497 1 d224476d497.htm J.P. MORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

J.P. MORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

 

JPMorgan BetaBuilders 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF

JPMorgan Corporate Bond Research Enhanced ETF

JPMorgan High Yield Research Enhanced ETF

JPMorgan International Bond Opportunities ETF

(formerly JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities ETF)

JPMorgan Municipal ETF

JPMorgan U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF

JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders MSCI US REIT ETF

JPMorgan Income ETF

JPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus ETF

JPMorgan ActiveBuilders U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

JPMorgan Active Value ETF

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF

(formerly JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Core ETF)

JPMorgan ActiveBuilders International Equity ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

JPMorgan Carbon Transition U.S. Equity ETF

JPMorgan International Growth ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia ex-Japan ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF

JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF

JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF

JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF

JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF

JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

JPMorgan U.S. Dividend ETF

JPMorgan U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF

JPMorgan U.S. Momentum Factor ETF

JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF

JPMorgan U.S. Value Factor ETF

JPMorgan Inflation Managed Bond ETF

JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF

JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Equity ETF

JPMorgan Realty Income ETF

JPMorgan Climate Change Solutions ETF

 

 

(each a “Fund,” and together, the “Trust”)

(each, a series of J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust)

Supplement dated January 13, 2022

to the Current Statements of Additional Information, as supplemented

Effective January 1, 2022, the Board of the J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “ETF Board”) was unified with the Boards of JPMorgan Trust I, JPMorgan Trust II, JPMorgan Trust IV, J.P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc., J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust and Undiscovered Managers Funds (the “Mutual Fund Board”). As a result, the Board members of the ETF Board became Board members of the Mutual Fund Board, and the Board

 

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members of the Mutual Fund Board became Board members of the ETF Board. The unified Board is referred to herein as the “Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board.”

Accordingly, the corresponding portions in the “TRUSTEES” section of the SAI Part II are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

The names of the Trustees of the Trust, together with information regarding their year of birth, the year each Trustee first became a Board member of any of the Funds overseen by the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board or any of the heritage J.P. Morgan Funds or heritage One Group Mutual Funds, principal occupations and other board memberships, including those in any company with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Securities Exchange Act”) or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act or any company registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, are shown below. The contact address for each of the Trustees is 277 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10172.

 

Name (Year of Birth; Term of Office,
and Length of Time Served)(1)

  

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

   Number of Funds
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee(1)
    

Other Trusteeships/
Directorships Held
During the Past 5 Years

Independent Trustees         
John F. Finn
(1947); Chair since 2020; Trustee, since 1998.
   Chairman, Gardner, Inc. (supply chain management company serving industrial and consumer markets) (serving in various roles 1974-present).      169      Director, Greif, Inc. (GEF) (industrial package products and services) (2007-present); Trustee, Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (1988-present).
Stephen P. Fisher
(1959); Trustee, since 2018.
   Retired; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NYLIFE Distributors LLC (registered broker-dealer) (serving in various roles 2008-2013); Chairman, NYLIM Service Company LLC (transfer agent) (2008-2017); New York Life Investment Management LLC (registered investment adviser) (serving in various roles 2005-2017); Chairman, IndexIQ Advisors LLC (registered investment adviser for ETFs) (2014-2017); President, MainStay VP Funds Trust (2007-2017), MainStay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund (2011-2017) and MainStay Funds Trust (2007-2017) (registered investment companies).      169      Honors Program Advisory Board Member, The Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, The City University of New York (2017-present).
Gary L. French
(1951); Trustee, since 2014.
   Real Estate Investor (2011-2020); Investment management industry Consultant and Expert Witness (2011-present); Senior Consultant for The Regulatory Fundamentals Group LLC (2011-2017).      169      Independent Trustee, The China Fund, Inc. (2013-2019); Exchange Traded Concepts Trust II (2012-2014); Exchange Traded Concepts Trust I (2011-2014).


Name (Year of Birth; Term of Office,
and Length of Time Served)(1)

  

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

   Number of Funds
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee(1)
  

Other Trusteeships/
Directorships Held
During the Past 5 Years

Kathleen M. Gallagher
(1958); Trustee, since 2018.
   Retired; Chief Investment Officer — Benefit Plans, Ford Motor Company (serving in various roles 1985-2016).    169    Non-Executive Director, Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) (2018-present); Non-Executive Director, Legal & General Investment Management America (U.S. Holdings) (financial services and insurance) (2017-present); Advisory Board Member, State Street Global Advisors Total Portfolio Solutions (2017-present); Member, Client Advisory Council, Financial Engines, LLC (registered investment adviser) (2011-2016); Director, Ford Pension Funds Investment Management Ltd. (2007-2016).
Robert J. Grassi
(1957); Trustee, since 2014.
   Sole Proprietor, Academy Hills Advisors LLC (2012-present); Pension Director, Corning Incorporated (2002-2012).    169    None.
Frankie D. Hughes
(1952); Trustee, since 2008.
   President, Ashland Hughes Properties (property management) (2014-present); President and Chief Investment Officer, Hughes Capital Management, Inc. (fixed income asset management) (1993-2014).    169    None.


Name (Year of Birth; Term of Office,
and Length of Time Served)(1)

  

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

   Number of Funds
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee(1)
  

Other Trusteeships/
Directorships Held
During the Past 5 Years

Raymond Kanner
(1953); Trustee, since 2017.
   Retired; Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, IBM Retirement Funds (2007-2016).    169    Advisory Board Member, Penso Advisors, LLC (2020-present); Advisory Board Member, Los Angeles Capital (2018-present); Advisory Board Member, State Street Global Advisors Total Portfolio Solutions (2017-present); Acting Executive Director, Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets (CIEBA) (2016-2017); Advisory Board Member, Betterment for Business (robo advisor) (2016-2017); Advisory Board Member, BlueStar Indexes (index creator) (2013-2017); Director, Emerging Markets Growth Fund (registered investment company) (1997-2016); Member, Russell Index Client Advisory Board (2001-2015).
Thomas P. Lemke
(1954); Trustee, since 2014.
   Retired since 2013.    169    (1) Independent Trustee of Advisors’ Inner Circle III fund platform, consisting of the following: (i) the Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, (ii) the Gallery Trust, (iii) the Schroder Series Trust, (iv) the Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund (since 2020), (v) Chiron Capital Allocation Fund Ltd., and (vi) formerly the Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (2014-2018); and (2) Independent Trustee of the Symmetry Panoramic Trust (since 2018).
Lawrence R. Maffia
(1950); Trustee, since 2014.
   Retired; Director and President, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2006-2013).    169    Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (1999-2013).


Name (Year of Birth; Term of Office,
and Length of Time Served)(1)

  

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

   Number of Funds
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee(1)
  

Other Trusteeships/
Directorships Held
During the Past 5 Years

Mary E. Martinez
(1960); Vice Chair since 2021; Trustee, since 2013.
   Associate, Special Properties, a Christie’s International Real Estate Affiliate (2010-present); Managing Director, Bank of America (asset management) (2007-2008); Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Trust Asset Management, U.S. Trust Company (asset management) (2003-2007); President, Excelsior Funds (registered investment companies) (2004-2005).    169    None.
Marilyn McCoy
(1948); Trustee, since 1999.
   Vice President of Administration and Planning, Northwestern University (1985-present).    169    None.
Dr. Robert A. Oden, Jr.
(1946); Trustee, since 1997.
   Retired; President, Carleton College (2002-2010); President, Kenyon College (1995-2002).    169    Trustee, The Coldwater Conservation Fund; Trustee, American Museum of Fly Fishing (2013-present); Trustee and Vice Chair, Trout Unlimited (2017-2021); Trustee, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (2011-2020).
Marian U. Pardo
(1946); Trustee, since 2013.
   Managing Director and Founder, Virtual Capital Management LLC (investment consulting) (2007-present); Managing Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management (portfolio manager) (2003-2006).    169    Board Chair and Member, Board of Governors, Columbus Citizens Foundation (not-for-profit supporting philanthropic and cultural programs) (2006-present).


Name (Year of Birth; Term of Office,
and Length of Time Served)(1)

  

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

   Number of Funds
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee(1)
    

Other Trusteeships/
Directorships Held
During the Past 5 Years

Emily A. Youssouf
(1951); Trustee, since 2014.
   Adjunct Professor (2011-present) and Clinical Professor (2009-2011), NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate; Board Member and Member of the Audit Committee (2013-present), Chair of Finance Committee (2019-present), Member of Related Parties Committee (2013-2018) and Member of the Enterprise Risk Committee (2015-2018), PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.; Board Member (2005-2018), Chair of Capital Committee (2006-2016), Chair of Audit Committee (2005-2018), Member of Finance Committee (2005-2018) and Chair of IT Committee (2016-2018), NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation. Trustee, NYC School Construction Authority (2009-present); Board Member, NYS Job Development Authority (2008-present); Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Transit Center Foundation (2015-2019).      169      None.
Interested Trustees         
Robert F. Deutsch(3)
(1957); Trustee, since 2014.
   Retired; Head of ETF Business for JPMorgan Asset Management (2013-2017); Head of Global Liquidity Business for JPMorgan Asset Management (2003-2013).      169      Treasurer and Director of the JUST Capital Foundation (2017-present).
Nina O. Shenker(3)
(1957); Trustee, since 2022.
   Vice Chair (2017-present), General Counsel and Managing Director (2008-2016), Associate General Counsel and Managing Director (2004-2008), J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management.      169      Director and Member of Legal and Human Resources Subcommittees, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (2018-present).

 

(1)

The year shown is the first year in which a Trustee became a member of any of the following: the Mutual Fund Board, the ETF Board, the heritage J.P. Morgan Funds or the heritage One Group Mutual Funds. Trustees serve an indefinite term, until resignation, retirement, removal or death. The Board’s current retirement policy sets retirement at the end of the calendar year in which the Trustee attains the age of 75, provided that any Board member who was a member of the Mutual Fund Board prior to January 1, 2022 and was born prior to January 1, 1950 shall retire from the Board at the end of the calendar year in which the Trustee attains the age of 78.

(2)

A Fund Complex means two or more registered investment companies that hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services or have a common investment adviser or have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other registered investment companies. The J.P. Morgan Funds Complex for which the Board of Trustees serves currently includes nine registered investment companies (169 J.P. Morgan Funds).

(3)

Designation as an “Interested Trustee” is based on prior employment by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser or interests in a control person of the Adviser.


The Board of Trustees decides upon general policies and is responsible for overseeing the business affairs of the Trusts.

Qualifications of Trustees

The Governance Committee and the Board consider the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills of each Trustee to determine whether the person should serve as a Trustee of the Trusts. The Governance Committee and the Board consider the commitment that each Trustee has demonstrated in serving on the Board, including the significant time each Trustee devotes to preparing for meetings and active engagement and participation at Board meetings. The Governance Committee and the Board consider the character of each Trustee and each Trustee’s commitment to executing his or her duties as a Trustee with diligence, honesty and integrity. The Governance Committee and the Board consider the contributions that each Trustee makes to the Board in terms of experience, leadership, independence and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with other Board members.

The Governance Committee also considers each Trustee’s significant and relevant experience and knowledge with respect to registered investment companies and asset management, including the additional experience that each of the Trustees has gained as a result of his or her service on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board. Additionally, the Governance Committee and the Board consider each Trustee’s experience with respect to reviewing the Funds’ agreements with service providers, including the Funds’ investment advisers, custodian, and fund accountant.

The Governance Committee and the Board consider the experience and contribution of each Trustee in the context of the Board’s leadership and committee structure. The Board has seven committees including: the Audit and Valuation Committee, the Compliance Committee, the Governance Committee, the Equity Committee, the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee, the Fixed Income Committee, and the ETF Committee. The Equity Committee, the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee and the Fixed Income Committee are collectively referred to as the “Investment Committees.” Each Trustee, except the Chairman of the Board, serves on one of the Board’s investment committees, allowing the Board to effectively evaluate information for the Funds in the complex in a focused and disciplined manner.

The Governance Committee also considers the overall diversity of the Board’s composition. The Governance Committee believes the Board generally benefits from diversity of backgrounds, experiences and views among its members, and considers this a factor in evaluating the composition of the Board and potential nominees. In considering potential nominees, the Committee values diversity based on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, and other attributes. The Governance Committee expects to assess the effectiveness of the policy as part of the annual self-assessment process of the Board.

The Governance Committee also considers the operational efficiencies achieved by having a single Board for the Funds and the other registered investment companies overseen by the Adviser and its affiliates, as well as the extensive experience of certain Trustees in serving on Boards for registered investment companies advised by subsidiaries or affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and/or Bank One Corporation (known as “heritage J.P. Morgan Funds” or “heritage One Group Mutual Funds”).

In reaching its conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee of the Trusts, the Board also considered the following additional specific qualifications, contributions and experience of the following Trustees:

Independent Trustees

John F. Finn. Mr. Finn has served as the Chair of the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served as Chair of the Mutual Fund Board since January 2020 and is also Chair of the Governance Committee and a member of the ETF Committee and Audit and Valuation Committee. He has served as a member of the Mutual Fund Board since 2005 and previously was a member of the heritage One Group Mutual Funds Board since 1998. Mr. Finn is the Chairman at Gardner, Inc., a supply chain management company that serves industrial and consumer markets. Mr. Finn has experience with board functions through his current positions as a Director for Greif, Inc. (industrial package products and services) and as a Trustee for Columbus Association for the Performing Arts. Until June 2014, Mr. Finn was the head of the Mutual Fund Board’s Strategic Planning Working Group, comprised of Independent Trustees, which worked with the administrator to the Trusts on initiatives related to efficiency and effectiveness of Board materials and meetings.

Stephen P. Fisher. Mr. Fisher has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served on the Mutual Fund Board since 2018 and is also Chair of the Money Market and Alternative Products


Committee. Mr. Fisher is a member of the Compliance Committee. He retired after a 30-year career in the investment management industry, including most recently serving as President of New York Life Investment Management LLC (NYLIM) and the MainStay Funds group. In addition, until his retirement, he served as Chairman of NYLIM Service Company LLC (a transfer agent), Chairman and CEO of NYLIFE Distributor LLC (a registered broker-dealer) and Chairman of IndexIQ Advisors LLC (an investment adviser for the IndexIQ ETFs). As President of NYLIM, Mr. Fisher oversaw all operational aspects of NYLIM’s mutual fund and ETF clients, which included functioning as a liaison to the boards of the funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Fisher was involved in governance matters at NYLIM, including serving on the NYLIM Investment Governance Committee, the NYLIM Risk Steering Committee and the NYLIM Compliance Committee.

Kathleen M. Gallagher. Ms. Gallagher has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served on the Mutual Fund Board since 2018. Ms. Gallagher is Chair of the Audit and Valuation Committee and a member of the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee. She retired after a 30-year career as a finance professional in the automotive industry, including most recently as the Chief Investment Officer — Benefit Plans at Ford Motor Company (Ford), where she led Ford’s global pension de-risking investment strategy. In addition, Ms. Gallagher served as the Director of Global Risk Management, Corporate Treasury at Ford and as the Vice President of Finance at Ford Australia. During Ms. Gallagher’s career at Ford, she gained experience managing investment management and service provider relationships, and she frequently worked with Ford’s Board of Directors to recommend investment strategies and review performance. She also serves as a Non-Executive Director for Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) and for Legal & General Investment Management America (U.S. Holdings) and as an advisory board member for State Street Global Advisors’ Total Portfolio Solutions business. She previously served as a member of the Client Advisory Council for Financial Engines, LLC and as a director of Ford Pension Funds Investment Management Ltd.

Frankie D. Hughes. Ms. Hughes has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served on the Mutual Fund Board since 2008. Ms. Hughes is a member of the Compliance Committee and the Fixed Income Committee. Ms. Hughes has significant experience in the asset management industry, previously serving as President and Chief Investment Officer of Hughes Capital Management, Inc. from 1993-2014. Ms. Hughes is currently the President of Ashland Hughes Properties, a property management company, and she has held such position since 2014.

Raymond Kanner. Mr. Kanner has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served on the Mutual Fund Board since 2017. Mr. Kanner is Chair of the Equity Committee and a member of the Audit and Valuation Committee. Mr. Kanner retired after a 31-year career in the finance industry including most recently as the Chief Investment Officer for the IBM Retirement Funds. He started his career with IBM in 1978, joined IBM’s Credit Corporation in 1985 and moved to the Retirement Funds in 1993. During his career at IBM, Mr. Kanner gained experience overseeing substantial investments in all asset classes, including equities, fixed income and alternatives. Since his retirement and until 2017, he served as the Acting Executive Director of the Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets (CIEBA). He previously served as a director of an emerging markets equity fund and as an advisory board member to Betterment for Business and to BlueStar Indexes. He currently serves as an advisory board member for State Street Global Advisors’ Total Portfolio Solutions business, Los Angeles Capital and Penso Advisors. Mr. Kanner served as a member of the Compliance Committee and the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee until December 31, 2018.

Mary E. Martinez. Ms. Martinez has served as Vice-Chair of the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served as the Vice-Chair of the Mutual Fund Board since January 2021 and is a member of the ETF Committee, the Governance Committee and the Fixed Income Committee. She has served as a member of the Mutual Fund Board since January 2013. She has over 25 years of experience in asset management, wealth management and private banking services. She served as Managing Director of Asset Management at Bank of America (which acquired U.S. Trust Company (“U.S. Trust”) in 2007). Ms. Martinez served in various roles at U.S. Trust, including President of the Excelsior Funds, member of U.S. Trust’s Executive Management Committee, Chief Executive Officer and President of U.S. Trust Private Bank, and Chief Operating Officer of Asset Management where she had responsibility for product development, management, infrastructure and operating oversight. Prior to that she was Head of Products/Services/Strategic-Planning-Alternative & Asset/Wealth Management at Bessemer Trust Company and a member of their Executive Management Committee. Ms. Martinez is a real estate investor/adviser and a Realtor Associate with Special Properties, a Christie’s International Real Estate Affiliate.


Marilyn McCoy. Ms. McCoy has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served on the Mutual Fund Board since 2005 and previously was a member of the heritage One Group Mutual Funds Board since 1999. She has served on the boards of the Pegasus Funds and the Prairie Funds. Ms. McCoy is a member of the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee and the Governance Committee. Ms. McCoy has served as the Vice President of Administration and Planning at Northwestern University for over 30 years, where she manages strategic planning, program review, information and analytics, executive level searches, and other programs and initiatives. Ms. McCoy also oversees Northwestern University’s Board of Trustees function and supports the University’s President.

Dr. Robert A. Oden Jr. Dr. Oden has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served on the Mutual Fund Board since 2005 and previously was a member of the heritage One Group Mutual Funds Board since 1997. Dr. Oden is the Chair of the Fixed Income Committee and a member of the Governance Committee. He retired after a long career in the education industry, previously serving as the President of Carleton College from 2002 to 2010 and as the President of Kenyon College from 1995 to 2002. Prior to that, Dr. Oden was the Headmaster of the Hotchkiss School from 1989 to 1995 and a Professor at Dartmouth College from 1975 to 1989. Dr. Oden currently serves as a Trustee of The Coldwater Conservation Fund, as Vice Chair of the American Museum of Fly Fishing and as a member of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Advancement Committee, and he previously served as a Trustee of American University in Cairo, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Trout Unlimited.

Marian U. Pardo. Ms. Pardo has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served on the Mutual Fund Board since February 2013. Ms. Pardo is Chair of the Compliance Committee and a member of the Equity Committee. Ms. Pardo has been in the financial services industry since 1968, with experience in investment management, banking and lending. She is a Managing Director and founder of Virtual Capital Management LLC, an investment consulting firm. She has extensive experience with respect to portfolio management, the J.P. Morgan Funds’ investment advisory business and banking and investment management, and previously served as a portfolio manager for equity funds across the capitalization spectrum. In connection with prior employment with JPMorgan Chase, Ms. Pardo was the recipient of non-qualified pension plan payments from JPMorgan Chase in the amount of approximately $2,055 per month, which she irrevocably waived effective January 1, 2013, and deferred compensation payments from JPMorgan Chase in the amount of approximately $7,294 per year, which ended in January 2013. In addition, Ms. Pardo receives payments from a fully-funded qualified plan, which is not an obligation of JPMorgan Chase.

Gary L. French. Mr. French has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served on the ETF Board since 2014. Mr. French is a member of the Audit and Valuation Committee and the Equity Committee. Mr. French has over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry and related fields, including serving in various leadership roles with large financial institutions that operated and administered services to investment companies. He has familiarity with a variety of financial, accounting, investment, regulatory and operational matters through his prior experience (including as Senior Vice President and Business Head in the Fund Administration Division at State Street Bank) and through other positions held during his career in the investment management industry. He also gained experience serving as an independent director and officer of several other registered investment companies.

Robert J. Grassi. Mr. Grassi has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served on the ETF Board since 2014. Mr. Grassi is a member of the ETF Committee and the Fixed Income Committee. Mr. Grassi has over 30 years of experience in a variety of business and financial matters, including experience in senior management positions. He has familiarity with a variety of financial, accounting, investment and regulatory matters through his prior experience (including as Director of Pensions and Investments at Corning Incorporated) and through his current position as Sole Proprietor of Academy Hills Advisors LLC, an investment consulting firm. Mr. Grassi is licensed as an Investment Advisory Representative and is a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist.

Thomas P. Lemke. Mr. Lemke has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served on the ETF Board since 2014. Mr. Lemke is a member of the Compliance Committee and the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee. Mr. Lemke has over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, including experience in various senior management positions with financial services firms in addition to multiple years of service with a regulatory agency and a major law firm. In addition, he has a background in internal


controls, including legal, compliance, internal audit, risk management, and fund administration. He has also gained experience as an independent director of other registered investment companies, including his current position with each of The Advisors’ Inner Circle III and Symmetry Panoramic Trust. Mr. Lemke also is co-author of a number of treatises on the regulation of the investment management industry.

Lawrence R. Maffia. Mr. Maffia has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served on the ETF Board since 2014. Mr. Maffia is a member of the ETF Committee and the Equity Committee. Mr. Maffia has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, including positions held at a public auditing firm and various other positions in the mutual fund industry. He has familiarity with a variety of financial, accounting, investment and regulatory matters through his prior experience (including as President and Company Director at ICI Mutual Insurance Company, a provider of D&O/E&O liability insurance and fidelity bonding for the U.S. mutual fund industry, and his prior positions as chief financial officer of Stein Roe & Farnham Mutual Funds and chief operations officer of Stein Roe & Farnham Mutual Funds’ transfer agent).

Emily A. Youssouf. Ms. Youssouf has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served on the ETF Board since 2014. Ms. Youssouf is a member of the ETF Committee and the Fixed Income Committee. Ms. Youssouf has extensive experience in strategic planning, financial analysis and regulatory matters from her over 30 years of business experience in the financial services and housing finance industries and related fields. She currently serves on the Board of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (where she serves as Chair of the Finance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee), the NYC School Construction Authority, and the NYS Job Development Authority (where she also serves as a member of the Audit Committee) and as an Adjunct Professor at the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate. Her prior business experience includes executive level positions at Merrill Lynch, Prudential Securities and Credit Suisse. She also served as President of the New York City Housing Development Corporation, Vice Chair of the New York City Housing Authority, a Board Member of the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation (where she served as the Chair of the Audit Committee, Chair of the IT Committee and Member of the Finance Committee) and as a Trustee of the Transit Center Foundation (where she served as Chair of the Audit Committee).

Interested Trustees

Robert F. Deutsch. Mr. Deutsch has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022 and previously served on the ETF Board since 2014. Mr. Deutsch is Chair of the ETF Committee and a member of the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee. Mr. Deutsch has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has substantial mutual fund background and is experienced with financial, accounting, investment and regulatory matters through his tenure at J.P. Morgan Asset Management1 (“JPMAM”) including his prior positions as head of the ETF Business and as head of the Global Liquidity Business. Prior roles also include National Sales Manager for the J.P. Morgan Mutual Funds and Client Advisor at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Mr. Deutsch is considered an “interested” Trustee based on interests in JPMorgan Chase resulting from his prior employment at JPMAM.

Nina O. Shenker. Ms. Shenker has served on the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board since January 2022. Ms. Shenker is a member of the ETF Committee and the Fixed Income Committee. Ms. Shenker has over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has substantial experience and expertise with mutual funds and ETFs across legal, compliance, operations, risk and controls, fiduciary, governance, product and business strategy and government and regulatory affairs. She has served as Vice Chair and as global General Counsel for J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management (“JPMAWM”). Prior to joining the JPMorgan Legal Department in 2001, Ms. Shenker was President of the Pierpont Group, the independent staff for the JPMorgan Mutual Funds Trustees and, prior to that, she was General Counsel and Senior Vice President at J. & W. Seligman & Co., an investment management firm. Ms. Shenker has also been actively engaged with industry associations. She also is actively engaged in supporting not-for-profit organizations’ governance and oversight. Ms. Shenker is considered an “interested” Trustee based on her prior employment at J.P. Morgan.

 

 

1 

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


Board Leadership Structure

The Board decides upon general policies and is responsible for overseeing the business affairs of the Funds.

The Board currently has structured itself in a manner that allows it to effectively perform its oversight function. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Trustee, which allows him to carry out his leadership duties as Chair with objectivity.

In addition, the Board has adopted a committee structure that allows it to effectively perform its oversight function for all of the Funds. As described under “Qualifications of Trustees” and “Standing Committees,” the Board currently has seven committees: the Audit and Valuation Committee, the Compliance Committee, the Governance Committee, the ETF Committee, the Equity Committee, the Fixed Income Committee and the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee. The Board has determined that the current leadership and committee structure is appropriate for the Funds and allows the Board to effectively and efficiently evaluate issues that impact the Funds as a whole as well as issues that are unique to each Fund.

The Board and the Committees take an active role in overseeing the risk associated with registered investment companies including investment risk, compliance and valuation. In addition, the Board receives regular reports from the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”), JPMIM in its capacity both as administrator for the Funds and as investment adviser to the Funds (“Administrator” and “Adviser”, as applicable), and the internal audit department of JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Board also receives periodic reports from the Chief Risk Officer of Investment Management Americas and Alternatives of JPMAM including reports concerning operational controls that are designed to address market risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk among others. The Board also receives regular reports from personnel responsible for JPMAM’s business resiliency and disaster recovery.

In addition, the Board, the Equity Committee, the Fixed Income Committee, and the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee meet regularly with representatives of the Adviser and an independent consultant to review and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Funds. Each of these three Committees reports these reviews to the full Board. The Audit and Valuation Committee is responsible for oversight of the performance of the Fund’s audit, accounting and financial reporting policies, practices and internal controls and valuation policies, assisting the Board in its oversight of the valuation of the Funds’ securities by the Adviser, overseeing the quality and objectivity of the Funds’ independent audit and the financial statements of the Funds, and acting as a liaison between the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board. The Compliance Committee is responsible for oversight of the Funds’ compliance with legal, regulatory and contractual requirements and compliance with policy and procedures. The Governance Committee is responsible for, among other things, oversight of matters relating to the Funds’ corporate governance obligations, Fund service providers and litigation. The ETF Committee is responsible for, among other things, oversight of the J.P. Morgan ETFs with regard to the J.P. Morgan ETFs’ operational, legal, regulatory and contractual requirements relating to or impacting J.P. Morgan ETFs. At each quarterly meeting, each of the Governance Committee, the ETF Committee, the Audit and Valuation Committee and the Compliance Committee report their committee proceedings to the full Board. This Committee structure allows the Board to efficiently evaluate a large amount of material and effectively fulfill its oversight function. Annually, the Board considers the efficiency of this committee structure.

Additional information about each of the Committees is included below in “Standing Committees.”


Standing Committees

The Board of Trustees has seven standing committees: (i) the Audit and Valuation Committee, (ii) the Compliance Committee, (iii) the Governance Committee, (iv) the Equity Committee, (v) the ETF Committee, (vi) the Fixed Income Committee, and (vii) the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee.

The members of each Committee are set forth below:

 

Name of Committee

  

Members

  

Committee Chair

Audit and Valuation Committee   

Ms. Gallagher

Mr. Finn

Mr. French

Mr. Kanner

   Ms. Gallagher
Compliance Committee   

Ms. Pardo

Mr. Fisher

Ms. Hughes

Mr. Lemke

   Ms. Pardo
Governance Committee   

Mr. Finn

Ms. Martinez

Ms. McCoy

Dr. Oden

   Mr. Finn
ETF Committee   

Mr. Deutsch

Mr. Grassi

Mr. Maffia

Ms. Youssouf

Mr. Finn

Ms. Martinez

Ms. Shenker

   Mr. Deutsch
Equity Committee   

Mr. Kanner

Mr. French

Mr. Maffia

Ms. Pardo

   Mr. Kanner
Fixed Income Committee   

Dr. Oden

Mr. Grassi

Ms. Hughes

Ms. Martinez

Ms. Shenker

Ms. Youssouf

   Dr. Oden
Money Market and Alternative
Products Committee
  

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Deutsch

Ms. Gallagher

Mr. Lemke

Ms. McCoy

   Mr. Fisher

Audit and Valuation Committee. The Audit and Valuation Committee operates pursuant to a written charter. It is composed entirely of Independent Trustees. The purposes of the Audit and Valuation Committee are to: (i) appoint and determine compensation of the Funds’ independent accountants; (ii) evaluate the independence of the Funds’ independent accountants; (iii) oversee the performance of the Funds’ audit, accounting and financial reporting policies, practices and internal controls and valuation policies; (iv) approve non-audit services, as required by the statutes and regulations administered by the SEC, including the 1940 Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; (v) assist the Board in its oversight of the valuation of the Funds’ securities by the Administrator and Adviser, as applicable, and any sub-adviser, as applicable; (vi) oversee the quality and objectivity of the Funds’ independent audit and the financial statements of the Funds; and (vii) act as a liaison between the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board. The Audit and Valuation Committee has delegated responsibilities to the Chair of the Committee or any designated member of the Committee to respond to inquiries on valuation matters and that occur between meetings of the Committee when the Funds’ valuation procedures or law require Board or Committee action, but it is impracticable or impossible to hold a meeting of the entire Board or Committee.


Compliance Committee. The Compliance Committee operates pursuant to a written charter. The primary purposes of the Compliance Committee are to (i) oversee the Funds’ compliance with legal and regulatory and contractual requirements and the Funds’ compliance policies and procedures; and (ii) consider the appointment, compensation and removal of the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer.

Governance Committee. The Governance Committee operates pursuant to a written charter. The duties of the Governance Committee include, but are not limited to, (i) selection and nomination of persons for election or appointment as Trustees; (ii) periodic review of the compensation payable to the Independent Trustees; (iii) establishment of Independent Trustee expense policies; (iv) periodic review and evaluation of the functioning of the Board and its committees; (v) with respect to certain registrants, appointment and removal of the applicable funds’ Senior Officer, and approval of compensation for the funds’ Senior Officer and retention and compensation of the Senior Officer’s staff and consultants; (vi) selection of independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and legal counsel to the Funds; (vii) oversight of ongoing litigation affecting the Funds, the Adviser or the Independent Trustees; (viii) oversight of regulatory issues or deficiencies affecting the Funds (except financial matters considered by the Audit and Valuation Committee); and (ix) oversight and review of matters with respect to service providers to the Funds (except the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm). When evaluating a person as a potential nominee to serve as an Independent Trustee, the Governance Committee may consider, among other factors, (i) whether or not the person is “independent” and whether the person is otherwise qualified under applicable laws and regulations to serve as a Trustee; (ii) whether or not the person is willing to serve, and willing and able to commit the time necessary for the performance of the duties of an Independent Trustee; (iii) the contribution that the person can make to the Board and the J.P. Morgan Funds, with consideration being given to the person’s business experience, education and such other factors as the Committee may consider relevant; (iv) the character and integrity of the person; (v) the desirable personality traits, including independence, leadership and the ability to work with the other members of the Board; and (vi) to the extent consistent with the 1940 Act, such recommendations from management as are deemed appropriate. The process of identifying nominees involves the consideration of candidates recommended by one or more of the following: current Independent Trustees, officers, shareholders and other sources that the Governance Committee deems appropriate, including the Mutual Fund Directors Forum. The Governance Committee will review nominees recommended to the Board by shareholders and will evaluate such nominees in the same manner as it evaluates nominees identified by the Governance Committee. Nominee recommendations may be submitted to the Secretary of the Trusts at each Trust’s principal business address.

ETF Committee. The ETF Committee operates pursuant to a written charter. The duties of the ETF Committee include, but are not limited to, (i) monitoring significant industry, legal and regulatory developments relating to ETFs; (ii) receiving reports from fund management and reviewing secondary market trading in J.P. Morgan ETF shares; (iii) receiving reports on and reviewing with fund management matters related to the listing of J.P. Morgan ETF’s shares on various exchanges; (iv) receiving reports on and reviewing with fund management matters related to self-indexing and third-party indexing; (v) receiving reports on and reviewing with fund management transaction fees charged in connection with J.P. Morgan ETF creation and redemption transactions; (vi) recommending action to the full Boards in regard to proposed changes to basket construction and custom basket policies and procedures; (vii) reviewing with fund management authorized participant relationships and agreements; (viii) receiving and reviewing reports with fund management related to J.P. Morgan ETF distribution matters; (ix) receiving reports from fund management on the investment performance of J.P. Morgan ETFs; (x) receiving reports from fund management on J.P. Morgan ETF risk matters; (xi) considering ETF-specific proposals and recommending action to the appropriate committee or the full boards in connection with the Trust’s ETFs; and (xii) assisting the compliance committee with its oversight responsibility related to J.P. Morgan ETFs.

Equity Committee, Fixed Income Committee and Money Market and Alternative Products Committee. Each member of the Board, other than Mr. Finn, serves on one of the following committees, which are divided by asset type: the Equity Committee, the Fixed Income Committee or the Money Market and Alternative Products Committee. The function of the Committees is to assist the Board in the oversight of the investment management services provided by the Adviser to the Funds, as well as any sub-adviser to the Funds. The primary purposes of each Committee are to (i) assist the Board in its oversight of the investment management services provided by the Adviser to the Funds designated for review by each Committee; and (ii) review and make recommendations to the Board concerning the approval of proposed new or continued advisory and distribution arrangements for the Funds or for new funds. The full Board may delegate to the applicable Committee from time to time the authority to make Board level decisions on an interim basis when it is impractical to convene a meeting of the full Board.


Each of the Committees receives reports concerning investment management topics, concerns or exceptions with respect to particular Funds that the Committee is assigned to oversee, and works to facilitate the understanding by the Board of particular issues related to investment management of Funds reviewed by the applicable Committee.

Trustee Compensation

As Trustees of the Unified J.P. Morgan Funds Board, the Trustees are paid an annual fee of $395,000 (with any new trustees receiving a pro rata portion of the base fee depending on when each became a trustee) and are reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with service as a Trustee. Committee chairs who are not already receiving an additional fee are each paid $50,000 annually in addition to their base fee. In addition to the base fee, the funds pay the chair $225,000 annually and reimburse expenses of the chair in the amount of $4,000 per month. The chair receives no additional compensation for service as committee chair. In addition to the base fee, the funds pay the vice chair $125,000 annually. The Trustees may hold various other directorships unrelated to the Trust.

The Trustees instituted a Deferred Compensation Plan for Eligible Trustees (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) pursuant to which the Trustees are permitted to defer part or all of their compensation. Amounts deferred are deemed invested in shares of one or more series of JPMT I, JPMT II, JPMT IV, Undiscovered Managers Funds, JPMFMFG, and JPMMFIT, as selected by the Trustee from time to time, to be used to measure the performance of a Trustee’s deferred compensation account. Amounts deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan will be deemed to be invested in Class I Shares of the identified funds, unless Class I Shares are not available, in which case the amounts will be deemed to be invested in Class A Shares. A Trustee’s deferred compensation account will be paid at such times as elected by the Trustee, subject to certain mandatory payment provisions in the Deferred Compensation Plan (e.g., death of a Trustee). Deferral and payment elections under the Deferred Compensation Plan are subject to strict requirements for modification.

The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Trust, unless, as to liability to the Trust or its shareholders, it is finally adjudicated that they engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in their offices (collectively, “disabling conduct”). In the case of settlement, such indemnification will not be provided unless it has been determined by a court or other body approving the settlement or disposition, or in the absence of such a determination, there has been a dismissal of the proceeding by the court or other body before it was brought for insufficiency of evidence of any disabling conduct with which the Trustee or officer has been charged, or by a reasonable determination based upon a review of readily available facts, by vote of a majority of disinterested Trustees or in a written opinion of independent counsel, that such officers or Trustees did not engage in disabling conduct.

 

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