ESG issues on the Sub-Fund’s investments, and
q the Investment Manager’s research views and methodology to be documented throughout the investment process.
ESG Integration also requires appropriate monitoring of ESG considerations in ongoing risk management and portfolio monitoring.
While the Investment Manager includes financially material ESG factors, alongside other relevant factors, in the portfolio construction process. ESG
determinations may not be conclusive and securities of individual companies / issuers may be purchased, retained and sold without limit, by the
Investment Manager regardless of potential ESG impact. The impact of ESG Integration on a Sub-Fund’s performance is not specifically measurable as
investment decisions are discretionary regardless of ESG considerations.
The Sub-Fund Descriptions indicate that a Sub-Fund is integrated by including “ESG Integrated” in the Investment Process section in Sub-Fund
Descriptions, and unless otherwise described in its Objective or Investment Process, ESG integration does not change its objective, exclude specific
types of companies / issuers or constrain its investable universe. ESG Integrated Sub-Funds are not designed for investors who are looking for Sub-
Funds that meet specific ESG goals or wish to screen out particular types of companies or investments, other than those required by Luxembourg law
such as companies involved in the manufacture, production or supply of cluster munitions.
The investments underlying the Sub-Funds which fall in this category do not take into account the EU Taxonomy criteria for environmentally
sustainable economic activities.
Principal Management Company Consideration
adverse sus- The Management Company considers PAI in accordance with SFDR. A statement on due diligence policies with respect to those impacts is published on
tainability www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
impacts of
investment Sub-Fund Consideration
decisions on The ESG Promote, Positive Tilt and Best-in-Class Sub-Funds, as set out below under their respective categories, consider PAI through excluding certain
sustainability sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria, as detailed further below, such as those in severe violation
factors of the UN Global Compact. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as set out in the SFDR Level 2 Regulatory Technical Standards will be
(“PAI”) used in respect of the screening and to identify a target list of companies / issuers held in portfolios to engage with based on their PAI performance.
If engagement is not successful in improving on PAIs, investments in these companies / issuers by the Positive Tilt and Best in Class Sub-Funds may
be reduced in size or the companies / issuers may be sold and excluded indefinitely.
Please refer to “MiFID Sustainability Preferences Approach” on (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu) for a mapping of the Adverse Sustainability
Indicators to the relevant Sub-Fund Categories and mapping to the European ESG Template (“EET”).
The Sub-Funds not listed below under ESG Promote, Positive Tilt and Best-in-Class do not consider PAI specifically as part of their
investment policies. These Sub-Funds pursue investment policies or distribution channels that are not appropriate for or require PAI
consideration.
Promoting Sub-Funds in the ESG Promote category have specific binding ESG criteria for company / issuer selection.
ESG and All Sub-Funds that promote ESG characteristics or include sustainable in their name qualify as “ESG Promote” by definition as referred to in the table
Sustainable below. In addition, certain Sub-Funds also qualify as “Positive Tilt”, “Best-in-Class” or “Thematic” as set out in the table below, which defines the Sub-
Investing – Fund categories and applicable investment criteria. These Sub-Funds promote ESG characteristics through a forward looking investment approach,
Going Beyond active engagement with companies, where possible, and seek to positively influence business practices to improve sustainability. This aims to deliver
ESG Integra- long-term sustainable financial returns while also serving as the foundation to align investment decisions with investor values.
tion
The Fund offers a range of Sub-Funds to align with investors’ objectives and values as set out in the Sub-Fund Categories table below.
The relevant category for a Sub-Fund is included in the Investment Process section in Sub-Fund Descriptions.
ESG Promote, Positive Tilt and Best-in-Class are EU SFDR Article 8 Sub-Funds as they promote environmental and/or social characteristics.

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Article 8 Sub-Funds are required to disclose information in relation to their environmental and/or social characteristics in a template annex as
prescribed under the EU SFDR rules. Please refer to the list of Sub-Funds below to identify the Article 8 Sub-Funds and the following section entitled
EU SFDR Article 8 Pre-Contractual Annexes for the relevant Sub-Fund’s Pre-Contractual Annex.
Please note that a Sub-Fund’s benchmark for performance comparison, as set out under Sub-Fund Descriptions, will not apply the values and norms
based screening to implement exclusions that the Investment Manager applies to the relevant Sub-Funds in following Sub-Fund categories.
Sub-Fund Categories
ESG Promote Positive Tilt Best-in-Class Thematic

Definition Promotes Environmental An investment style in An investment style that An investment style with a thematic focus
and / or social which the portfolio will focuses on companies / issuers on a UN Sustainable Development Goal or
characteristics. be tilted towards that lead their peer groups in other specific ESG theme.
companies / issuers with respect of sustainability
positive ESG performance.
characteristics.
Criteria A defined percentage of Has an objective with a Has an objective to invest a Has an objective to deliver a sustainability
the portfolio is invested measurable tilt towards defined percentage of portfolio related theme with intentional
in positive ESG issuers / companies / issuers with positions in “sustainable” environmental/ social outcome.
companies as disclosed positive ESG companies / issuers as Ensures portfolio positions are issued by
in the relevant Sub-Fund characteristics as disclosed in the relevant Sub- thematically selected issuers as disclosed
Descriptions. disclosed in the relevant Fund Descriptions. in the relevant Sub-Fund Descriptions.
Sub-Fund Descriptions.
SFDR “sustain- ESG Promote, Positive Tilt, Best-in-Class and Thematic Sub-Funds promote their environmental and/or social characteristics.
able invest- Certain of these Sub-Funds invest in “Sustainable Investments” as defined under SFDR and the committed minimum in Sustainable
ments” and EU Investments is disclosed in the relevant Sub-Fund’s details under Sub-Fund Descriptions. Please refer to “MiFID Sustainability
Taxonomy Preferences Approach” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information on the qualifying methodology for
criteria for Sustainable Investments.
environmentally Unless otherwise disclosed in the Sub-Fund Description, the investments underlying a Sub-Fund do not take into account the
sustainable criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities, including enabling or transitional activities, within the meaning of the
economic activ- Taxonomy Regulation and the Sub-Funds will only hold such investments on an incidental basis.
ities
Exclusions and Excludes certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria. Exclusion standards
SFDR website can be found on https://am.jpmorgan.com/lu/en/asset-management/adv/products/fund-explorer/sicavs
disclosures Additional Information applicable to Article 8 Sub-Funds such as a description of the environmental / social characteristics and
methodologies used to asses such characteristics can be found on https://am.jpmorgan.com/lu/en/asset-management/adv/.
Sub-Funds JPMorgan Investment JPMorgan Investment JPMorgan Investment Funds - No Sub-Funds as at the date of this
Funds - Europe Select Funds – Global Macro Japan Sustainable Equity Fund Prospectus.
Equity Fund Sustainable Fund JPMorgan Investment Funds
JPMorgan Investment JPMorgan Investment -Global Corporate Bond
Funds - Europe Strategic Funds - Global Income Sustainable Fund
Dividend Fund Sustainable Fund JPMorgan Investment Funds
JPMorgan Investment JPMorgan Investment -Global Short Duration
Funds - Global Funds - Global Multi- Corporate Bond Sustainable
Convertibles Conservative Asset Cautious Fund
Fund Sustainable Fund
JPMorgan Investment JPMorgan Investment
Funds - Global Dividend Funds - Global Multi-
Fund Asset Moderate
JPMorgan Investment Sustainable Fund
Funds - Global Select JPMorgan Investment
Equity Fund Funds - Global Multi-
JPMorgan Investment Asset Growth Sustainable
Funds - US Select Equity Fund
Fund
JPMorgan Investment
Funds - Global Income
Conservative Fund
JPMorgan Investment
Funds - US Bond Fund
JPMorgan Investment
Funds - Global Balanced
Fund
JPMorgan Investment
Funds – Unconstrained
Bond Fund
JPMorgan Investment
Funds – Global Income
Fund
JPMorgan Investment
Funds - Japan Strategic
Value Fund

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JPMorgan Investment
Funds - Global Core
Equity Fund

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EU SFDR Article 8 Pre-Contractual Annexes

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Europe Select Equity


Fund
Legal entity identifier: 5493006GJXDH1G8ZPK35

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 10.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and / or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 51% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular companies from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste, as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding companies that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The methodology is based on a company’s management of relevant environmental or social issues such as its toxic emissions,
waste management, labour relations and safety issues. To be included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or
social characteristics, a company must score in the top 80% relative to its peers on either its environmental score or social
score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure a company’s participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data

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inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions
that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor
selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following: Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social
Objectives (i) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable
communities - increased female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and
culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as a company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; or (ii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to
the relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to peers based on certain
operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to peers on total waste impact contributes to
a transition to a circular economy.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to a company’s social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles
and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with
UN Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude companies that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee companies themselves
and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or
supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or
contain biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.

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The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee companies in respect of the relevant environmental or
social & employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain companies as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis
with selected underlying investee companies. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical
considerations such as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee companies in accordance
with the approach taken by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in
respect of such engagement include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable
energy and board gender diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions
or air pollutants and number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires a company to
be considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to peers.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are
promoted by this financial product?” seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these companies.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu.
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?


The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Uses a fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process.
factors such as
investment objectives and Q Investment process built on stock level analysis by a global research team.
risk tolerance. ESG approach: ESG Promote
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.

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Q At least 51% of assets to be invested in companies with positive environmental and/ or social characteristics.
Q At least 10% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 51% of assets in companies with positive environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation issuers that are involved in certain activities
such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage
thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for
the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and
accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all issuers in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out companies that do not score in the top 80% relative to peers based on good governance
indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 51% of its assets to companies with positive environmental and / or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 10% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in companies exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics or both nor is there any
assets. commitment to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments.
Therefore, there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
10.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
41.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” investments are comprised of companies that did not meet the criteria described in response to above
question entitled, “What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
social characteristics promoted by this financial product?" to qualify as exhibiting positive environmental and/or social
characteristics. They are investments for diversification purposes.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments, including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?


More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Europe Strategic


Dividend Fund
Legal entity identifier: 549300LJVLXHDN1S7Q15

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 10.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and / or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 51% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular companies from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste, as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding companies that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The methodology is based on a company’s management of relevant environmental or social issues such as its toxic emissions,
waste management, labour relations and safety issues. To be included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or
social characteristics, a company must score in the top 80% relative to its peers on either its environmental score or social
score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure a company’s participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data

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inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions
that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor
selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following: Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social
Objectives (i) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable
communities - increased female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and
culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as a company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; or (ii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to
the relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to peers based on certain
operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to peers on total waste impact contributes to
a transition to a circular economy.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to a company’s social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles
and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with
UN Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude companies that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee companies themselves
and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or
supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or
contain biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.

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The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee companies in respect of the relevant environmental or
social & employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain companies as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis
with selected underlying investee companies. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical
considerations such as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee companies in accordance
with the approach taken by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in
respect of such engagement include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable
energy and board gender diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions
or air pollutants and number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires a company to
be considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to peers.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are
promoted by this financial product?” seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these companies.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu.
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?


The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Uses a bottom-up stock selection process.
factors such as
investment objectives and Q Uses the full breadth of the eligible equity investment universe through a combination of fundamental research insights and
risk tolerance. quantitative analysis.
Q Seeks to identify high dividend yielding securities that are fundamentally sound.

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ESG approach: ESG Promote
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 51% of assets to be invested in companies with positive environmental and/ or social characteristics.
Q At least 10% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 51% of assets in companies with positive environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation issuers that are involved in certain activities
such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage
thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for
the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and
accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all issuers in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out companies that do not score in the top 80% relative to peers based on good governance
indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?

The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 51% of its assets to companies with positive environmental and / or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 10% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in companies exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics or both nor is there any
assets. commitment to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments.
Therefore, there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
10.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
41.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” investments are comprised of companies that did not meet the criteria described in response to above
question entitled, “What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
social characteristics promoted by this financial product?" to qualify as exhibiting positive environmental and/or social
characteristics. They are investments for diversification purposes.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments, including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?


More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Core Equity


Fund
Legal entity identifier: 549300MRLBNGYVMW7M15

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 10.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and / or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 51% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular companies from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste, as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding companies that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The methodology is based on a company’s management of relevant environmental or social issues such as its toxic emissions,
waste management, labour relations and safety issues. To be included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or
social characteristics, a company must score in the top 80% relative to its peers on either its environmental score or social
score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure a company’s participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data

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inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions
that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor
selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following: Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social
Objectives (i) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable
communities - increased female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and
culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as a company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; or (ii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to
the relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to peers based on certain
operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to peers on total waste impact contributes to
a transition to a circular economy.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to a company’s social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles
and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with
UN Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude companies that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee companies themselves
and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or
supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or
contain biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.

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The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee companies in respect of the relevant environmental or
social & employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain companies as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis
with selected underlying investee companies. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical
considerations such as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee companies in accordance
with the approach taken by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in
respect of such engagement include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable
energy and board gender diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions
or air pollutants and number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires a company to
be considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to peers.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are
promoted by this financial product?” seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these companies.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu.
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?


The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG appropach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Uses a fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process.
factors such as
investment objectives and Q Investment process built on stock level analysis by a global research team
risk tolerance. ESG approach: ESG Promote
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.

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Q At least 51% of assets to be invested in companies with positive environmental and/ or social characteristics.
Q At least 10% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 51% of assets in companies with positive environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation to companies that are involved in certain
activities such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution
percentage thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions
policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-
Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all companies in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out companies that do not score in the top 80% relative to peers based on good governance
indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 51% of its assets to companies with positive environmental and / or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 10% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in companies exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics or both nor is there any
assets. commitment to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments.
Therefore, there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
10.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
41.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” investments are comprised of companies that did not meet the criteria described in response to above
question entitled, “What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
social characteristics promoted by this financial product?" to qualify as exhibiting positive environmental and/or social
characteristics. They are investments for diversification purposes.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments, including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?


More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Dividend Fund


Legal entity identifier: 549300XJDGTV93WIFD22

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 10.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and / or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 51% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular companies from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste, as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding companies that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The methodology is based on a company’s management of relevant environmental or social issues such as its toxic emissions,
waste management, labour relations and safety issues. To be included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or
social characteristics, a company must score in the top 80% relative to its peers on either its environmental score or social
score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure a company’s participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data
inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions
that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor

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selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following: Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social
Objectives (i) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable
communities - increased female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and
culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as a company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; or (ii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to
the relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to peers based on certain
operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to peers on total waste impact contributes to
a transition to a circular economy.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to a company’s social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles
and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with
UN Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude companies that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee companies themselves
and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or
supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or
contain biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.

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The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee companies in respect of the relevant environmental or
social & employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain companies as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis
with selected underlying investee companies. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical
considerations such as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee companies in accordance
with the approach taken by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in
respect of such engagement include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable
energy and board gender diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions
or air pollutants and number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires a company to
be considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to peers.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are
promoted by this financial product?” seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these companies.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu.
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?


The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Uses a fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process.
factors such as
investment objectives and Q Investment process built on stock level analysis by a global research team.
risk tolerance. Q Seeks to identify companies with sustainably high dividends and/or sustainable dividend growth potential.
ESG approach: ESG Promote

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Q Excludes certain sectors, companies or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 51% of assets to be invested in companies with positive environmental and/ or social characteristics.
Q At least 10% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 51% of assets in companies with positive environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation issuers that are involved in certain activities
such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage
thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for
the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and
accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all issuers in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out companies that do not score in the top 80% relative to peers based on good governance
indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 51% of its assets to companies with positive environmental and / or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 10% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in companies exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics or both nor is there any
assets. commitment to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments.
Therefore, there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
10.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
41.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” investments are comprised of companies that did not meet the criteria described in response to above
question entitled, “What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
social characteristics promoted by this financial product?" to qualify as exhibiting positive environmental and/or social
characteristics. They are investments for diversification purposes.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments, including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?


More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Select Equity


Fund
Legal entity identifier: 54930002C5CUN0IU6C04

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 10.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and / or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 51% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular companies from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste, as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding companies that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The methodology is based on a company’s management of relevant environmental or social issues such as its toxic emissions,
waste management, labour relations and safety issues. To be included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or
social characteristics, a company must score in the top 80% relative to its peers on either its environmental score or social
score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure a company’s participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data

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inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions
that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor
selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following: Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social
Objectives (i) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable
communities - increased female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and
culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as a company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; or (ii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to
the relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to peers based on certain
operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to peers on total waste impact contributes to
a transition to a circular economy.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to a company’s social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles
and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with
UN Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude companies that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee companies themselves
and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or
supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or
contain biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.

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The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee companies in respect of the relevant environmental or
social & employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain companies as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis
with selected underlying investee companies. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical
considerations such as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee companies in accordance
with the approach taken by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in
respect of such engagement include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable
energy and board gender diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions
or air pollutants and number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires a company to
be considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to peers.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are
promoted by this financial product?” seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these companies.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu.
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?


The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Uses a fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process.
factors such as
investment objectives and Q Investment process built on stock level analysis by a global research team.
risk tolerance. ESG approach: ESG Promote
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.

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Q At least 51% of assets to be invested in companies with positive environmental and/ or social characteristics.
Q At least 10% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 51% of assets in companies with positive environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation issuers that are involved in certain activities
such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage
thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for
the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and
accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all issuers in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out companies that do not score in the top 80% relative to peers based on good governance
indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 51% of its assets to companies with positive environmental and / or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 10% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in companies exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics or both nor is there any
assets. commitment to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments.
Therefore, there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
10.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
41.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” investments are comprised of companies that did not meet the criteria described in response to above
question entitled, “What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
social characteristics promoted by this financial product?" to qualify as exhibiting positive environmental and/or social
characteristics. They are investments for diversification purposes.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments, including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?


More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Japan Sustainable


Equity Fund
Legal entity identifier: 549300IFD3VZEMB0AE27

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 40.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and / or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 67% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular companies from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste, as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding companies that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The methodology is based on a company’s management of relevant environmental or social issues such as its toxic emissions,
waste management, labour relations and safety issues. To be included in the 67% of assets promoting environmental and/or
social characteristics, a company must score in the top 80% relative to its peers on either its environmental score or social
score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure a company’s participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data

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inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions
that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor
selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following: Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social
Objectives (i) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable
communities - increased female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and
culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as a company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; or (ii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to
the relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to peers based on certain
operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to peers on total waste impact contributes to
a transition to a circular economy.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to a company’s social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles
and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with
UN Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude companies that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee companies themselves
and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or
supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or
contain biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.

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The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee companies in respect of the relevant environmental or
social & employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain companies as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis
with selected underlying investee companies. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical
considerations such as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee companies in accordance
with the approach taken by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in
respect of such engagement include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable
energy and board gender diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions
or air pollutants and number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires a company to
be considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to peers.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are
promoted by this financial product?” seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these companies.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu.
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?


The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Uses a fundamental, bottom- up stock selection process.
factors such as
investment objectives and Q Uses a high conviction approach to finding the best investment ideas.
risk tolerance. Q Seeks to identify high quality companies with superior and sustainable growth potential.
Q Integrates ESG aspects to identify companies with strong or improving sustainability characteristics.

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ESG approach: Best-in-Class
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 67% of assets to be invested in companies with positive environmental and/ or social characteristics.
Q At least 40% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 67% of assets in companies with positive or improving E/S
characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation issuers that are involved in certain activities
such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage
thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for
the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and
accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all companies in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub- Fund also commits to investing at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund excludes the bottom 20% of securities from its investable universe based on its ESG criteria.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 67% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out companies that do not score in the top 80% relative to peers based on good governance
indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?

The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 67% of its assets to companies with positive environmental and / or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 40% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in companies exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics or both nor is there any
assets. commitment to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments.
Therefore, there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
40.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
67.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
27.00%
#2 Other
33.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” investments are comprised of companies that did not meet the criteria described in response to above
question entitled, “What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
social characteristics promoted by this financial product?" to qualify as exhibiting positive environmental and/or social
characteristics. They are investments for diversification purposes.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments, including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?


More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Japan Strategic Value


Fund
Legal entity identifier: 549300H8H5RL01BPIR06

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 10.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and / or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 51% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular companies from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste, as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding companies that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The methodology is based on a company’s management of relevant environmental or social issues such as its toxic emissions,
waste management, labour relations and safety issues. To be included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or
social characteristics, a company must score in the top 80% relative to its peers on either its environmental score or social
score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure a company’s participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data

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inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions
that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor
selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following: Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social
Objectives (i) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable
communities - increased female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and
culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as a company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; or (ii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to
the relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to peers based on certain
operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to peers on total waste impact contributes to
a transition to a circular economy.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to a company’s social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles
and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with
UN Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude companies that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee companies themselves
and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or
supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or
contain biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.

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The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee companies in respect of the relevant environmental or
social & employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain companies as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis
with selected underlying investee companies. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical
considerations such as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee companies in accordance
with the approach taken by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in
respect of such engagement include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable
energy and board gender diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions
or air pollutants and number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires a company to
be considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to peers.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are
promoted by this financial product?” seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these companies.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu.
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?


The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG appropach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Uses a fundamental, bottom- up stock selection process.
factors such as
investment objectives and Q Uses a high conviction approach to finding the best investment ideas.
risk tolerance. ESG approach: ESG Promote
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.

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Q At least 51% of assets to be invested in companies with positive environmental and/ or social characteristics.
Q At least 10% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 51% of assets in companies with positive environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation issuers that are involved in certain activities
such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage
thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for
the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and
accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all issuers in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out companies that do not score in the top 80% relative to peers based on good governance
indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 51% of its assets to companies with positive environmental and / or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 10% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in companies exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics or both nor is there any
assets. commitment to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments.
Therefore, there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
10.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
41.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” investments are comprised of companies that did not meet the criteria described in response to above
question entitled, “What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
social characteristics promoted by this financial product?" to qualify as exhibiting positive environmental and/or social
characteristics. They are investments for diversification purposes.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments, including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?


More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - US Select Equity Fund


Legal entity identifier: 549300OUK228X44T7358

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 10.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and / or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 51% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular companies from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste, as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding companies that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The methodology is based on a company’s management of relevant environmental or social issues such as its toxic emissions,
waste management, labour relations and safety issues. To be included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or
social characteristics, a company must score in the top 80% relative to its peers on either its environmental score or social
score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure a company’s participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data
inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions
that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor

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selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following: Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social
Objectives (i) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable
communities - increased female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and
culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as a company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; or (ii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to
the relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to peers based on certain
operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to peers on total waste impact contributes to
a transition to a circular economy.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to a company’s social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles
and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with
UN Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude companies that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee companies themselves
and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or
supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or
contain biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.

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The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee companies in respect of the relevant environmental or
social & employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain companies as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis
with selected underlying investee companies. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical
considerations such as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee companies in accordance
with the approach taken by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in
respect of such engagement include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable
energy and board gender diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions
or air pollutants and number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires a company to
be considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to peers.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are
promoted by this financial product?” seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these companies.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu.
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?


The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Uses a research-driven investment process that is based on the fundamental analysis of companies and their future earnings and
factors such as
cash flows by a team of specialist sector analysts.
investment objectives and
risk tolerance. ESG approach: ESG Promote
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.

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Q At least 51% of assets to be invested in companies with positive environmental and/ or social characteristics.
Q At least 10% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 51% of assets in companies with positive environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation issuers that are involved in certain activities
such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage
thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for
the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and
accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all issuers in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out companies that do not score in the top 80% relative to peers based on good governance
indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 51% of its assets to companies with positive environmental and / or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 10% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in companies exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics or both nor is there any
assets. commitment to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments.
Therefore, there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
10.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
41.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” investments are comprised of companies that did not meet the criteria described in response to above
question entitled, “What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
social characteristics promoted by this financial product?" to qualify as exhibiting positive environmental and/or social
characteristics. They are investments for diversification purposes.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments, including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?


More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Balanced Fund


Legal entity identifier: 549300OIWSFVJJZGG733

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 10.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and/or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 51% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular issuers from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding issuers that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and
accessing the ESG Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The score is based on an issuers management of key relevant ESG issues. To be included in the 51% of assets promoting
environmental and/or social characteristics, an issuer must score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s Benchmark on
either its environmental score or social score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure an issuers participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data
inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions
that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor

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selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following or be linked to an environmental or social objective through the use of proceeds of the issue:
Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social Objectives (i) inclusive and
sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased
female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators, which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; (ii) the use of proceeds of the issue, if such use is designated
as linked to a specific environmental or social objective, or (iii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to the
relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to the Sub-Fund’s benchmark based
on certain operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark on total waste
impact contributes to a transition to a circular economy. The test for supranational and sovereign issuers may consider the
issuer’s mission or contributions, as peer group leaders or improvers, to positive environmental and social objectives subject to
certain criteria.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to an issuers social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles and
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with UN
Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude issuers that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee issuers themselves and/
or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by issuers or supplied
by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain
biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening

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Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.
The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee issuers in respect of the relevant environmental or social
& employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes into account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain issuers as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis with
selected underlying investee issuers. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical considerations such
as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee issuers in accordance with the approach taken
by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in respect of such engagement
include indicators 3,5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable energy and board gender
diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emission of air pollutants and
number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires an issuer to be
considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by
this financial product?" seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify violators and
prohibit relevant investments in these issuers.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?

The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Multi-asset approach, combining asset allocation with bottom-up expertise leveraged from specialists from JPMorgan Asset
factors such as
Management’s global investment platform.

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Q Actively managed implementation of equity and bond strategies, with a balanced risk profile.
investment objectives and
risk tolerance. ESG approach: ESG Promote
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 51% of assets to be invested in positive ESG issuers / companies.
Q At least 10% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All issuers / companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 51% of assets in securities with positive environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation to issuers that are involved in certain
activities such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution
percentage thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions
policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-
Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all issuers in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out issuers that do not score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s Benchmark based on
good governance indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 51% of assets to issuers with positive environmental and/or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 10% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in issuers exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics nor is there any commitment
assets. to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments. Therefore,
there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
10.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
41.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. However, it does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and
therefore there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” category is comprised of investments that do not meet the Sub-Funds minimum standards for promoting their
environmental or social characteristics or qualify as Sustainable Investments. The category may include derivatives for
investment purposes such as derivatives on indices or exchange traded commodities for protection or diversification.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments , including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?

More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Income Fund


Legal entity identifier: 549300UM36FI5S3NTV94

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 10.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and/or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 51% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular issuers from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding issuers that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and
accessing the ESG Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The score is based on an issuers management of key relevant ESG issues. To be included in the 51% of assets promoting
environmental and/or social characteristics, an issuer must score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s Benchmark on
either its environmental score or social score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure an issuers participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data
inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions
that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor

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selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following or be linked to an environmental or social objective through the use of proceeds of the issue: :
Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social Objectives (i) inclusive and
sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased
female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators, which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; (ii) the use of proceeds of the issue, if such use is designated
as linked to a specific environmental or social objective, or (iii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to the
relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to the Sub-Fund’s benchmark based
on certain operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark on total waste
impact contributes to a transition to a circular economy. The test for supranational and sovereign issuers may consider the
issuer’s mission or contributions, as peer group leaders or improvers, to positive environmental and social objectives subject to
certain criteria.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to an issuers social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles and
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with UN
Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude issuers that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee issuers themselves and/
or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by issuers or supplied
by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain
biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening

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Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.
The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee issuers in respect of the relevant environmental or social
& employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes into account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain issuers as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis with
selected underlying investee issuers. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical considerations such
as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee issuers in accordance with the approach taken
by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in respect of such engagement
include indicators 3,5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable energy and board gender
diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emission of air pollutants and
number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires an issuer to be
considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are
promoted by this financial product?” seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these companies.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?

The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan Asset Management's global investment platform, with a focus
factors such as
on risk-adjusted income.

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Q Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset class and regional level.
investment objectives and
risk tolerance. ESG approach: ESG Promote
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 51% of assets to be invested in companies with positive environmental and/ or social characteristics.
Q At least 10% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 51% of assets in companies with positive environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation to companies that are involved in certain
activities such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution
percentage thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions
policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-
Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all companies in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub- Fund also commits to investing at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out issuers that do not score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s Benchmark based on
good governance indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 51% of assets to issuers with positive environmental and/or social
Asset allocation
describes the share of characteristics and a minimum of 10% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion
investments in specific of assets specifically in issuers exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics nor is
assets. there any commitment to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable
Investments. Therefore, there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram
Taxonomy-aligned below.
activities are expressed Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
as a share of: redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
- turnover reflecting the table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
share of revenue from
impact on investment operations.
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
10.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
41.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” category is comprised of investments that do not meet the Sub-Funds minimum standards for promoting their
environmental or social characteristics or qualify as Sustainable Investments. The category may include derivatives for
investment purposes such as derivatives on indices or exchange traded commodities for protection or diversification.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments , including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?

More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Income


Conservative Fund
Legal entity identifier: 549300JZSDT12MBFF315

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 10.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and/or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 51% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular issuers from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding issuers that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and
accessing the ESG Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The score is based on an issuers management of key relevant ESG issues. To be included in the 51% of assets promoting
environmental and/or social characteristics, an issuer must score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s Benchmark on
either its environmental score or social score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure an issuers participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data
inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions

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that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor
selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following or be linked to an environmental or social objective through the use of proceeds of the issue:
Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social Objectives (i) inclusive and
sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased
female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators, which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; (ii) the use of proceeds of the issue, if such use is designated
as linked to a specific environmental or social objective, or (iii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to the
relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to the Sub-Fund’s benchmark based
on certain operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark on total waste
impact contributes to a transition to a circular economy. The test for supranational and sovereign issuers may consider the
issuer’s mission or contributions, as peer group leaders or improvers, to positive environmental and social objectives subject to
certain criteria.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to an issuers social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles and
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with UN
Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude issuers that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee issuers themselves and/
or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by issuers or supplied
by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain
biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening

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Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.
The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee issuers in respect of the relevant environmental or social
& employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes into account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain issuers as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis with
selected underlying investee issuers. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical considerations such
as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee issuers in accordance with the approach taken
by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in respect of such engagement
include indicators 3,5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable energy and board gender
diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emission of air pollutants and
number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires an issuer to be
considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by
this financial product?" seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify violators and
prohibit relevant investments in these issuers.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?

The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan Asset Management's global investment platform, with a focus
factors such as
on risk-adjusted income.

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Q Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset class and regional level.
investment objectives and
risk tolerance. Q May vary its allocation in response to market conditions, however will aim to have a higher allocation to debt securities than to
other asset classes.
Q Conservatively constructed portfolio, with a volatility comparable to that of the benchmark over a three to five year period.
ESG approach: ESG Promote
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 51% of assets to be invested in positive ESG issuers / companies.
Q At least 10% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All issuers / companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 51% of assets in securities with positive environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation to issuers that are involved in certain
activities such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution
percentage thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions
policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-
Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all issuers in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out issuers that do not score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s Benchmark based on
good governance indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?

The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 51% of assets to issuers with positive environmental and/or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 10% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in issuers exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics nor is there any commitment
assets. to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments. Therefore,
there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
10.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
41.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. However, it does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and
therefore there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” category is comprised of investments that do not meet the Sub-Funds minimum standards for promoting their
environmental or social characteristics or qualify as Sustainable Investments. The category may include derivatives for
investment purposes such as derivatives on indices or exchange traded commodities for protection or diversification.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments , including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?

More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Income


Sustainable Fund
Legal entity identifier: 549300TYEKZO5QFYLL88

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 25.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues. The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an
average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s investable universe weighted to match
the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values, such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding issuers that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-
Fund’s investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies. The Sub-
Fund’s average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score will be calculated as the total of each security’s market value multiplied by its
MSCI ESG score. The average MSCI ESG score of the investable universe will be calculated using the ESG scores of relevant
asset class and region indices, weighted to reflect the asset class and region exposure in the Sub-Fund.
The average asset-weighted ESG score will not include those securities held by the Sub-Fund that do not have an MSCI ESG
score, such as certain MBS/ABS securities. For those securities without an MSCI ESG score, the majority will have positive E/S
characteristics or demonstrate improving E/S characteristics as determined by the Investment Manager.

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To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manger utilises data to measure an issuers participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy as referenced in the answer to the question directly above such as
companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or
supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by
third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased
information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor selection criteria which may include analysis on data
sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the information, however, the Investment Manager cannot
guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Level 2 Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following or be linked to an environmental or social objective through the use of proceeds of the issue:
Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social Objectives (i) inclusive and
sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased
female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators, which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; (ii) the use of proceeds of the issue, if such use is designated
as linked to a specific environmental or social objective, or (iii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to the
relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to the Sub-Fund’s benchmark based
on certain operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark on total waste
impact contributes to a transition to a circular economy. The test for supranational and sovereign issuers may consider the
issuer’s mission or contributions, as peer group leaders or improvers, to positive environmental and social objectives subject to
certain criteria.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
anti-corruption and anti- The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to an issuers social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles and
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with UN
Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude issuers that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee issuers themselves and/
or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by issuers or supplied

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by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain
biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.
The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee issuers in respect of the relevant environmental or social
& employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain issuers as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis with
selected underlying investee issuers. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical considerations such
as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee issuers in accordance with the approach taken
by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in respect of such engagement
include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable energy and board gender
diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions or air pollutants and
number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires an issuer to be
considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
In addition to the norms and values based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social
characteristics are promoted by this financial product?”, additional norms based screening is applied in relation to the
sustainable investments to ensure alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these issuers.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms based
screening to implement exclusions and active engagement with select investee issuers. Indicators 3,4,5,10,13 and 14 from Table 1 and
indicator 2 from Table 2 and 3 from the
the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening. These indicators respectively relate to GHG
intensity, fossil fuel, renewable energy, violations of the UN Global Compact, board gender diversity, controversial weapons, emissions
of air pollutants and accidents / injury in the workplace. A subset of the indicators will be used to identify a target list of issuers to
engage with based on their performance. The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm”
screen as detailed in the response to the question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable
Investment.
Further information may be found in the annual report in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
U No

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What investment strategy does this financial product follow?

The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan Asset Management's global investment platform, with a focus
factors such as
on risk-adjusted income.
investment objectives and
risk tolerance. Q Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset class and regional level.
Q Seeks to provide the majority of its returns through securities with positive E/S characteristics by incorporating ESG factors,
exclusions and positioning the portfolio positively towards companies and issuers with above average ESG scores.
ESG approach: Positive Tilt
Q The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the fixed
income universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s sector allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 25% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All issuers follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The following are binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the
environmental or social characteristics:
Q To typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s
investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies.
Q Excluding certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria. Please refer to
the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your
particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
Q All issuers must follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All issuers (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. The Sub-
management structures,
Fund also incorporates a peer group comparison and screens out issuers that do not score in the top 80% relative to the
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and custom fixed income universe based on good governance indicators.
tax compliance.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund typically maintains an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s
Asset allocation
describes the share of investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies, and will allocate a
investments in specific minimum of 25% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
assets. in issuers exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics nor is there any commitment
to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments. Therefore,
there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned
activities are expressed Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
as a share of: redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
- turnover reflecting the table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
share of revenue from impact on investment operations.
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.

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- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.
Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
25.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
67.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
42.00%
#2 Other
33.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” category is comprised of investments that do not meet the Sub-Funds minimum standards for promoting their
environmental or social characteristics or qualify as Sustainable Investments.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments , including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?

More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Macro


Sustainable Fund
Legal entity identifier: 549300Y024MH4CKLET15

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 25.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues. The Sub-Fund maintains an average
asset-weighted MSCI ESG score for individual equity and debt securities above a comparator, as further described in the answer to the
below question. The Sub-Fund’s inclusion criteria facilitate this measurable portfolio tilt towards companies / issuers with positive ESG
characteristics.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values, such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and protecting the environment, by fully excluding issuers that are involved in the manufacturing of
controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such as those that
are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted MSCI ESG scores are used to measure the positive tilt towards companies / issuers with positive ESG characteristics .The Sub-
by the financial product Fund maintains an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score for individual equity and debt securities above a comparator. The
are attained. comparator is the MSCI median ESG score of the MSCI All Countries World Index for equity and credit, and the median ESG
score of MSCI Country Scores for Developed and Emerging Markets (excluding Frontier Markets) for government bonds. The
Sub-Fund will maintain an average asset-weighted ESG score above the asset weighted combination of these medians.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manger utilises data to measure an issuers participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy as referenced in the answer to the question directly above such as
companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or
supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by
third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased
information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor selection criteria which may include analysis on data

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sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the information, however, the Investment Manager cannot
guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following or be linked to an environmental or social objective through the use of proceeds of the issue:
Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social Objectives (i) inclusive and
sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased
female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators, which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; (ii) the use of proceeds of the issue, if such use is designated
as linked to a specific environmental or social objective, or (iii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to the
relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to the Sub-Fund’s benchmark based
on certain operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark on total waste
impact contributes to a transition to a circular economy. The test for supranational and sovereign issuers may consider the
issuer’s mission or contributions, as peer group leaders or improvers, to positive environmental and social objectives subject to
certain criteria.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
anti-corruption and anti- The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to an issuers social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles and
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with UN
Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude issuers that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee issuers themselves and/
or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by issuers or supplied
by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain
biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening

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Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.
The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee issuers in respect of the relevant environmental or social
& employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain issuers as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis with
selected underlying investee issuers. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical considerations such
as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee issuers in accordance with the approach taken
by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in respect of such engagement
include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable energy and board gender
diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions or air pollutants and
number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires an issuer to be
considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by
this financial product?”, seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify violators and
prohibit relevant investments in these issuers.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms based
screening to implement exclusions and active engagement with select investee issuers. Indicators 3,4,5,10,13 and 14 from Table 1 and
indicator 2 from Table 2 and 3 from the
the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening. These indicators respectively relate to GHG
intensity, fossil fuel, renewable energy, violations of the UN Global Compact, board gender diversity, controversial weapons, emissions
of air pollutants and accidents / injury in the workplace. A subset of the indicators will be used to identify a target list of issuers to
engage with based on their performance. The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm”
screen as detailed in the response to the question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable
Investment.
Further information may be found in the annual report in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
U No

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What investment strategy does this financial product follow?

The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Uses an investment process based on macroeconomic research to identify global investment themes and opportunities.
factors such as
investment objectives and Q Flexible and focused approach to take advantage of global trends and changes through traditional and non-traditional assets.
risk tolerance. Q Fully integrated, risk management framework provides detailed portfolio analysis.
Q Seeks to provide the majority of its returns through securities with positive E/S characteristics by incorporating ESG factors,
exclusions and positioning the portfolio positively towards companies with above average ESG scores.
ESG approach: Positive Tilt
Q Has an objective with a measurable tilt towards companies / issuers with positive ESG characteristics as disclosed in the relevant
Sub-Fund Descriptions.
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 25% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The following binding elements of the investment strategy are used to select the investments to attain each of the
environmental or social characteristics are:
Q Maintaining an average asset-weighted ESG score for individual equity and debt securities above the MSCI median of the
relevant comparator.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation to companies that are involved in certain
activities such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution
percentage thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions
policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-
Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all companies in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and most derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices.
management structures,
Single stock options are also screened for relevant exclusions.
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and
tax compliance.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund plans to maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score for individual equity and debt securities above the
Asset allocation
describes the share of comparator and allocate a minimum of 25% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any
investments in specific proportion of assets specifically in issuers exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in social characteristics nor is
assets. there any commitment to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
Taxonomy-aligned redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
activities are expressed table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
as a share of: impact on investment operations.
- turnover reflecting the
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a

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green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies. Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
25.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
70.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
45.00%
#2 Other
30.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund, with the exception of
single stock options that may reflect positive environmental or social characteristics.
The Investment Manager may take both long and short positions in indices which may contain securities that would otherwise
be excluded from the investment universe. The Investment Manager however will not have long exposure in indices where 30%
or more of the index is composed of securities that are on the exclusions list. In addition, the aggregate long exposure via
derivatives to excluded securities will not exceed 5% equity delta, in order to limit exposure to excluded securities. Equity delta
measures the price sensitivity of the derivatives to changes in the price of the underlying securities and is used as a measure of
exposure.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” category is comprised of investments that do not meet the Sub-Funds minimum standards for promoting their
environmental or social characteristics or qualify as Sustainable Investments. The category may include derivatives for
investment purposes such as derivatives on indices or exchange traded commodities for protection or diversification.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments , including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?

More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Multi-Asset


Cautious Sustainable Fund
Legal entity identifier: 5493001NG8Y391FNSW69

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 25.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues. The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an
average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s investable universe weighted to match
the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values, such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding issuers that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-
Fund’s investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies. The Sub-
Fund’s average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score will be calculated as the total of each security’s market value multiplied by its
MSCI ESG score. The average MSCI ESG score of the investable universe will be calculated using the ESG scores of relevant
asset class and region indices, weighted to reflect the asset class and region exposure in the Sub-Fund.
The average asset-weighted ESG score will not include those securities held by the Sub-Fund that do not have an MSCI ESG
score, such as certain MBS/ABS securities. For those securities without an MSCI ESG score, the majority will have positive E/S
characteristics or demonstrate improving E/S characteristics as determined by the Investment Manager.

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To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manger utilises data to measure an issuers participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy as referenced in the answer to the question directly above such as
companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or
supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by
third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased
information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor selection criteria which may include analysis on data
sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the information, however, the Investment Manager cannot
guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Level 2 Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following or be linked to an environmental or social objective through the use of proceeds of the issue:
Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social Objectives (i) inclusive and
sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased
female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators, which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; (ii) the use of proceeds of the issue, if such use is designated
as linked to a specific environmental or social objective, or (iii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to the
relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to the Sub-Fund’s benchmark based
on certain operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark on total waste
impact contributes to a transition to a circular economy. The test for supranational and sovereign issuers may consider the
issuer’s mission or contributions, as peer group leaders or improvers, to positive environmental and social objectives subject to
certain criteria.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
anti-corruption and anti- The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to an issuers social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles and
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with UN
Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude issuers that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee issuers themselves and/
or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by issuers or supplied

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by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain
biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.
The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee issuers in respect of the relevant environmental or social
& employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain issuers as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis with
selected underlying investee issuers. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical considerations such
as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee issuers in accordance with the approach taken
by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in respect of such engagement
include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable energy and board gender
diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions or air pollutants and
number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires an issuer to be
considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
In addition to the norms and values based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social
characteristics are promoted by this financial product?”, additional norms based screening is applied in relation to the
sustainable investments to ensure alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these issuers.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms based
screening to implement exclusions and active engagement with select investee issuers. Indicators 3,4,5,10,13 and 14 from Table 1 and
indicator 2 from Table 2 and 3 from the
the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening. These indicators respectively relate to GHG
intensity, fossil fuel, renewable energy, violations of the UN Global Compact, board gender diversity, controversial weapons, emissions
of air pollutants and accidents / injury in the workplace. A subset of the indicators will be used to identify a target list of issuers to
engage with based on their performance. The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm”
screen as detailed in the response to the question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable
Investment.
Further information may be found in the annual report in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
U No

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What investment strategy does this financial product follow?

The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan Asset Management's global investment platform, with a focus
factors such as
on capital growth and low to moderate price fluctuations.
investment objectives and
risk tolerance. Q Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset class and regional level in line with the volatility profile of the
Sub-Fund.
Q Seeks to provide the majority of its returns through securities with positive environmental and/or social characteristics that follow
good governance practices by incorporating ESG factors, exclusions and positioning the portfolio positively towards such securities.
ESG approach: Positive Tilt
Q The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-
Fund’s investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 25% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All issuers follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The following are binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the
environmental or social characteristics:
Q To typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s
investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s sector allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies.
Q Excluding certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria. Please refer to
the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your
particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
Q All issuers must follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All issuers (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. The Sub-
management structures,
Fund also incorporates a peer group comparison and screens out issuers that do not score in the top 80% relative to the
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and investable universe based on good governance indicators.
tax compliance.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?

The Sub-Fund typically maintains an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s
Asset allocation
describes the share of investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies and will allocate a
investments in specific minimum of 25% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
assets. in issuers exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics nor is there any commitment
to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments. Therefore,
there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned
activities are expressed Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
as a share of: redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
- turnover reflecting the table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
share of revenue from impact on investment operations.
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a

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green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies. Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
25.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
26.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” category is comprised of investments that do not meet the Sub-Funds minimum standards for promoting their
environmental or social characteristics or qualify as Sustainable Investments.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments , including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?

More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Multi-Asset


Moderate Sustainable Fund
Legal entity identifier: 549300WN0UI1DBLS3Q29

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 25.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues. The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an
average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s investable universe weighted to match
the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values, such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding issuers that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-
Fund’s investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies. The Sub-
Fund’s average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score will be calculated as the total of each security’s market value multiplied by its
MSCI ESG score. The average MSCI ESG score of the investable universe will be calculated using the ESG scores of relevant
asset class and region indices, weighted to reflect the asset class and region exposure in the Sub-Fund.
The average asset-weighted ESG score will not include those securities held by the Sub-Fund that do not have an MSCI ESG
score, such as certain MBS/ABS securities. For those securities without an MSCI ESG score, the majority will have positive E/S
characteristics or demonstrate improving E/S characteristics as determined by the Investment Manager.

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To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manger utilises data to measure an issuers participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy as referenced in the answer to the question directly above such as
companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or
supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by
third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased
information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor selection criteria which may include analysis on data
sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the information, however, the Investment Manager cannot
guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Level 2 Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following or be linked to an environmental or social objective through the use of proceeds of the issue:
Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social Objectives (i) inclusive and
sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased
female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators, which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; (ii) the use of proceeds of the issue, if such use is designated
as linked to a specific environmental or social objective, or (iii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to the
relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to the Sub-Fund’s benchmark based
on certain operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark on total waste
impact contributes to a transition to a circular economy. The test for supranational and sovereign issuers may consider the
issuer’s mission or contributions, as peer group leaders or improvers, to positive environmental and social objectives subject to
certain criteria.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
anti-corruption and anti- The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to an issuers social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles and
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with UN
Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude issuers that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee issuers themselves and/
or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by issuers or supplied

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by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain
biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.
The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee issuers in respect of the relevant environmental or social
& employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain issuers as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis with
selected underlying investee issuers. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical considerations such
as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee issuers in accordance with the approach taken
by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in respect of such engagement
include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable energy and board gender
diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions or air pollutants and
number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires an issuer to be
considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
In addition to the norms and values based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social
characteristics are promoted by this financial product?”, additional norms based screening is applied in relation to the
sustainable investments to ensure alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these issuers.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms based
screening to implement exclusions and active engagement with select investee issuers. Indicators 3,4,5,10,13 and 14 from Table 1 and
indicator 2 from Table 2 and 3 from the
the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening. These indicators respectively relate to GHG
intensity, fossil fuel, renewable energy, violations of the UN Global Compact, board gender diversity, controversial weapons, emissions
of air pollutants and accidents / injury in the workplace. A subset of the indicators will be used to identify a target list of issuers to
engage with based on their performance. The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm”
screen as detailed in the response to the question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable
Investment.
Further information may be found in the annual report in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
U No

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What investment strategy does this financial product follow?

The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan Asset Management's global investment platform, with a focus
factors such as
on capital growth and moderate to high price fluctuations.
investment objectives and
risk tolerance. Q Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset class and regional level in line with the volatility profile of the
Sub-Fund.
Q Seeks to provide the majority of its returns through securities with positive environmental and/or social characteristics that follow
good governance practices by incorporating ESG factors, exclusions and positioning the portfolio positively towards such securities.
ESG approach: Positive Tilt
Q The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-
Fund’s investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 25% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All issuers follow good governance practices.
Please refer to the relevant Sub-Fund Description for further detail.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The following are binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the
environmental or social characteristics:
Q To typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s
investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s sector allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies.
Q Excluding certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria. Please refer to
the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your
particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
Q All issuers must follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All issuers (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. The Sub-
management structures,
Fund also incorporates a peer group comparison and screens out issuers that do not score in the top 80% relative to the
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and investable universe based on good governance indicators.
tax compliance.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund typically maintains an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s
Asset allocation
describes the share of investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies and will allocate a
investments in specific minimum of 25% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
assets. in issuers exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics nor is there any commitment
to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments. Therefore,
there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned
activities are expressed Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
as a share of: redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
- turnover reflecting the table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
share of revenue from impact on investment operations.
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,

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e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of Other environmental
investee companies.
#1A Sustainable
25.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
26.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” category is comprised of investments that do not meet the Sub-Funds minimum standards for promoting their
environmental or social characteristics or qualify as Sustainable Investments.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments , including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?

More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Multi-Asset


Growth Sustainable Fund
Legal entity identifier: 549300T6JL6DZHWOS988

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 25.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues. The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an
average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s investable universe weighted to match
the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values, such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding issuers that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-
Fund’s investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies. The Sub-
Fund’s average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score will be calculated as the total of each security’s market value multiplied by its
MSCI ESG score. The average MSCI ESG score of the investable universe will be calculated using the ESG scores of relevant
asset class and region indices, weighted to reflect the asset class and region exposure in the Sub-Fund.
The average asset-weighted ESG score will not include those securities held by the Sub-Fund that do not have an MSCI ESG
score, such as certain MBS/ABS securities. For those securities without an MSCI ESG score, the majority will have positive E/S
characteristics or demonstrate improving E/S characteristics as determined by the Investment Manager.

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To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manger utilises data to measure an issuers participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy as referenced in the answer to the question directly above such as
companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or
supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by
third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased
information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor selection criteria which may include analysis on data
sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the information, however, the Investment Manager cannot
guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Level 2 Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following or be linked to an environmental or social objective through the use of proceeds of the issue:
Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social Objectives (i) inclusive and
sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased
female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators, which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; (ii) the use of proceeds of the issue, if such use is designated
as linked to a specific environmental or social objective, or (iii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to the
relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to the Sub-Fund’s benchmark based
on certain operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark on total waste
impact contributes to a transition to a circular economy. The test for supranational and sovereign issuers may consider the
issuer’s mission or contributions, as peer group leaders or improvers, to positive environmental and social objectives subject to
certain criteria.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
anti-corruption and anti- The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to an issuers social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles and
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with UN
Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude issuers that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee issuers themselves and/
or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by issuers or supplied

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by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain
biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.
The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee issuers in respect of the relevant environmental or social
& employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain issuers as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis with
selected underlying investee issuers. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical considerations such
as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee issuers in accordance with the approach taken
by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in respect of such engagement
include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable energy and board gender
diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions or air pollutants and
number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires an issuer to be
considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
In addition to the norms and values based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social
characteristics are promoted by this financial product?”, additional norms based screening is applied in relation to the
sustainable investments to ensure alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these issuers.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms based
screening to implement exclusions and active engagement with select investee issuers. Indicators 3,4,5,10,13 and 14 from Table 1 and
indicator 2 from Table 2 and 3 from the
the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening. These indicators respectively relate to GHG
intensity, fossil fuel, renewable energy, violations of the UN Global Compact, board gender diversity, controversial weapons, emissions
of air pollutants and accidents / injury in the workplace. A subset of the indicators will be used to identify a target list of issuers to
engage with based on their performance. The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm”
screen as detailed in the response to the question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable
Investment.
Further information may be found in the annual report in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
U No

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What investment strategy does this financial product follow?

The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Multi-asset approach, leveraging specialists from around JPMorgan Asset Management's global investment platform, with a focus
factors such as
on capital growth and high price fluctuations.
investment objectives and
risk tolerance. Q Flexible implementation of the managers’ allocation views at asset class and regional level in line with the volatility profile of the
Sub-Fund.
Q Seeks to provide the majority of its returns through securities with positive environmental and/or social characteristics that follow
good governance practices by incorporating ESG factors, exclusions and positioning the portfolio positively towards such securities.
ESG approach: Positive Tilt
Q The Sub-Fund will typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-
Fund’s investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies.
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 25% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All issuers follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The following are binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the
environmental or social characteristics:
Q To typically maintain an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s
investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s sector allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies.
Q Excluding certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria. Please refer to
the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your
particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
Q All issuers must follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All issuers (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. The Sub-
management structures,
Fund also incorporates a peer group comparison and screens out issuers that do not score in the top 80% relative to the
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and investable universe based on good governance indicators.
tax compliance.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?

The Sub-Fund typically maintains an average asset-weighted MSCI ESG score above the average MSCI ESG score of the Sub-Fund’s
Asset allocation
describes the share of investable universe weighted to match the Sub-Fund’s asset allocation, excluding cash holdings and currencies and will allocate a
investments in specific minimum of 25% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
assets. in issuers exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics nor is there any commitment
to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments. Therefore,
there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned
activities are expressed Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
as a share of: redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
- turnover reflecting the table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
share of revenue from impact on investment operations.
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a

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green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies. Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
25.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
26.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 25% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” category is comprised of investments that do not meet the Sub-Funds minimum standards for promoting their
environmental or social characteristics or qualify as Sustainable Investments.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments , including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?

More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Convertibles


Conservative Fund
Legal entity identifier: 549300SL6OYIWO7F5090

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 10.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and / or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 51% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular companies from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste, as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding companies that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The methodology is based on a company’s management of relevant environmental or social issues such as its toxic emissions,
waste management, labour relations and safety issues. To be included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or
social characteristics, a company must score in the top 80% relative to its peers on either its environmental score or social
score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure a company’s participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data

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inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions
that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor
selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following: Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social
Objectives (i) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable
communities - increased female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and
culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as a company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; or (ii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to
the relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to peers based on certain
operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to peers on total waste impact contributes to
a transition to a circular economy.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to a company’s social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles
and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with
UN Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude companies that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee companies themselves
and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by companies or
supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or
contain biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.

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The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee companies in respect of the relevant environmental or
social & employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes in to account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain companies as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis
with selected underlying investee companies. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical
considerations such as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee companies in accordance
with the approach taken by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in
respect of such engagement include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable
energy and board gender diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emissions
or air pollutants and number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires a company to
be considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to peers.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based portfolio exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are
promoted by this financial product?” seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify
violators and prohibit relevant investments in these companies.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu.
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?


The Sub-Fund's strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Globally diversified convertible bond strategy.
factors such as
investment objectives and Q Fundamental approach that focuses on convertible issuers across geography, sectors and issuer.
risk tolerance. Q Aims to deliver a conservative delta profile (sensitivity of the portfolio value to changes in prices of underlying equity).
ESG approach: ESG Promote

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Q Excludes certain sectors, companies or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 51% of assets to be invested in companies with positive environmental and/ or social characteristics.
Q At least 10% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 51% of assets in companies with positive environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation issuers that are involved in certain activities
such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage
thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for
the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and
accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all issuers in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out companies that do not score in the top 80% relative to peers based on good governance
indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 51% of its assets to companies with positive environmental and / or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 10% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in companies exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics or both nor is there any
assets. commitment to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments.
Therefore, there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
10.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
41.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” investments are comprised of companies that did not meet the criteria described in response to above
question entitled, “What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
social characteristics promoted by this financial product?" to qualify as exhibiting positive environmental and/or social
characteristics. They are investments for diversification purposes.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments, including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?


More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Corporate Bond


Sustainable Fund
Legal entity identifier: TBC

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 40.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and/or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 67% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular issuers from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding issuers that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The score is based on an issuers management of key relevant ESG issues. To be included in the 67% of assets promoting
environmental and/or social characteristics, an issuer must score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s Benchmark on
either its environmental score or social score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure an issuers participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data
inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions

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that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor
selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following or be linked to an environmental or social objective through the use of proceeds of the issue:
Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social Objectives (i) inclusive and
sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased
female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators, which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the issuer is considered a Sustainable Investment; (ii) the use of proceeds of the issue, if such use is designated as
linked to a specific environmental or social objective, or (iii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to the relevant
objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to the Sub-Fund’s benchmark based on
certain operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark on total waste
impact contributes to a transition to a circular economy. The test for supranational and sovereign issuers may consider the
issuer’s mission or contributions, as peer group leaders or improvers, to positive environmental and social objectives subject to
certain criteria.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
impacts of investment Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to
environmental, social and Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
employee matters, Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
respect for human rights,
anti-corruption and anti-
and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
bribery matters. The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to an issuers social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles and
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with UN
Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager also takes into account PAI 16 in relation to Investee countries subject to social violations. The
Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude issuers that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee issuers themselves and/
or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by issuers or supplied

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by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain
biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10, 14 and 16 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines
for Multinational Enterprises, controversial weapons and investee countries subject to social violations.
The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee issuers in respect of the relevant environmental or social
& employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third-party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes into account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain issuers as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis with
selected underlying investee issuers. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical considerations such
as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee issuers in accordance with the approach taken
by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in respect of such engagement
include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable energy and board gender
diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emission of air pollutants and
number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires an issuer to be
considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by
this financial product?" seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify violators and
prohibit relevant investments in these issuers.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and
norms-based screening to implement exclusions. Indicators 10, 14 and 16 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact,
controversial weapons and country level social violations from the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such
screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu

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U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?

The Sub-Funds strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows: Investment
The investment strategy
guides investment approach
decisions based on Q Uses a globally integrated research driven investment process that focuses on analysing fundamental, quantitative and technical
factors such as factors across countries, sectors and issuers.
investment objectives and
risk tolerance.
Q Approaches corporate bond Investing by focusing on generating returns primarily through credit sector rotation and security
selection across the global corporate bond universe.
Q Integrates ESG aspects to identify issuers with strong or improving sustainability characteristics.
ESG approach: Best-in-Class
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 67% of assets to be invested in issuers with positive or improving environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q At least 40% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All issuers / companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest 67% of assets to be invested in issuers with positive or improving environmental and/or social
characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation to issuers that are involved in certain
activities such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution
percentage thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions
policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-
Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all issuers in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments..

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 67% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out issuers that do not score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s Benchmark based on
good governance indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 67% its of assets to issuers with positive environmental and/or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 40% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in issuers exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics nor is there any commitment
assets. to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments. Therefore,
there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS - GLOBAL CORPORATE BOND SUSTAINABLE FUND 200


e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of Other environmental
investee companies.
#1A Sustainable
40.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
67.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
27.00%
#2 Other
33.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are commited to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. However, it does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and
therefore there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” investments are comprised of companies that did not meet the criteria described in response to above
question entitled, “What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
social characteristics promoted by this financial product?" to qualify as exhibiting positive environmental and/or social
characteristics. They are investments for diversification purposes.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments , including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?


More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu . by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS - GLOBAL CORPORATE BOND SUSTAINABLE FUND 203


Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Short Duration


Corporate Bond Sustainable Fund
Legal entity identifier: 5493000F2BMH2ZF0S853

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 40.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and/or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 67% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular issuers from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding issuers that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The score is based on an issuers management of key relevant ESG issues. To be included in the 67% of assets promoting
environmental and/or social characteristics, an issuer must score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s Benchmark on
either its environmental score or social score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure an issuers participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data
inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions

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that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor
selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following or be linked to an environmental or social objective through the use of proceeds of the issue:
Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social Objectives (i) inclusive and
sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased
female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators, which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the issuer is considered a Sustainable Investment; (ii) the use of proceeds of the issue, if such use is designated as
linked to a specific environmental or social objective, or (iii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to the relevant
objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to the Sub-Fund’s benchmark based on
certain operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark on total waste
impact contributes to a transition to a circular economy. The test for supranational and sovereign issuers may consider the
issuer’s mission or contributions, as peer group leaders or improvers, to positive environmental and social objectives subject to
certain criteria.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
impacts of investment Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to
environmental, social and Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
employee matters, Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
respect for human rights,
anti-corruption and anti-
and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
bribery matters. The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to an issuers social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles and
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with UN
Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager also takes into account PAI 16 in relation to Investee countries subject to social violations. The
Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude issuers that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee issuers themselves and/
or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by issuers or supplied

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by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain
biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening
Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10, 14 and 16 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines
for Multinational Enterprises, controversial weapons and investee countries subject to social violations.
The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee issuers in respect of the relevant environmental or social
& employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third-party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes into account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain issuers as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis with
selected underlying investee issuers. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical considerations such
as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee issuers in accordance with the approach taken
by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in respect of such engagement
include indicators 3, 5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable energy and board gender
diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emission of air pollutants and
number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires an issuer to be
considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to the Benchmark.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by
this financial product?" seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify violators and
prohibit relevant investments in these issuers.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and
norms-based screening to implement exclusions. Indicators 10, 14 and 16 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact,
controversial weapons and country level social violations from the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such
screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu

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U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?

The Sub-Funds strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows: Investment
The investment strategy
guides investment approach
decisions based on Q Uses a globally integrated research driven investment process that focuses on analysing fundamental, quantitative and technical
factors such as factors across countries, sectors and issuers.
investment objectives and
risk tolerance.
Q Approaches corporate bond Investing by focusing on generating returns primarily through credit sector rotation and security
selection across the global corporate bond universe.
Q Integrates ESG aspects to identify issuers with strong or improving sustainability characteristics.
ESG approach: Best-in-Class
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 67% of assets to be invested in issuers with positive or improving environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q At least 40% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q All issuers / companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest 67% of assets to be invested in issuers with positive or improving environmental and/or social
characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation to issuers that are involved in certain
activities such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution
percentage thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions
policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-
Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all issuers in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments..

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 67% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out issuers that do not score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s Benchmark based on
good governance indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?


The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 67% its of assets to issuers with positive environmental and/or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 40% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in issuers exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics nor is there any commitment
assets. to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments. Therefore,
there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,

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e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of Other environmental
investee companies.
#1A Sustainable
40.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
67.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
27.00%
#2 Other
33.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are commited to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 40% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. However, it does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and
therefore there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” investments are comprised of companies that did not meet the criteria described in response to above
question entitled, “What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
social characteristics promoted by this financial product?" to qualify as exhibiting positive environmental and/or social
characteristics. They are investments for diversification purposes.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments , including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?


More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu . by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - Unconstrained Bond


Fund
Legal entity identifier: 549300GVC1XKX1VVX442

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of 10.00% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as C with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic C with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and/or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 51% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular issuers from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding issuers that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The score is based on an issuers management of key relevant ESG issues. To be included in the 51% of assets promoting
environmental and/or social characteristics, an issuer must score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s custom universe on
either its environmental score or social score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure an issuers participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data
inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions

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that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor
selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The objectives of the Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make may include any individual or
combination of the following or be linked to an environmental or social objective through the use of proceeds of the issue:
Environmental Objectives (i) climate risk mitigation, (ii) transition to a circular economy; Social Objectives (i) inclusive and
sustainable communities - increased female executive representation, (ii) inclusive and sustainable communities - increased
female representation on boards of directors and (iii) providing a decent working environment and culture.
Contribution to such objectives is determined by either (i) products and services sustainability indicators, which may include the
percentage of revenue derived from providing products and / or services that contribute to the relevant sustainable objective,
such as company producing solar panels or clean energy technology that meets the Investment Manager’s proprietary
thresholds contributing to climate risk mitigation. The current percentage of revenue is set at a minimum of 20% and the entire
holding in the company is considered a Sustainable Investment; (ii) the use of proceeds of the issue, if such use is designated
as linked to a specific environmental or social objective, or (iii) being an operational peer group leader contributing to the
relevant objective. Being a peer group leader is defined as scoring in the top 20% relative to the Sub-Fund’s custom universe
based on certain operational sustainability indicators. For example, scoring in the top 20% relative to the custom universe on
total waste impact contributes to a transition to a circular economy. The test for supranational and sovereign issuers may
consider the issuer’s mission or contributions, as peer group leaders or improvers, to positive environmental and social
objectives subject to certain criteria.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sustainable Investments that the Sub-Fund partially intends to make are subject to a screening process that seeks to
identify and exclude, from qualifying as a Sustainable Investment, those companies which the Investment Manager considers the
worst offending companies, based on a threshold determined by the Investment Manager, in relation to certain environmental
considerations. Such considerations include climate change, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular
economy, pollution and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Investment Manager also applies a screen that seeks to
identify and exclude those companies that the Investment Manager considers to be in violation of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on data supplied by third party
service providers

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
The indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors in Table 1 of Annex 1 and certain indicators, as determined by the
significant negative
Investment Manager, in Tables 2 and 3 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards have been taken into
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability account as further described below. The Investment Manager either uses the metrics in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical
factors relating to Standards, or where this is not possible due to data limitations or other technical issues, it uses a representative proxy. The
environmental, social and Investment Manager consolidates the consideration of certain indicators into a “primary” indicator as set out further below
employee matters, and it may use a broader set of indicators than referenced below.
respect for human rights,
The relevant indicators in Table 1 of Annex 1 of the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards consist of 9 environmental and
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters. 5 social and employee related indicators. The environmental indicators are listed at 1-9 and relate to green-house gas
emissions (1-3), exposure to fossil fuel, share of non-renewable energy consumption and production, energy consumption
intensity, activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas, emissions to water and hazardous waste (4-9
respectively).
Indicators 10 – 14 relate to an issuers social and employee matters and cover violations of UN Global Compact principles and
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with UN
Global Compact principles, unadjusted gender pay gap, Board gender diversity and exposure to controversial weapons
(antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) respectively.
The Investment Manager’s approach includes quantitative and qualitative aspects to take the indicators into account. It uses
particular indicators for screening, seeking to exclude issuers that may cause significant harm. It uses a subset for
engagement seeking to influence best practice and it uses certain of them as indicators of positive sustainability
performance, by applying a minimum threshold in respect of the indicator to qualify as a Sustainable Investment.
The data needed to take the indicators into account, where available, may be obtained from investee issuers themselves and/
or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data inputs that are self-reported by issuers or supplied
by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain
biased information. The Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening

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Certain of the indicators are taken into account through the values and norms-based screening to implement exclusions.
These exclusions take into account indicators 10 and 14 in relation to UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises and controversial weapons.
The Investment Manager also applies a purpose built screen. Due to certain technical considerations, such as data coverage
in respect of specific indicators, the Investment Manager either applies the specific indicator per Table 1 or a representative
proxy, as determined by the Investment Manager to screen investee issuers in respect of the relevant environmental or social
& employee matters. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are associated with several indicators and corresponding
metrics in Table 1, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas intensity (indicators 1-3). The
Investment Manager currently uses greenhouse gas intensity data (indicator 3), data in respect of non-renewable energy
consumption and production (indicator 5) and data on energy consumption intensity (indicator 6) to perform its screening in
respect of greenhouse gas emissions.
In connection with the purpose built screening and in respect of activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas and
the emissions to water (indicators 7 and 8), due to data limitations, the Investment Manager uses a third party representative
proxy rather than the specific indicators per Table 1. The Investment Manager also takes into account indicator 9 in relation
to hazardous waste in respect of the purpose built screen.
Engagement
In addition to screening out certain issuers as described above, the Investment Manager engages on an ongoing basis with
selected underlying investee issuers. A subset of the indicators will be used, subject to certain technical considerations such
as data coverage, as the basis for engaging with selected underlying investee issuers in accordance with the approach taken
by the Investment Manager on stewardship and engagement. The indicators currently used in respect of such engagement
include indicators 3,5 and 13 in relation to greenhouse gas intensity, share of non-renewable energy and board gender
diversity from Table 1. It also uses indicators 2 in Table 2 and 3 in Table 3 in relation to emission of air pollutants and
number of days lost to injuries, accidents, fatalities or illness.
Indicators of sustainability
The Investment Manager uses indicators 3 and 13 in relation to GHG Intensity and board gender diversity as indicators of
sustainability to assist in qualifying an investment as a Sustainable Investment. One of the pathways requires an issuer to be
considered as an operational peer group leader to qualify as a Sustainable Investment. This requires scoring against the
indicator in the top 20% relative to the custom universe.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
The norms based exclusions as described above under “What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by
this financial product?" seek alignment with these guidelines and principles. Third party data is used to identify violators and
prohibit relevant investments in these issuers.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?

The Sub- Funds strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Uses a globally integrated research driven investment process that focuses on analysing fundamental,
factors such as
quantitative and technical factors across countries, sectors and issuers.

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Q Uses an unconstrained approach to finding the best investment ideas across multiple fixed income sectors and countries, with a
investment objectives and
risk tolerance. focus on mitigating downside risk.
Q Dynamically shifts among sectors and countries and adjusts duration depending on market conditions.
ESG approach: ESG Promote
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 10% of assets to be invested in Sustainable Investments.
Q At least 51% of assets to be invested in companies with positive environmental and/ or social characteristics.
Q All companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 51% of assets in companies with positive environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation to companies that are involved in certain
activities such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution
percentage thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions
policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-
Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all companies in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.
The Sub-Fund also commits to investing at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics or
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and qualifying Sustainable Investments, additional considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer
tax compliance. group comparison and screens out issuers that do not score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s custom universe based
on good governance indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?

The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 51% of assets to issuers with positive environmental and/or social characteristics and a
Asset allocation
describes the share of minimum of 10% of assets to Sustainable Investments. The Sub-Fund does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically
investments in specific in issuers exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or specifically in positive social characteristics nor is there any commitment
assets. to any specific individual or combination of environmental or social objectives in respect of the Sustainable Investments. Therefore,
there are no specific minimum allocations to environmental or social objectives referred to in the diagram below.
Taxonomy-aligned Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
activities are expressed redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
as a share of: table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
- turnover reflecting the impact on investment operations.
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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Other environmental

#1A Sustainable
10.00%
#1 Aligned with E/S
characteristics Social
51.00% #1B Other E/S
Investments characteristics
41.00%
#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, however, 0% of assets are committed to
activities to make a
Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets
substantial contribution to
an environmental are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


The Sub-Fund invests at least 10% of assets in Sustainable Investments, typically across both environmental and social
objectives. It does not commit to any specific individual or combination of Sustainable Investment objectives and therefore
there is no committed minimum share.

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What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their
purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” investments are comprised of companies that did not meet the criteria described in response to above
question entitled, “What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
social characteristics promoted by this financial product?" to qualify as exhibiting positive environmental and/or social
characteristics. They are investments for diversification purposes.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments , including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).
Q Compliance with the Do No Significant Harm principle as prescribed under the definition of Sustainable Investment in
EU SFDR.

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?


More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu . by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section

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Template pre-contractual disclosure for financial products referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Article 6, first
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

Product name: JPMorgan Investment Funds - US Bond Fund


Legal entity identifier: XMTOUBBMOJ6ZZ2DER540

Environmental and/or social characteristics


Sustainable investment Does this financial product have a sustainable investment objective?
means an investment in an
economic activity that BB U Yes Bo C No
contributes to an
environmental or social U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments U It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S)
objective, provided that the with an environmental objective: ___% characteristics and while it does not have as its
investment does not
objective a sustainable investment, it will have a
significantly harm any
environmental or social minimum proportion of ___% of sustainable
objective and that the investee investments
companies follow good
governance practices. U in economic activities that qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that qualify as environmentally
Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is a
classification system laid U in economic activities that do not qualify as U with an environmental objective in economic
down in Regulation (EU) environmentally sustainable under the EU activities that do not qualify as environmentally
2020/852, establishing a list Taxonomy sustainable under the EU Taxonomy
of environmentally
sustainable economic U with a social objective
activities. That Regulation
does not include a list of
U It will make a minimum of sustainable investments C It promotes E/S characteristics, but will not make
socially sustainable with a social objective ___% any sustainable investments
economic activities.
Sustainable investments with
an environmental objective
might be aligned with the
Taxonomy or not.

What environmental and/or social characteristics are promoted by this


financial product?
The Sub-Fund promotes a broad range of environmental and/or social characteristics through its inclusion criteria for investments that
promote environmental and/or social characteristics. It is required to invest at least 51% of its assets in such securities. It also
promotes certain norms and values by excluding particular issuers from the portfolio.
Through its inclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes environmental characteristics which may include effective management of toxic
emissions and waste as well as good environmental record. It also promotes social characteristics which may include effective
sustainability disclosures, positive scores on labour relations and management of safety issues.
Through its exclusion criteria, the Sub-Fund promotes certain norms and values such as support for the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights and reducing toxic emissions, by fully excluding issuers that are involved in particular activities such as
manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution percentage thresholds to others such
as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions policy for the Sub-Fund on
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG
Information section.
No benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics.

Sustainability indicators B What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or
measure how the social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
environmental or social
characteristics promoted A combination of the Investment Manager's proprietary ESG scoring methodology and/or third-party data are used as indicators
by the financial product to measure the attainment of the environmental and/ or social characteristics that the Sub-Fund promotes.
are attained. The score is based on an issuers management of key relevant ESG issues. To be included in the 51% of assets promoting
environmental and/or social characteristics, an issuer must score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s Benchmark on
either its environmental score or social score and follow good governance practices.
To promote certain norms and values, the Investment Manager utilises data to measure an issuers participation in activities
potentially contrary to the Sub-Fund’s exclusion policy such as companies manufacturing controversial weapons. The data may
be obtained from investee companies themselves and/or supplied by third party service providers (including proxy data). Data
inputs that are self-reported by companies or supplied by third-party providers may be based on data sets and assumptions
that may be insufficient, of poor quality or contain biased information. Third party data providers are subject to rigorous vendor

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selection criteria which may include analysis on data sources, coverage, timeliness, reliability and overall quality of the
information, however, the Investment Manager cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data.
Screening on that data results in full exclusions on certain potential investments and partial exclusions based on maximum
percentage thresholds on revenue, production or distribution on others. A subset of the “Adverse Sustainability Indicators” as
set out in the EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards is also incorporated in the screening and the relevant metrics are used
to identify and screen out identified violators.

B What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to
make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?
The Sub-Fund does not commit to any Sustainable Investments.

B How do the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make, not cause
significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective?
The Sub-Fund does not commit to any Sustainable Investments.

Principal adverse B How have the indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors been taken into account?
impacts are the most
Not Applicable.
significant negative
impacts of investment
decisions on sustainability
factors relating to
environmental, social and
employee matters,
respect for human rights,
anti-corruption and anti-
bribery matters.

B How are the sustainable investments aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Details:
Not Applicable.

The EU Taxonomy sets out a “do not significant harm” principle by which Taxonomy-aligned investments should not significantly harm EU
Taxonomy objectives and is accompanied by specific EU criteria.
The “do not significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria
for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into
account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Any other sustainable investments must also not significantly harm any environmental or social objectives.

Does this financial product consider principal adverse impacts on


sustainability factors?
C Yes, The Sub-Fund considers select principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors through values and norms-based screening to
implement exclusions. Indicators 10 and 14 in relation to violations of the UN Global Compact and controversial weapons from the EU
SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards are used in respect of such screening.
The Sub-Fund also uses certain of the indicators as part of the “Do No Significant Harm” screen as detailed in the response to the
question directly above to demonstrate that an investment qualifies as a Sustainable Investment.
Further information can be found in future annual reports in respect of the Sub-Fund and by searching for “Approach to EU MiFID
Sustainability Preferences” on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
U No

What investment strategy does this financial product follow?

The Sub-Funds strategy can be considered in respect of its general investment approach and ESG approach as follows:
The investment strategy
guides investment Investment approach
decisions based on Q Uses a globally integrated research driven investment process that focuses on analysing fundamental, quantitative and technical
factors such as
factors across countries, sectors and issuers.
investment objectives and
risk tolerance. Q Combines top down asset allocation and bottom-up security selection targeting diversified sources of portfolio return – including
sector rotation, security selection, currencies and yield curve positioning.

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Q Invests across all sectors of USD denominated investment grade debt which includes government, government related, corporate,
emerging markets and securitised debt.
Q The Sub-Fund may also invest in high yield and non-USD denominated developed and emerging market debt.
ESG approach: ESG Promote
Q Excludes certain sectors, companies / issuers or practices based on specific values or norms based criteria.
Q At least 51% of assets to be invested in positive ESG issuers / companies
Q All issuers / companies follow good governance practices.

B What are the binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain
each of the environmental or social characteristics promoted by this financial product?
The binding elements of the investment strategy used to select the investments to attain each of the environmental or social
characteristics are:
Q The requirement to invest at least 51% of assets in securities with positive environmental and/or social characteristics.
Q The values and norms based screening to implement full exclusions in relation to issuers that are involved in certain
activities such as manufacturing controversial weapons and applying maximum revenue, production or distribution
percentage thresholds to others such as those that are involved in thermal coal and tobacco. Please refer to the exclusions
policy for the Sub-Fund on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu for further information by searching for your particular Sub-
Fund and accessing the ESG Information section.
Q The requirement for all issuers in the portfolio to follow good governance practices.

B What is the committed minimum rate to reduce the scope of the investments considered prior to the
application of that investment strategy?
The Sub-Fund does not apply such a committed minimum rate.

Good governance B What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?
practices include sound
All investments (excluding cash and derivatives) are screened to exclude known violators of good governance practices. In
management structures,
addition, for those investments included in the 51% of assets promoting environmental and/or social characteristics, additional
employee relations,
remuneration of staff and considerations apply. For these investments, the Sub-Fund incorporates a peer group comparison and screens out issuers that
tax compliance. do not score in the top 80% relative to the Sub-Fund’s Benchmark based on good governance indicators.

What is the asset allocation planned for this financial product?

The Sub-Fund plans to allocate at least 51% of assets to issuers with positive environmental and/or social characteristics The Sub-Fund
Asset allocation
describes the share of does not commit to investing any proportion of assets specifically in issuers exhibiting positive environmental characteristics or
investments in specific specifically in positive social characteristics.
assets. Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash subscriptions and
redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in the % of assets set out in the
Taxonomy-aligned table below. These holdings fluctuate depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no
activities are expressed impact on investment operations.
as a share of:
- turnover reflecting the
share of revenue from
green activities of
investee companies
- capital expenditure
(CapEx) showing the
green investments made
by investee companies,
e.g. for a transition to a
green economy.
- operational
expenditure (OpEx)
reflecting green
operational activities of
investee companies.

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#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics #1B Other E/S characteristics
51.00% 51.00%

Investments

#2 Other
49.00%

#1 Aligned with E/S characteristics includes the investments of the financial product used to attain the environmental or social characteristics
promoted by the financial product.
#2 Other includes the remaining investments of the financial product which are neither aligned with the environmental or social characteristics, nor are
qualified as sustainable investments.
The category #1 Aligned with E/S characteristics covers:
- The sub-category #1A Sustainable covers sustainable investments with environmental or social objectives.
- The sub-category #1B Other E/S characteristics covers investments aligned with the environmental or social characteristics that do not qualify as
sustainable investments.

B How does the use of derivatives attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the
financial product?
Derivatives are not used to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

To what minimum extent are sustainable investments with an


environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
0% of assets are committed to Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy.

To comply with the EU B Does the financial product invest in fossil gas and/or nuclear energy related activities that
Taxonomy, the criteria for comply with the EU Taxonomy 1?
fossil gas include
limitations on emissions U Yes:
and switching to U In fossil gas U In nuclear energy
renewable power or low-
carbon fuels by the end C No
of 2035. For nuclear Not applicable
energy, the criteria
include comprehensive
safety and waste
management rules.

1 Fossil gas and/or nuclear related activities will only comply with the EU Taxonomy where they contribute to limiting climate change (“climate change mitigation”) and do not significantly
harm any EU Taxonomy objective - see explanatory note in the left hand margin. The full criteria for fossil gas and nuclear energy economic activities that comply with the EU Taxonomy are
laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.

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The two graphs below show in blue the minimum percentage of investments that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. As there is no
appropriate methodology to determine the Taxonomy-alignment of sovereign bonds*, the first graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment in
relation to all the investments of the financial product including sovereign bonds, while the second graph shows the Taxonomy-alignment
only in relation to the investments of the financial product other than sovereign bonds.
1. Taxonomy-alignment of investments including sovereign 2. Taxonomy-alignment of investments excluding sovereign
bonds* bonds*

0.0% 0.0%

q Taxonomy-aligned (no q Taxonomy-aligned (no


fossil gas & nuclear) fossil gas & nuclear)

q Non Taxonomy-aligned q Non Taxonomy-aligned

100.0% 100.0%
This graph represents 100% of the total investments.
* For the purpose of these graphs, ‘sovereign bonds’ consist of all sovereign exposures

Enabling activities B What is the minimum share of investments in transitional and enabling activities?
directly enable other
0% of assets are committed to Sustainable Investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU
activities to make a
Taxonomy. Accordingly, 0% of assets are committed to transitional and enabling activities.
substantial contribution to
an environmental
objective.

Transitional activities
are activities for which
low-carbon alternatives
are not yet available and
among others have
greenhouse gas emission
levels corresponding to
the best performance.

What is the minimum share of sustainable investments with an


environmental objective that are not aligned with the EU Taxonomy?
There is no committed minimum share.

are sustainable investments


with an environmental
objective that do not take
into account the criteria
for environmentally
sustainable economic
activities under the EU
Taxonomy.

What is the minimum share of socially sustainable investments?


There is no committed minimum share.

What investments are included under “#2 Other”, what is their


purpose and are there any minimum environmental or social
safeguards?
The “other” investments are comprised of issuers that did not meet the criteria described in response to above question
entitled, “What sustainability indicators are used to measure the attainment of each of the environmental or social

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characteristics promoted by this financial product?" to qualify as exhibiting positive environmental or social characteristics.
They are investments for diversification purposes.
Ancillary Liquid Assets, Deposits with Credit Institutions, money market instruments / funds (for managing cash
subscriptions and redemptions as well as current and exceptional payments) and derivatives for EPM are not included in
the % of assets included in the asset allocation diagram above, including under “other”. These holdings fluctuate
depending on investment flows and are ancillary to the investment policy with minimal or no impact on investment
operations.
All investments , including “other” investments are subject to the following ESG Minimum Safeguards/principle:
Q The minimum safeguards as outlined by Article 18 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (including alignment with the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
Q Application of good governance practices (these include sound management structures, employee relations,
remuneration of staff and tax compliance).

Is a specific index designated as a reference benchmark to determine


whether this financial product is aligned with the environmental and/or
social characteristics that it promotes?

Reference benchmarks B How is the reference benchmark continuously aligned with each of the environmental or social
are indexes to measure characteristics promoted by the financial product?
whether the financial
product attains the Not applicable
environmental or social
characteristics that they
promote.

B How is the alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index ensured on a
continuous basis?
Not applicable

B How does the designated index differ from a relevant broad market index?
Not applicable

B Where can the methodology used for the calculation of the designated index be found?
Not applicable

Where can I find more product specific information online?


More product-specific information can be found on the website: www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu . by searching for your particular
Sub-Fund and accessing the ESG Information section

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Share Classes and Costs
Share Classes
Within each Sub-Fund, the Management Company can create and issue Share Classes with various characteristics and investor eligibility
requirements.

BASE SHARE CLASSES AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS

Minimum investment and holding amounts. For amounts in currencies other than USD, equivalent
amounts in such currencies are determined on each business day.
Base Share Additional
Class Eligible investors Initial investment investment Holding amount Additional features

A All investors USD 35,000 USD 5,000 USD 5,000 None


CPF Distributors buying Shares on behalf of USD 35,000 USD 5,000 USD 5,000 Available only in Singapore Dollar (SGD)
Central Provident Fund (“CPF”)
members
C All investors USD 10 million USD 1,000 USD 10 million None
C2 Clients of Distributors who receive USD 100 million USD 1,000 USD 100 million None
advice and directly pay for that advice
under a separate fee arrangement
where no other form of ongoing
remuneration from the Management
Company is received and retained by
the Distributor in relation to this service
and the Distributor has represented this
to the Management Company. In
addition, the Distributor meets a
Minimum Amount of Assets Under
Management.
D Distributors buying Shares on behalf of USD 5,000 USD 1,000 USD 5,000 None
their clients, by agreement with the
Management Company
F Distributors buying Shares on behalf of USD 35,000 USD 5,000 USD 5,000 Available only to those Sub-Funds for which
their clients, by agreement with the specific distribution arrangements have been
Management Company made with the Management Company.
Automatically switches to A Share Class on
the third anniversary of the subscription. This
may create tax liability.*
I EU: Eligible Counterparties and USD 10 million USD 1,000 USD 10 million None
Additional Investors
Non EU: Institutional Investors
I2 EU: Eligible Counterparties and USD 100 million USD 1,000 USD 100 million None
Additional Investors
Non EU: Institutional Investors
S1 EU: Eligible Counterparties and USD 10 million USD 1,000 USD 10 million Closes permanently to new subscriptions and
Additional Investors switches in when assets in the Share Class
Non EU: Institutional Investors reach a level determined by the Management
Company. Once closed the Share Class will
not be reopened. Certain investor types who
have also reached a minimum holding in the
relevant S1 Share Class may be permitted to
continue to invest at the sole discretion of
the Management Company.
S2 EU: Eligible Counterparties and USD 10 million USD 1,000 USD 10 million Closes permanently to new investors when
Additional Investors assets in the Share Class reach a level
Non EU: Institutional Investors determined by the Management Company.
Automatically switches to I Share Class on
the third anniversary of the launch of the
first S2 Share Class for the Sub-Fund. This
may create tax liability. Under certain
circumstances, the automatic switch may be
deferred or waived at the sole discretion of
the Management Company. In these
circumstances, this will be communicated to
all Shareholders in advance of the third
anniversary of the launch of the share class.*

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Minimum investment and holding amounts. For amounts in currencies other than USD, equivalent
amounts in such currencies are determined on each business day.
Base Share Additional
Class Eligible investors Initial investment investment Holding amount Additional features

T Distributors buying Shares on behalf of USD 5,000 USD 1,000 USD 5,000 Available only to those Sub-Funds for which
their clients, by agreement with the specific distribution arrangements have been
Management Company made with the Management Company.
Automatically switches to D Share Class on
the third anniversary of the subscription. This
may create tax liability.*
V Only available to collective investment USD 10 million USD 1,000 USD 10 million Only offered as (hedged to BRL) Share
schemes established in Brazil and Classes
managed by JPMorgan Chase & Co., by
agreement with the Management
Company.
W Spanish Eligible Counterparties and USD 100 million USD 1,000 USD 100 million Available only to those Sub-Funds for which
Additional Investors and only by specific distribution arrangements have been
agreement with the Management made with the Management Company.
Company based on its requirements.
X, Y EU: Eligible Counterparties and On application On application On application None
Additional Investors
Non EU: Institutional Investors by
agreement with the Management
Company or JPMorgan Chase & Co. with
a separate fee arrangement in respect
of advisory fees

* Automatic switches are processed based on the NAV of both Share Classes on the switch date or on the next Valuation Day if the anniversary is not a Valuation Day. F Share
automatic switches to A Shares, on the third anniversary of the subscription, can only take place on a business day in the relevant distributor's country. Following the switch,
Shareholders are subject to the rights and obligations of the new Share Class. The switch dates for S2 Share Classes can be found at www.jpmorganassetmanagement.com

WAIVERS AND REDUCED MINIMUMS the Management Company that they will reach a sufficient level of
assets in the C2 share class within a specified period of time.
The Management Company can, at its discretion, reduce or waive the
minimums described above (initial investment, additional investment In addition, for active C2 share classes, where the Intermediary holds
and holding amounts), with respect to any Sub-Fund, Share Class or the Minimum Amount of Assets Under Management and holds at least
Shareholder. In particular, waivers are often applied or minimums do USD 100 million in aggregate in other Share Classes of the same Sub-
not apply to specific Share Classes as set out below. Fund, neither the minimums nor the requirement to reach a sufficient
level of assets in the C2 Share Class within a specific period of time
C, I and V Share Class Minimums are waived for investments made
apply to the underlying clients of the Intermediary.
by clients of the Management Company who meet minimum
requirements set by the Management Company. I2 Share Class Minimums do not apply at the discretion of the
Management Company if the investor holds a Minimum Amount of
A and D Share Class Minimums do not apply at the discretion of the
Assets under Management.
Management Company for investments made by affiliates of JPMorgan
Chase & Co. or third party managers or Distributors who are subscribing W Share Class Minimums do not apply at the discretion of the
on behalf of their clients as nominee. Management Company if the investor holds a Minimum Amount of
Assets under Management.
C Share Class Minimums do not apply at the discretion of the
Management Company to the underlying clients of financial If investors are unsure which Share Class they are eligible to invest in
intermediaries or distributors (“Intermediary”) who receive advice from they should contact their financial adviser or Distributor. For a
the Intermediary and directly pay for this advice under a separate fee definition of Institutional Investor, see Glossary 1.
arrangement where the Intermediary has represented this to the The Fund and the Management Company, at their discretion, reserve
Management Company. In addition the Intermediary does not receive the right to redeem all Shares upon receipt of a redemption request
and retain any other forms of ongoing remuneration from the that would leave a holding that is lower than the minimum holding
Management Company in relation to this service. amount. Shareholders will be given one month prior notice to increase
C2 Share Class Minimums do not apply at the discretion of the their holding above the minimum. Any fall below the minimum holding
Management Company to the underlying clients of financial amount owing to Sub-Fund performance will not cause the closing of an
intermediaries or distributors (“Intermediary”) who have represented to account. See Investing in the Sub-Funds.

SHARE CLASS NAMING CONVENTIONS


Share Class names are structured as follows: “JPM” + Sub-Fund designation + base Share Class + one or more suffixes, as appropriate. All of these
elements are explained below.

JPM All Share Classes begin with this prefix.

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fees. It prioritises dividend payments over capital growth and will
Sub-Fund All Share Classes include the designation of the relevant typically distribute more than the income earned. The dividend rate is
Sub-Fund. For example, a Share Class of the JPMorgan Investment reviewed, and may be adjusted, twice yearly but also at other times as
Funds - Global Income Fund will be denoted "JPM Global Income A (acc) may be appropriate to reflect changes in the portfolio’s expected yield.
- EUR". (irc) This Share Class normally pays a monthly variable dividend based
Base Share Class One of the Base Share Classes shown in the table on an estimate of the Sub-Fund’s annual yield before deduction of
above. annual fees, adjusted up or down for, respectively, an estimated
positive or negative interest rate carry. It prioritises dividend payments
(perf) If present, indicates that the Share Class has a performance over capital growth and will typically distribute more than the income
fee. For additional information on the performance fee, see earned.
Performance Fee – Description.
This Share Class is available only to investors purchasing and holding
Dividend policy. Shares through specific Asian distribution networks, and to other
No dividends paid investors at the discretion of the Management Company. The dividend
(acc) This Share Class does not pay dividends. Earned income is rate is reviewed, and may be adjusted, twice yearly but also at other
retained in the NAV. times as may be appropriate to reflect changes in the portfolio’s
Dividends paid expected yield. The Management Company can decide to defer to the
next month, or to reinvest in further Shares, any dividend small enough
All other types of Share Class can pay dividends. Dividends may vary
that its distribution would not be economically efficient for the Fund.
and are not guaranteed.
This Share Class is offered only as currency hedged Shares, and is
Dividends will normally be declared at least annually and the NAV of intended for investors whose home currency is the same as the Share
the relevant Share Class reduced by the amount distributed. Additional Class Currency. The interest rate carry is calculated using the average
dividends can be declared as determined by the Board. No Share Class daily difference between the 1-month forward exchange rate and the
will make a dividend payment if the assets of the Fund are below the spot rate for these two currencies over the preceding calendar month.
minimum capital requirement, or if paying the dividend would cause If the estimated negative carry is larger than the estimated yield, it is
that situation to occur. likely that a dividend will not be paid. The NAV of this Share Class is
In the case of (dist) Share Classes, dividends will automatically be likely to fluctuate more than other Share Classes.
reinvested in the same Share Class unless Shareholders have requested (fix) This Share Class normally pays a quarterly dividend based on a
in writing that dividends be paid to them. When dividends are fixed amount per Share per annum that is not linked to income or
reinvested, new Shares will be issued on the payment date at the NAV capital gains. Payments may exceed the gains of the Share Class
of the relevant Share Class. In the case of (div), (fix), (irc) and (mth) resulting in erosion of the amount invested.
Shares, Shareholders cannot request reinvestment and dividends will
The amount is stated in the Share Class name. For example “(fix) EUR
automatically be paid to Shareholders. Dividends are paid in the Share
2.35” would designate a Share Class that pays quarterly dividends
Class Currency, to the bank account details on file for a Shareholder’s
equating to an amount of EUR 2.35 per Share per year. This Share Class
account.
is only available to Shareholders who meet certain criteria set by the
Shareholders are entitled to dividends for Shares held on the dividend Management Company.
record date. Dividends due on Shares for which payment has not yet
Shareholders should be aware that, during periods of negative
been received will be withheld until the purchase has been settled.
performance, the dividend will normally continue to be paid and the
Dividend payments remaining unclaimed five years after the dividend
value of the investment may fall more rapidly. It may not be possible to
record date will be forfeited and returned to the Sub-Fund. The
maintain the dividend payment indefinitely and the value of the
Management Company may carry out authentication procedures which
investment may be reduced to zero.
could result in the delay of any dividend payment.
These Share Classes may be closed to new and/or existing investors if
All dividends paid out prior to the annual general meeting are
the NAV falls to a level determined by the Management Company, in its
considered interim dividends and are subject to confirmation, and
sole discretion, where to allow further investments would not be in the
potentially to revision, at that meeting.
best interest of Shareholders.
The suffixes below indicate how a dividend amount is calculated, how
(icdiv) This Share Class pays a dividend that is expected to include a
often a dividend is normally paid and other important investor
distribution from capital as well as the gains of the Share Class. It sets
considerations. If different for a particular Sub-Fund this will be stated
a pre-determined annual percentage of NAV per Share to be paid as a
in Sub-Fund Descriptions.
monthly dividend that is not linked to income or capital gains. Payments
(dist) This Share Class normally pays an annual dividend in March are expected to exceed the increase in the NAV per share from the net
based on reportable income. This Share Class intends to qualify as a income and realised and/or unrealised capital gains of the Share Class
reporting fund under UK tax law for offshore funds. resulting in erosion of the amount invested. The annual percentage is
(mth) This Share Class normally pays a monthly dividend based on an based on prevailing investor demand in the region where the share
estimate of the Sub-Fund’s annual yield before deduction of annual class is distributed and Sub-Fund level considerations. The percentage
fees. It prioritises dividend payments over capital growth and will may be changed at the discretion of the Management Company. The
typically distribute more than the income earned. This Share Class is latest dividend yield of the share class can be found on the website
available only to investors purchasing and holding Shares through (www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu). This Share Class is available only
specific Asian distribution networks, and to other investors at the to investors purchasing and holding Shares through specific Asian
discretion of the Management Company. distribution networks, and to other investors at the discretion of the
The dividend rate is reviewed, and may be adjusted, twice yearly but Management Company. Shareholders should be aware that, during
also at other times as may be appropriate to reflect changes in the periods of negative performance, the dividend will normally continue to
portfolio’s expected yield. The Management Company can decide to be paid and the value of the investment may fall more rapidly. It may
defer to the next month, or to reinvest in further Shares, any dividend not be possible to maintain the initial / prevailing dividend payment
small enough that its distribution would not be economically efficient indefinitely and it may be reduced. If the value of the NAV falls to 1.00
for the Fund. As the dividend is paid monthly, the NAV of this Share in the Sub-Fund’s Base Currency, the share class will be fully redeemed
Class is likely to fluctuate more than other Share Classes. by the Management Company at the next practicable opportunity.
Investors in these Share Classes may have to pay tax on payments out
(div) This Share Class normally pays a quarterly dividend based on an
of capital which may be tax inefficient. Investors should consult with
estimate of the Sub-Fund’s annual yield before deduction of annual
their tax advisors.

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convert the value of its net assets to Brazilian Real (BRL) via the use of
Currency Code All Share Classes include a three-letter code that derivatives including non-deliverable forwards. As BRL is a restricted
indicates the Share Class Currency, which may or may not be the same currency, the (Hedged to BRL) Share Classes cannot be denominated in
as the Base Currency of the Sub-Fund. BRL but instead will be denominated in the Base Currency of the
relevant Sub-Fund. Due to the use of currency derivatives, the NAV per
Hedging Share Classes may be unhedged or currency hedged.
Share will fluctuate in line with the fluctuation in exchange rate
(hedged) Indicates that the Shares use one of the two currency hedging between the BRL and the Base Currency of the Sub-Fund. The effects of
models explained below. These Shares can be denominated in any this will be reflected in the performance of the Share Class which
currency shown in Currency Abbreviations in Using This Prospectus, or therefore may differ significantly from the performance of other Share
in any other currency subject to the agreement of the Management Classes within the Sub-Fund. Any profit or loss as well as costs and
Company. expense resulting from these transactions will be reflected exclusively in
To see which hedging model a Sub-Fund uses, see Sub-Fund the NAV of this Share Class.
Descriptions.
NAV hedged Share Class This Share Class seeks to minimise the effect Risks associated with certain Share Classes
of exchange rate fluctuations between the Sub-Fund’s Base Currency Risk of distribution from capital Where a Share Class distributes more net
and the Share Class Currency. It is typically used when most portfolio income than it has earned, the dividend will be paid out of the excess of
assets are either denominated in, or hedged back to, the Sub-Fund’s realised and unrealised capital gains over realised and unrealised losses, or
Base Currency. In the NAV hedged Share Classes, the Sub-Fund’s Base even capital, resulting in erosion of the capital invested. Dividend payments
Currency is systematically hedged to the Share Class Currency of the resulting in capital erosion will reduce the potential for long-term capital
growth. This may also be tax-inefficient in certain countries.
hedged Share Class. In the NAV hedge Share Classes the Shareholder
receives an excess return or loss similar to that of Shares issued in the Risk of currency hedged Share Classes The currency hedging used to minimise
the effect of exchange rate fluctuations will not be perfect. Shareholders may
Base Currency of the Sub-Fund.
have exposure to currencies other than the Share Class Currency and are also
Portfolio hedged Share Classes This Share Class seeks to minimise the exposed to the risks associated with the instruments used in the hedging
effect of exchange rate fluctuations between the currency exposures of process.
the assets in the Sub-Fund’s portfolio and the Share Class Currency. It is Over-hedged or under-hedged positions may arise unintentionally due to factors
typically used when most portfolio assets are neither denominated in, outside the control of the Management Company, however, over-hedged
nor hedged back to, the Sub-Fund’s Base Currency. In these Share positions will not exceed 105% of the NAV of the currency hedged Share Class
Classes, the currency exposures are systematically hedged back to the and under-hedged positions will not fall below 95% of the NAV of the currency
Share Class Currency of the hedged Share Class in proportion to the hedged Share Class. The hedged positions will be kept under review to ensure
that under-hedged positions do not fall below the level set out above and are
currency hedged Share Classes share of the NAV of the Sub-Fund,
not carried forward from month to month and that over-hedged positions
unless for specific currencies it is impractical or not cost effective to materially in excess of 100% will not be carried forward from month to month.
hedge the exposure. In the portfolio hedged Share Classes the
Certain Sub-Funds may also invest in currency derivatives, with the aim of
Shareholder will not benefit or suffer loss caused by exchange rate generating returns at the portfolio level. This is indicated in the Sub-Fund’s
fluctuations between the currencies of the portfolio assets being hedged investment policy and only occurs where the Currency hedged Share Class uses
and the Share Class Currency, whereas Shares in the Base Currency of NAV hedge. Accordingly, whilst the hedging seeks to minimise the effect of
the Sub-Fund will. exchange rate fluctuations between the Base Currency of the Sub-Fund and the
RMB (hedged) Share Classes RMB (hedged) Share Classes have Share Class Currency of the currency hedged Share Class, there may be
currency risk in the portfolio.
exposure to CNH (offshore RMB), the value of which is not market
driven but controlled by the PRC. The CNH market allows investors to Spill-over risk relating to hedged Share Classes As there is no legal
segregation of assets and liabilities between different Share Classes in the same
transact RMB outside of the PRC. Convertibility from CNH to CNY is a
Sub-Fund, there is a risk that, under certain circumstances, hedging transactions
managed currency process subject to foreign exchange control policies relating to currency hedged Share Classes could have an adverse impact on
and repatriation restrictions, and the value of CNH and CNY may be other Share Classes in the same Sub-Fund. Although spill-over risk will be
different. Any divergence between CNH and CNY may adversely impact mitigated, it cannot be fully eliminated, as there may be circumstances where it
investors. It is possible that the availability of CNH to meet redemption is not possible or practical to do so. For example, where the Sub-Fund needs to
requests may be reduced, and such payments may be delayed subject sell securities to fulfil financial obligations specifically related to a currency
to the terms of the Prospectus. hedged Share Classes which may adversely affect the NAV of the other Share
Classes in the Sub-Fund. For a list of Share Classes with a potential spill-over
V (hedged to BRL) Share Classes This Share Class is reserved for risk, go to jpmorganassetmanagement.lu.
selected feeder funds established in Brazil. It seeks to systematically

Costs
This section describes the various fees and charges that a Shareholder pays and how they work. The Management Company may, at its sole
discretion, pay some or all of the amounts received for certain charges and fees as commission, retrocession, rebate or discount to some or all
investors, financial intermediaries or Distributors, on the basis of factors such as the size, nature, timing or commitment of their investment, among
others.

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ONE-OFF CHARGES TAKEN BEFORE OR AFTER INVESTING Each Sub-Fund and each Share Class pays all costs it directly incurs and
also pays its pro rata share of costs not attributable to a specific Sub-
These are deducted from a Shareholder’s investment, switch amount or
redemption proceeds and are paid to the Management Company, Fund or Share Class based on its total net assets. Transaction costs
associated with operating the currency hedged Share Classes will be
including any rounding adjustments.
borne by the relevant Share Class.
Initial charge Charged on subscriptions for Shares; calculated as a
Annual management and advisory fee The annual management
percentage of the amount being invested; may be waived in whole or in
and advisory fee remunerates the Management Company for its services
part at the discretion of the Management Company.
relating to the management of the Sub-Funds’ assets. When a Sub-Fund
Switch charge Charged on switches from one Share Class to another invests in any UCITS, UCI or closed-end investment undertaking
Share Class; calculated as a percentage of the NAV of the Shares in the qualifying as transferable securities within the meaning of UCITS rules
new Share Class; may be waived in whole or in part at the discretion of (including investment trusts) managed by any affiliate of JPMorgan
the Management Company. Chase & Co., double-charging of management fees will either be
CDSC A CDSC is an alternative form of initial charge. It is calculated avoided or rebated. However, if the underlying investment charges a
on the value of the Shares at purchase for T Shares and NAV per Share higher management fee, the difference may be charged to the investing
on redemption for F Shares but is not deducted until Shares are sold. A Sub-Fund. If the underlying affiliate undertaking combines management
CDSC will be deducted on any Shares redeemed within three years of and other fees and charges into a single total expense ratio, such as in
purchase, as follows: exchange traded funds, the whole total expense ratio will be waived.
Where a Sub-Fund invests in undertakings not affiliated with JPMorgan
First year 3.00% Third year 1.00% Chase & Co. the fee shown in Sub-Fund Descriptions may be charged
Second year 2.00% Thereafter 0% regardless of any fees reflected in the price of the shares or units of
the underlying undertaking.
The applicable rate of CDSC is determined by reference to the total The Management Company can vary this fee, at any time and for
length of time during which the Shares being redeemed (including the intervals as short as a single day, to any amount between zero and the
holding period of the T Shares or F Shares in another Sub-Fund from stated maximum. For X and Y Share Classes, this fee is not charged at
which they were switched (if any)) were in issue. Shares will be the Share Class level; instead, the applicable JPMorgan Chase & Co.
redeemed on a first in, first out (“FIFO”) basis, so that the T Shares or F entity collects a fee for these services directly from the Shareholder.
Shares first being redeemed are those Shares of the Sub-Fund which Distribution fee The Management Company typically uses some or
have been held for the longest period. The amount of CDSC per Share all of this fee to compensate Distributors for their services in
is calculated by multiplying the relevant percentage rate, as determined connection with marketing and distributing the D, F and T Share
above, by the NAV per Share on the redemption of the F Shares and on Classes. The Management Company can vary this fee, at any time and
the date of the original issue of the T Shares, or of the T Shares of for intervals as short as a single day, to any amount between zero and
another Sub-Fund from which those Shares were switched, if applicable. the stated maximum.
Redemption charge Calculated as a percentage of the NAV of Operating and administrative expenses This fee is capped for each
Shares being redeemed, and deducted from those proceeds prior to Share Class and will not exceed the amount stated in Sub-Fund
payment; may be waived in whole or in part at the discretion of the Descriptions. The Management Company will bear any operating and
Management Company. administrative expenses that exceed the maximum rate specified.
Where a Sub-Fund invests primarily in UCITS and other UCIs managed
FEES AND EXPENSES TAKEN FROM THE SHARE CLASS
any affiliate of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and where specifically stated for a
OVER A YEAR (ANNUAL FEES) Sub- Fund in Sub-Fund Descriptions, double-charging of operating and
These fees and expenses are deducted from the Share Class NAV, and administrative expenses will be avoided by a rebate to the Sub-Fund of
are the same for all Shareholders of a given Share Class. With the the operating and administrative expenses (or equivalent) charged to
exception of the direct and indirect fund expenses described below, the the underlying UCITS or other UCIs. Where a Sub-Fund invests in
fees and expenses are paid to the Management Company. The amount undertakings not affiliated with JPMorgan Chase & Co. the fee shown in
charged varies depending on the value of the NAV and does not include Sub-Fund Descriptions may be charged regardless of any fees
portfolio transaction costs. Fees and expenses borne by the Fund may reflected in the price of the shares or units of the underlying
be subject to VAT and other applicable taxes. undertaking.
Most of the ongoing business expenses of the Fund are covered by The components of the operating and administrative expenses are:
these fees and expenses. Details of the fees and expenses paid can be Fund servicing fee Paid to the Management Company for various
found in the Shareholder Reports. services it provides to the Fund, excluding the management of the Sub-
These fees and expenses are calculated for each Share Class of each Funds’ assets. The fund servicing fee is reviewed annually by the Board
Sub- Fund, as a percentage of average daily net assets being accrued and will not exceed 0.15% per year.
daily and paid monthly in arrears. Direct fund expenses Paid directly by the Fund and includes, but is
not limited to:

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Q custodian and depositary fees; receive part or all of the performance fee under their investment
Q audit fees and expenses;
management agreement. This fee is designed to reward Investment
Managers who have achieved performance over a benchmark during a
Q the Luxembourg taxe d’abonnement, calculated and payable period, while also ensuring that investors pay comparatively lower fees
quarterly, on the total net assets of the relevant Sub-Fund at the end when investment management has contributed less value.
of each quarter, as follows:
The performance fee has been designed so that no performance fee is
– Share Classes I, I2, S1, S2, V, X and Y: 0.01%; paid merely for making up for earlier underperformance against the
– Share Classes A, C, C2, CPF, D, F, T and W: 0.05%. benchmark in the reference period (that is, for making up ground that
was lost to earlier underperformance against the benchmark). Note,
Q fees paid to independent Directors and reasonable out-of-pocket
however, that a performance fee can in some cases be charged even
expenses paid to all Directors
when performance is negative, if the benchmark has decreased more
Indirect fund expenses These are expenses directly contracted by the than the Share Class.
Management Company on behalf of the Fund and includes, but is not
When a Share Class that is subject to a performance fee has
limited to:
outperformed a designated benchmark identified in Sub-Fund
Q legal fees and expenses; Descriptions, a performance fee will be charged in the NAV. Depending
Q transfer agency expenses covering registrar and transfer agency on the type of Sub-Fund, the benchmark will either be a cash
services; benchmark or a non-cash benchmark (equity, bond, etc.).
Q fund accounting and administrative service expenses; Sub-Funds may invest in UCITS and other UCIs managed by any affiliate
of JPMorgan Chase & Co. which may charge performance fees. Such
Q administrative services and domiciliary agent services;
fees will be reflected in the NAV of the relevant Sub-Fund.
Q ongoing registration, listing and quotation fees, including translation
For a detailed explanation of the performance fee mechanism, see
expenses;
Performance Fee Daily Calculation.
Q documentation costs and expense, such as preparing, printing and
distributing the Prospectus, KIIDs or any other offering document, as OTHER FEES AND EXPENSES NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF
well as Shareholder Reports and any other documents made THE ABOVE
available to Shareholders;
Most operating expenses are included in the fees and expenses
Q formation expenses, such as organisation and registration costs, described above. However, in addition each Sub-Fund bears transaction
which can be amortised over as long as five years from the fees and extraordinary expenses such as:
formation date of a Sub-Fund;
Transaction fees
Q the fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the paying agents Q brokerage fees and commissions;
and representatives;
Q transaction costs associated with buying and selling Sub-Fund assets,
Q the cost of publication of the Share prices, and costs of postage, including interest, taxes, governmental duties, charges and levies;
telephone, facsimile transmission and other electronic means of
Q expenses for operating hedged Share Classes;
communication.
Q other transaction related costs and expenses.
The Fund is not currently subject to any Luxembourg taxes on income
or capital gains. The Management Company, at its discretion, can Extraordinary expenses
temporarily meet the direct and/or indirect fund expenses on a Sub- Q interest and full amount of any duty, levy and tax or similar charge
Fund’s behalf and/or waive all or part of the Fund servicing fee. imposed on a Sub-Fund;
Q litigation expenses;
PERFORMANCE FEE - DESCRIPTION Q any extraordinary expenses or other unforeseen charges.
General description With certain Share Classes of certain Sub-Funds, a All of these expenses are paid directly from Fund assets and are
performance fee is deducted from the NAV and paid to the reflected in NAV calculations.
Management Company. The Investment Manager may be entitled to

PERFORMANCE FEE DAILY CALCULATION

As different Share Classes of a given Sub-Fund will usually have pricing or other adjustments intended to mitigate the effects of
different NAVs (and may in addition have different measurement transaction volumes or costs are not counted in performance fee
periods), the actual performance fee charged often varies by Share calculations.
Class. For distributing Shares, any distributions paid out are counted as To find out if a Share Class has a performance fee, which model is used
part of performance for purposes of performance fee calculation. Swing and the performance fee rate, see Sub-Fund Descriptions.

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Measurement period Performance is measured over the Fund’s zero). Under the Claw-back model a performance fee can typically
Financial Year. Calculations are performed every Valuation Day are be charged even if the Share Class performance is negative, so long
reflected in the NAV and are cumulative. as the benchmark has decreased more than the NAV.
If a performance fee has been charged in the NAV as of the end of the High water mark model With this model, the fees are calculated
last Valuation Day of the year, it will be paid to the Management exactly as they are for the Claw-back model, except that in addition to
Company, the measurement period ends, the reference points of the exceeding the performance of its benchmark, a Share Class NAV must
NAV and of the benchmark are reset and a new measurement period be higher than it was the last time a performance fee was paid, or than
begins. If no performance fee has been charged, the measurement it was at inception. When that is not true, no performance fee is
period is extended for another Financial Year. These extensions will accrued. Under the high water mark model a performance fee cannot
continue until there is a payable performance fee at the end of a be charged if the Share Class performance is negative. This model is
Financial Year. used for Sub-Funds with a cash benchmark.
If a Sub-Fund or Share Class adds a performance fee, or is launched Adjustment for X Share Classes In the calculation shown above, the
during the Financial Year, its first measurement period will be after at adjustment of 0.75% as applying to X Share Classes exists because
least 12 months from the addition of the performance fee. investors in these Shares pay a management fee separately rather than
How the performance fee is calculated as a Share Class fee. Without this adjustment, investors in X Share
There are two models for calculating performance fees, as described Classes would pay a higher performance fee than is warranted.
below. Crystallisation A performance fee accrual crystallises (becomes payable
Claw-back model On every day that is a Valuation Day for a Sub-Fund, to the Management Company and is no longer affected by the future
the fee is calculated using the performance fee daily calculation formula performance of the Share Class) under any of the following
above. When the resulting number is positive, the Share Class has circumstances:
outperformed its benchmark for that day and the corresponding Q on the last Valuation Day of the Financial Year;
amount is added to the performance fee accrual. When the resulting Q on very significant orders for switching or redemption (applies to
number is negative, the Share Class has failed to outperform its
those Shares only);
performance standard for that day, and the corresponding amount is
subtracted from any performance fee accrual (to a point no lower than Q when a Sub-Fund is merged or liquidated.

PERFORMANCE FEE - EXAMPLES


Examples are illustrative only, and are not intended to reflect any actual past performance or potential future performance.

Claw-back High water mark

Year 1 Share Class outperforms benchmark. Performance fee payable; a Year 1 Share Class outperforms the high water mark (has positive
new measurement period begins. absolute performance) but not the Benchmark. No performance fee
payable; measurement period extended for another Financial Year.
Year 2 Share Class performance is negative, but still outperforms
benchmark. Performance fee payable; a new measurement period Year 2 Share Class goes from underperforming Benchmark to
begins. outperforming it; also remains above high water mark. Performance fee
payable; a new measurement period begins.
Year 3 Share Class underperforms benchmark. No performance fee
payable; measurement period extended for another Financial Year. Year 3 Share Class outperforms high water mark and benchmark for
first half of year, but falls below both by year-end. No performance fee
Year 4 Share Class goes from underperforming benchmark to payable; measurement period extended for another Financial Year.
outperforming it. Performance fee payable; a new measurement period
begins.

COMPARISON WITH A SHARE CLASS THAT DOES NOT HAVE A PERFORMANCE FEE
Some Sub-Funds offer Share Classes with performance fees and without performance fees. Share Classes with no performance fee will have a higher
annual management and advisory fee. Which Share Class provides the greater net return to Shareholders will vary and is dependent on whether
there is outperformance or underperformance. The tables below show examples of the net return of Share Classes with and without a performance
fee under different scenarios.

Outperformance scenario Share Class with a Share Class without a


The Share Class without a performance fee may generate a higher performance fee performance fee
return even though it has a higher annual charge.
Minus annual management - 1.20% - 1.40%
and advisory fee and
Share Class with a Share Class without a operating and
performance fee performance fee administrative expenses

Share Class return 7.00% 7.00% = 5.80% = 5.60%

Minus benchmark return 2.00% N/A

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Share Class with a Share Class without a Share Class with a Share Class without a
performance fee performance fee performance fee performance fee

Outperformance = 3.80% = 5.60% Minus annual management - 1.20% - 1.40%


and advisory fee and
Minus 10% performance fee 0.38% N/A
operating and
Net return 5.42% 5.60% administrative expenses
= 0.30% = 0.10%
Underperformance scenario
The Share Class with a performance fee generates a higher return than Minus benchmark return* 2.00% N/A
the Share Class with a higher annual charge. Outperformance = 0.00% = 0.10%
Minus 10% performance fee 0.00% N/A
Share Class with a Share Class without a
performance fee performance fee Net return 0.30% 0.10%

Share Class return 1.50% 1.50% * Only the portion necessary to bring the result to zero is subtracted.

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EU Benchmarks Regulation The Benchmarks Regulation was effective The inclusion of any relevant benchmark administrator in the ESMA
on 1 January 2018. Accordingly, the Management Company is working register will be reflected in the Prospectus at its next update.
with applicable administrators, for the benchmark indices used by the The Management Company has Benchmark Selection Procedures that
relevant Sub-Funds (i) for which a Performance Fee is calculated or (ii) apply to new benchmarks and in the event that benchmarks materially
where the Benchmark typically limits the Investment Manager’s change or cease to be provided. The procedures include an assessment
discretion, is used as the basis for portfolio construction or is used as of the suitability of a Sub-Fund’s benchmark, the proposed
part of an enhanced index strategy as disclosed under Sub-Fund communication of changes in benchmark to shareholders and approvals
Descriptions, to confirm that they are, or will be included in the by internal governance committees and boards as described below.
register maintained by ESMA under the Benchmarks Regulation.
The suitability assessment of a new benchmark includes its historic
S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, an administrator of benchmarks used by investment performance, asset allocation and securities, which are
certain Sub-Funds within the meaning of the Benchmarks Regulation is compared, where relevant, to equivalent data for the performance of
included in the ESMA register. the Sub-Fund and to the existing benchmark.
The following administrators of benchmarks used by certain Sub-Funds A benchmark change will require an amendment to the Prospectus and
within the meaning of the Benchmarks Regulation are not currently on will be communicated to Shareholders in line with applicable regulatory
the ESMA register and will provide benchmark indices under the requirements. The Board is responsible for approving a benchmark
transitional provisions of the Benchmarks Regulation: Bloomberg Index change where it is part of a change to the Sub-Fund’s investment
Services Limited; ICE Data Indices LLC; J.P. Morgan Securities plc; MSCI objective, risk profile or calculation of Performance Fees, otherwise the
Limited; Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited. It is expected that Management Company may approve it.
these benchmark administrators be on the ESMA register by the end of
the transition period, being 31 December 2023.

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Investing in the Sub-Funds
MAKING AN INVESTMENT
longer periods as well. Different rates may apply to different deals,
Buying, Switching, Redeeming and depending on market prices and on the size of the deal.
Transferring Shares Currency conversion could delay the receipt of a Shareholder’s
The information in this section is for use by financial intermediaries and redemption proceeds. Contact the Management Company for more
for investors conducting business directly with the Fund. Shareholders information on conversion rates.
investing through a financial advisor or other intermediary can use this Charges and costs Shareholders are responsible for all charges
information as well, but in general it is recommended that they place associated with their purchases, switches and redemptions of Shares, as
all dealing requests through their intermediary unless there is reason described in Sub-Fund Descriptions.
not to. Shareholders are also responsible for paying any bank fees, taxes, and
any other fees or costs incurred by investors in connection with dealing
INFORMATION THAT APPLIES TO ALL DEALS EXCEPT requests.
TRANSFERS Settlement Unless indicated otherwise in Sub-Fund Descriptions, the
Available Share Classes Not all Share Classes and Sub-Funds are contractual settlement date for subscriptions, redemptions and switches
registered for sale or available in all jurisdictions. All information in this will normally be three Luxembourg business days after the deal has
Prospectus about Share Class availability is as at the Prospectus date. been placed (the “Settlement Date”). For deals placed through certain
For the most current information on available Share Classes (including agents approved by the Management Company, such as JPMorgan
initial launch date), go to jpmorganassetmanagement.lu or request a list Funds (Asia) Limited in Hong Kong this may be increased to five
free of charge from the Management Company. Luxembourg business days. If banks or interbank settlement systems in
Placing requests Shareholders can place requests to buy, switch or the country of the settlement currency or the Share Class Currency are
redeem Shares at any time via fax, letter, or other electronic means at closed or not operational on the settlement date, settlement will be
the discretion of the Management Company, either to a local delayed until they are open and operating. Any day within the
representative or Distributor or to the Management Company. Shares settlement period that is not a Valuation Day for a Sub-Fund will be
can also be held and transferred through approved electronic clearing excluded when determining the settlement date.
platforms. Always include the Shareholder’s account number where In all cases, the contractual settlement dates are confirmed on the
applicable. relevant contract note.
When placing any dealing request, Shareholders must include all BUYING SHARES Also see Information That Applies to All Deals
necessary identifying information and instructions as to the Sub-Fund, Except Transfers above
Share Class, account, size and type of deal (buying, redeeming or To make an initial investment, obtain and complete an application form,
switching) and settlement currency. Shareholders can indicate the available at jpmorganassetmanagement.com or from the Management
request either as a Share amount (including fractional Shares up to Company. Submit a completed application form and all account opening
three decimal places) or a currency amount. All requests will be dealt documentation such as all required tax and anti-money laundering
with in the order in which they are received. Shares will be bought at information as instructed on the application form. Investors should also
the Offer Price and redeemed at the Bid Price of the relevant Share refer to the Terms and Conditions which apply when buying Shares and
Class. can be obtained from the Management Company.
Any requests that are incomplete or unclear will typically be delayed or Normally, Shares are issued upon acceptance of a subscription request
rejected. Neither the Fund nor the Management Company will be on the condition that cleared payment is received from the investor by
responsible for any losses or missed opportunities arising from unclear the Settlement Date (as defined under section “Settlement” above).
requests. Until cleared payment for the Shares is received from the investor, the
Once a Shareholder has placed a request, it cannot normally be Shares are pledged for the benefit of the Fund. During this period,
withdrawn. If written request for a withdrawal is received before voting rights and entitlements to dividend payments are suspended, and
14:30 CET on the day the request would normally be processed, it will the investor cannot switch or transfer the Shares.
usually be honoured but there is no obligation to do so. If the written If full payment by the investor for Shares does not arrive by the
notice arrives during a time when trading in Shares is suspended, the Settlement Date, or if prior to the Settlement Date the Fund or the
request will be withdrawn. Management Company become aware of any reason why, in their
Cut-off times Unless otherwise stated in Sub-Fund Descriptions, opinion, that full and timely payment will not occur, Shares can be
requests will be processed on the Valuation Day they are received, cancelled (redeemed) without prior notice to the investor at its own
provided they are received by 14:30 CET on that Valuation Day. Those costs.
received and accepted after that time will be processed the next Any net surplus, after costs incurred, that remains after such
Valuation Day. No processing date, time or instructions contrary to the cancellation will be credited to the Fund. Any shortfall, including any
terms in this Prospectus will be acted upon. A contract note will costs and investment losses, that remains after such cancellation must
normally be sent on the business day after the request is processed. be paid to the Fund by the investor upon written demand. The Fund or
The Fund uses a Forward Pricing model; thus the Share price at which the Management Company may also, at any time and at its absolute
any deal is processed cannot be known at the time a dealing request is discretion, enforce the Fund’s rights in the Shares under the pledge,
placed. bring an action against the investor or deduct the costs or losses
Currencies The Fund normally accepts and makes payments in the incurred by the Fund or the Management Company from other existing
Share Class Currency. Payments can also be accepted and made in holding of the investor in the Fund. In all cases any money returnable
major freely convertible currencies. These will involve currency to the investor will be held by the Management Company without
conversion, which is arranged through a third-party provider and will payment of interest pending receipt of the remittance.
include all applicable costs. Currency conversion rates can vary,
sometimes significantly, over the course of a trading day and over

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If the redemption proceeds and any amounts effectively recovered from The Management Company has the right to defer redemptions or
the investor are less than the subscription price, the difference will be switches or compulsorily redeem Shares in certain circumstances – see
borne by the Fund. Fund Rights Related to Shares for more information.
SWITCHING SHARES Also see Information That Applies to All Deals
Except Transfers above TRANSFERRING SHARES
Except for T Shares and F Shares, Shareholders can switch (convert) Shareholders can transfer ownership of Shares to another investor, by
Shares of any Sub-Fund and Share Class into Shares of any other Share submitting a properly executed transfer instruction to the relevant
Class of the same Sub-Fund or another Sub-Fund of the Fund or Distributor or sales agent, or to the Management Company. Typically,
JPMorgan Funds, subject to the following conditions: only the Shareholder’s signature will be required to process such
instructions. Before initiating a transfer, Shareholders are recommended
Q Shareholders must meet all eligibility requirements for the Share
to contact the relevant Distributor or sales agent, or to the
Class into which Shareholders are requesting to switch;
Management Company to ensure they have the right documentation
Q any switch must meet the minimum investment amount of the Share completed.
Class being switched into, or the request typically will be rejected;
Transfers and the receiving investor are subject to all applicable
Q any partial switch should leave at least the minimum investment eligibility requirements and holding restrictions including those that
amount in the class being switched out of; if it does not, the request relate to prohibited investors. The Fund can reject the request if all the
can be processed as a full switch; necessary requirements are not met.
Q the switch must not violate any restrictions of either Sub-Fund
involved (as stated in this Prospectus in Sub-Fund Descriptions and,
as applicable, the prospectus for JPMorgan Investment Funds).
Shareholder Obligations
Shareholders receive the Bid Price for the old Shares and pay the NAV Being aware of, and follow, all applicable rules and regulations. As
for the new Shares after deduction of any applicable switch charges, noted in the beginning of this Prospectus, each Shareholder must
both prices being those that apply to the Valuation Day on which the obtain the appropriate professional advice (tax, legal, investing) and is
switch is processed. A switch will be processed only on a day that is a responsible for identifying, understanding and following all laws,
Valuation Day for both Sub-Funds involved, which may mean a delay. regulations and other restrictions applicable to their investment in the
Fund.
When Shareholders switch into a Share Class that has a higher initial
charge, they may be charged the difference between the two initial Notify us of changes in information. Shareholders must promptly
charges, in addition to any applicable switch charge. inform the Management Company of any changes in personal or bank
information. The Fund will require adequate proof of authenticity for
Shareholders will own Shares in the new Sub-Fund when the proceeds
any request to change information held on record, including any bank
of the Shares have been released by the Sub-Fund being switched out
account details, associated with a Shareholder’s investment.
of, but not earlier than three Valuation Days after the deal request has
been received. Inform us of changes in circumstances that could affect eligibility to
own Shares. Shareholders must also promptly inform the Management
With T Shares, Shareholders can switch into T Shares of a different Sub-
Company of any circumstances that change or come to light that result
Fund and with F Shares, Shareholders can switch into F Shares of a
in a Shareholder being ineligible to own any Shares, put a Shareholder
different Sub- Fund. Any CDSC amount due on Shares being switched is
in violation of the laws or regulations of Luxembourg or any other
not collected; instead, the CDSC status of the old Sub-Fund is
applicable jurisdiction, or create a risk of any loss, cost, or other burden
transferred to the new Sub-Fund. Switching between T Shares and any
(financial or otherwise) for the Sub-Fund, other Shareholders, or any
other Shares (in either direction) and switching between F Shares and
individuals or entities associated with the management and operations
any other Shares (in either direction) are only possible with permission
of the Sub-Fund.
from the Management Company.
REDEEMING SHARES Also see Information That Applies to All Deals
Except Transfers above Privacy of Personal Data and
Payments of proceeds, after deduction of any applicable redemption
charge or CDSC, are generally sent out in the Share Class Currency
Confidential Information
within three Luxembourg business days after the Valuation Day on Potential investors and Shareholders must provide information that is
which the deal was processed. Some Sub-Funds have longer payment personal and/or confidential for various purposes, such as to process
periods, as indicated in Sub-Fund Descriptions. All payment periods requests, provide Shareholder services, and to comply with applicable
can be extended by weekends, currency trading holidays, and any other laws and regulations. The Privacy Policy is designed to comply with all
day that is not a Valuation Day for a Sub-Fund. In exceptional applicable laws or regulations (Luxembourg or otherwise).
circumstances, it may not be possible to deliver proceeds on schedule, Potential investors and Shareholders acknowledge that the Management
but in all cases payment will be sent as soon as reasonably practicable, Company or JPMorgan Chase & Co. can do the following with this
and in no case will the delivery period exceed 10 Luxembourg business information:
days.
Q gather, store, modify, process and use it in physical or electronic
Redemption proceeds will be paid only to the Shareholder(s) identified form (including making recordings of telephone calls to or from
in the register of Shareholders, and only according to the bank account investors or their representatives);
details on file for a Shareholder’s account. The Fund does not pay
Q allow its agents, delegates and certain other third parties in
interest on redemption proceeds, regardless of the timing of delivery.
countries where the Fund, the Management Company or JPMorgan
Note that redemption proceeds will not be paid until the Management Chase & Co. do business or have service providers to use it; these
Company has received and processed an original application and all third parties may or may not be JPMorgan entities, and some could
investor documentation that the Management Company consider be based in countries with lesser data protection standards (including
necessary. A redemption request will not be paid unless payment has emerging markets) and statutory protections than the EU to store,
been received for any Shares being subscribed. Any delays associated modify and process such information. In that context, investor data
with these verification measures will not delay the processing of a may be shared with central administration agent(s) to which the
Shareholder’s redemption request, but they will affect the timing of Management Company has outsourced certain transfer agency
when proceeds are released. Neither the Management Company nor the functions. These agents may also outsource certain functions such as
Fund will be responsible if it delays execution or declines to execute recording investor static data, trade placements and payment
redemption instructions in these circumstances.

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information. This outsourcing results in the transfer of relevant
investor data such as name and address and trading actions (e.g.
Share Issuance, Ownership and
subscriptions, redemptions and switches) from the agents to their Shareholder Rights
affiliates and/or sub-contractors. These agents and the entities to
which they outsource to may be located in any location globally ISSUANCE AND OWNERSHIP
including in EMEA, USA, Canada, India, Malaysia and Hong Kong; Registered Shares Shares are issued in registered form only, meaning
Q share it as required by applicable law or regulation (Luxembourg or that the Shareholder’s name is recorded in the Fund’s register of
otherwise). Shareholders. Shares are freely transferrable and can also be held and
In communicating by phone, whether to give investment instructions or transferred through approved electronic clearing platforms. Fractional
otherwise, potential investors and Shareholders are considered to have Shares are rounded (upwards) to three decimal places.
agreed that their phone calls with the Management Company or its Investing through a sales agent or Distributor vs. directly with the
delegates can be recorded, monitored and stored, and that the Fund When Shares are purchased through an entity that holds them
Management Company or JPMorgan Chase & Co. can use them for any under its own name (a nominee account), that entity is legally entitled
allowable purpose, including in legal proceedings. to exercise rights associated with those Shares, such as voting rights.
The Fund takes reasonable measures to ensure the accuracy and The entity maintains its own records and periodically provides the
confidentiality of personal data and/or confidential information, and beneficial owner with information concerning Shares of the Sub-Funds
does not use or disclose it beyond what is described in this Prospectus that it holds on a beneficial owner’s behalf.
and in the Privacy Policy without the Shareholder’s or potential Unless the laws of a beneficial owner’s jurisdiction prohibit it, the
investor’s consent. At the same time, neither the Fund, the beneficial owner can invest directly with the Fund, or through an
Management Company nor any JPMorgan entity accepts liability for intermediary that does not use nominee accounts, and in so doing can
sharing personal and/or confidential information with third parties, retain all Shareholder rights. Where permitted, a beneficial owner can
except in the case of negligence by the Fund, the Management claim direct title to any Shares held for that owner in a nominee
Company, a JPMorgan entity or any of their employees or officers. This account. However, in some jurisdictions, a nominee account is the only
information is held only as long as applicable laws indicate. option available, and a beneficial owner does not have the right to
Subject to applicable law, investors may have rights in respect of their claim direct ownership from the nominee.
personal data, including a right to access and rectification of their
personal data and, in some circumstances, a right to object to the SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
processing of their personal data. Voting rights Each Share gets one vote in all matters brought before a
The Privacy Policy is available at jpmorgan.com/emea-privacy-policy. general meeting of Shareholders and of any meeting of its Sub-Fund.
Fractional Shares are issued to one one-thousandth of a Share (three
Hard copies are available on request from the Management Company.
decimal places). Fractional Shares do not have voting rights.

Measures to Protect Shareholders and Fund Rights Related to Shares


Prevent Crime and Terrorism The Fund and the Management Company, at their sole discretion,
To comply with Luxembourg laws aimed at preventing crime and reserve the right to do any of the following at any time:
terrorism, including the crime of money laundering, investors must
Rights related to Shares and dealing requests
provide certain types of account documentation.
Q Accept a request to switch Shares into Share Classes that are
CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION identical except for having lower fees when a Shareholder’s holding
meets the investment minimum for the class with the lower fees.
Before being approved for opening an account, each investor must
provide, at a minimum, the following identification: Q Delay or reject any request to buy Shares — in part or in full, for an
initial or additional investment — for any reason. In particular, this
Q Natural persons A copy of an identity card or passport duly certified
applies to requests from anyone who is a US Person. Requests to
by a public authority (such as a notary, police official or ambassador)
purchase Shares reserved for Eligible Counterparties, Additional
in their country of residence.
Investors or Institutional Investors may be delayed until the
Q Corporations and other entities A certified copy of the entity’s Management Company are satisfied that the investor qualifies as
incorporation documents, published accounts or other official such. Neither the Fund nor the Management Company will be held
statutory document, plus, for the entity’s owners or other economic liable for any gain or loss associated with a delayed or rejected
beneficiaries, the identification described above for natural persons. request.
Shareholders typically will be asked to provide additional documentation Q Accept securities as payment for Shares, or fulfil redemption
as well (either before opening an account or at any time afterward), payments with securities (contribution or redemption in kind). In
and processing of their deal requests may be delayed if these materials cases where Shareholders wish to request a purchase or redemption
are not received in a timely fashion or are not considered to be in kind, they must obtain advance approval from the Management
adequate. Company. Shareholders must pay all costs associated with the
subscription or redemption in kind (broker fees, compulsory audit
EXCESSIVE TRADING AND MARKET TIMING report, etc.).
Buying and redeeming Shares for short-term profits can disrupt If a Shareholder receives approval for a redemption in kind, the
portfolio management and increase Sub-Fund expenses, to the Fund will seek to fulfil the redemption with a selection of securities
detriment of other Shareholders. The Fund does not knowingly allow that closely or fully matches the overall composition of the Sub-
any market timing transactions, and takes various measures to protect Fund’s portfolio at the time the transaction is processed. The value
Shareholder interests, including rejecting, suspending or cancelling any of the redemption in kind will be certified by an auditor’s report.
request that appears to represent excessive trading or to be linked to The Management Company can also request that a Shareholder
an investor or trading pattern associated with market timing. The Fund accepts a redemption in kind. In this case the Fund will bear the
has the right to forcibly redeem a Shareholder’s investment, at that associated costs, and Shareholders are free to reject the request.
Shareholder’s sole cost and risk, if it appears that the Shareholder has Q Offer different cut-off times to certain investors, such as those in
engaged in excessive trading which has resulted in a detrimental impact different time zones, so long as the cut-off time is always before the
to the Fund or other Shareholders.

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time the applicable NAV is calculated and the underlying client Shareholders will be informed of any suspension or deferral as
instruction was received by the Distributor prior to the Sub-Fund cut- appropriate.
off time. Limit how many Shares are redeemed for a Sub-Fund on any
Valuation Day. On any Valuation Day, the Management Company will
Rights Related to Suspension of Dealing
not be obliged to process redemption and switch out requests in their
Temporarily suspend or defer the calculation of NAVs or deals in a entirety, when the total net outflow from a Sub-Fund exceeds 10% of
Sub-Fund and/or Share Class when any of the following is true: the total net assets of the relevant Sub-Fund. The Management
Q any exchange or market, on which a substantial portion of the Sub- Company may decide that redemption and switch out requests in excess
Fund's investments is traded, is closed, otherwise than for public of 10% shall be deferred to the next Valuation Day. All redemption and
holidays, or while dealings on any such exchange or market are switch out requests whose processing is delayed by this, either partially
restricted or suspended; or in full, will be processed in the order of the Valuation Day on which
Q the Fund is unable to repatriate funds for the purpose of making they were accepted for redemption, subject to any suspensions of
payments on the redemption of the Shares of the relevant Sub-Fund dealing requests or further imposition of the 10% daily limit.
or during which any transfer of funds involved in the realisation or Rights related to accounts and ownership
acquisition of investments or payments due on redemption of Shares
Close (or re-open) any Sub-Fund or Share Class to further
cannot, in the opinion of the Directors, be effected at normal prices
investment, either from new investors or all investors, for an indefinite
or rates of exchange;
period without advance notice, so long as it is consistent with the
Q a breakdown exists in the means of communications or computation interests of Shareholders. This may happen where a Sub-Fund reaches a
normally employed in determining any of the Fund’s assets, or the size such that the capacity of the market and/or the Investment
current price or values on any market of stock exchange; Manager has been reached, and permitting further inflows would be
Q the Fund, the Sub-Fund or a Share Class is being, or may be, wound- detrimental to the performance of the Sub-Fund. Once closed, a Sub-
up on or following the date on which notice is given of the meeting Fund or Share Class will not be re-opened until, in the opinion of the
of Shareholders at which a resolution to wind up the Fund, the Sub- Management Company, the circumstances that required the closure no
Fund or a Share Class is proposed; longer exist. For information on the status of Sub-Funds and Share
Q any state of affairs exists that, in the view of the Board, constitutes
Classes, go to jpmorganassetmanagement.com.
an emergency as a result of which disposal or valuation of Redeem all Shares upon receipt of a redemption request that would
investments of the relevant Sub-Funds by the Management Company leave a holding that is lower than the minimum holding amount.
is impracticable; Shareholders will be given one month prior notice to increase their
holding above the minimum. Any fall below the minimum holding
Q the Board has determined that there has been a material change in
amount owing to Sub-Fund performance will not cause the closing of an
the valuation of a substantial proportion of the investments of the
account.
Fund attributable to a particular Sub-Fund, and has further decided,
in order to safeguard the interests of the Shareholders and the Fund, Forcibly redeem a Shareholder’s Shares and send them the
to delay the preparation or use of a valuation or carry out a later or proceeds, or switch a Shareholder’s holding to another Share Class,
subsequent valuation; if it appears the Shareholder is precluded from owning the Shares
in accordance with the Articles. This applies to any investor who,
Q in the case of a suspension of the calculation of the net asset value
whether investing alone or with others, appears (i) to be a US Person,
of one or several underlying investment funds in which a Sub-Fund (ii) to be holding Shares in violation of law or regulation or requirement
has invested a substantial portion of assets;
of any country or governmental authority, (iii) to be holding Shares
Q in the case of a merger, if the Board deems this to be justified for without having met the criteria for the relevant Share Class (including
the protection of the Shareholders; complying with the minimum holding amount), (iv) to have exceeded
Q any other circumstance exists where a failure to do so might result any limitation applicable to their investment or (v) where it appears
in the Fund or its Shareholders incurring any liability to taxation or that such holding might result in the Fund (including its Shareholders)
suffering other pecuniary disadvantages or other detriment that the or any of its delegates incurring any liability to taxation or suffering any
Fund or its Shareholders might not otherwise have suffered. sanction, penalty, burden or other disadvantage (whether pecuniary,
administrative or operational) which the Fund (including its
A suspension will apply to all types of deals in Shares (except transfers)
Shareholders) or its delegates might not otherwise have incurred or
and will apply at the Sub-Fund or Share Class level as applicable.
suffered or otherwise be detrimental to the interests of the Fund
In connection with suspensions the Fund will refuse to accept requests (including its Shareholders). The Fund will not be held liable for any
to buy, switch or redeem Shares during the time the Board has gain or loss associated with such actions.
suspended the calculation of NAV. During this time Shareholders may
The Board or the Management Company will require that intermediaries
withdraw their request. Any requests that are not withdrawn will be
compulsorily redeem Shares held by a US Person.
dealt on the next Valuation Day once the suspension is over.

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Considerations for Investors
specifically exempt from EIT. Gains from disposal of PRC debt
Taxation securities by foreign investors may be viewed as non-PRC sourced
This summary does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all income based on verbal interpretation of the State Tax
Luxembourg tax laws and Luxembourg tax considerations that may be Administration and the local PRC tax authorities. In practice, the PRC
relevant to a decision to invest in, own, hold, or dispose of Shares and tax authorities have not actively enforced the collection of PRC EIT in
is not intended as tax advice to any particular investor or potential respect of gains derived by non-PRC tax resident enterprises from
investor. the trading of debt securities. However, in the absence of written
announcements issued by the PRC tax authorities, full PRC tax
Taxation of the Fund and its investments
provision of 10% is made for PRC sourced gains on debt securities.
Q Fund taxation The Fund is not subject to taxation in Luxembourg on
its income, profits or gains. The Fund is subject to a subscription tax Taxation and reporting of Shareholders
(“taxe d’abonnement”). Details of the amount charged for each Share Q Taxpayers in Luxembourg Shareholders whom Luxembourg considers
Class can be found under Direct fund expenses under Fees and to be residents or otherwise to have permanent establishment there,
expenses taken from the Share Class over a year (Annual Fees). currently or in the past, typically will be subject to Luxembourg
Q Taxation of income and capital gains Interest income, dividend taxes.
income and capital gains received by the Fund in respect of some of Q Taxpayers in other countries Shareholders who are not Luxembourg
its securities and cash deposits, including certain derivatives, may be taxpayers are not subject to any Luxembourg capital gains, income,
subject to non-recoverable withholding taxes at varying rates in the withholding, gift, estate, inheritance or other taxes, with the rare
countries of origin. The Fund may further be subject to tax on the exceptions of certain former Luxembourg residents and any investor
realised or unrealised capital appreciation of its assets in the who owns more than 10% of the Fund’s total value. However, an
countries of origin. The Management Company reserves the right to investment in a Sub-Fund typically will have tax implications in any
provide for appropriate tax on gains thus impacting the valuation of jurisdiction that considers Shareholders to be taxpayers.
the Sub-Fund. With the uncertainty over whether and how certain
Q CRS and FATCA To comply with legislation implementing the OECD
gains are to be taxed, any such provision for taxation made by the
Common Reporting Standard (CRS), the US Foreign Account Tax
Management Company may be excessive or inadequate to meet final
Compliance Act (FATCA) and other intergovernmental agreements
tax liabilities on gains.
and EU directives concerning the automatic exchange of information
Q Taxation of assets invested through Belgian financial intermediaries to improve international tax compliance, the Fund (or its agent) will
The Fund is subject to an annual tax of 0.0925% on the part of the collect information about Shareholders and their identity and tax
value of the Shares of the Fund placed through Belgian financial status, and will report this information to the relevant Luxembourg
intermediaries. This tax is included under Fees and expenses taken authorities. Under Luxembourg law, the Fund or the Sub-Funds as
from the Share Class over a year (Annual Fees) of those Sub- the case may be are a Reporting Luxembourg Financial Institution,
Funds. The tax is payable to the Kingdom of Belgium as long as the and the Fund intends to comply with the Luxembourg laws that
Fund is registered for public distribution in such country. apply to such entities.
Q Taxation of Brazilian financial operations Sub-Funds investing in Shareholders must provide all tax certifications or other information
Brazil are subject to the Tax on Financial Operations (IOF) applying requested. Shareholders that are Reportable persons (and Controlling
to foreign exchange inflows and outflows as detailed in an in force Persons of certain entities that are Passive Non-Financial Entities) will
Brazilian Presidential Decree as amended from time to time. The be reported to the relevant Luxembourg tax authority, and by that tax
Brazilian government may change the applicable rate at any time authority to any relevant overseas tax authorities.
and without prior notification. The application of the IOF tax would Additionally, US Persons, US citizens and US tax residents, as defined in
reduce the NAV. Information for Investors in Certain Countries, are subject to
Q Taxation of Chinese assets The PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law (EITL) reporting to the US Internal Revenue Service and may be subject to US
imposes an Enterprise Income Tax (EIT) of 20% on the PRC-sourced withholding tax.
income derived by a foreign enterprise without a permanent The Privacy Policy sets out the appropriate information for investors
establishment in China. The rate is reduced to 10% for sources of regarding the circumstances in which JP Morgan Asset Management
income including profit, dividend and interest. Sub-Funds that invest may process personal data. The Management Company may refuse any
in PRC securities may be subject to EIT withholding and other taxes subscription from prospective investors or request compulsory
imposed in the PRC, including the following: redemption of existing Shareholders in case they do not provide the
– Dividends and interest paid by PRC companies are subject to a requested information to the Fund.
10% tax. The paying entity in China will be responsible for
withholding such tax when making a payment. A full tax provision
of 10% is made for PRC-sourced dividends and interest where tax Conflicts of Interest
has not yet been withheld by the paying entity. Interest from An investment in the Fund or a Sub-Fund is subject to a number of
government bonds is specifically exempt from EIT whereas actual or potential conflicts of interest. The Management Company,
interest derived by foreign institutional investors from bonds affiliated Investment Managers and other JPMorgan affiliates have
traded in PRC local bond market are temporarily exempt from EIT adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent, limit
for the period from 7 November 2018 to 31 December 2025. or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, these policies and
– Gains from the disposal of PRC securities would normally be procedures are designed to comply with applicable law where the
subject to a 10% EIT under EITL. However, currently gains from activities that give rise to conflicts of interest are limited or prohibited
the disposal of China A-Shares trading through China-Hong Kong by law, unless an exception is available. The Management Company
Stock Connect Programmes or Qualified Foreign Institutional reports any material conflicts of interest that cannot be managed to the
Investors / Renminbi Qualified Institutional Investors are subject Board.
to temporary exemptions from EIT. The Management Company and/or its affiliates provide a variety of
Q Generally, there is no withholding mechanism for EIT on gains from
different services to the Fund, for which the Fund compensates them.
PRC securities. A full PRC tax provision of 10% is made for certain As a result, the Management Company and/or its affiliates have an
gains from disposal of PRC securities that are currently not incentive to enter into arrangements with the Fund, and face conflicts

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of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of Q one-quarter of the minimum capital amount with the decision
the Fund. The Management Company, together with affiliates to which it requiring one-quarter of the Shares present or represented at the
delegates responsibility for investment management, also face conflicts meeting.
of interest in their service as investment manager to other funds or
clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ LIQUIDATION OF A SUB-FUND OR SHARE CLASS
from and/or negatively impact those made by the Investment Managers The Board typically will decide to liquidate any Sub-Fund or Share Class
on behalf of the Fund. if any of the following is true:
In addition, affiliates of the Management Company (collectively,
Q the total number of Shares of all Share Classes in any Sub-Fund is
“JPMorgan”) provide a broad range of services and products to their
less than 1 million Shares;
clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity,
commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which the Fund invests Q the total NAV of all Share Classes of a Sub-Fund is less than USD 30
or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and million (or the equivalent in other currencies);
products to their clients, JPMorgan’s activities may disadvantage or Q the liquidation is justified by a change in economic or political
restrict the Funds and/or benefit these affiliates. In this context, the situations impacting the Sub-Fund;
Fund has authorised the Investment Managers to execute trades, not Q the liquidation is part of an economic rationalisation;
only through third party market counterparties, but also through
affiliates of the Management Company, including SEC registered Q the laws and regulations applicable to the Fund or any of its Sub-
affiliates of the JPMorgan Chase & Co group of companies, as and Funds or Share Classes justifies it;
where permitted under applicable law and subject to the Management Q the Board believes the liquidation would be in the best interests of
Company’s conflict of interest policies and procedures. Shareholders.
Potential conflicts of interest may also arise as a consequence of the The Board may also decide to submit the decision to a meeting of the
Depositary (which is part of JPMorgan) providing administrative services Shareholders of the relevant Sub-Fund. No quorum is required; the
to the Fund as the Management Company’s agent. In addition, potential decision will be considered approved if supported by a simple majority
conflicts of interest may arise between the Depositary and any of the votes cast at the meeting. The liquidation of the last Sub-Fund
delegates or sub-delegates it has appointed to perform safekeeping and must be decided by a general meeting of Shareholders.
related services. For example, potential conflicts of interest may arise Shareholders will be notified of the decision to liquidate a Sub-Fund and
where an appointed delegate is an affiliated group company of the will be paid the net liquidation proceeds as at the liquidation date.
Depositary and is providing a product or service to the Fund and has a Shareholders of the relevant Sub-Fund can continue to redeem or
financial or business interest in such product or service or where an switch their Shares, free of any redemption and switch charges up to
appointed delegate is an affiliated group company of the Depositary the liquidation date, but typically no further subscriptions will be
which receives remuneration for other related custodial products or accepted. The prices at which these redemptions and switches are
services it provides to the Fund, such as foreign exchange, securities executed will reflect any costs relating to the liquidation. The Board can
lending, pricing or valuation services. In the event of any potential suspend or refuse these redemptions and switches if it believes it is in
conflict of interest that may arise during the normal course of business, the best interests of Shareholders or is necessary to ensure Shareholder
the Depositary will at all times have regard to its obligations under equality.
applicable laws including those to act honestly, fairly, professionally and
Shareholders will be paid the NAV of the Shares of the relevant Sub-
independently and solely in the interests of the Fund, as provided under
Fund held as at the liquidation date. Amounts from any liquidations that
Article 25 of the UCITS Directive, and will also manage, monitor and
cannot be distributed to Shareholders will be deposited with the Caisse
disclose any conflicts of interest to prevent negative effects on the
de Consignation in accordance with Luxembourg law.
interests of the Fund and its Shareholders, as provided under Article 23
of the UCITS V Regulation. The Management Company and the The costs and expenses of any liquidation may be borne by the Fund or
Depositary ensure that they operate independently within JPMorgan. relevant Sub-Fund or Share Class up to the capped level of operating
and administrative expenses as specified in the Prospectus for the
The Management Company or the delegate Investment Managers may
relevant Share Class or may be borne by the Management Company.
also acquire material non-public information that would negatively
affect the Fund’s ability to transact in securities affected by such
MERGER OF THE FUND
information.
In the case of a merger of the Fund into another UCITS where, as a
For more information about conflicts of interest, see
result, the Fund ceases to exist, the merger will be decided by a
jpmorganassetmanagement.lu.
meeting of Shareholders. No quorum is required and the merger will be
considered approved if it receives the simple majority of the votes cast
Liquidation or Merger at the meeting.

LIQUIDATION OF THE FUND MERGER OF A SUB-FUND


The Fund may be liquidated at any time if a meeting of Shareholders The Board may decide to merge a Sub-Fund with any other Sub-Fund,
adopts a resolution to do so at a two-third majority of the votes cast. At whether within the Fund or in another UCITS. The Board can also refer
the same meeting one or more liquidators will be appointed to liquidate the decision of a merger to a meeting of the Shareholders of the
the Fund’s assets in the best interest of Shareholders and in accordance relevant Sub-Fund. No quorum is required; the merger will be
with Luxembourg law. The liquidators will distribute the net proceeds considered approved if supported by a simple majority of votes cast at
for each Sub-Fund to the Shareholders of the relevant Sub-Fund in the meeting.
proportion to the value of their holding. Shareholders whose investments are involved in any merger will receive
In addition, the Directors must convene an Extraordinary Meeting of at least one calendar month prior notice of the merger and will be able
Shareholders to consider the liquidation of the Fund when the Share to redeem or switch their Shares free of any redemption and switch
capital falls below: charges.
Q two-thirds of the minimum capital amount with the decision In connection with a merger of Sub-Funds, the Management Company
requiring a majority of the Shares present or represented at the may apply swing pricing (see Swing Pricing) to the final NAV of the
meeting; merging Sub-Fund to net out any impact of the swing pricing
adjustment made on the absorbing Sub-Fund caused by cash inflows or
outflows in the absorbing Sub-Fund on the merger date.

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REORGANISATION OF A SUB-FUND OR SHARE CLASS Shareholders will be notified of the decision of the Board at least one
Under the same circumstances as described above, the Board may month in advance of the reorganisation taking place during which time
decide to merge a Share Class into another Share Class or to reorganise they will be able to redeem or switch their Shares free of any
a Sub-Fund or Share Class by means of a division into two or more redemption and switch charges. The Board can also refer the decision
Sub-Funds or Share Classes or by means of a consolidation or a split of of such reorganisation to a meeting of the relevant Shareholders. No
Shares. quorum is required and the reorganisation will be considered approved
if it receives a simple majority of the votes cast at the meeting.

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UNDERSTANDING THE PRICING AND VALUATION OF AN INVESTMENT
For all other Sub-Funds, the thresholds are based on a Sub-Fund’s
Calculation of Share Prices predominant investments:
TIMING AND FORMULA Q money market instruments or cash assets: 0.25% of NAV
The NAV for each Share Class of each Sub-Fund is calculated every day Q any other asset, including bonds and shares: 0.50% of NAV
that is a Valuation Day for that Sub-Fund unless specified otherwise in Q mixed/balanced portfolio: 0.50% of NAV
Sub-Fund Descriptions. Each NAV is stated in the respective Share
Class Currency, and is calculated to two decimal places. The NAV for
each Share Class of each Sub-Fund is calculated using this formula: Valuation of Assets
In general, the Management Company determines the value of each
(assets - liabilities)
+/- any swing pricing adjustment = NAV Sub- Fund’s assets, as of each NAV calculation, as follows:
number of outstanding Shares
Q Cash on hand or on deposit, bills and demand notes and accounts
Appropriate provisions will be made to account for the costs, charges receivable, prepaid expenses, cash dividends and interest declared or
and fees attributable to each Sub-Fund and class as well as accrued accrued but not yet received. Valued at full value, minus any
income on investments. appropriate discount the Management Company applies based on its
assessments of any circumstances that make full payment unlikely.
SWING PRICING
Q Transferable securities and derivatives that are quoted or dealt in on
To protect the interests of Shareholders, a Sub-Fund’s NAV may be
any stock exchange or traded in any other regulated market.
adjusted to compensate for dilutions that can arise in connection with
Generally valued at the most recent quoted price. Where these assets
large flows of cash into or out of a Sub-Fund.
trade on more than one market, the Management Company can
These adjustments are normally applied on any Valuation Day when the choose to use the prices of the primary market.
total volume of trading in a Sub-Fund’s Shares (meaning both purchases
Q Money market instruments and liquid assets. Generally valued at
and redemptions) exceeds a certain threshold. The adjustments will
nominal value plus accrued interest or amortised cost. Where
seek to reflect the anticipated prices at which the Sub-Fund will be
practice allows, all other assets can be valued in the same manner.
buying and selling assets, as well as estimated transaction costs. The
NAV will be adjusted upward when there are large cash inflows into the Q Derivatives that are not listed on any official stock exchange or are
Sub-Fund and downward when there are large outflows. In normal traded over the counter. Valued independently in a reliable and
market conditions, the adjustment for any given Valuation Day will not verifiable manner on a daily basis, consistent with market practice.
be larger than 2% of what the NAV would otherwise be. In exceptional Q Shares or units of UCITS or UCIs. Valued at the most recent NAV
market conditions, however, this maximum level may be increased up reported by the UCITS/UCI.
to 5% to protect the interests of Shareholders. The price adjustment
Q Assets or liabilities in currencies other than Base Currency. Valued at
applicable to a specific Sub-Fund is available on request from the
the applicable spot rate (applies to currencies held as assets and
Management Company at its registered office.
when translating values of securities denominated in other currencies
The Management Company makes, and periodically reviews, the into the Base Currency of the Sub-Fund).
operational decisions about swing pricing, including the thresholds that
Q Swaps. Valued at their fair value based on the underlying securities
trigger it, the extent of the adjustment in each case, and which Sub-
(at the close of business or intraday) as well as on the characteristics
Funds will and will not be subject to swing pricing at any given time.
of the underlying commitments.
Swing pricing is normally applied to a merging Sub-Fund to minimise
the impact of the incoming asset flows on the receiving Sub-Fund. Q Non-listed securities, listed securities or any other assets for which (i)
no price quotation is available or (ii) the price determined according
Note that the Management Company can decide not to apply swing
to the above methods is not representative of fair market value.
pricing to purchases when it is trying to attract assets so that a Sub-
Valued in good faith at a prudent estimate of their expected sales
Fund can reach a certain size. In this case, the Management Company
price.
will pay the dealing costs and other costs from its own assets in order
to prevent dilution of Shareholder value. Note that in this circumstance, Any asset or liability not attributable to a particular Sub-Fund will be
investors placing redemption requests will not receive the price for allocated pro-rata to the NAV of each Sub-Fund. All liabilities
their Shares that they would have if swing pricing were being applied. attributable to a particular Sub-Fund are binding solely on that Sub-
For a list of Sub-Funds to which the Management Company has decided Fund.
not to apply the swing pricing adjustment, see
jpmorganassetmanagement.lu.
Fund Rights Related to NAV Calculation
CALCULATION OF BID AND OFFER PRICE and Dealing Arrangements
The Offer Price per Share of each Share Class is calculated by adding Q Calculate a NAV more often than once a day, whether temporarily or
an initial charge, if any, to its NAV. The initial charge will be calculated permanently. Examples of circumstances that might lead to
as a percentage of the NAV not exceeding the levels shown in Sub- additional NAV calculations include where the Management Company
Fund Descriptions. considers that there had been a material change to the market value
The Bid Price per Share of each Share Class is calculated by deducting a of the investments in one or more Sub-Funds, or where there is an
redemption charge, if any, from its NAV. The redemption charge will be in-specie subscription and the Management Company believes it is in
calculated as a percentage of the NAV not exceeding the levels shown the interests of the Shareholders to value such a subscription
in Sub-Fund Descriptions. separately or where an additional NAV calculation (which may be to
more than 2 decimals) regarding a Sub-Fund merger will allow for a
ERROR CORRECTION more precise calculation of the conversion ratio in the best interest
Any NAV that experiences a calculation error that exceeds a certain of Shareholders in both the merging and receiving Sub-Funds. If the
threshold (positive or negative) will be addressed according to the Management Company decides to alter the frequency of the NAV
Management Company’s NAV correction policy. calculation permanently, the Prospectus will be amended and
Shareholders informed accordingly.

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Q Alter dealing arrangements, whether temporarily or permanently. If As the value of research services that a broker-dealer provides can be
the Management Company decides to alter the dealing arrangements included when determining which firm offers “best execution”, the
permanently, the Prospectus will be amended and Shareholders Investment Manager can choose a broker-dealer that charges a higher
informed accordingly. commission on trades if the Investment Manager determines, in good
faith, that the commission paid is reasonable in relation to the value of
Q Apply alternative valuation methods. When it believes the interests of
the brokerage and research services provided.
Shareholders or the Fund justify it, the Management Company can
apply valuation methods other than those described above, such as: The Investment Manager (or its delegate, such as a Sub-Investment
Manager) makes such a determination based upon either a particular
– drawing upon other available pricing sources
transaction or the overall responsibilities of the adviser with respect to
– valuing securities at either their bid or offer Prices, given the the accounts over which it exercises investment discretion. Therefore,
prevailing market conditions and/or the level of subscriptions or research may not necessarily benefit all accounts that pay commissions
redemptions relative to the size of the relevant Sub-Fund to a broker-dealer.
– adjusting the NAV for dealing charges incurred by a Sub-Fund, up The research services in question are typically not available on a stand-
to 1% of the total net assets of the Sub-Fund at the time, and alone basis from broker-dealers. The research can include research
only if there is no swing pricing in effect on the same Share Class from an affiliate of the broker-dealer or access to unaffiliated industry
at the time experts.
– fair value methods. The Investment Manager (or its delegate) can also use brokerage
The Management Company will only use alternative valuation methods commissions to acquire research from independent providers and
when it believes such a step is warranted in light of unusual market broker- dealers through commission-sharing arrangements (CSAs). The
volatility or other circumstances. Any fair value adjustments will be Investment Manager uses CSA credits only to obtain research designed
applied consistently to all Share Classes within a Sub-Fund. to assist in the investment decision-making process.
In relation to best execution as it relates to EPM techniques specifically,
a range of execution factors are taken into account in order to deliver
Best Execution best execution. The factors considered when delivering best execution
In choosing broker-dealers to execute trades involving portfolio include pricing, speed, execution efficiency and any other consideration
securities, the Investment Manager and the Fund have fiduciary and relevant to the execution of an order.
regulatory requirements to seek the broker-dealer that offers the “best
execution”.

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Ongoing Communication
trading in Shares, and all other items for which a notice is required.
Notices and Publications Notices will be sent to Shareholders where required by Luxembourg law
The following table shows which most recent official materials are or CSSF regulation or practice. “Core service provider agreements”
typically made available through which channels: include those with the Management Company and the Depositary.
Statements and contract notes are sent when there are transactions in
Information/document Sent Media Online Office
a Shareholder’s account, although they are also sent at minimum every
six months. Other items are sent when issued. An audited annual report
KIIDs b b
is issued within four months of the end of each Financial Year. An
Prospectus b b unaudited semi-annual report is issued within two months of the end of
the period it covers.
Application form and Terms
and Conditions
b b Information on past performance appears in the KIID for each Sub-
Fund, by Share Class, and in the Shareholder Reports.
NAVs (Share prices)
(excluding P and V Share b b b Additional information is made available by the Management Company
Classes) at its registered office, upon request, in accordance with the provisions
of Luxembourg law and regulation. This additional information includes
Dividend announcements b b b
procedures relating to complaints handling, the strategy followed for
Shareholder Reports b b the exercise of voting rights of the Fund, the policy for placing orders
Shareholder meeting to deal on behalf of the Fund with other entities, the best execution
notices
b b b b policy as well as the arrangements relating to the fee, commission or
non-monetary benefit in relation with the investment management and
Other notices from the
b b b administration of the Fund.
Board
Notices from the
b b b
Management Company Shareholder Meetings
Statements/contract notes b The annual general meeting is held in Luxembourg 12:00 noon CET on
the last Friday of April each year, or if that is not a business day in
Articles b b
Luxembourg, then the next day that is. Other Shareholder meetings can
Stock exchange listing be held at other places and times; if any are scheduled, notices will be
information
b
distributed to Shareholders and will be published as required by law.
Core service provider Resolutions concerning the interests of all Shareholders generally will
agreements
b
be taken in a general meeting; those concerning the rights of the
Shareholders of a specific Sub-Fund/Share Class will be discussed in a
KEY
meeting of that Sub-Fund’s/Share Class’ Shareholders. The meeting
Sent Sent to Shareholders at the address on the register (physically, notice will indicate any applicable quorum requirements. When no
electronically, or as an emailed link if appropriate). quorum is required, decisions will normally be taken if approved by a
Media Published in newspapers or other media (such as newspapers in majority of those Shareholders that actually vote on the matter,
Luxembourg and other countries where Shares are available, or whether in person or by proxy.
electronic platforms), as well as in the RESA. To fully exercise all rights as a Shareholder, including voting rights,
Online Posted online on jpmorganassetmanagement.lu, except for the Shares must be registered in a Shareholder’s name, not that of an
Articles, which are available at lbr.lu. intermediary.
Office Available free upon request from the registered offices of the
Fund and the Management Company, and available for inspection at
those offices. Except for the last item, may also available from the Queries and Complaints
depositary and local Distributors. Any person who would like to receive information about the Fund or
“Other notices from the Board” include notices of Prospectus changes, who wishes to make a complaint about the operation of the Fund
the merger or liquidation of Sub-Funds or Share Classes, suspension of should contact the Management Company.

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Information for Investors in Certain Countries
The Fund engages local representatives or paying agents to handle notwithstanding any other provision in this Prospectus and other
transactions in Shares in certain countries or markets. In countries governing documents and agreements will invest at least 25% of NAV
where a Sub-Fund has obtained approval to offer Shares, investors can on a continuous basis in equities (Kapitalbeteiligungen) as defined in
obtain from these representatives at no cost a Prospectus, a KIID and/ the German Investment Tax Act:
or other local offering document, the Articles and the most recent JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Balanced Fund
Shareholder Reports. Such documentation may also be obtained
Greece
electronically at https://www.eifs.lu/jpmorgan for investors in certain
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Rothschildplatz 1 INFORMATION AGENT
A-1020 Vienna, Austria Erste Bank Investment Hungary Ltd.
Croatia 1138 Budapest, Népfürdő
PAYING AGENT u. 24-26, Hungary
ZAGREBAČKA BANKA d.d., Iceland
Zagreb, Trg bana Josipa Jelačića 10 PAYING AGENT
10000 Zagreb, Croatia Arion Bank,
Cyprus Borgartúni 19, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland
PAYING AGENT Ireland
Eurobank Cyprus Ltd
41 Makariou Avenue,
The Directors of the Fund intend to conduct the affairs of the Fund so
1065 Nicosia, Cyprus.
that it does not become resident in Ireland for taxation purposes.
Czech Republic Accordingly, provided the Fund does not exercise a trade within Ireland
REPRESENTATIVE AND PRINCIPAL PAYING AGENT or carry on a trade in Ireland through a branch or agency, the Fund will
UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia A.S not be subject to Irish tax on its income and gains other than on certain
Prague 4 – Michle, Želetavská 1525/1 Irish source income and gains.
Postcode 140 92, Czech Republic
The Shares of the Fund should constitute a "material interest" in an
France offshore fund located in a qualifying location for the purposes of
REPRESENTATIVE Chapter 4 (Sections 747B to 747FA) of Part 27 of the Taxes
JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l., Paris Branch Place Consolidation Act, 1997 (as amended). Shareholders resident in Ireland
Vendôme for taxation purposes will be required to disclose their investment in
F-75001 Paris, France the Fund on their Irish tax return and subject to personal
+33 1 44 21 70 00 circumstances, will be liable to Irish income tax or corporation tax in
Germany respect of any income distributions of the Fund (whether distributed or
INFORMATION AGENT reinvested in new Shares).
JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l., Frankfurt Branch Furthermore, the attention of individuals resident or ordinarily resident
Taunustor 1 in Ireland for tax purposes is drawn to certain anti-avoidance legislation
D-60310 Frankfurt am Main, Germany in particular Chapter 1 of Part 33 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997
+49 69 7124 0 (as amended), which may render them liable to income tax in respect of
German Investment Tax Act undistributed income or profits of the Fund and also Chapter 4 of Part
The following Sub-Funds intend to qualify as an “Equity Fund" in 19 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 (as amended) could be material
accordance with the partial exemption regime and therefore, to any person who holds 5% or more of the Shares in the Fund if, at
notwithstanding any other provision in this Prospectus and other the same time, the Fund is controlled in such a manner as to render it
governing documents and agreements, will invest more than 50% of a company that would, were it to have been resident in Ireland, be a
NAV on a continuous basis in equities (Kapitalbeteiligungen) as defined "close" company for Irish taxation purposes.
in the German Investment Tax Act: Attention is drawn to the fact that special rules may apply to particular
JPMorgan Investment Funds - Japan Sustainable Equity Fund types of Shareholders (such as financial institutions). Persons who are
JPMorgan Investment Funds - US Select Equity Fund resident but not domiciled in Ireland may be able to claim the
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Europe Select Equity Fund remittance basis of taxation, in which case the liability to tax will only
JPMorgan Investment Funds - Japan Strategic Value Fund arise as and when income or gains from the Fund are received in
JPMorgan Investment Funds - Europe Strategic Dividend Fund Ireland. Investors should seek their own professional advice as to the
JPMorgan Investment Funds – Global Select Equity Fund tax consequences before investing in Shares in the Fund. Taxation law
JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Dividend Fund and practice, and the levels of taxation may change from time to time.
JPMorgan Investment Funds - Global Core Equity Fund Italy
The following Sub-Funds intend to qualify as a “Mixed Fund" in REPRESENTATIVE
accordance with the partial exemption regime and therefore, JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l., Milan Branch

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Via Cordusio 3 A restricted offer or invitation to subscribe for Shares of each
I–20121 Milano, Italy Restricted Sub-Fund is the subject of this Prospectus. Save for the
+39 02 88951 Restricted Sub-Funds which are also Recognised Sub-Funds, the
PRINCIPAL PAYING AGENT Restricted Sub-Funds are not authorised or recognised by the MAS, and
BNP Paribas Securities Services the Shares are not allowed to be offered to the retail public in
Succursale Italia Singapore. A concurrent restricted offer of Shares of each Restricted
Piazza Lina Bo Bardi 3 I 20124 Milan, Italy Sub-Fund which is also a Recognised Sub-Fund is made under and in
reliance of sections 304 and/or 305 of the SFA.
Regular Savings Plans, redemption and switch programmes are
available in Italy. In addition to the fees and expenses indicated in this This Prospectus and any other document or material issued in
Prospectus, Italian Shareholders are charged fees relating to paying connection with this restricted offer or sale of the Restricted Sub-Funds
agent. For further information on Regular Savings Plans and paying is not a prospectus as defined in the SFA and has not been registered
agent fees, see the current Italian application form. as a prospectus with the MAS. Accordingly, statutory liability under the
SFA in relation to the content of prospectuses would not apply. You
The Management Company can choose to accept deal requests that are
should consider carefully whether the investment is suitable for you
not signed by the Shareholder so long as an authorised Distributor
after reviewing this Prospectus.
holds a valid power of attorney from the Shareholder.
This Prospectus and any other document or material in connection with
The Management Company may apply exclusive settlement
the restricted offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of
arrangements to certain representatives / paying agents. Such
the relevant Sub-Funds may not be circulated or distributed, nor may
arrangements will not be more favourable than the terms outlined
the Shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation
under Investing in the Sub-Funds and may, for example, require
for subscription or purchase, pursuant to this Prospectus whether
certain paying agents / representatives to provide cleared settlement
directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (a) to an
for subscriptions within a shorter timeframe than that detailed under
institutional investor (as defined in section 4A of the SFA, a “Singapore
Investing in the Sub-Funds.
Institutional Investor") under section 304 of the SFA; (b) to a relevant
Japan person pursuant to section 305(1), or any person pursuant to section
REPRESENTATIVE AND PRINCIPAL PAYING AGENT 305(2) of the SFA (each a “Relevant Investor”), and in accordance with
JPMorgan Securities Japan Co. Limited the conditions specified in section 305 of the SFA; or (c) otherwise
Tokyo Building, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other
Tokyo 100-6432, Japan applicable provision of the SFA. Where Shares are initially subscribed or
+81 3 6736 1503 purchased under: (a) section 304 of the SFA by a Singapore Institutional
Liechtenstein Investor, subsequent transfers of the Shares can only be made to
REPRESENTATIVE AND PRINCIPAL PAYING AGENT another Singapore Institutional Investor; and (b) section 305 of the SFA
VP Bank AG by a Relevant Investor, subsequent transfers of the Shares can only be
Aeulestrasse 6 made to a Singapore Institutional Investor or another Relevant Investor.
9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein Additionally, where Shares are subscribed or purchased under section
Luxembourg 305 of the SFA by a relevant person (as defined in section 305(5) of the
REPRESENTATIVE SFA) which is:
JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l. i) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor as defined in
6, route de Trèves section 4A of the SFA) the sole business of which is to hold
L-2633 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg investments, and the entire share capital of which is owned by one
+352 34 10 1 or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or
Netherlands ii) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) the sole
REPRESENTATIVE purpose of which is to hold investments, and each beneficiary of
JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l., Netherlands Branch the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor;
WTC Tower B, 11th Floor, Strawinskylaan 1135
securities (as defined in section 2(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or
NL-1077XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust
+31 20 504 0330
shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that
Singapore trust has acquired the Shares pursuant to an offer made under section
Certain Sub-Funds (the “Restricted Sub-Funds”) have been entered onto 305 of the SFA except:
the list of restricted schemes maintained by the Monetary Authority of a) to a Singapore Institutional Investor or to a relevant person
Singapore (the “MAS”) for purpose of restricted offer in Singapore defined in section 305(5) of the SFA, or to any person arising from
pursuant to section 305 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 an offer referred to in section 275(1A) or section 305A(3)(i)(B) of
of Singapore (the “SFA”) and the list of Restricted Sub-Funds may be the SFA;
accessed at the MAS website at
https://eservices.mas.gov.sg/cisnetportal/jsp/list.jsp. b) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer;
The Shares of the Restricted Sub-Funds are “capital markets products c) where the transfer is by operation of law;
other than prescribed capital markets products” (as defined in the d) as specified in section 305A(5) of the SFA; or
Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018) and
e) as specified in regulation 36A of the Securities and Futures (Offers
Specified Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12:
of Investments) (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations 2005
Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16:
of Singapore.
Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).
Investors should note further that the other Sub-Funds of the Fund
In addition, certain Sub-Funds (including some of the Restricted Sub-
referred to in this Prospectus other than the Restricted Sub-Funds and/
Funds), have also been recognised in Singapore for retail distribution
or the Recognised Sub-Funds, are not available to Singapore investors
(the “Recognised Sub-Funds”). Please refer to the Singapore prospectus
and references to such other Sub-Funds are not and should not be
(which has been registered by the MAS) relating to the retail offer of
construed as an offer of Shares of such other Sub-Funds in Singapore.
the Recognised Sub-Funds for the list of Sub-Funds which are
Recognised Sub-Funds. The registered Singapore prospectus may be Investors in Singapore should note that past performance information
obtained from the relevant appointed Distributors. and the financial reports of the Restricted Sub-Funds are available at
relevant Distributors.

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Slovakia such is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"). The
REPRESENTATIVE AND PRINCIPAL PAYING AGENT Prospectus may accordingly be distributed in the UK without restriction.
UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia A.S. Copies of this Prospectus have been delivered to the FCA as required
Prague 4 - Michle Želetavská 1525/1 under FSMA.
Postcode 140 92, Prague 4, Czech Republic Investors can obtain information about the most recently published net
Spain asset value of Shares and redemption facilities from the Facilities,
SALES AGENT Marketing and Sales Agent detailed above.
JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l., Spanish Branch Written complaints about any aspect of the service including the
Paseo de la Castellana, 31 operations of the Fund, or requests to obtain a copy of the complaints
28046 Madrid, Spain handling procedure can be addressed to the Facilities, Marketing and
+34 91 516 12 00 Sales Agent for submission to the Fund’s registered office. The
Further information for Spanish investors is included in the Spanish Management Company intends to seek UK Reporting Fund Status
marketing memorandum which has been filed with the Comisión (“UKRFS”) for certain Share Classes, including but not necessarily
Nacional del Mercado de Valores (“CNMV”) and is available from the limited to the (dist) Share Classes. For further information on UKRFS,
sales agent. including details of the reportable income of each relevant Share Class
Sweden (available annually within 6 months of the end of the relevant reporting
REPRESENTATIVE period), go to jpmorganassetmanagement.lu
JPMorgan Asset Management (Nordic) filial till JPMorgan Asset United States of America
Management (Europe) S.à r.l., Luxembourg None of the Shares have been or will be registered under the United
Hamngatan 15 States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or under the
S-111 47 Stockholm, Sweden securities laws of any state or political subdivision of the United States
+46 8 50644770 of America or any of its territories, possessions or other areas subject
PAYING AGENT to its jurisdiction including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ) (SEB), "United States"). The Fund is not and will not be registered under the
SE-10640 Stockholm, Sweden US Investment Company Act of 1940 nor under any other US federal
laws.
Switzerland
REPRESENTATIVE In principle, the Fund and/or the Management Company will not, but
JPMorgan Asset Management (Switzerland) LLC reserve the right to, accept any subscription from or for the benefit of
Dreikönigstrasse 37 or holding by a US Person, defined as any of the following:
21 8002 Zurich, Switzerland Q any individual person in the United States
+41 22 206 86 20 Q any partnership, trust or corporation organised or incorporated
PAYING AGENT under the laws of the United States
J.P. Morgan (Suisse) SA
Q any agency or branch of a non-US entity located in the United States
rue de la Confédération
1204 Geneva , Switzerland Q any discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or
+41 22 744 11 11 trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organised, incorporated, or,
Authorised and regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory if an individual, resident in the United States
Authority (FINMA). A US Person would also include:
Taiwan Q any estate of which any executor or administrator is a US Person
MASTER AGENT
Q any trust of which any trustee is a US Person
JPMorgan Asset Management (Taiwan) Limited
20F, 1, Songzhi Rd, Xinyi Dist Q any discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or
Taipei City 110, Taiwan (R.O.C.) trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account
+886 2 8726 8686 of a US Person
Authorised by the Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission. Q any partnership of which any partner is a US Person
United Kingdom In addition, the Fund and/or the Management Company will, in
FACILITIES, MARKETING AND SALES AGENT principle, not accept any direct subscription from or direct holding by
JPMorgan Funds Limited any individual who is a US citizen or a US tax resident or any non-US
60 Victoria Embankment partnership, non-US trust or similar tax transparent non-US entity that
London, EC4Y 0JP, United Kingdom has any partner, beneficiary or owner that is a US Person, US citizen or
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). US tax resident.
Copies of the following documents in English can be obtained or Shares may not be acquired or owned by, or acquired with assets of, (i)
inspected, free of charge, at the above address: any retirement plan subject to Title I of the United States Employee
Q the Articles of the Fund and any amendments thereto; Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"); (ii) any
individual retirement account or plan subject to Section 4975 of the
Q the latest Prospectus;
United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and/or (iii) a person or
Q the latest Key Investor Information Documents and entity the underlying assets of which include the assets of any
Q the latest annual and semi-annual reports. employee benefit plan or plan by reason of Department of Labour
Regulation Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.
The Fund is a recognised scheme in the UK for the purposes of the
The Management Company reserves the right to request a written
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA") by virtue of section
representation from investors stating their compliance with the above
264 of FSMA. The content of this Prospectus has been approved for the
restrictions prior to accepting subscription requests.
purposes of section 21 of FSMA by the Fund, which as a scheme
recognised under section 264 of FSMA is an authorised person and as

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 245


Fund Business Operations
Operations and Business Structure Martin Porter
Thornhill, Hammerwood Road
Fund name JPMorgan Investment Funds Ashurst Wood, Sussex
Registered office RH19 3SL, United Kingdom
6, route de Trèves
L-2633 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg CONNECTED DIRECTORS
Legal structure Sociétés anonyme, qualifying as a société
d’investissement à capital variable (“SICAV”). Massimo Greco
Incorporated 22 December 1994. JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
60 Victoria Embankment
Duration Indefinite. London, EC4Y 0JP, United Kingdom
Articles Last modified on 4 December 2017 in the Recueil Electronique
des Sociétés et Associations. Daniel J. Watkins
Regulatory authority JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific) Limited (formerly known as
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) JF Asset Management Limited)
283, route d’Arlon 19th Floor, Chater House
L-1150 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 8 Connaught Road Central Hong Kong
Tel +352 262 511
Marion Mulvey
Fax +352 262 512 601
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
Registration number B 49 663.
60 Victoria Embankment
Financial year 1 January to 31 December. London, EC4Y 0JP, United Kingdom
Capital Sum of the net assets of all the Sub-Funds. The Board is responsible for the overall management and
Par value of Shares None. administration of the Fund and has broad powers to act on its behalf,
including:
Q appointing and supervising the Management Company and the other
Structure and Governing Law service providers indicated below
The Fund is an “umbrella fund” under which the Sub-Funds are created
Q setting investment policy and approving the appointment of the
and operate. The assets and liabilities of each Sub-Fund are segregated
Investment Manager and of any Sub-Investment Managers that are
from those of other Sub-Funds; there is no cross-liability between Sub-
not JPMorgan entities
Funds (referred to as a "share class" in the articles). The Fund qualifies
as an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Q making all determinations regarding the launch, modification, merger
(UCITS) under Part 1 of the 2010 Law, complies with all applicable UCITS or liquidation of Sub-Funds and Share Classes, including such
legislation (including EC Directive 2009/65 as amended and related matters as timing, pricing, fees, Valuation Days, dividend policy and
directives and regulations) and is registered on the official list of other conditions
collective investment undertakings maintained by the CSSF. Q determining whether to list a Sub-Fund’s Shares on the Luxembourg
Any legal disputes involving the Fund, the Management Company, the Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange
depositary or any Shareholder will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Q determining when and in what manner the Fund will exercise any of
competent Luxembourg court, although the Fund can submit itself to the rights reserved in this Prospectus or by statute, and making any
the competent court of other jurisdictions in disputes that concern associated Shareholder communications
activities or Shareholders in that jurisdiction.
Q ensuring that the appointment of the Management Company and the
depositary is consistent with the 2010 Law and any applicable
Board of Directors contracts of the Fund
The Board has overall responsibility for the Fund’s investment activities
A majority of the Board consists of independent Directors. No Directors
and other operations. The Board has delegated the day-to-day
have executive powers within the Board.
management of the Fund and its Sub-Funds to the Management
Company, which in turn has delegated some or all of its duties to
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
various Investment Managers and other service providers. The
Peter Thomas Schwicht, Chair Management Company, under the supervision of the Board, remains
Humboldstr 17 responsible for the delegated duties and acts.
D-60318 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The Board is responsible for the information in this Prospectus and has
Jacques Elvinger taken all reasonable care to ensure that it is materially accurate and
complete.
Elvinger Hoss Prussen, société anonyme
2, place Winston Churchill The Board also sets the fees to be paid to independent Directors,
B.P. 425, L-2014 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg subject to approval by Shareholders (no Director’s fees are paid to
Directors who are employed by any entity of JPMorgan Chase & Co.).
John Li How Cheong Directors serve until their term ends, they resign, or they are revoked,
The Directors' Office in accordance with the Articles. Any additional Directors will be
19 rue de Bitbourg, appointed in accordance with the Articles and Luxembourg law.
L-1273 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Directors are reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses in connection with
the performance of their duties as a Director.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 246


Service Providers Engaged by the Board Q have no remuneration perquisites or non-performance-based
remuneration
THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY Q maintain strong governance around remunerations practices
Management Company name JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) Q avoid conflicts of interest
S.à r.l The policy applies to all employees, including employees whose
Registered office professional activities materially impact the risk profile of the
6, route de Trèves Management Company or the Fund, includes a description of how
L-2633 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg remuneration and benefits are calculated, and sets out the
Other contact information responsibilities for awarding remuneration and benefits, including the
Tel +352 34 10 1 composition of the committee that oversees and controls the policy. A
Fax +352 2452 9755 copy of the policy is available at
am.jpmorgan.com/lu/en/asset-management/adv/funds/policies/ or free
Legal form of company Société à responsabilité limitée (S.à r.l).
of charge from the Management Company.
Incorporated 20 April 1988, in Luxembourg.
Articles of Incorporation Last modified on 8 February 2019 and MANAGEMENT COMPANY BOARD OF MANAGERS
published in the Mémorial C, Recueil des Sociétés et Associations, on 22
February 2019. Graham Goodhew
Regulatory authority Independent Director
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) 8 Rue Pierre Joseph Redoute
283, route d’Arlon L-2435 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
L-1150 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Massimo Greco
Registration number B 27900
Managing Director, JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
Authorised and issued share capital EUR 10 million. 60 Victoria Embankment
The Board has appointed the Management Company to perform London EC4Y 0JP, United Kingdom
investment management, administrative and marketing functions and as
domiciliary agent. The Management Company typically serves for an Beate Gross
indefinite period and the Board can replace the Management Company. Managing Director, JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l
In its capacity as domiciliary agent, the Management Company is 6, route de Trèves
responsible for the administrative work required by law and the L-2633 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Articles, and for keeping the books and records of the Sub-Funds and
Hendrik van Riel
the Fund. The Management Company is subject to Chapter 15 of the
2010 Law. Independent Director Via Allessandro Fleming 101/A Rome, Italy
The Management Company can delegate to third parties some or all of Christoph Bergweiler
its activities, subject to applicable laws. For example, so long as it Managing Director, JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l
retains control and supervision, the Management Company can appoint 6, route de Trèves
one or more Investment Managers to handle the day-to-day L-2633 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
management of Sub-Fund assets, or one or more advisors to provide
investment information, recommendations and research concerning Sherene Ban
prospective and existing investments. The Management Company can Managing Director, JPMorgan Asset Management (Singapore) Limited
also appoint various service providers; further details can be obtained 88 Market Street, 29th Floor, CapitaSpring, Singapore 048948
from its registered office.
The Investment Managers and all service providers typically serve for an Andy Powell
indefinite period and the Management Company can replace them Managing Director, JPMorgan Investment Management Inc.
periodically. 277 Park Ave, New York, NY, 10172-0003, United States
The names of other funds for which JPMorgan Asset Management
(Europe) S.à r.l serves as a management company is available on MANAGEMENT COMPANY CONDUCTING OFFICERS
request from its registered office. Gilbert Dunlop
Remuneration Policy Philippe Ringard
The Management Company has a remuneration policy that is designed Beate Gross
to: James Stuart
Q contribute to the achievement of short-term and long-term strategic Louise Mullan
and operational objectives at the same time avoiding excessive risk- The conducting officers supervise and coordinate the activities of the
taking inconsistent with the risk management strategy Management Company and are responsible for the day to day
Q provide a balanced total remuneration package made up of a mix of management of the Management Company in accordance with the
fixed and variable components including base salary, cash incentives Luxembourg law.
and long-term, equity based or fund-tracking incentives that vest
over time DEPOSITARY
Q promote proper governance and regulatory compliance J.P. Morgan SE - Luxembourg Branch
Key elements of the policy are intended to: 6, route de Trèves
Q tie remuneration of employees to long-term performance and align it L-2633 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
with Shareholders’ interests The depositary provides such services as:
Q encourage a shared success culture amongst employees Q maintaining custody of the assets of the Fund
Q attract and retain talented individuals Q verifying the ownership, and maintaining an up-to-date record, of all
Q integrate risk management and remuneration assets held by the Fund

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT FUNDS 247


Q ensuring that various activities are carried out in accordance with Service Providers Engaged by the
the Board’s instructions and, above all, with law, regulation and the
Articles; these activities include the calculation of NAV, the Management Company
processing of dealing requests and the receipt and allocation of
income and revenues to each Sub-Fund and Share Class, among INVESTMENT MANAGERS
others The Management Company has delegated the investment management
Q carrying out the orders of the Fund and the Management Company, of each Sub-Fund to one or more of the Investment Managers listed
and ensuring that any delegated entities or sub-custodians carry out below. The Management Company can appoint any other entity of
these orders, unless they conflict with Luxembourg law or the JPMorgan Chase & Co. to be an Investment Manager in which case this
Articles Prospectus will be updated.
The depositary is not allowed to carry out activities with regard to the JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific) Limited (formerly known
Fund that may create conflicts of interest between the Fund, the as JF Asset Management Limited)
Shareholders and the depositary itself, unless it has properly identified
19th Floor, Chater House
these potential conflicts of interest, has functionally and hierarchically
8 Connaught Road Central Hong Kong
separated the performance of its depositary tasks from its other
potentially conflicting tasks, and the potential conflicts of interest are JPMorgan Asset Management (Japan) Limited
properly identified, managed, monitored and disclosed to Shareholders.
Tokyo Building, 7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6432,
To address conflicts of interest, the depositary follows the policies and
Japan
procedures that are outlined in Considerations for Investors under
Investing in the Sub-Funds and that are available in full upon request JPMorgan Asset Management (Singapore) Limited
to the Management Company. 88 Market Street, 30th Floor, CapitaSpring, Singapore 048948
The depositary must act independently from the Fund and the
Management Company, solely in the interest of the Fund and the JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
Shareholders, and in compliance with UCITS V legislation. 60 Victoria Embankment
The depositary can, with the Fund’s consent, entrust Fund assets to London EC4Y 0JP, United Kingdom
third party banks, financial institutions or clearinghouses, and to sub- Authorised and regulated by the FCA.
custodians, but this will not affect its liability.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
The depositary will exercise all due skill, care and diligence to ensure
383 Madison Avenue
that any delegate is capable of providing an adequate standard of
New York, NY 10 179, United States of America
protection.
The Investment Managers are responsible for day-to-day management
Where the law of a third country requires that certain financial
of the Sub-Funds’ portfolios in accordance with the stated investment
instruments be held in custody by a local entity and there are no local
objectives and policies. The Investment Manager may, from time to
entities that satisfy the delegation requirement, the depositary can
time, sub-delegate part or all of the investment management function
delegate to a local entity, provided that the investors have been duly
to one or more affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
informed and that appropriate instructions to delegate to the relevant
local entity have been given by or for the Fund. To see the Investment Manager(s) responsible for each Sub-Fund, go to
am.jpmorgan.com/lu/en/asset-management/adv/funds/administrative-
The depositary must use reasonable care in exercising its duties and is
information/
liable to the Fund and Shareholders for any loss of a financial
instrument held in custody, whether held directly or by any of its
COMMISSION SHARING ARRANGEMENTS
delegates or sub-custodians. The depositary shall, however, not be
liable if it can prove that the loss has arisen as a result of an external An Investment Manager may enter into commission sharing
event beyond its reasonable control, the consequences of which would arrangements, but only where all of the following are true:
have been unavoidable despite all reasonable efforts to the contrary. Q there is a direct and identifiable benefit to the clients of the
The depositary is also liable for any losses resulting from negligent or Investment Managers including the Fund
intentional failure to properly perform its duties, including all duties Q the Investment Managers are satisfied that the transactions
under UCITS V legislation.
generating the shared commissions are made in good faith, in strict
Full updated details regarding the description of the depositary’s duties compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and in the best
as well as information regarding safekeeping functions delegated by the interests of the Fund and its Shareholders
depositary and the up-to-date list of delegates are available on request
Q the terms of the arrangements are commensurate with best market
from the Management Company. For a current list of sub-custodians
practice
used by the depositary, go to
am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/emea/lu/en/ Depending on local regulation, an Investment Manager can pay for
communications/lux-communication/jpm-lux-list-subcustodians-ce-en. research or execution services using soft commissions or other similar
pdf. arrangements. From 1 January 2018, only certain Sub-Funds as
disclosed on www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu may use commission
sharing / soft commission to pay for external research.
Service Providers Engaged by the
PRIME BROKERAGE ARRANGEMENTS
Shareholders of the Fund The Fund or Investment Managers may appoint one or several Prime
Brokers to provide brokerage and dealing services to the Fund.
AUDITOR
In relation to the purchases and sale transaction that the Prime Brokers
PricewaterhouseCoopers, société cooperative will settle for the Fund, the Prime Brokers can provide financing to the
2, rue Gerhard Mercator, B.P. 1443 Fund and hold assets and cash on behalf of the Fund in connection with
L-1014 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg such settlement and financing transactions. As security for the payment
The auditor provides independent review of the financial statements of and performance of its obligations and liabilities to the Prime Brokers,
the Fund and all Sub-Funds once a year. The auditor is appointed the Fund will advance to the Prime Brokers collateral in the form of
annually at the annual general meeting of Shareholders. assets or cash.

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For the identity of any Prime Brokers and other relevant information, ADMINISTRATOR
go to J.P. Morgan SE, Luxembourg Branch
am.jpmorgan.com/lu/en/asset-management/adv/funds/administrative- 6C, route de Trèves, L-2633 Senningerberg Luxembourg
information/. The administrator performs NAV calculation and accounting services for
the Fund
LEGAL ADVISER
Elvinger Hoss Prussen, société anonyme SALES AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS
2, place Winston Churchill, B.P. 425 The Management Company appoints sales agents and Distributors
L-2014 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (entities or individuals who arrange or carry out the marketing, sales or
distribution of Sub-Fund Shares). In some countries, use of an agent is
The legal adviser provides independent legal advice on business,
mandatory.
regulatory, tax, and other matters, as requested.

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Glossaries
GLOSSARY 1 DEFINED TERMS Central Provident Fund (CPF) Singapore’s mandatory social security
The following terms have these specific meanings within this document. savings scheme
All references to laws and documents apply to those laws and China-Hong Kong Stock Connect Programmes The Shanghai-Hong
documents as amended from time to time. Kong Stock Connect Programme and any other similarly regulated
2010 Law The Luxembourg law of 17 December 2010 on undertakings securities trading and clearing-linked programmes through which
for collective investment. Words and expressions that are not defined in investments are made in Chinese domestic securities.
the Prospectus but are defined in the 2010 Law have the same meaning CSRC The China Securities Regulatory Commission.
as in the 2010 Law. CSSF The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, the
Additional Investors Entities that are eligible for I, I2, S1, S2, X and Y Luxembourg financial regulator.
Shares in the EU in addition to Eligible Counterparties (as defined Deposits with Credit Institutions Deposits repayable or
below). These entities are the following: withdrawable on demand, with any maturity date no more than 12
Q charitable institutions registered in their jurisdictions months. The credit institutions must either have a registered office in
an EU Member State or, if not, be subject to prudential supervision
Q companies traded or listed on a regulated market and Large
rules the CSSF consider to be at least as stringent as EU rules.
Companies (as defined below)
Director A member of the Board.
Q corporate entities or holding companies, including personal
investment companies, where the purpose is to hold substantial Distributor Any person or entity appointed by the Management
financial interests/investments Company to distribute or arrange for the distribution of Shares.
Q local authorities and municipalities Eligible Counterparty(ies) Entities designated as Eligible
Counterparties per se in Article 30 (2) of Directive 2014/65/EU on
Q non-UCITS collective investment schemes and their management
markets in financial instruments as well as the entities qualifying as
companies
Eligible Counterparties in accordance with their national law as per the
Q reinsurance companies provisions of Article 30 (3) of Directive 2014/65/EU and Article 71 (1) of
Q social security institutions Commission Delegated Regulation 2017/565/EU. Eligible Counterparties
per se are:
Ancillary Liquid Assets Bank deposits at sight, such as cash held in
current accounts with a bank accessible at any time. Q investment firms
Articles The Articles of Incorporation of the Fund. Q credit institutions
Base Currency The currency in which a Sub-Fund maintains its Q insurance companies
financial statements and calculates its total net assets. Q pension funds and their management companies
Benchmark An index or rate, or a combination of indices or of rates, Q UCITS and their management companies
specified as being a point of reference for a Sub-Fund. The particular
Q financial institutions authorised or regulated under European Union
purposes for which a Sub-Fund uses its Benchmark are stated in Sub-
law or under the national law of a EU Member State
Fund Descriptions. Where a Sub-Fund's Benchmark is part of the
policy, this is stated in the investment objective and policy in Sub-Fund Q national governments and their corresponding offices including
Descriptions. public bodies that deal with public debt at national level
With respect to benchmarks, “Total Return Net” means the return is Q central banks and supranational organisations
quoted after any tax on dividends, “Total Return Gross” means it is For the purpose of the Share Classes eligibility requirements,
quoted before any tax on dividends, and “Price Index” means the return investment firms, credit institutions and authorised and regulated
excludes dividend income financial institutions referred to above must subscribe in the Share
Benchmarks Regulation Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Classes (i) on their own behalf or through structures managing their
Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as own assets (ii) in their own name but on behalf of other Eligible
benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to Counterparties or Additional Investors or (iii) in their own name but on
measure the performance of investment funds (and amending Directives behalf of their clients on the basis of a discretionary management
2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014). mandate.
Bid Price and Offer Price Shares of each Share Class are issued at Eligible State Any EU Member State, any member state of the OECD,
the Offer Price of such Share Class determined on the applicable and any other state which the Directors deem appropriate with regard
Valuation Day in accordance with the relevant provisions under to the investment objectives of each Sub-Fund. Eligible States in this
Calculation of Bid and Offer Price. category include countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australasia and
Subject to certain restrictions specified herein, Shareholders may at any Europe.
time request redemptions of their Shares at the Bid Price of the E/S characteristics
relevant Share Class determined on the applicable Valuation Day in Environmental and Social Characteristics
accordance with the relevant provisions under Calculation of Bid and ESMA The European Securities and Markets Authority, an independent
Offer Price. EU Authority that contributes to safeguarding the stability of the EU's
Board The Board of Directors of the Fund. financial system by ensuring the integrity, transparency, efficiency and
Caisse de Consignation The Luxembourg government agency orderly functioning of securities markets, as well as enhancing investor
responsible for safekeeping unclaimed assets. protection.

CDSC A contingent deferred sales charge, a charge that is deducted EU Member State A member state of the European Union.
from redemption proceeds and is calculated, at the time of redemption, Financial Year The Fund’s fiscal year.
on the purchase price of the Shares for the T Shares and NAV per
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Forward Pricing A price calculated at the valuation point following the JPMorgan Asset Management group, including but not limited to the
Sub-Fund’s deal cut off time by which all dealing requests in Shares Management Company and the Investment Managers.
must be received. Money Market Sub-Fund Any Sub-Fund duly authorised in accordance
Fund JPMorgan Investment Funds (except when it appears as part of with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/1131 of the European
the name of a Sub-Fund). Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on Money Market Funds
G20 The “Group of Twenty”, the central forum for international as may be amended or replaced from time to time.
cooperation on financial and economic issues, which comprises: NAV Net asset value per Share.
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, OECD The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South an intergovernmental economic organisation with 35 member countries.
Korea, Turkey, UK, USA and the European Union.
PRC The People’s Republic of China, not including Hong Kong, Macau or
Institutional Investor Institutional Investor within the meaning of Taiwan.
Article 174 of the 2010 Law such as:
PRC Custodian China Construction Bank Corporation ("CCB") a
Q banks and other professionals of the financial sector, insurance and company incorporated in China and having its principal place of
reinsurance companies, social security institutions and pension funds, business at No. 25 Finance Street, Beijing, PR China, 100032
industrial, commercial and financial group companies, all subscribing
Prime Broker A credit institution, regulated investment firm or other
on their own behalf, and the structures which such Institutional
entity subject to prudential regulation and ongoing supervision with
Investors put into place for the management of their own assets
whom the Fund has a prime brokerage agreement. A prime broker
Q credit institutions and other professionals of the financial sector serves as counterparty to transactions in portfolio investments and may
investing in their own name but on behalf of Institutional Investors help with the financing, execution, clearing and settlement of trades, as
as defined above well as providing custodial services, securities lending, customised
Q credit institutions or other professionals of the financial sector which technical services and operational support.
invest in their own name but on behalf of their clients on the basis Prospectus This document.
of a discretionary management mandate Privacy Policy The Privacy Policy issued by JPMorgan Asset
Q collective investment schemes and their managers Management on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries and its affiliates which
Q holding companies or similar entities, whose shareholders are is available at www.jpmorgan.com/emea-privacy-policy.
Institutional Investors as described in the foregoing paragraphs QFII An entity that meets the relevant PRC laws and requirements to
Q holding companies or similar entities, whether Luxembourg-based or be a qualified foreign institutional investor.
not, whose shareholder/beneficial owners are individual person(s) QFII/RQFII Eligible Securities Securities and other investments that a
who are extremely wealthy and may reasonably be regarded as QFII or RQFII can hold or make under QFII/RQFII Regulations.
sophisticated investors and where the purpose of the holding QFII/RQFII Regulations The laws and regulations governing the
company is to hold important financial interests/investments for an establishment and operation of the qualified foreign institutional
individual or a family investor’s regime and the Renminbi qualified foreign institutional
Q a holding company or similar entity which as a result of its structure, investor’s regime in the PRC.
activity and substance constitutes an Institutional Investor in its own Regulated Market A market that meets the requirements stated in
right item 21 of Article 4 of the European Parliament and the Council
Q governments, supranationals, local authorities, municipalities or their Directive 2014/EU of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments
agencies (and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU) as well
as any other market in an Eligible State which is regulated, operates
Investment Manager The entity that performs the investment
regularly and is recognised and open to the public.
management and advisory functions for a Sub-Fund.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Management Company’s ultimate holding RQFII A Renminbi qualified foreign institutional investor investing
directly in domestic securities of the PRC under the RQFII Regulations.
company (principal office: 383 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10179,
USA) and that company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries and affiliates SAFE The PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange.
worldwide. SFDR Regulation 2019/2088 on Sustainability-Related Disclosures in the
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A./JPMCB An affiliate of the Management Financial Services Sector.
Company. Share A share of any Sub-Fund.
KIID (i) a key investor information document required to be prepared Share Class A class of Shares.
for the Sub-Funds pursuant to the requirements of the UCITS
Share Class Currency The currency in which a given Share Class is
Regulations; or (ii) a key information document required to be prepared
denominated, which may or may not be the same as the Base Currency
for the Sub-Funds which are marketed to retail investors in the EEA
of the Sub-Fund.
pursuant to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 on key
information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based Shareholder Any investor recorded as an owner of Shares in the
investment products, as amended; or (iii) any equivalent or successor register of the Fund.
requirements in respect to (i) or (ii); Shareholder Reports The annual and semi-annual reports of the
Large Company For the purpose of the Share Classes eligibility Fund.
requirements, a company within the meaning of item (2) of section I of Short-Term Money Market Sub-Fund Any Sub-fund duly authorised
Annex II of directive 2014/65/EU. in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/1131 of the
Management Company The entity with overall responsibility for European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on Money
business management of the Fund. Market Funds as may be amended or replaced from time to time
Minimum Amount of Assets under Management Minimum amount Sub-Fund Any sub-fund of the Fund.
of assets is determined by the Management Company (excluding Sustainable Investment As defined under SFDR, an investment in an
investments in the JPMorgan Liquidity Funds range, JPMorgan Funds – economic activity that contributes to an environmental objective, as
Managed Reserves Fund and JPMorgan Funds – Sterling Managed measured, for example, by key resource efficiency indicators on the use
Reserves Fund) via segregated mandates and/or collective investment of energy, renewable energy, raw materials, water and land, on the
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biodiversity and the circular economy, or an investment in an economic aggressively managed Managed with higher turnover and risk than
activity that contributes to a social objective, in particular an investment an applicable benchmark.
that contributes to tackling inequality or that fosters social cohesion, alpha The risk-adjusted performance of an investment.
social integration and labour relations, or an investment in human
capital or economically or socially disadvantaged communities, provided
ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations. Current members are
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,
that such investments do not significantly harm any of those objectives
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The composition of the ASEAN may
and that the investee companies follow good governance practices, in
change over time.
particular with respect to sound management structures, employee
relations, remuneration of staff and tax compliance. Further information asset-backed security (ABS) A debt security whose yield, credit
on the definition of Sustainable Investment can be found on quality and effective maturity derive from an interest in an underlying
www.jpmorganassetmanagement.lu. pool of debt assets, such as credit card debt, car loans, consumer loans,
equipment lease and collateralised repo loans.
UCI An Undertaking for Collective Investment.
Average life A measure of how long it takes, on average, for the
UCITS An Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable
assets underlying an asset-backed security to repay their principal.
Securities governed by the Directive 2009/65/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of below investment grade Debt securities from less creditworthy
laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings issuers. These securities are rated Ba1/BB+ or lower using the highest
for collective investment in transferable securities. rating available from one of the independent ratings agencies e.g.
Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch. Also known as “high yield”
UCITS V Directive Directive 2014/91/EU of the European Parliament
securities, because they typically offer higher income in exchange for
and of the Council of 23 July 2014 amending the Directive 2009/65/EC
their higher level of default risk compared to investment grade debt
on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions
securities.
relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable
securities (UCITS) as regards depositary functions, remuneration policies Beta A measure of the risk of a security in comparison to the market
and sanctions. as a whole.
UCITS V Legislation UCITS V Directive, UCITS V Regulation and the blue chip companies Large companies that are widely recognised,
relevant provisions of Part I of the 2010 Law and any derived or well-established and appear to be financially sound
connected EU or national act, statute, regulation, circular or binding Brady bond A bond denominated in USD and issued by the
guidelines. government of a developing country under the Brady Plan, a program
UCITS V Regulation Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/438 designed to help Latin American countries pay off a portion of the debt
of 17 December 2015 supplementing Directive 2009/65/EC of the they owe to the United States of America.
European Parliament and of the Council with regard obligations of catastrophe bond A type of debt security where the return of
depositaries. principal and payment of interest is dependent on the non-occurrence
Valuation Day A day on which a Sub-Fund accepts dealing requests of a specific trigger event such as a hurricane, earthquake or other
and calculates a NAV per Share for each Share Class. Subject to any physical or weather-related phenomenon.
further restrictions specified for a Sub-Fund under Sub-Fund China A-Shares and China B-Shares Most companies listed on
Descriptions, a Valuation Day is a week day other than a day on which Chinese stock exchanges will offer two different share classes. China A-
any exchange or market on which a substantial portion of a Sub-Fund’s Shares are traded in Renminbi on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock
investments is traded, is closed. When dealings on any such exchange exchanges by companies incorporated in mainland China. China B-
or market are restricted or suspended, the Management Company may, Shares are quoted in foreign currencies (such as the USD) on the
in consideration of prevailing market conditions or other relevant Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges and are open to both domestic
factors, decide that a particular day will not be a Valuation Day. 1 and foreign investments.
January, Easter Monday, 24 – 26 December inclusive and any other day CIS States Commonwealth of Independent States, an alliance of former
specified in the relevant Sub-Fund Descriptions are also non-valuation Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in
days. By exception to the above, on 31 December provided it is not a December 1991. The member states include: Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Saturday or Sunday a NAV per Share for each Share Class will be Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan,
calculated however no dealing requests will be accepted. For a list of Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
expected non-dealing and non-valuation days, go to
https://am.jpmorgan.com/lu/en/asset-management/adv/funds/ claw-back mechanism A performance fee may accrue where there is
administrative-information/dealing-information/. negative return, provided that the performance exceeds the
performance fee Benchmark return since the last time a performance
Value at Risk (VaR) A statistical estimate, made with a high degree of fee was paid.
confidence, of the maximum potential loss that is likely to arise over a
given time interval under normal market conditions. collateral Assets provided by a borrower as security to the lender in
case the borrower fails to meet its obligations.
GLOSSARY 2 GENERAL INVESTMENT TERMS collateralised mortgage obligation (CMO) A mortgage-backed
While this glossary does reflect the meanings intended in this security that is divided into tranches with different levels of exposure to
Prospectus, its definitions are primarily informational (as opposed to any loans that become non-performing.
legal) and are intended to provide helpful general descriptions of commodities Physical goods that fall into one of two categories: hard
common securities, techniques and other terms. commodities such as metals (for example, gold, copper, lead, uranium),
absolute return Performance that is positive in terms of an increase diamonds, oil and gas; and soft commodities such as agricultural
in NAV, as opposed to performance relative to a Benchmark or other products, wool, cotton and foodstuffs (for example, cocoa, sugar,
measure. coffee).

agency mortgage-backed security A mortgage-backed security contingent convertible security A type of security that typically
issued by a U.S. government-sponsored agency such as the Student functions as a bond so long as certain pre-determined conditions are
Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage not triggered. These triggers may include measures of the issuer’s
Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage financial health remain above a certain level or the share price falling
Corporation (Freddie Mac). below a specified level.
contracts for difference (CFD) An arrangement made in a futures
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payments, rather than by the delivery of physical goods or securities. economy as defined by the International Finance Corporation, have low
CFDs provide investors with the all the benefits and risks of owning a or middle income economies according to the World Bank, or are listed
security without actually owning it. in World Bank publications as developing.
convertible security A type of security that generally has Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Non-financial
characteristics similar to both debt and equity securities. These considerations that may positively or negatively affect an issuer’s
securities can, or must be, exchanged for a set number of shares revenues, costs, cash flows, value of assets and/or liabilities.
(usually of the issuing company) once a predetermined price or date is Environmental relates to the quality and functioning of the natural
reached. environment and natural systems such as carbon emissions,
correlation A statistical measure of how closely the values of two environmental regulations, water stress and waste. Social relates to the
assets or markets move in relation to each other. rights, wellbeing and interests of people and communities such as
labour management and health and safety. Governance relates to the
counterparty Any financial institution providing services or acting as a
management and oversight of companies and other investee entities
party to derivatives or other instruments or transactions.
such as board, ownership and pay .
covered bond A bond backed by assets (such as a pool of mortgages)
equity-related security A security that provides indirect ownership of,
that remain on the issuer’s balance sheet, thus exposing the bondholder
or results in the acquisition of, an equity. Examples include warrants,
to the financial health of the issuer both directly and indirectly.
depositary receipts, convertible securities, index and participation notes
credit default swap (CDS) A derivative that functions like default and equity linked notes.
insurance, in that it transfers the default risk of a bond to a third party,
equity swap A form of derivative, generally one in which the parties
in exchange for premium payments. If the bond does not default, the
exchange a fixed or floating interest rate return for the return on an
seller of the CDS profits from the premiums. If the bond defaults, the
equity security or index.
seller of the CDS is obliged to pay the buyer some or all of the
defaulted amount, which would likely be more than the value of the Eurobond A bond issued in a currency other than the currency of the
premiums received. country or market in which it is issued.
credit default swap indices (CDX/ iTraxx) Centrally cleared credit event driven strategy A strategy of investing in securities that appear
derivatives comprised of CDS’s. CDX is comprised of CDS on North to have the potential to benefit from a possible merger, corporate
American or emerging market companies. iTraxx is comprised of CDS on restructuring or bankruptcy.
European, Asian and emerging market companies and sovereigns. Can exchange traded commodity An investment that tracks the
be used to hedge credit risk or obtain credit exposure to a basket of performance of either individual commodities or commodity indices and
credit securities. If there is a default by a constituent of the CDX or which is traded on a stock exchange.
iTraxx, the protection buyer is compensated through receipt of cash exchange traded fund (ETF) An investment that represents a pool of
from the protection seller, similar to a cash settled CDS. securities — typically one that tracks the performance of an index — and
credit strategy Investment strategy that seeks to benefit from which is traded on a stock exchange.
investing in credit related strategies. This could be on a relative value extension risk Risk that rising interest rates will slow the rate at which
or directional (i.e. buying securities considered undervalued and selling loans in a pool will be repaid, thereby delaying the repayment of the
short securities considered overvalued) approach in credit oriented principal to investors.
instruments.
frontier markets The least developed of the emerging market
currency derivative A derivative whose reference asset is a currency countries, such as those included in the MSCI Frontier Market Index or
value or exchange rate. similar indices.
currency overlay Active currency management with the aim of government bond Bonds issued or guaranteed by governments or
generating additional returns. their agencies, US municipalities, quasi-government entities and state
deal risk premium The difference between the current market price sponsored enterprises. This would include any bank, financial institution
of a company’s shares and the price offered by a potential acquiring or corporate entity whose capital is guaranteed to maturity by a
company, which is usually higher to compensate for the risk that the government, its agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. For the
deal may not go through. avoidance of doubt, US municipalities are not eligible under article 45
derivative An instrument or private contract whose value is based on (1) of the 2010 Law.
the value and characteristics of one or more reference assets, such as a growth An investment approach that focuses on equity securities
security, an index or an interest rate. A small movement in the value of whose fundamentals (such as sales, earnings or assets) are expected to
the reference asset can cause a large movement in the value of the grow at an above-average rate relative to the market.
derivatives. high water mark mechanism A performance fee may only be
directional risk The risk that a Sub-Fund could underperform a accrued where the NAV per Share is higher than the greater of the NAV
Benchmark by lacking direct exposure to a particular security or group per Share at launch of the Share Class, and the NAV per Share at which
of securities that experiences above-average increases in value. the last performance fee was paid
diversified In connection with a Sub-Fund, investing in a wide variety investment grade Bonds that are considered by a credit rating agency
of companies or securities. as appearing generally capable of meeting their payment obligations.
duration A measure of the sensitivity of a debt security or a portfolio Bonds rated BBB-/Baa3 or higher using the highest rating available
to changes in interest rates. An investment with a duration of 1 year from one of the independent ratings agencies e.g. Standard & Poor’s,
can be expected to decline 1% in value with every 1% rise in interest Moody’s or Fitch are considered investment grade. Unrated onshore
rates. Chinese bond issues may be deemed investment grade to the extent
that their issuers hold an international investment grade rating by at
emerging markets Countries with less established financial markets
least one independent international rating agency.
and investor protections. Examples include most countries in Asia, Latin
America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. LIBID The London Interbank Bid Rate, the rate a bank is willing to pay
to attract a deposit from another bank in the London interbank market.
The list of emerging and less developed markets is subject to
continuous change. Broadly, they include any country or region other LIBOR/ICE LIBOR The London Interbank Offer Rate, the average rate a
than the United States of America, Canada, Japan, Australia, New bank is willing to pay to borrow funds from another bank in the London
Zealand and Western Europe. Specifically, emerging and developing interbank market. Administered by Intercontinental Exchange and
countries are those that have an emerging stock market in a developing published daily.

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liquidity The extent to which an asset can be bought or sold in the The legal structure of a REIT, its investment restrictions and the
market without significantly affecting the asset’s price or the time regulatory and taxation regimes to which it is subject will differ
required to find a buyer or a seller. depending on the jurisdiction in which it is established.
long exposure, long position A market position that increases in relative value strategy An investment strategy that aims to benefit
value when the value of the asset(s) in question increases in value. from price differences of one security compared to another related
long/short equity strategy A strategy that involves taking long security or the market overall.
exposure to securities that are expected to increase in value and short reverse repurchase transactions The purchase of securities and the
exposure to equity securities that are expected to decrease in value or simultaneous commitment to sell the securities back at an agreed price
are otherwise not viewed as attractive. on an agreed date.
maturity The amount of time remaining before a bond is due to be risk-free rate of return Generally understood as meaning the
repaid. expected return from an investment that is perceived to be risk-free,
mid-cap, mid-capitalisation Companies whose market capitalisation such as U.S. Treasury bills.
is typically within the market capitalisation of companies in the Russell risk premia Exposures to groups of financial securities which have a
Midcap Index at the time of purchase. common risk characteristic for which investors expect to be
money market instrument A financial instrument that is liquid and compensated over time above the risk-free rate of return. This sources
has a value that can be accurately determined at any time, and that of return may be genuine risk preferences, behavioural biases or
meets certain credit quality and maturity requirements. market structure. Risk Premia may be exploited with respect to specific
stocks or more general asset classes such as equity indices or
mortgage-backed security (MBS) A debt security whose yield, credit
currencies.
quality and effective maturity derive from an interest in an underlying
pool of mortgages. The underlying mortgages may include, but are not securities lending A transaction by which a lender transfers securities
limited to, commercial and residential mortgages, and the mortgage- subject to a commitment that a borrower will return equivalent
backed securities may be agency (created by quasi US government securities on a stated future date or on request by the lender.
agencies) and non-agency (created by private institutions). security A negotiable instrument representing financial value. The
NAV hedge A hedging method whereby the Base Currency of the Sub- category includes equities, bonds and money market instruments, as
Fund is systematically hedged to the Share Class Currency of the well as futures, options, warrants and other negotiable securities which
currency hedged Share Class. carry the right to acquire other transferable securities by subscription
or exchange.
net exposure A Sub-Fund’s long positions minus its short positions,
often expressed as a percentage of total net assets. senior debt security A debt security that takes priority over other
debt securities sold by the issuer, with regard to claims on assets or
opportunistic / global macro strategy A strategy that bases its
earnings should the issuer fail to meet its payment obligations.
investment decisions mainly on economic and political factors
worldwide (macroeconomic principles). short exposure, short position A market position that increases in
value when the value of the asset(s) in question decreases in value.
Pacific Basin Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, China,
Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and the stock deal A merger in which the acquiring company offers
Indian sub-continent, excluding the United States of America, Central shareholders of the target company shares in the acquiring company in
and South America. exchange for shares of the target company. A target company is a
company that is, or is likely to become, involved in a merger or other
portfolio hedge A hedging method whereby the currency exposures of
corporate activity.
the Sub-Fund’s portfolio holdings attributable to the currency hedged
Share Class are systematically hedged back to the Share Class currency structured product An investment based on a basket of underlying
of the currency hedged Share Class unless for specific currencies it is securities such as equity and debt securities and derivatives, where the
impractical or not cost effective to apply the hedging. return is linked to the performance of the underlying securities or
index.
portfolio hedge strategy A strategy that aims to benefit from
offsetting risks inherent in other parts of the portfolio. subordinated debt security A debt security that ranks below other
debt securities of the issuer as to claims on assets or earnings should
quantitative screening Selection based on a mathematical analysis of
the issuer fail to meet its payment obligations.
the measurable figures of a company, such as the value of assets or
projected sales. This type of analysis does not include a subjective TBAs (to-be-announced securities) A forward contract on a generic
assessment of the quality of management. pool of mortgages. The specific mortgage pools are announced and
allocated after the security has been purchased but prior to the delivery
rating agency An independent organisation that rates the
date.
creditworthiness of debt security issuers. Examples are Standard &
Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch. time deposit Deposit held in a financial institution, usually a bank, for
a certain period of time.
real estate investment trust (REITs) An investment vehicle that
represents ownership in real estate (whether residential, commercial or total return swap A derivative in which one counterparty transfers
industrial) or in an enterprise involved in real estate-related activities, the total economic performance (including income from interest and
such as the development, marketing, management or financing of real fees, gains and losses from price movements, and credit losses) of a
estate. reference obligation to another counterparty. See derivative.
The units of a closed-ended REIT which are listed on a Regulated value A strategy of investing mainly in equities that are trading at a
Market may be classified as transferable securities listed on a Regulated discount with respect to their fundamentals (such as turnover, earnings
Market, thereby qualifying as eligible investments for a UCITS under the and assets) and are therefore considered to be undervalued.
2010 Law. volatility Statistical measure of the variation of price for a given
Investments in closed-ended REITs, the units of which qualify as security or Sub-Fund. Commonly, the higher the volatility, the riskier the
transferable securities but, which are not listed on a Regulated Market, security or Sub-Fund.
are limited to 10% of the NAV of a Sub-Fund (together with any other warrant An investment that gives the owner the right, but not the
investments made in accordance with investment restriction 3 in the obligation, to buy securities such as shares at an agreed price by a
table Permitted Assets, Techniques and Instruments under future date.
Investment Restrictions and Powers).

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weighted average duration The average duration of all the securities weighted average maturity The average time to maturity of all the
in a portfolio, calculated by weighting the duration of individual securities in a portfolio, calculated by weighting the maturity of
securities by their size relative to the portfolio as a whole. See individual securities by their size relative to the portfolio as a whole.
duration. The higher the weighted average to maturity, the longer the securities
weighted average market capitalisation The average market value in the portfolio have until maturity. Commonly used as a simple
of all the securities in a portfolio, calculated by weighting the market indicator of interest rate sensitivity in a portfolio of short-term money
capitalisation of individual securities by their size relative to the market instruments. See maturity.
portfolio as a whole. Yankee bond A USD-denominated bond issued in the US by a non-US
bank or corporation.

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