Attachment: J.P. MORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST


Amended Schedule A to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust

SCHEDULE A

To the J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

Declaration of Trust

SERIES

As of June 21, 2021

 

JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF, formerly named JPMXF Diversified Return International Ex – North America Equity ETF (until 4/4/14) and JPMorgan Diversified Return International Ex – North America Equity ETF (until 9/10/14)

JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF, formerly named JPMXF Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF (until 4/4/14)

JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF

JPMorgan High Yield Research Enhanced ETF, formerly JPMorgan High Yield ETF (until 3/24/16) and JPMorgan Disciplined High Yield ETF (until 9/9/19)

JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF

JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

JPMorgan International Bond Opportunities ETF, formerly JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities ETF (until 9/14/20)

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income 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 USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond ETF, formerly named JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (until 12/13/17)
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia ex-Japan ETF
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF
JPMorgan BetaBuilders MSCI US REIT ETF

JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF

JPMorgan Municipal ETF

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF, formerly named JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal ETF (until 1/7/19)

JPMorgan Corporate Bond Research Enhanced ETF

JPMorgan U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

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

JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF

 

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JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

JPMorgan International Growth ETF

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

JPMorgan Carbon Transition U.S. Equity ETF

JPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus ETF

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Core ETF (to be renamed JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF on or about 7/8/21)

JPMorgan ActiveBuilders International Equity ETF, formerly named JPMorgan International Equity Core ETF (until 6/21/21)

JPMorgan ActiveBuilders U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, formerly named JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Equity Core ETF (until 6/21/21)

JPMorgan Income ETF

JPMorgan Active Value ETF

 

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Opinion and consent of counsel
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www.dechert.com

 

June 23, 2021

J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

270 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

 

Re:

J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

File Nos. 333-191837 and 811-22903

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and its separate series, JPMorgan BetaBuilders 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, JPMorgan BetaBuilders MSCI US REIT ETF, JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF, JPMorgan Corporate Bond Research Enhanced ETF, JPMorgan High Yield Research Enhanced ETF, JPMorgan International Bond Opportunities ETF, JPMorgan Municipal ETF, JPMorgan U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF, JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF and JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond ETF (the “Funds”), in connection with Post-Effective Amendment No. 324 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Amendment No. 326 pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

We have examined and relied upon originals, copies or electronic mail transmissions of, among other things, the following: the Registration Statement; the Certificate of Trust of the Trust as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; the Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of February 19, 2014, as amended to date; the By-Laws of the Trust dated as of February 19, 2014, as amended to date; certain resolutions adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust; and the Written Consent of the Initial Trustee of the Trust dated October 21, 2013. We have also examined such documents and questions of law as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of the opinions expressed herein.

In rendering this opinion we have assumed, without independent verification, (i) the due authority of all individuals signing in representative capacities and the genuineness of signatures; (ii) the authenticity, completeness and continued effectiveness of all documents or copies furnished to us; (iii) that any resolutions provided have been duly adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees; (iv) that the facts contained in the instruments and certificates or statements of public officials, officers and representatives of the Trust on which we have relied for the purposes of this opinion are true and correct; and (v) that no amendments, agreements, resolutions or actions have been approved, executed or adopted which would limit, supersede or modify the items described above.


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Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Funds’ shares registered under the Securities Act, when issued and sold in accordance with the terms of purchase described in the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

The opinions expressed herein are given as of the date hereof and we undertake no obligation and hereby disclaim any obligation to advise you of any change after the date of this opinion pertaining to any matter referred to herein. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name in the Registration Statement, unless and until we revoke such consent. In giving such consent, however, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.

We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and do not hold ourselves out as being conversant with the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the United States of America and the State of New York. We note that we are not licensed to practice law in the State of Delaware, and to the extent that any opinion herein involves the laws of the State of Delaware, such opinion should be understood to be based solely upon our review of the documents referred to above and the published statutes of the State of Delaware.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ Dechert LLP


Consent of independent registered public firm

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust of our reports dated April 23, 2021, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights for the funds constituting J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust listed in Appendix A (the “Funds”), which appear in the Funds’ Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended February 28, 2021. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Statements”, “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
June 23, 2021


Appendix A

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

JPMorgan BetaBuilders MSCI US REIT ETF

JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF

JPMorgan Corporate Bond Research Enhanced ETF

JPMorgan International Bond Opportunities ETF (formerly known as JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities ETF)

JPMorgan High Yield Research Enhanced ETF

JPMorgan Municipal ETF

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF

JPMorgan U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond ETF

 

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