0001193125-17-262912.txt : 20170821 0001193125-17-262912.hdr.sgml : 20170821 20170821095233 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-17-262912 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170821 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170821 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170821 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JPMorgan Trust I CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001217286 IRS NUMBER: 331043149 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-103022 FILM NUMBER: 171042277 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JPMORGAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC. STREET 2: 270 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-480-4111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JPMORGAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC. STREET 2: 270 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: JP MORGAN MUTUAL FUND SERIES DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030204 0001217286 S000001447 JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund C000003854 Class A JUEAX C000007404 Class I JUESX C000007405 Class L JMUEX C000007566 Class C JUECX C000033526 Class R5 JUSRX C000070617 Class R2 JUEZX C000093771 Class R6 JUEMX C000173553 Class R3 JUEPX C000173554 Class R4 JUEQX C000185976 Class T 0001217286 S000002600 JPMorgan Tax Aware Equity Fund C000007148 Class I JPDEX C000097986 Class A JPEAX C000097987 Class C JPECX 0001217286 S000002614 JPMorgan Research Market Neutral Fund C000007188 Class L JPMNX C000007189 Class A JMNAX C000081099 Class C JMNCX C000081100 Class I JMNSX 0001217286 S000002627 JPMorgan International Value Fund C000007227 Class I JIESX C000007228 Class L JNUSX C000007229 Class A JFEAX C000034831 Class C JIUCX C000070620 Class R2 JPVZX C000093774 Class R6 JNVMX C000173219 Class R5 JPVRX C000185978 Class T 0001217286 S000002765 JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund C000007571 Class I JDESX C000007572 Class L JPIEX C000007573 Class A JDEAX C000007982 Class R6 JDEUX 0001217286 S000002849 JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund C000007809 Class I JLPSX C000007811 Class A JLCAX C000007812 Class C JLPCX C000033532 Class R5 JCPRX C000070626 Class R2 JLPZX C000185982 Class T 0001217286 S000018445 JPMorgan International Value SMA Fund C000051004 SMA JTIVX 0001217286 S000031181 JPMorgan International Equity Income Fund C000096765 Class R5 JEIRX C000096766 Class A JEIAX C000096767 Class C JEICX C000096768 Class I JEISX C000096769 Class R2 JGEZX C000151964 Class R6 JIEFX C000185996 Class T 0001217286 S000039804 JPMorgan Global Research Enhanced Index Fund C000123399 Class A C000123400 Class C C000123401 Class I JEITX C000123402 Class R2 0001217286 S000043249 JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund C000133811 Class A JHQAX C000133812 Class C JHQCX C000133813 Class I JHEQX C000133814 Class R5 JHQPX C000133815 Class R6 JHQRX C000186002 Class T 497 1 d639660d497.htm JPMORGAN TRUST I JPMorgan Trust I

J.P. MORGAN U.S. EQUITY FUNDS

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

(All Share Classes)

(a series of JPMorgan Trust I)

Supplement dated August 21, 2017

to the Prospectuses, Summary Prospectuses and Statement

of Additional Information dated November 1, 2016, as supplemented

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN NAME AND INVESTMENT POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

At its August 2017 meeting, the Board of Trustees approved several changes to the JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund (the “Fund”), as described below.

Name and Strategy Changes

Effective November 1, 2017, the name of the Fund will be changed to JPMorgan U.S. Research Enhanced Equity Fund. As a result of the name change, on November 1, 2017, the Fund will also change the following non-fundamental policy:

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities.

to read as follows:

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of U.S. companies.

At the same time, the Fund’s investment strategies will clarify the types of equity securities that the Fund will invest in, and the “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section of each prospectus and summary prospectus for the Fund will be replaced by the following:

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing this strategy, the Fund primarily invests in the common stocks of U.S. companies in the S&P 500 Index (which includes both large cap and mid cap companies). The Fund may also invest in securities not included within the S&P 500 Index. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2016, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.1 billion to $609.2 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund modestly overweights equity securities that it considers undervalued or fairly valued while modestly underweighting or not holding equity securities that appear overvalued. By owning a large number of equity securities within the S&P 500 Index, with an emphasis on those that appear undervalued or fairly valued, the Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 500 Index over the long term with a modest level of volatility.

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

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

 

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On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

   

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The adviser may sell a security as its valuations or rankings change or if more attractive investments become available.

The Fund’s investment strategies may involve active and frequent trading resulting in high portfolio turnover.

Class A Shares Limited Offering

The Board of Trustees also adopted a limited offering policy for the Class A Shares of the Fund. As a result, the following language is hereby added at the end of the Section “Class/Ticker:” in the Summary section of the Fund’s prospectus:

Effective October 9, 2017, Class A Shares of the Fund are publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

The following language is hereby added at the beginning of the Section “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” in the Summary section of the Fund’s prospectus:

Effective October 9, 2017, Class A Shares of the Fund are no longer generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares and reinvest their dividends into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. See the section titled “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING.”

The following is hereby added to the “FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the Fund’s statutory prospectus:

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

Effective October 9, 2017, JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund’s Class A Shares (“Limited Class”) will be offered on a limited basis as described below. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders permitted to continue to purchase include shareholders of record, and if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the effective date of the limited offering.

Effective October 9, 2017, investors are not eligible to purchase shares of the Limited Class except as described below:

 

   

Existing shareholders of the Limited Class are able to continue to purchase additional shares of the Limited Class in their existing Fund accounts either through J.P. Morgan Funds Services or a Financial Intermediary and may continue to reinvest dividends or capital gains distributions from shares owned in the Fund.

 

   

Existing shareholders of the Limited Class are able to add to their existing Fund accounts through exchanges from other J.P. Morgan Funds;

 

   

Fee-based advisory programs, which hold shares of the Limited Class on October 9, 2017, may continue to utilize the Limited Class for existing and new program accounts;

 

   

Group Retirement Plans (as defined below) (and their successor, related and affiliated plans), which have the Limited Class available prior to October 9, 2017 may continue to open accounts for new participants and can purchase additional shares in existing participant accounts. In addition, new Group Retirement Plans may purchase Limited Class shares until December 31, 2017, if it is determined that the particular Group Retirement Plan is having operational difficulties in implementing the new eligibility restrictions and receives the approval of the Fund and its distributor, JPMorgan Distribution Services Inc., to make purchases.

 


“Group Retirement Plans” refers to employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and either:

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level, or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper

Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify as Group Retirement Plans.

The following hereby replaces the “Additional information that applies to all limited offerings” in the Fund’s statutory prospectus:

Additional information that applies to all limited offerings

If all shares of the Fund (or a class subject to a limited offering) in an existing shareholder’s account are voluntarily redeemed or involuntarily redeemed (due to instances when a shareholder does not meet aggregate account balance minimums or when participants in Systematic Investment Plans do not meet minimum investment requirements), then the shareholder’s account will be closed. Such former Fund shareholders will not be able to buy additional Fund shares or reopen their accounts in the Fund unless a former shareholder makes his or her repurchase within 90 days of the redemption. Repurchases during this 90 day period will not be subject to any applicable sales charges if such sales charges are normally waived for repurchases within 90 days of the redemption as described in the “Repurchase Rights” section above. However, these repurchase restrictions do not apply to Group Retirement Plans that are eligible to continue to invest under the limited offering, as described above. If shares are purchased through a Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures.

If the Fund receives a purchase order directly from an investor who is not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, after the limited offering dates outlined above, J.P. Morgan Funds Services will attempt to contact the investor to determine whether he or she would like to purchase shares of another Fund or would prefer that the investment be refunded. If J.P. Morgan Funds Services cannot contact the investor within 30 days, the entire investment will be refunded.

The Fund reserves the right to change these policies at any time.

 

INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT

WITH THE PROSPECTUSES, SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES AND

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE


J.P. MORGAN INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

JPMorgan Global Research Enhanced Index Fund

(All Share Classes)

(a series of JPMorgan Trust I)

Supplement dated August 21, 2017

to the Prospectuses and Summary Prospectuses, dated March 1, 2017, as supplemented

Effective immediately, the disclosure entitled “Investment Process” in the “Risk/Return” sections and “More About the Fund” sections for the JPMorgan Global Research Enhanced Index Fund (the “Fund”) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following for the Fund, as applicable, to disclose how the Fund’s adviser integrates environmental, social and governance factors into its investment process.

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

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser combines fundamental research with a disciplined portfolio construction process. The adviser utilizes proprietary research, optimization modeling techniques and individual security selection in constructing the Fund’s portfolio. In-depth, fundamental research into individual securities is conducted by research analysts who emphasize each issuer’s long-term prospects. This research allows the adviser to rank issuers within each sector group according to their relative value. As a part of its investment process, the adviser seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance factors (including accounting and tax policies, disclosure and investor communication, shareholder rights and remuneration policies) on the cash flows of many companies in which it may invest to identify issuers that the adviser believes will be negatively impacted by such factors relative to other issuers. These determinations may not be conclusive and securities of such issuers may be purchased and retained by the Fund. The adviser will modestly overweight securities which it deems to be attractive and modestly underweight or not hold those securities which it believes are unattractive.

The adviser may sell a security as its valuations or rankings change or if more attractive investments become available.

In managing the Fund, the adviser will seek to help manage risk in the Fund’s portfolio by investing in issuers in at least three different countries other than the United States. However, the Fund may invest a substantial part of its assets in just one country.

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

 

 

INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT WITH THE

PROSPECTUSES AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

 

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J.P. MORGAN U.S. EQUITY FUNDS

JPMorgan Trust I

JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

JPMorgan Trust II

JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

(All Share Classes)

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

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

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

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

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

   

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

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

 

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

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

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

 

   

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

 

   

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

   

temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions.

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

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

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

 

   

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

 

   

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

   

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

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

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


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

 

   

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

 

   

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

   

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

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

 

 

INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT WITH THE

PROSPECTUSES AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES FOR FUTURE REFERENCE


JPMORGAN TRUST I

J.P. MORGAN INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

JPMorgan International Equity Income Fund

JPMorgan International Value Fund

JPMORGAN TRUST II

J.P. MORGAN INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity Fund

(All Share Classes)

Supplement dated August 21, 2017

to the Summary Prospectuses and Prospectuses,

dated March 1, 2017, as supplemented

Effective immediately, the disclosure entitled “Investment Process” in the “Risk/Return” sections and “More About the Funds” sections for the JPMorgan International Equity Income Fund, JPMorgan International Value Fund and JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity Fund (each a “Fund”, collectively, the “Funds”) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following for each Fund, as applicable, to provide information on how the adviser integrates environmental, social and governance factors into its investment process.

For JPMorgan International Equity Income Fund: For the Class A, Class C, Class I and Class L Shares prospectus, the following replaces the “Investment Process” on page 48 of the “Risk/Return” section and on page 91 of the “More About the Funds” section. For the Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares prospectus, the following replaces the “Investment Process on page 33 of the “Risk/Return” section and on page 69 of the “More About the Funds” section.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser will seek to help manage risk in the Fund’s portfolio by investing in issuers in at least three different countries other than the United States. However, the Fund may invest a substantial part of its assets in just one country.

The Fund’s portfolio is constructed predominantly through fundamental research and bottom-up stock selection. Generally, the Fund focuses on those dividend-yielding equity securities that the adviser believes are undervalued and possess the potential for long-term earnings power and strong cash flow generation. The adviser believes that, generally, strong cash flows enable a company to maintain and/or increase dividends. In addition, the adviser may focus on key characteristics such as dividend yield, price to book ratio, price to earnings ratio and free cash flow yield. In selecting investments for the Fund, the adviser generally seeks to avoid securities that present unsustainable dividends or declining long-term returns. As a part of its investment process, the adviser seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance factors (including accounting and tax policies, disclosure and investor communication, shareholder rights and remuneration policies) on the cash flows of many companies in which it may invest to identify issuers that the adviser believes will be negatively impacted by such factors relative to other issuers. These determinations may not be conclusive and securities of such issuers may be purchased and retained by the Fund.

The adviser may sell a security if it believes that it no longer exhibits strong cash flow generation capabilities or that it cannot continue to support or increase the Fund’s income yield.

For the JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity Fund: For the Class A, Class C, Class I and Class L Shares prospectus, the following replaces the “Investment Process” on page 51 of the “Risk/Return” section and on page 92 of the “More About the Funds” section. For the Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares prospectus, the following replaces the “Investment Process on page 42 of the “Risk/Return” section and on page 70 of the “More About the Funds” section.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser combines fundamental research with a disciplined portfolio construction process. The adviser utilizes proprietary research, risk management techniques and individual security selection in constructing the Fund’s portfolio. In-depth, fundamental research into individual securities is conducted by research analysts who emphasize each issuer’s long-term prospects. This research allows the adviser to rank issuers within each sector group according to what it believes to be their relative value. As a part of its investment process, the adviser seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance factors (including accounting and tax policies, disclosure and investor communication, shareholder rights and remuneration policies) on the cash flows of many companies in which it may invest to identify issuers that the adviser believes will be negatively impacted by such factors relative to other issuers.

 

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These determinations may not be conclusive and securities of such issuers may be purchased and retained by the Fund.

The adviser will ordinarily overweight securities which it deems to be attractive and underweight or not hold those securities which it believes are unattractive. The adviser may sell a security as its valuations or rankings change or if more attractive investments become available.

In managing the Fund, the adviser will seek to help manage risk in the Fund’s portfolio by investing in issuers in at least three foreign countries. However, the Fund may invest a substantial part of its assets in just one country.

For the JPMorgan International Value Fund: For the Class A, Class C, Class I and Class L Shares prospectus, the following replaces the “Investment Process” on page 61 and page 64-65 of the “Risk/Return” section and on page 93 of the “More About the Funds” section. For the Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares prospectus, the following replaces the “Investment Process on page 52 of the “Risk/Return” section and on page 71 of the “More About the Funds” section.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines fundamental research for identifying portfolio securities and currency management decisions.

Various models are used to quantify the adviser’s fundamental stock research, producing a ranking of companies in each industry group according to their relative value. As a part of its investment process, the adviser seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance factors (including accounting and tax policies, disclosure and investor communication, shareholder rights and remuneration policies) on the cash flows of many companies in which it may invest to identify issuers that the adviser believes will be negatively impacted by such factors relative to other issuers. These determinations may not be conclusive and securities of such issuers may be purchased and retained by the Fund. The Fund’s management team then buys and sells securities, using the research and valuation rankings as well as its assessment of other factors, including:

 

   

value characteristics such as low price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios;

 

   

catalysts that could trigger a change in a security’s price;

 

   

potential reward compared to potential risk; and

 

   

temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions.

The Fund has access to the adviser’s currency specialists in determining the extent and nature of the Fund’s exposure to various foreign currencies.

The Fund may invest a substantial part of its assets in just one region or country.

 

INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT WITH THE

SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES AND PROSPECTUSES FOR FUTURE REFERENCE


JPMORGAN TRUST I

J.P. MORGAN SMA FUNDS

JPMorgan International Value SMA Fund

Supplement dated August 21, 2017 to the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus,

dated March 1, 2017, as supplemented

Effective immediately, the disclosure entitled “Investment Process” on page 2 of the “Risk/Return” section and page 6 of the “More About the Fund” section for the JPMorgan International Value SMA Fund (the “Fund”) is hereby deleted and replaced with the Fund to provide information on how the adviser integrates environmental, social and governance factors into its investment process.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines fundamental research for identifying portfolio securities and currency management decisions.

Various models are used to quantify the adviser’s fundamental stock research, producing a ranking of companies in each industry group according to their relative value. As a part of its investment process, the adviser seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance factors (including accounting and tax policies, disclosure and investor communication, shareholder rights and remuneration policies) on the cash flows of many companies in which it may invest to identify issuers that the adviser believes will be negatively impacted by such factors relative to other issuers. These determinations may not be conclusive and securities of such issuers may be purchased and retained by the Fund. The Fund’s management team then buys and sells securities, using the research and valuation rankings as well as its assessment of other factors, including:

 

   

value characteristics such as low price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios;

 

   

catalysts that could trigger a change in a security’s price;

 

   

potential reward compared to potential risk; and

 

   

temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions.

The Fund has access to the adviser’s currency specialists in determining the extent and nature of the Fund’s exposure to various foreign currencies.

The Fund may invest a substantial part of its assets in just one region or country.

 

 

 

INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT WITH THE

SUMMARY PROSPECTUS AND PROSPECTUS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

 

SUP-IVSMA-ESG-817


J.P. MORGAN SPECIALTY FUNDS

JPMorgan Research Market Neutral Fund

(All Share Classes)

(a series of JPMorgan Trust I)

Supplement dated August 21, 2017

to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectuses, dated March 1, 2017, as supplemented

Effective immediately, the disclosure entitled “Investment Process” on pages 2 and 7 of the “Risk/Return” section and page 10 of the “More About the Fund” section for the JPMorgan Research Market Neutral Fund (the “Fund”) are hereby deleted and replaced with the below to disclose how the Fund’s adviser integrates environmental, social and governance factors into its investment process.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection.

The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies according to what it believes to be their relative value. The greater a company’s estimated worth compared to the current market price of its stock, the more undervalued the company. The valuation rankings are produced with the help of a variety of models that quantify the research team’s findings. As a part of its investment process, the adviser seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance factors (including accounting and tax policies, disclosure and investor communication, shareholder rights and remuneration policies) on the cash flows of many companies in which it may invest to identify issuers that the adviser believes will be negatively impacted by such factors relative to other issuers. These determinations may not be conclusive and securities of such issuers may be purchased and retained by the Fund.

The Fund buys and sells securities according to its own policies, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the team selects securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the team often considers a number of other criteria:

 

   

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

 

   

impact on the overall risk of the portfolio relative to the benchmark

 

   

temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions

 

INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT

WITH THE PROSPECTUS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

 

SUP-RMN-817


J.P. MORGAN TAX AWARE FUNDS

JPMorgan Tax Aware Equity Fund

(All Share Classes)

(a series of JPMorgan Trust I)

Supplement dated August 21, 2017

to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus

dated March 1 , 2017, as supplemented

Effectively immediately, the disclosure titled “Investment Process” on page 2 under the subsection “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” in the “Risk/Return Summaries” section and on page 12 under the subsection “Additional Information About the Funds’ Investment Strategies – Tax Aware Equity Fund” in the “More About the Funds” section are hereby deleted and replaced with the following to disclose how the adviser integrates environmental, social and governance factors into its investment process:

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

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

 

 

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

 

 

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

 

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions

 

 

INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT

WITH THE PROSPECTUS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUS

FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

 

SUP-TAE-817