UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number  811-22575     

      J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II      

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

383 Madison Avenue

     New York, NY 10179     

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Abby L. Ingber, Esq.

J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc.

4 New York Plaza

      New York, NY 10004      

(Name and address of agent for service)

Copy to:

Stephen Cohen, Esq.

Dechert LLP

1900 K Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20006

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 480-4111

Date of fiscal year end: March 31

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2025

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

  (a)

Include a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1).

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Financial Statements

For the year ended March 31, 2025

This report is open and authorized for distribution only to qualified and accredited investors or financial intermediaries who have received a copy of the Fund’s Private Placement Memorandum. This document, although required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), may not be copied, faxed or otherwise distributed to the general public.

 


J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Financial Statements

For the year ended March 31, 2025

Contents

 

Market Overview

   1

Fund Commentary

   2

Schedule of Investments

   6

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   8

Statement of Operations

   9

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   10

Statement of Cash Flows

   11

Financial Highlights

   12

Notes to Financial Statements

   13

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   26

Trustees and Officers Biographical Data

   27

Privacy Note - Located at the back of this Annual Report

  

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. Results of an investment made today may differ substantially from the Fund’s historical performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s interests, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost.

 


J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

 

Market Overview (Unaudited)

As of March 31, 2025

The economy remained resilient during the period from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 (the “Reporting Period”) despite new trade uncertainties, and the U.S. has so far avoided a recession. Equities have adjusted to reflect potential earnings growth slowdowns, with valuations correcting to account for trade-related risks. Bond yields have declined from cycle highs but remain elevated compared to pre-COVID levels. The MSCI USA Index, the MSCI World ex-USA Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets Indices returned 8.4%, 6.1%, and 8.2%, respectively, during the Reporting Period. The Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Month Treasury Bills Index, the Bloomberg Global-Aggregate Total Return Hedged USD Index, and the MSCI World Index returned 5.0%, 4.9%, and 7.4%, respectively, during the Reporting Period.

U.S. trade policy has taken center stage in the global economy, with tariffs introducing potential recession risks with each of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite posting their worst quarterly performance since 2022, declining 4.6% and 10.4%, respectively during the period of January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025. However, despite recent declines in markets, consumer and business sentiment, and key economic indicators remained robust. The unemployment rate stands at 4.2% as of March 31, 2025, and inflation is nearing the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. These factors highlight the economy’s resilience amidst ongoing trade uncertainties.

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

 

Fund Commentary (Unaudited)

Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2025

 

 Reporting Period Return

        

 J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

       6.05% *  

 Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFRI) Fund of Funds Diversified Index

     4.91%   

 Net Assets as of 3/31/2025 (In Thousands)

   $ 68,478   

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY **

J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II (the “Fund”) is an actively managed registered “fund of hedge funds” with a target portfolio of 20-25 single strategy and diversified hedge funds. The Fund seeks to fully complement an existing traditional stock and bond portfolio with a focus on generating consistent capital appreciation over the long-term, with relatively low volatility and a low correlation with traditional equity and fixed income markets.

INVESTMENT APPROACH

J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (“JPMPI” or the “Adviser”), actively allocates the Fund’s assets primarily among professionally selected investment funds (commonly referred to as hedge funds) (“Investment Funds”) that are managed by experienced third-party investment advisers (“Portfolio Managers”) who invest in a variety of markets and employ, as a group, a range of investment techniques and strategies. Investment Funds generally pursue “absolute return” in that they seek to achieve positive returns, by, for example, taking long and short positions and by engaging in various hedging strategies, regardless of the performance of the traditional equity and fixed income markets. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

WHAT WERE THE MAIN DRIVERS OF THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?

During the reporting period, the Fund posted a 6.05% return, net of fees, and outperformed relative to the HFRI Fund of Funds Diversified Index (the “Index”). References to the Index are for informational purposes. The use of the Index does not imply the Fund is being managed to the Index, but rather is disclosed to allow for comparison of the Fund’s performance to that of a well-known and widely-recognized index.

Opportunistic/Macro and Relative Value strategies comprised approximately 60% of the Fund’s strategy exposure at the end of the Reporting Period which was overweight relative to the broader hedge fund industry, as measured by the Hedge Fund Research (“HFR”) Industry Report. During the Reporting Period, Opportunistic/Macro and Relative Value strategies contributed positively to the Fund’s performance on both an absolute and relative basis, with Opportunistic/Macro being the primary driver of relative performance. Opportunistic/Macro strategies generated returns across Discretionary and Quantitative Macro exposures, which benefited from tactically trading exposures to U.S. interest rates, long USD positioning, and higher frequency equity arbitrage signals. Relative Value continued to post broad-based positive performance from Equity Market Neutral, Convertible Arbitrage, Multi-Strategy, and Securitized Fixed Income based strategies.

* The return shown is based on the net assets calculated for shareholder transactions. Certain adjustments were made to the net assets of the Fund at March 31, 2025 for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the net assets for shareholder transactions and the total return based on that net assets may differ from the adjusted net assets and the total return for financial reporting.

** The Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s objective. There can be no guarantee it will be achieved.

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

 

Fund Commentary (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The Long/Short Equities and Event Driven strategies comprised approximately 35% of the Fund’s exposure at the end of the Reporting Period which was underweight relative to the broader hedge fund industry. During the Reporting Period, Long/Short Equities and Event Driven strategies contributed positively to the Fund’s performance on an absolute basis, with Event Driven strategies modestly detracting on a relative basis. Long/Short Equities experienced broad-based gains across most developed market regions and equity sectors, which helped offset losses from a bio-tech equity specialist and a diversified Emerging Market manager. Within the Event Driven strategy, gains attributed to a rally in equities and credit helped offset losses from one manager, who has been exiting less liquid special situations holdings.

HOW WAS THE FUND POSITIONED?

As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund was allocated to four main hedge fund strategies, Long/Short Equities, Opportunistic/Macro, Relative Value and Event Driven with exposures to 30 managers that encompass multiple sub-strategies.

 

LOGO

The percentages on this graph are based on Total Investments. The percentages on the Schedule of Investments differ as they are based on the net assets.

Management agreements of the general partners/managers of the investment funds (excluding registered investment companies) provide for compensation to such general partners/managers in the form of management fees ranging from 0% to 3% annually of net assets and performance fees of 10% to 35% of net profits earned.

In the last few months of the Fund’s Reporting Period, two new managers were added to Long/Short Equities and Opportunistic/Macro to increase exposures to less directional market neutral strategies with the intent of improving diversification and reducing traditional market risk exposures. Since the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Fund has increased allocations to Relative Value, decreased weights to Long/Short Equities, while also rotating within strategies to reduce equity risk versus the Index. At the end of the first calendar quarter of 2025, the Fund’s three year estimated tracking error increased to 1.9% and its betas to global equities and credit were reduced to 0.08 and 0.11, respectively.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF MARCH 31, 2025

 

    

Inception Date of
Fund

 

       

 1 Year 

 

       

 5 Year 

 

       

 10 Year 

 

       

 Since    
 Inception 

 

J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

   June 16, 2011       6.05%       6.28%       2.36%       3.51%

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

 

Fund Commentary (Unaudited) (continued)

 

LOGO

The allocation of the various strategies employed by the Fund may change and therefore, the performance shown may not be a true indication of how the Fund may perform going forward. Performance quoted is past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, so shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than returns shown. As of the latest Confidential Private Placement Memorandum, dated July 26, 2024, the gross and net expense ratios for the Fund were 10.65% and 10.64% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, respectively. These ratios include the acquired fund fees and expenses from the Investment Funds. Contact your J.P. Morgan representative or call 1-212-464-2070 for the most recent month-end performance.

The graph illustrates comparative performance for $50,000 invested in the J.P. Morgan Access Multi-strategy Fund II and the Hedge Fund Research, Inc. Funds of Funds Diversified Index from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2025.

The performance of the Fund reflects the deduction of Fund expenses and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any. The performance of the HFRI Funds of Funds Diversified Index is provided for illustrative purposes only. The securities comprising the Index may have substantially different characteristics than investments held by the Fund and the Index does not represent the strategy of the Fund. Comparisons to the Index have limitations because the Index has volatility, asset composition and other material characteristics that may differ from the Fund. Although the performance of the Index reflects the returns of constituent hedge funds, net of expenses, the Index itself is unmanaged and no expenses are deducted at the Index level. The performance of the Index has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions of the securities included in the Index, if applicable. Index performance information is as of March 31, 2025 unless otherwise indicated. Index returns may be estimates and subject to change without notice. The HFRI Funds of Funds Diversified Index may reflect estimated returns for up to four months. Because of these estimates, the performance of the Index should not be relied upon as an accurate measure of comparison and should not be relied upon in making an investment decision with respect to the Fund.

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

 

Fund Commentary (Unaudited) (continued)

 

HFRI Funds of Funds Diversified Index is a widely used hedge fund benchmark. Fund of Funds classified as ‘Diversified’ exhibit one or more of the following characteristics: invests in a variety of strategies among multiple managers; historical annual return and/or a standard deviation generally similar to the HFRI Fund of Fund Composite Index; demonstrates generally close performance and returns distribution correlation to the HFRI Fund of Fund Composite Index. A fund in the HFRI Fund of Funds Diversified Index tends to show minimal loss in down markets while achieving superior returns in up markets. The Index definition can be found at www.hedgefundresearch.com.

Fund performance may reflect the waiver of the Fund’s fees and/or reimbursement of expenses for certain periods since the inception date. Without these waivers and reimbursements, performance would have been lower. Also, performance shown in this section does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or redemptions or sales of Fund shares.

 

5


J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2025

 

 

Investment Funds (a)

  

Cost ($)

    

Value ($)

     % of
Net Assets
  Liquidity (b)

Event Driven

          

Antara Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd. (c)

     1,566,230        579,693        0.85     Side Pocket*

Antara Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd. Participation Note, 3/31/2024

     231,347        129,813        0.19     Quarterly

Antara Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd. Participation Note, 6/30/2024

     186,564        128,375        0.19     Quarterly

Antara Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd. Participation Note, 9/30/2024

     226,675        127,427        0.18     Quarterly

HG Vora Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. (c)

     1,299,815        1,336,353        1.95     Quarterly

KL Special Opportunities Fund Ltd (c)

     1,320,000        1,436,952        2.10     Quarterly

Sculptor Overseas Fund II, Ltd. (c)

     2,043,239        2,454,012        3.57     Quarterly

Silver Point Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd. (c)

     970,000        1,018,948        1.49     Annual

Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund Ltd (c)

     970,000        971,622        1.42     Quarterly

Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd. (c)

     966,275        1,475,204        2.15     Quarterly
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total

     9,780,145        9,658,399        14.09    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Long/Short Equities

          

BlackRock Emerging Frontiers Fund, Ltd. (c)

     819,178        1,024,554        1.50     Monthly

Coatue Offshore Fund, Ltd. (c)

     1,196,481        2,177,370        3.18     Quarterly

Echo Street Capital SPV 4, L.L.C.

     18,834        18,632        0.03     Side Pocket*

Lakewood Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd. (c)

     1,680,635        2,321,858        3.39     Quarterly

Naya Fund (c)

     1,337,122        1,631,844        2.38     Quarterly

North Rock Fund, Ltd (c)

     1,276,206        1,480,367        2.16     Monthly

Redmile Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd. (c)

     97,495        20,805        0.03     Quarterly

RTW Offshore Fund One, Ltd. (c)

     1,400,000        984,296        1.44     Quarterly

Torus Feeder 3 Ltd (c)

     1,400,000        1,482,248        2.16     Monthly

Viking Global Equities III Ltd. (c)

     3,000,000        3,510,432        5.13     Annual
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total

     12,225,951        14,652,406        21.40    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Opportunistic/Macro

          

BH-DG Systematic Trading Fund Ltd (c)

     700,000        605,046        0.88     Daily

Brevan Howard Alpha Strategies Fund Ltd (c)

     1,200,000        1,274,329        1.86     Monthly

Brevan Howard Fund Ltd (c)

     1,125,489        1,489,112        2.17     Monthly

D.E. Shaw Oculus International Fund

     2,650,122        7,889,741        11.52     Quarterly

GreshamQuant - ACAR Fund, Ltd. (c)

     1,750,000        1,369,924        2.00     Quarterly

Kirkoswald Global Macro Fund Ltd (c)

     1,563,750        2,044,354        2.99     Quarterly

Prism Feeder 1 Ltd (c)

     1,400,000        1,347,900        1.97     Monthly
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total

     10,389,361        16,020,406        23.39    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Relative Value

          

Bright Meadow Agency MBS Offshore Fund, Ltd. (c)

     1,108,381        1,398,473        2.04     Monthly

D.E. Shaw Composite International Fund

     3,100,984        9,769,844        14.27     Quarterly

Jain Global Offshore Fund Ltd (c)

     1,350,000        1,339,689        1.96     Quarterly

King Street Capital, Ltd. (c)

     34,105        46,776        0.07     Side Pocket

Linden International Ltd (c)

     1,450,000        1,820,387        2.66     Quarterly

Mariner Atlantic Multi-Strategy Fund, Ltd. (c)

     889,830        1,049,783        1.53     Quarterly

SPF Securitized Products Fund Ltd. (c)

     1,464,586        2,038,179        2.98     Quarterly

Two Sigma Spectrum Cayman Fund, Ltd. (c)

     3,608,549        6,365,121        9.30     Quarterly

Verition International Multi-Strategy Fund Ltd. (c)

     1,450,000        1,569,452        2.29     Quarterly
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total

     14,456,435        25,397,704        37.10    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Investment Funds

        46,851,892           65,728,915        95.98     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2025

 

 

Registered Investment Companies

  

Cost ($)

  

Value ($)

  

% of
Net Assets

    

Liquidity

 

Fidelity 500 Index Fund (6,446 shares)

     1,091,545        1,259,853        1.84           Daily  

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (10 shares)

     3,301        3,611        0.01           Daily  

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 4.21% (d),(e)

     1,740,461        1,740,461        2.54           Daily  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

    

Total Investments in Registered Investment Companies

        2,835,307           3,003,925        4.39        
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

    

Total Investments

     49,687,199        68,732,840        100.37        

Liabilities, less other Assets

        (255,027)        (0.37)       
     

 

 

 

  

 

 

    

Net Assets

        68,477,813         100.00        
     

 

 

 

  

 

 

    

 

(a) 

Non-income producing investments.

(b) 

Certain funds (except registered investment companies) may be subject to an initial lock-up period, as described in Note 2 of the financial statements.

(c) 

Partially or wholly held in a pledged account by the Custodian as collateral for existing line of credit. The aggregate value of collateral pledged for the line of credit is $47,665,083 as of March 31, 2025.

(d) 

Investment in affiliate. The Fund holds 1,740,461 shares in the JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

(e) 

The rate shown is the current yield as of March 31, 2025.

 

*

A side pocket is an account within the Investment Fund that has additional restrictions on liquidity.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2025

 

 

Assets

  

Investments in non-affiliates, at value (cost $47,946,738)

   $ 66,992,379  

Investments in affiliates, at value (cost $1,740,461)

     1,740,461  

Receivable for Investment Funds sold

     1,069,816  

Prepaid expenses

     12,212  

Dividend receivable from affiliates

     3,098  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     69,817,966  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Subscriptions received in advance (see Note 6)

     487,000  

Repurchase Shares proceeds payable

     467,748  

Professional fees payable

     131,600  

Management Fee payable

     114,415  

Administration Fee payable

     14,915  

Credit facility fees payable

     5,076  

Other accrued expenses

     119,399  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,340,153  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets attributable to 4,789,899 shares issued and outstanding
($0.001 par value; unlimited number of shares authorized)

   $ 68,477,813  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

  

Paid in capital

   $   114,956,836  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (46,479,023
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 68,477,813  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share*

   $ 14.30  
  

 

 

 

 

*

The net asset value shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and in the Financial Highlights, reflects adjustments made to the net asset value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and may differ from the net asset value calculated for shareholder transactions.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Statement of Operations

For the year ended March 31, 2025

 

 

Investment income

  

Dividend income from affiliates

   $ 90,289  

Dividend income from non-affiliates

     26,992  
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     117,281  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management Fee (see Note 3)

     699,069  

Professional fees

     221,976  

Fund accounting and custodian fees

     204,849  

Administration Fee (see Note 3)

     90,879  

Credit facility fees (see Note 4)

     60,545  

Insurance

     37,925  

Trustees’ fees

     21,181  

Investor servicing fees

     19,113  

Interest (see Note 4)

     13,212  

Other

     27,565  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,396,314  
  

 

 

 

Less: Waivers and/or expense reimbursements (see Note 3)

     (5,317
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,390,997  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,273,716
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from investments in non-affiliates

     4,956,525  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in non-affiliates

     344,750  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     5,301,275  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in Net Assets resulting from operations

   $   4,027,559  
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     For the Year Ended
March 31, 2025
  For the Year Ended
March 31, 2024

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,273,716   $ (1,361,173

Net realized gain (loss) from investments in non-affiliates

     4,956,525       3,910,470  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in non-affiliates

     344,750       3,825,393  

Distributions of capital gains received from investment companies non-affiliates

            
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in Net Assets resulting from operations

     4,027,559       6,374,690  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (5,412,316     (3,111,454
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Change in Net Assets from capital transactions

     (2,067,055     (6,902,572
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

    

Change in Net Assets

     (3,451,812     (3,639,336

Beginning of year

     71,929,625       75,568,961  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of year

   $   68,477,813     $   71,929,625  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 1,619,000     $ 480,000  

Dividends and distributions reinvested

     3,950,260       2,548,979  

Cost of shares repurchased

     (7,636,315     (9,931,551

Repurchase fees

            
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets from capital transactions

   $ (2,067,055   $ (6,902,572
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     110,058       33,384  

Reinvested

     276,012       180,563  

Repurchased

     (517,849     (689,154
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in Shares

     (131,779     (475,207
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Statement of Cash Flows

For the year ended March 31, 2025

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

  

Net increase in Net Assets resulting from operations

   $ 4,027,559  

Adjustments to reconcile net change in Net Assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

  

Purchases of non-affiliated Investment Funds and registered investment companies

     (7,501,762

Sales of non-affiliated Investment Funds and registered investment companies

     21,009,494  

Purchases of short-term investments in affiliates, net

     (929,325

Net realized (gain) loss from investments in non-affiliates

     (4,956,525

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments in non-affiliates

     (344,750

Decrease in prepaid expenses

     2,944  

Decrease in dividend receivable from affiliates

     5,555  

Increase in professional fees payable

     8,175  

Decrease in Management Fee payable

     (11,712

Decrease in Administration Fee payable

     (1,573

Increase in credit facility fees payable

     202  

Increase in other accrued expenses

     76,498  
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

       11,384,780  
  

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

  

Capital subscriptions, including change in subscriptions received in advance

     2,081,000  

Distributions to shareholders

     (1,462,056

Capital redemptions, including change in repurchase Shares proceeds payable

     (12,003,724

Proceeds from loan payable

     3,550,000  

Repayment of loan payable

     (3,550,000
  

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (11,384,780
  

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

      

Cash at beginning of year

      
  

 

 

 

Cash at end of year

   $  
  

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

  

Cash paid during the year for interest

   $ 13,212  
  

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

   $ 3,950,260  
  

 

 

 

For purposes of reporting the Statement of Cash Flows, the Fund considers all cash accounts that are not subject to withdrawal restrictions or penalties to be cash equivalents.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Ratios and other Financial Highlights

 

     Years Ended March 31,  
      2025       2024       2023       2022       2021  

Net asset value, beginning of year

       $14.61              $14.00              $14.29              $15.81              $14.21      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

     (0.27)           (0.26)           (0.25)           (0.27)           (0.26)     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments

     1.15            1.48            (0.04)           0.50            2.90      

Repurchase fees

                                  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in Net Assets resulting from operations

     0.88            1.22            (0.29)           0.23            2.64      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.19)           (0.61)           –          (1.75)           (1.04)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

       $14.30              $14.61              $14.00              $14.29              $15.81      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     6.05%          8.87%          (2.05%) (b)        1.23%          18.59%    

Ratios to average Net Assets:

              

Expenses, before waivers

     2.02%          2.00%          1.88%          1.78%          1.79%    

Expenses, net of waivers

     2.01%          1.99%          1.87%          1.77%          1.78%    

Net investment income (loss), before waivers

     (1.85%)         (1.85%)         (1.79%)         (1.76%)         (1.68%)   

Net investment income (loss), net of waivers

     (1.84%)         (1.84%)         (1.78%)         (1.75%)         (1.67%)   

Portfolio turnover rate

     13.04%          17.07%          15.09%          18.50%          23.49%    

Net Assets

       $68,477,813          $71,929,625          $75,568,961          $87,788,704          $86,518,827  

Total return is calculated as the percentage change in value of a theoretical shareholder investment made at the beginning of the period, net of all fees and expenses. A shareholder’s total return may vary based on the timing of capital subscriptions.

The above expense ratios do not include the expenses from the investment funds and affiliated money market fund. However, total returns take into account all expenses.

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

The total return would have been (2.17%) had the Investment Manager not made a payment of $103,427 to the Fund related to an operational error.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2025

 

 

 

1. Organization

J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II (the “Fund”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2011 under the laws of the State of Delaware and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a closed-end, non-diversified, management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to generate consistent capital appreciation over the long term, with relatively low volatility and a low correlation with traditional equity and fixed-income markets. The Fund will seek to accomplish this objective by allocating its assets primarily among professionally selected investment funds (collectively, “Investment Funds” and each individually, “Investment Fund”) that are managed by experienced third-party investment advisers (“Portfolio Managers”) who invest in a variety of markets and employ, as a group, a range of investment techniques and strategies. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

The following is a description of strategies used by third-party investment advisers:

Event Driven – Invests in securities of companies in financial difficulty, reorganization or bankruptcy, involved in mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, liquidations, spin-offs, or other special situations that alter a company’s financial structure or operating strategy, nonperforming and sub-performing bank loans, and emerging market debt. Investment Funds within this strategy are generally subject to 30-90 day redemption notice periods.

Long/Short Equities – Makes long and short investments in equity securities that are deemed by the Portfolio Managers to be under or overvalued. Investment Funds within this strategy are generally subject to 45-90 day redemption notice periods.

Opportunistic/Macro – Invests in a wide variety of instruments using a broad range of strategies, often assuming an aggressive risk posture, typically with low correlations to other strategies. This strategy uses a combination of macro-economic models and fundamental research to invest across countries, markets, sectors and companies, and has the flexibility to invest in numerous financial instruments. Investment Funds within this strategy are generally subject to 1-90 day redemption notice periods.

Relative Value – Makes simultaneous purchases and sales of similar securities to exploit pricing differentials or have long exposure in non-equity oriented beta opportunities (such as credit). Different relative value strategies include convertible bond arbitrage, statistical arbitrage, pairs trading, yield curve arbitrage and basis trading. Investment Funds within this strategy are generally subject to 30-90 day redemption notice periods.

J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc. (“JPMPI”), a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (“J.P. Morgan Chase”), acts as Investment Manager (the “Investment Manager”) and Administrator (the “Administrator”), and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, subject to policies adopted by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

The Investment Manager is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”).

The Fund is offered to certain tax-exempt and tax-deferred investors. The Fund is neither designed nor intended for U.S. taxable investors and/or non-U.S. persons.

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2025 (continued)

 

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

a. Use of Estimates

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 - Investment Companies, which is part of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets (“Net Assets”) from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

b. Valuation of Investments

The valuation of the investments is in accordance with GAAP and the Fund’s valuation policies set forth by and under the supervision and responsibility of the Board, which established the following approach to valuation, as described more fully below. The Fund values its investments in Investment Funds at fair value. Fair value as of each month-end ordinarily is the net asset value (“NAV”) determined as of such month-end for each Investment Fund in accordance with the Investment Fund’s valuation policies and reported at the time of the Fund’s valuation.

The Board has designated the Administrator as the Valuation Designee, and the Administrator uses the J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Funds’ Valuation Committee (“VC”), comprised of officers of the Fund and other personnel of the Administrator to assist the Board with the oversight and monitoring of the valuation of the Fund’s investments with respect to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. The VC oversees and carries out the policies for the valuation of investments held in the Fund as described in detail below. The Administrator is responsible for discussing and assessing the potential impacts to the fair values on an ongoing basis, and at least on a quarterly basis with the VC and the Board.

On a monthly basis, the NAV is used to determine the fair value of all underlying investments which (a) do not have readily determinable fair values and (b) either have the attributes of an investment company or prepare their financial statements consistent with measurement principles of an investment company. As a general matter, the fair value of the Fund’s interest in an Investment Fund will represent the amount that the Fund could reasonably expect to receive from an Investment Fund if the Fund’s interest were redeemed at the time of the valuation, based on information reasonably available at the time the valuation is made and that the Administrator believes to be reliable. In the event that an Investment Fund does not report a month-end NAV to the Fund on a timely basis, the Administrator would determine the fair value of such Investment Fund based on the most recent value reported by the Investment Fund, as well as any other relevant information available at such time. Considerable judgment is required to interpret the factors used to develop estimates at fair value. These factors include, but are not limited to, a review of the underlying securities of the Investment Fund when available, ongoing due diligence of the style, strategy and valuation methodology employed by each

 

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Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2025 (continued)

 

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

b. Valuation of Investments (continued)

 

Investment Fund, and a review of market inputs that may be expected to impact the performance of a particular Investment Fund. The use of different factors and estimation methodologies could have a significant effect on the estimated fair value and could be material to the financial statements.

The Fund’s ability to liquidate an interest and withdraw from an Investment Fund will likely be limited, and certain Investment Funds may impose lock-up periods, during which time no redemptions or withdrawals may be made.

Some of the Investment Funds may invest all or a portion of their assets in investments which may be illiquid. Some of these investments are held in “side pockets,” sub funds within the Investment Funds, which provide for their separate liquidation potentially over a much longer period than the liquidity an investment in the Investment Funds may provide. Should the Fund seek to liquidate its investment in an Investment Fund which maintains investments in a side pocket arrangement or which holds substantially all of its assets in illiquid investments, the Fund might not be able to fully liquidate its investment without considerable delay. In such cases, the value of its investment could fluctuate during the year until the Fund is permitted to fully liquidate its interest in the Investment Funds.

Investments in affiliated and non-affiliated registered investment companies are valued at such fund’s NAV per share as of the valuation date.

Valuations reflected in this report are as of the report date. As a result, changes in valuation due to market events and/or issuer related events after the report date and prior to issuance of the report are not reflected herein.

The various inputs that are used in determining the fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – Unadjusted inputs using quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments or other significant observable inputs.

Level 3 – Significant inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing instruments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those instruments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2025 (continued)

 

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

b. Valuation of Investments (continued)

 

The Fund’s investments in affiliated and non-affiliated registered investment companies of with a fair value of $3,003,925, as disclosed on the Schedule of Investments, are designated as Level 1.

As of March 31, 2025, Investment Funds with a fair value of $65,728,915 have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy as the Investment Funds were measured using the NAV per share as a practical expedient.

c. Investments Paid in Advance

Investments paid in advance represent cash which has been sent to Investment Funds prior to March 31, 2025, but the investment is not effective until April 1, 2025. At March 31, 2025, the Fund did not make any commitment to purchase Investment Funds.

d. Distributions from Investments

Distributions received from Investment Funds or affiliated and non-affiliated investment companies whether in the form of cash or securities or other in-kind distributions, are applied as a reduction of the investment’s cost when identified as a return of capital. Once the investment’s cost is received, any further distributions are recognized as realized gains.

e. Investment Transactions with Affiliates

The Fund invested in affiliated investment companies which are advised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMIM”) or its affiliates. An issuer which is under common control with the Fund may be considered an affiliate. For the purposes of the financial statements, the Fund assumes the issuer listed in the table below to be an affiliated issuer. Affiliated investment companies’ distributions may be reinvested into the affiliated investment companies. Reinvestment amounts are included in the purchase cost amounts in the table below:

 

Security

Description

   Value at
March 31,
2024
   Purchases at
Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
  

Net

Realized
Gain

(Loss)

   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   Value at
March 31,
2025
   Shares at
March 31,
2025
   Dividend
Income
   Capital Gain
Distributions

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 4.21% (a)

   $811,136    $27,119,716    $(26,190,391)    $ -    $ -    $1,740,461    1,740,461    $90,289    $ -

(a) The rate shown is the current yield as of March 31, 2025.

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2025 (continued)

 

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

f. Income Recognition and Security Transactions

 

Distributions of net investment income and realized capital gains from Investment Funds or affiliated and non-affiliated investment companies, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from Investment Fund transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Investments are recorded on the effective date of the subscription in the Investment Fund. All changes in the value of the Investment Funds and non-affiliated investment companies are included in Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in non-affiliates on the Statement of Operations.

g. Fund Expenses

The Fund bears all expenses incurred in its business other than those that the Investment Manager assumes. The expenses of the Fund include, but are not limited to, the following: all costs and expenses related to investment transactions and positions for the Fund’s account; legal fees; accounting and auditing fees; custodial fees; costs of computing the Fund’s net asset value; costs of insurance; registration expenses; expenses of meetings of the Board; all costs with respect to communications to shareholders; and other types of expenses as may be approved from time to time by the Board. 

The Fund invests in Investment Funds and affiliated and non-affiliated investment companies, and, as a result, bears a portion of the expenses incurred by these investments. These expenses are not reflected in the expenses shown on the Statement of Operations and are not included in the ratios to average Net Assets shown in the Financial Highlights. Certain expenses incurred indirectly through investment in an affiliated money market fund are waived by JPMPI as the Fund’s adviser and/or administrator as described in Note 3.

h. Income Taxes

The Fund generally invests its assets in foreign corporations that would be classified as passive foreign investment companies (“PFICs”). The Fund has elected to have a tax year end of October 31. The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to its shareholders all of its distributable net investment income and net realized capital gains on investments. In addition, the Fund intends to make distributions as required to avoid excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income or excise tax has been recorded in these financial statements.

Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits or losses will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management’s conclusions may be subject to future review based on changes in, or the interpretation of, the accounting standards or tax laws and regulations.

Management has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years and has determined that as of March 31, 2025, no liability for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for net unrecognized tax

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2025 (continued)

 

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

h. Income Taxes (continued)

 

benefits. However, management’s conclusions may be subject to future review based on changes in, or the interpretation of, the accounting standards or tax laws and regulations. The Fund’s Federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

i. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains are generally declared and paid annually.

The amounts of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, (e.g., gains/losses from the sale of PFICs, and certain distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the components of Net Assets based on their Federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassifications.

All of the distributions, if any, to shareholders were from net investment income and were ordinary income for tax purposes.

Pursuant to the automatic dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”), shareholders are presumed to have elected to have all net investment income dividends and net realized capital gains distributions, if any, automatically reinvested in shares. Shareholders who affirmatively choose not to participate in the DRIP will receive distributions in cash.

j. Segment Reporting

During the reporting period, the Fund adopted ASU No. 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” The adoption of this new standard impacted financial statement disclosures only and did not affect the Fund’s financial position or the results of its operations. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) is identified as the Fund management team, which comprises the Chief Investment Officer team, the named portfolio managers of the Adviser, and the officers of the Fund, including the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer. The Fund is considered an operating segment, and its performance and operating results are reviewed daily to make informed decisions regarding performance. The CODM utilizes performance indicators such as profit, loss, income, expenses, and performance returns. These operating measures are reflected in the financial reporting, including, but not limited to, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the Statement of Operations, and the Financial Highlights. These reports are among the many inputs used by the CODM to assess performance and make strategic decisions.

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2025 (continued)

 

 

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

k. Recent Accounting Pronouncement

 

In June 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) - Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. The amendments in the ASU clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, should not be considered in measuring fair value. Management evaluated the impact of this ASU and concluded that “contractual restrictions” are not considered when measuring the fair value of the securities; therefore, these amendments did not have any impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” This ASU provides optional exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications, hedging relationships and other transactions affected reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. ASU 2020-04 was elective and was effective from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2024. The use of the ‘optional exceptions’ for the transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates did not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, “Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”, which enhances income tax disclosures, including providing specific categories in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with the option of early adoption. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this ASU.

3. Management Fee, Related Party Transactions and Other

The Fund has entered into an investment management agreement with the Investment Manager. In consideration of the advisory services provided by the Investment Manager to the Fund, the Fund pays the Investment Manager a management fee at an annual rate of 1.00% (the “Management Fee”), payable monthly at the rate of 1/12 of 1.00% of the month-end net asset value of the Fund, before giving effect to repurchases or Repurchase Fees (if any, as defined in Note 6), but after giving effect to the Fund’s other expenses. The Management Fee is an expense paid out of the Fund’s assets. The Management Fee is paid monthly in arrears within 30 days of the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value each month. For the year ended March 31, 2025, the Management Fee earned by JPMPI totaled $699,069.

Pursuant to an Administration Agreement, the Administrator provides certain administration services to the Fund. In consideration of these services, the Administrator receives a fee (the “Administration Fee”) paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.13% of the Fund’s month-end net asset value, before giving effect to repurchases or Repurchase Fees (if any, as defined in Note 6), but after giving effect to the Fund’s other expenses. For the year ended March 31, 2025, the Administration Fee earned by JPMPI totaled $90,879.

The Investment Manager and the Administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund to the extent that total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short, interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, expenses related to

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2025 (continued)

 

 

 

 

3. Management Fee, Related Party Transactions and Other (continued)

 

trustee election and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) exceed 2.00% on an annualized basis of the Fund’s Net Assets as of the end of each month. This expense limitation agreement is in effect until August 1, 2025. Under this agreement, none of these parties expect the Fund to repay any such waived fees and reimbursed expenses in future years. There were fees of $1,506 waived pursuant to this agreement during the year ended March 31, 2025.

The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by JPMIM or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). JPMPI as the Fund’s adviser and/or administrator has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the net fees JPMIM collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. The amount of waivers resulting from investments in the affiliated money market funds for the year ended March 31, 2025 was $3,811 paid by JPMPI. None of these parties expect the Fund to repay any such waived fees and reimbursed expenses in future years.

Entities may be retained by the Fund to assist in the placement of shares. These entities (“Placement Agents”), which may include the Investment Manager and its affiliates, will generally be entitled to receive a placement fee of up to 2.0% of the invested amount from each investor purchasing shares through a Placement Agent. The placement fee will be added to a prospective investor’s purchase amount; it will not constitute an investment made by the investor in the Fund, nor will it be included as part of the assets of the Fund. The placement fee may be adjusted or waived at the sole discretion of the Placement Agent. 

Certain officers of the Fund are affiliated with the Investment Manager and the Administrator. Such officers receive no compensation from the Fund for serving in their respective roles.

4. Line of Credit

The Fund has a committed line of credit with Bank of America, N.A. in the amount of $10.5 million and from time to time may borrow cash under the credit agreement. Interest charged on borrowings, which is calculated on any outstanding loan balance, and based on a Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), is payable on a monthly basis. The Fund also pays a monthly facility fee at an annual rate of 0.50% on the daily unused amount of the line of credit. The Fund had no outstanding loan balance on this line of credit as of March 31, 2025. This agreement terminates on March 12, 2027. Prior to March 25, 2025, the Fund had a committed line of credit with Bank of America, N.A. in the amount of $12.1 million under substantially the same terms.

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2025 (continued)

 

 

 

 

4. Line of Credit (continued)

 

During the year ended March 31, 2025, the Fund had borrowings under the credit agreement as follows:

 

Average Daily

 Loan Balance* 

  

Weighted

Average Interest
Rate

 

Interest

Expense**

  Number of Days
Borrowings Were
Outstanding
     Credit Facility  
Fee**

$665,278

   6.62%   $13,212 §   108    $60,545§

 

*

For the days borrowings were outstanding.

 

**

For the year ended March 31, 2025.

§

Interest expense and credit facility fees incurred for the year ended March 31, 2025 are included in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund is required to pledge cash or securities as collateral to Bank of America, N.A. in an amount at least equal to a certain percentage of the available line of credit. Securities segregated as collateral are denoted on the Schedule of Investments.

5. Security Transactions

During the year ended March 31, 2025, purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) amounted to $8,951,762 and $19,053,320 respectively.

6. Subscriptions and Redemptions to Shareholders

Generally, initial and additional subscriptions for shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”) by eligible investors may be accepted at such times as the Fund may determine. The Fund reserves the right to reject any subscriptions for Shares in the Fund. The initial acceptance for subscriptions for Shares was September 30, 2011 (the “Initial Closing Date”). After the Initial Closing Date, the Fund generally accepts subscriptions for Shares as of the first day of each month at the Fund’s then current NAV per share. At March 31, 2025, the Fund received subscription proceeds of $487,000 in advance of the April 1, 2025 subscription date. This amount is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund, from time to time, may offer to repurchase Shares pursuant to written tenders by shareholders. These repurchases will be made at such times, and in such amounts, and on such terms as may be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion. The Investment Manager expects to typically recommend to the Board that the Fund offer to repurchase Shares from shareholders of up to 35% of the Fund’s Net Assets quarterly, effective as of the last day of March, June, September, and December, although such recommendation may be less than or greater than 35%. A 1.5% repurchase fee (the “Repurchase Fee”) payable to the Fund will be charged for repurchases of shareholders’ Shares at any time prior to the day immediately preceding the one-year anniversary of a shareholder’s purchase of its Shares. For the year ended March 31, 2025, the Fund did not earn any Repurchase Fees.

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2025 (continued)

 

 

 

 

7. Federal Income Tax Matters

 

The Fund has a tax year end of October 31. The cost of investment securities and components of Net Assets on a tax basis presented below have been estimated as of March 31, 2025, the Fund’s fiscal year end. The actual cost of investment securities and components of Net Assets on a tax basis will be different as of October 31, 2025, the Fund’s tax year end. The Fund’s required distributions will be determined by the net investment income or loss and net realized gain or loss for the entire tax year (November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2025).

For Federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of the investment securities at March 31, 2025 were as follows:

 

 Aggregate 

Cost

  

Gross

Unrealized

 Appreciation 

  

Gross

Unrealized

 Depreciation 

     Net Unrealized  
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 $  70,870,801

   $  138,407    $  (2,276,368)    $   (2,137,961)

The difference between book and tax basis appreciation (depreciation) on investments is primarily attributed to PFIC mark-to-market adjustments.

During the year ended March 31, 2025, the Fund distributed $5,412,316 of ordinary income.

At March 31, 2025, the estimated components of Net Assets (excluding paid in capital) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Current
Distributable
Ordinary
Income*
  

Current

Distributable

Long Term
Capital Gain or

 (Tax Basis Capital 

Loss Carryover)*

  Unrealized
Appreciation
  (Depreciation)  

$ 2,273,643

   $  (46,287,788)   $  (2,137,961)

*Subject to change based on the Fund’s results through its tax year end of October 31, 2025.

The cumulative timing differences primarily consist of PFIC mark-to-market adjustments and late year ordinary loss deferrals.

As of October 31, 2024, the Fund had short-term capital loss carryforwards of $3,789,644, and net long-term capital loss carryforwards of $42,797,026. As of March 31, 2025 the Fund had estimated net short-term capital loss carryforwards of $3,789,646 and net long-term capital loss carryforwards of $42,498,142. Capital loss carry forwards are carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses.

Late year ordinary losses incurred after December 31 within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. For the tax year ended October 31, 2024, the Fund deferred to

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2025 (continued)

 

 

 

 

7. Federal Income Tax Matters (continued)

 

November 1, 2024 late year ordinary losses of $1,098,886. For the period ended March 31, 2025, the Fund is estimated to defer $326,917 of late year ordinary losses to November 1, 2025. This amount is subject to change based on the Fund’s results through its tax year end of October 31, 2025.

The following amounts were reclassified within the capital accounts:

 

 Paid in Capital    

Accumulated undistributed
(distributed in excess of) net

investment income

   Accumulated net realized
loss on Investments

 $   -

   $   5,263,762    $   (5,263,762)

The reclassifications for the Fund relate primarily to investments in PFICs.

8. Risk Exposure

In pursuing its investment objectives, the Fund invests primarily in Investment Funds that are not registered under the 1940 Act. These Investment Funds may utilize diverse investment strategies, which are not generally managed against traditional investment indices. The Investment Funds selected by the Fund will invest in actively traded securities and other financial instruments using a variety of strategies and investment techniques that may involve significant risks. Such risks arise from the volatility of the equity, fixed income, commodity and currency markets, leverage both on and off balance sheet associated with borrowings, short sales and derivative instruments, the potential illiquidity of certain instruments including emerging markets, private transactions, derivatives, and counterparty and broker defaults. Various risks are also associated with an investment in the Fund, including risks relating to the multi-manager structure of the Fund, risks relating to compensation arrangements and risks related to limited liquidity of the Investment Funds. The Investment Funds provide for periodic redemptions generally ranging from monthly to semi-annually, and may be subject to various lock-up provisions and early withdrawal fees.

In the normal course of business, the Investment Funds trade various financial instruments and enter into various investment activities with off-balance sheet risk. These include, but are not limited to, short-selling activities, writing option contracts, contracts for differences, and interest rate, credit default and total return equity swaps contracts. The Fund’s risk of loss in these Investment Funds is limited to the value of the Fund’s investments in the Investment Funds.

Because of the Fund’s investment in the Investment Funds, the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Investment Funds. As a result, a cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the cost of investing in a fund that invests directly in individual securities and financial instruments. 

The investments of the Investment Funds are subject to normal market fluctuations and other risks inherent in investing in securities and there can be no assurance that any appreciation in value will occur. The value of investments can fall as well as rise and investors may not realize the amount that they invest.

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2025 (continued)

 

 

 

 

8. Risk Exposure (continued)

 

Although the Investment Manager will seek to select Investment Funds that offer the opportunity to have their shares or units redeemed within a reasonable timeframe, there can be no assurance that the liquidity of the investments of such Investment Funds will always be sufficient to meet redemption requests as, and when, made.

Investment Funds may permit or require that redemptions of interests be made in-kind. Upon its withdrawal of all or a portion of its interest in an Investment Fund, the Fund may receive securities that are illiquid or difficult to value. This would be especially likely in times of general market turmoil and/or times in which the market for certain types of securities held by such Investment Fund is disrupted. In such a case, the Investment Manager would seek to cause the Fund to dispose of these securities in a manner that is in the best interests of the Fund, but there can be no assurance that the Investment Manager will be able to do so in a timely or efficient manner.

The Investment Manager may invest the Fund’s assets in Investment Funds that invest in illiquid securities and do not permit frequent withdrawals. Illiquid securities owned by Investment Funds are generally riskier than liquid securities because the Investment Funds may not be able to dispose of the illiquid securities if their investment performance deteriorates, or may be able to dispose of the illiquid securities only at a greatly reduced price. Similarly, the illiquidity of the Investment Funds may cause shareholders to incur losses because of an inability to withdraw their investments from the Fund during or following periods of negative performance.

The Investment Funds may invest in the securities of foreign companies that involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies. These risks include devaluation of currencies, less reliable information about issuers, different securities transaction clearance and settlement practices, and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those securities of comparable U.S. companies.

Because of the Fund’s investments in registered investment companies, the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by these registered investment companies. As a result, the cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual securities and financial instruments. The Fund is also subject to certain risks related to the registered investment companies’ investments in securities and financial instruments such as fixed income securities, including high yield, asset-backed and mortgage-related securities, equity securities, foreign and emerging markets securities, commodities and real estate securities. These securities are subject to risks specific to their structure, sector or market.

In addition, the registered investment companies may use derivative instruments in connection with their individual investment strategies including futures, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options, swaps and other derivatives, which are also subject to specific risks related to their structure, sector or market and may be riskier than investments in other types of securities. Specific risks and concentrations present in the registered investment companies are disclosed within their individual financial statements and registration statements, as appropriate since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the Fund being more sensitive to economic results of those issuing the securities.

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2025 (continued)

 

 

 

 

8. Risk Exposure (continued)

 

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s or Investment Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, financial system instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics, pandemics or endemics.

9. Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

10. Concentrations

As of March 31, 2025, all shareholders of the Fund are clients of an affiliate of the Investment Manager, whose holdings collectively represented all of the Fund’s Net Assets. Significant shareholder transactions, if any, may impact the Fund’s performance.

11. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of this report and has determined that there are no material events that require disclosure.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II (the “Fund”) as of March 31, 2025, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2025, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2025, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2025 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of March 31, 2025, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2025 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the auditing standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2025 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agents and investment fund portfolio managers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

May 29, 2025

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the JPMorgan Funds complex since 1993.


J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Trustees and Officers Biographical Data (unaudited)

 

 

 

The business of the Fund is managed under the direction of the Board of Trustees. Subject to the provisions of the operating agreement and Delaware law, the Trustees have all powers necessary and convenient to carry out this responsibility. The Trustees and officers of the Fund, their ages and descriptions of their principal occupations during the past five years are listed below. 

 

Name (Year of Birth)

Positions With The Fund

  

Principal Occupation During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of
Portfolios in

Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee(1)(2)

   Other Directorships Held
During the Past 5 Years

Independent Trustees

 

Lisa M. Borders (1957);

Trustee since 2021.

  

Consultant, LMB Group (management consulting) (February 2019-present); President and Chief Executive Officer, TIME’S UP (social welfare) (October 2018-February 2019); President, Women’s National Basketball Association (March 2016-October 2018); Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company (2013-2016).

 

   12    Director, Operation Hope (2015-2016; 2020-2024); Director, Grady Health System (Chair, Quality Committee 2014- 2017); Chair, Borders Commission, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee; Trustee, Duke University; Chair, The Coca-Cola Foundation.

James P. Donovan (1950);

Lead Independent Trustee since 2021, Trustee since 2021.

 

  

Chairman, Cross Culture Coach LLC (education) (2012-present).

   12    Chairman and President, Cannon Point Preservation Corp.; Chairman, Cross Culture Coach LLC.

Neil Medugno (1957);

Trustee since 2021.

  

Partner, Wellington Management Company LLP, Chief Financial Officer, Wellington Funds Group (investment management) (1994- 2017).

 

   12    Independent Trustee, James Alpha Funds Trust d/b/a Easterly Funds Trust (2021-present).

Kevin Klingert (1962);

Trustee since 2022.

  

President, Russell Investments Group, Ltd. (April 2021-October 2022); Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (2016-2017); Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (2007- 2016).

   12   

Director, Russell Investment Management, LLC, Russell Investments Capital, LLC, Russell Investments Delaware, LLC, Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC, Russell Investments Fund Management, LLC, Russell Investments International Services Company, LLC, Russell Investments PMF 2019 GP, LLC, Russell Investments Trust Company, Russell Investments Implementation Services Limited, Russell Investments Systems Limited (April 2021- October 2022).

 

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Trustees and Officers Biographical Data (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

Name (Year of Birth)

Positions With The Fund

  

Principal Occupation During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of
Portfolios in

Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee(1)(2)

   Other Directorships Held
During the Past 5 Years

Lauren K. Stack (1963);

Trustee since 2021.

   Chief Operating Officer and Board Member, HyperSpectral Corp. (Advanced Technology) (2020-present).    12   

Director, HyperSpectral Corp. (2020- present); Board Chair, Invest529 (2022-2023); Independent Trustee, Invest529 (2019-2023).

 

                

Interested Trustees

 

              

Mary E. Savino (1962);

Chairman since 2021.

  

Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Asset & Wealth Management division, President of J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Solutions Inc. (2024-present); Head of J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc. Investment Advisory Business (2016- 2024); Global Head of Portfolio Management Group (2013-2016); Global Head of Client Portfolio Management for Global Access Funds (2009-2013); various other positions including Head of US Mutual Funds since joining the firm in 1988.

 

   12    Director & Chair of Board, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Solutions Inc.; Director, J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc.; Director, Six Circles Multi- Strategy Sub-Fund I Ltd. (2024- present); Director, Six Circles Multi-Strategy Sub-Fund II Ltd. (2024-present); Director, Six Circles Credit Opportunities Fund (Cayman) Ltd. (2023- present).

 

  (1)

Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term.

 

  (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 Fund Complex for which the Board of Trustees serves currently includes three registered investment companies (12 funds).

The contact address for each of the Trustees is 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179.

 

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J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

Trustees and Officers Biographical Data (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

Name (Year of Birth),

Positions Held with the Fund (since)

  

Principal Occupation During Past

5 Years

 
Officers

Mary E. Savino (1962),

President and Principal Executive Officer since 2021

  

Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Asset & Wealth Management division, President of J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Solutions Inc. (2024-present); Head of J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc. Investment Advisory Business (2016- 2024); Global Head of Portfolio Management Group (2013-2016); Global Head of Client Portfolio Management for Global Access Funds (2009-2013); various other positions including Head of US Mutual Funds since joining the firm in 1988.

 

Abby L. Ingber (1962),

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since 2021

  

Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (2023-present); Director, Six Circles Multi-Strategy Sub-Fund I Ltd. (2024- present); Director, Six Circles Multi-Strategy Sub-Fund II Ltd. (2024- present); Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (2017-2023); Deputy General Counsel, Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. and Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Schroder Funds (2006-2017).

 

Michael Choi (1971),

Chief Compliance Officer since 2021

  

Chief Compliance Officer, J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc. (2016- present); Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (2018-present); Executive Director; Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (2008-2016).

 

Gregory R. McNeil (1975),

Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2021

  

Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (2024-present); Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (2018-2024); Director, Six Circles Multi-Strategy Sub-Fund I Ltd.; Director, Six Circles Multi-Strategy Sub-Fund II Ltd. (2023-present); Vice President, AQR Capital Management, LLC; Treasurer, AQR Funds (2015-2018).

 

Francisco Camacho (1979),

Assistant Treasurer since 2021

  

Vice President, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (2021-present); Vice President, Neuberger Berman Group LLC (2013-2020).

 

Angela Burke (1982),

Assistant Secretary since 2023

  

Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (2022 - Present); Senior Attorney, Aviva Investors Americas (2021-2022); Senior Vice President, The Northern Trust Company; Assistant Secretary, Northern Funds and Northern Institutional Funds (2018-2021).

 

The contact address for each of the officers, unless otherwise noted, is 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179.

 

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Rev. May 2022

 

FACTS

   WHAT DOES J.P. MORGAN ACCESS MULTI-STRATEGY FUNDS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
   
      
   

Why?

   Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
   
      
   

What?

  

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us.

This information can include:

 Social Security number and income

 account balances and transaction history

 credit history and payment history

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

   
      
   

How?

   All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons the Access Multi-Strategy Funds chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

     

Reasons we can share your

personal information

  

Does the Access Multi-

Strategy Funds share?

  

Can you limit

this sharing?

     
For our everyday business purposes –
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus
   Yes    No
     
For marketing purposes –
to offer our products and services to you
   Yes    No
     
For joint marketing with other financial companies    No   

We don’t share

     
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your transactions and experiences    Yes    No
     
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness    No   

We don’t share

     
For nonaffiliates to market to you    No   

We don’t share

 

  
   

Questions?

   Call 212-464-2070 to speak with a Managed Solutions & Strategies Investor Relations representative. For operator relay assistance, first dial 711.

 

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Who we are
   
Who is providing this notice?   J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Funds
 
 
What we do
How does the Access Multi-Strategy Funds protect my personal information?   To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We authorize our employees to get your information only when they need it to do their work, and we require companies that work for us to protect your information.
How does the Access Multi-Strategy Funds collect my personal information?  

We collect your personal information, for example, when you:

  open an account or make a wire transfer

  direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell securities

  provide your account information

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?  

Federal law gives you the right to limit only:

  sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes–information about your creditworthiness

  affiliates from using your information to market to you

  sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 
 
Definitions
Affiliates  

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

  Our affiliates include companies with the Chase or J.P. Morgan name and financial companies such as J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.

Nonaffiliates  

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

  The Access Multi-Strategy Funds does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing  

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

  The Access Multi-Strategy Funds does not jointly market.


J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

 

 

The Fund files a complete schedule of its fund holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, as well as information relating to how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-212-464-2070, and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”)

Pursuant to the DRIP, each Shareholder will automatically be a participant under the DRIP and have all income dividends and/or capital gains distributions automatically reinvested in additional Shares unless such Shareholder specifically notifies the Fund of its election to receive income dividends and/or capital gain distributions in cash at least 121 days before the last business day of the calendar year, or if the ex dividend date differs from the last business day, such other day that is the ex dividend date of such distribution. An election in writing to receive income dividends and/or capital gain distributions in cash received by the Fund 120 days or less before the ex dividend date of any dividend and/or distribution will apply to subsequent dividends and/or distributions that are paid at least 121 days after receipt of such election.

Generally, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Shareholders receiving Shares under the DRIP will be treated as having received a distribution equal to the amount payable to them in cash as a distribution had the Shareholder not participated in the DRIP.

Shares will be issued pursuant to the DRIP at their net asset value determined on the next valuation date following the ex-dividend date (the last date of a dividend period on which an investor can purchase Shares and still be entitled to receive the dividend). There is no sales load or other charge for reinvestment. The Fund may terminate the DRIP at any time. Any expenses of the DRIP will be borne by the Fund.


  (b)

Include a copy of each notice transmitted to stockholders in reliance on Rule 30e-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-3) that contains disclosures specified by paragraph (c)(3) of that rule. Not Applicable. Notices do not incorporate disclosures from the shareholder reports.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

As of the period ended March 31, 2025 (the “Reporting Period”), the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions. During the Reporting Period, there have been no changes to, amendments to or waivers from, any provision of the code of ethics. A copy of this code of ethics can be obtained upon request, free of charge, by calling (212) 464-2070.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Neil Medugno possesses the attributes identified in Instruction (b) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” and has designated Neil Medugno as the Registrant’s audit committee financial expert. Mr. Medugno is not an “interested person” of the Registrant and is also “independent” pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

 

  (a)

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were $79,591 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 and $81,979 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

Audit-Related Fees

 

  (b)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the


 

audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 and $0 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

Tax Fees

 

  (c)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered to the Registrant by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $25,476 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 and $26,240 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. These services consisted of fees billed in connection with preparing the federal regulated investment company income tax returns for the Registrant.

All Other Fees

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 and $0 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

 

 (e)(1)

Pursuant to the Registrant’s Audit Committee Charter that has been adopted by the audit committee, the audit committee shall approve all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Registrant and all permissible non-audit services to be provided to its investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. The audit committee has delegated to its Chairman the approval of such services subject to reports to the full audit committee at its next subsequent meeting.

 

 (e)(2)

No percentage of the principal accountant’s fees or services were approved pursuant to the waiver provision of paragraph (c)(7) (i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

  (f)

The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was less than fifty percent.

 

  (g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant were $0 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 and $0 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

 

  (h)

The Registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is


 

subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

(i)

Not applicable.

 

(j)

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

(a)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.

Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.


Item 11.

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

The Adviser’s proxy voting policy is set forth below.

J.P. Morgan Private Investments, Inc, the Funds’ investment adviser (the “Adviser” or “JPMPI”) may be granted by its clients the authority to vote the proxies of the securities held in client portfolios.

Delegation of Proxy Voting Responsibilities – The Funds’ Board delegates the proxy voting authority with respect to each Fund’s portfolio securities to the Fund’s Adviser, who in turn may delegate to the Fund’s sub-adviser(s), if applicable. The adviser/sub-adviser shall use its good faith judgment in a manner which it reasonably believes best serves the interests of the Fund’s shareholders to vote or abstain from voting all proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities. The adviser/sub-adviser is also required to adopt written proxy voting procedures that comply with the requirements of the Investment Company Act and Advisers Act.

As a fiduciary to its Clients, JPMPI must monitor corporate actions and act reasonably to vote proxies in the best interests of those Clients from which JPMPI accepts proxy voting discretion. Further, Rule 206(4)-6 of the Advisers Act requires every registered investment adviser to (i) adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure, among other things, that proxies are voted in the “best interest of clients,” including how the adviser addresses material conflicts that may arise; (ii) disclose to clients how they can obtain information about how proxies were voted; and (iii) describe to clients the proxy voting policies and procedures and furnish a copy upon request. Unless a Client that has conferred JPMPI with investment discretion expressly retains proxy voting authority or delegates that authority to another person, JPMPI is obligated to vote proxies on its behalf, and must do so in a prudent and diligent manner and solely in the best interest of its Clients.

Proxy Voting Procedures and Guidelines – To ensure that the proxies are voted in the best interests of its clients, JPMPI has adopted detailed proxy voting procedures (“Procedures”) that incorporate detailed proxy guidelines (“Guidelines”) for voting proxies on specific types of issues.

There are currently separate guidelines for types of investments.

 

  1)

With respect to closed-end Registered Funds that invest in underlying private investment funds, JPMPI has investment discretion to allocate the assets of such Funds to various underlying private investment funds. In cases wherein JPMPI is authorized by such Funds to vote the solicitations, proxies or consents (collectively, “Consents”) of, or otherwise provide approval to, such underlying private investment funds (and such authorization has not been delegated to a sub-adviser), JPMPI will vote such Consents in accordance with the internal procedure. In such cases wherein JPMPI is authorized by such Funds to vote the Consents of such underlying private investment funds and such


 

authorization has been delegated to a sub-adviser, JPMPI will review whether such sub-adviser votes such Consents in the best interests of such underlying private investment funds’ investors and in accordance with such sub-adviser’s proxy voting policies.

 

  2)

With respect to open-end Registered Funds and closed-end Registered Funds for which JPMPI has investment discretion to invest Client assets in registered funds or securities and may be authorized to vote the underlying registered funds or securities, these are voted in accordance with benchmark guidelines implemented by an independent third party service provider.

For proxy voting policies and procedures for any sub-advised funds, see the sub-advisers’ proxy voting policies.

Please see JPMPI’s ADV Part 2A Brochure for further detail on the Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures.

Proxy Voting Disclosures – The Funds will include a summary of the proxy voting policies and procedures of its adviser or sub-adviser in the SAI (the actual policies and procedures may also be utilized). For closed-end funds, this information will also be disclosed on Form N-CSR. In addition, the Funds will disclose in the annual and semi-annual shareholder reports and registration statements the methods by which shareholders may obtain information about proxy voting.

Annual Form N-PX Filings – Each Fund will file with the SEC, on Form N-PX, a complete voting record for the twelve-month period ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year.

Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM

The Fund’s portfolio managers are Boris Arabadjiev and Thomas Byrnes. The portfolio managers determine the asset allocation for the Fund among Portfolio Managers, Investment Funds and other investments.

Mr. Arabadjiev is a Managing Director and the Head of Alternatives for the J.P. Morgan Private Bank CIO team and the Head of Hedge Funds and Liquid Alternatives for the J.P. Morgan Endowments & Foundations CIO Team, based in New York. Additionally, he is a member of the Wealth Management Global Investment Council. Mr. Arabadjiev is responsible for coordinating the Private Bank’s CIO team research and strategy efforts of both teams across alternative investments, including hedge funds and liquid alternatives. In this capacity, Mr. Arabadjiev works closely with the firm’s Manager Selection, Hedge Fund Due Diligence, Portfolio Construction, Investment Strategy, and Risk Management teams to ensure alternative investments in client portfolios reflect the teams’ strategic and tactical views and are underwritten using a disciplined, systematic framework. Mr. Arabadjiev joined J.P. Morgan in 2017 with 18 years of capital markets experience and brings substantial expertise in analyzing, developing and investing in alternative investment strategies. Previously, Mr. Arabadjiev was the CIO and co-founder of Altemis Capital Management, a boutique asset management firm focused on liquid alternatives. At Altemis, Mr. Arabadjiev launched and ran a multi-asset risk premia product and customized solutions platform


for institutional investors. Prior to Altemis, Mr. Arabadjiev was a Managing Director and CIO of the Alpha Strategies Group at Credit Suisse Asset Management, the firm’s fund of hedge funds business. Mr. Arabadjiev began his career at Barra Inc. in Berkeley, CA, where he worked with institutional investors on the development and application of factor-based risk analytics before moving to London to lead the firm’s cross-asset risk analytics effort. Mr. Arabadjiev holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California and a B.A./B.Sc. from WV Wesleyan College.

Mr. Byrnes is an Executive Director and Portfolio Manager for the J.P. Morgan Private Bank hedge fund team, based in New York. In this role, Mr. Byrnes is responsible for the management of hedge fund and liquid alternative portfolios, which seek to optimize risk-adjusted returns through top-down portfolio construction and bottom-up vehicle selection. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in April 2016, Mr. Byrnes served as a Portfolio Manager within the alternatives group at Russell Investments. In this role, Mr. Byrnes was responsible for managing multi-strategy and single-strategy hedge fund portfolios with investments totaling over $2 billion in global institutional and retail capital. Prior to Russell Investments, Mr. Byrnes worked within the hedge fund portfolio management and research teams at Credit Suisse, where he analyzed and implemented hedge fund investment ideas, as well as performed extensive research across multiple hedge fund strategies and portfolio construction focused on alternatives. Mr. Byrnes earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Georgetown University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

OTHER ACCOUNTS MANAGED

The following tables show information regarding other accounts managed by portfolio managers of the Fund as of March 31, 2025:

Access Multi-Strategy Fund II

 

Non-Performance Based Fee Advisory Accounts

($000’s)

     Registered Investment   
Companies   
   Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles
        Other Accounts*
     Number of
Accounts
   Total Assets
($ millions)
      Number of
Accounts
   Total Assets
($ millions)
      Number of
Accounts
   Total Assets 
($ millions) 

Boris Arabadjiev

   3    $1,086       12    $14,470       875,714    $466,481

Performance Based Fee Advisory Accounts

($000’s)

     Registered Investment   
Companies  
   Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles
        Other Accounts
     Number of
Accounts
   Total Assets
($ millions)
        Number of
Accounts
   Total Assets
($ millions)
        Number of
Accounts
   Total Assets 
($ millions) 

Boris Arabadjiev

   -
   -
      -
   -
      -
   -


* Assets made up of discretionary programs which can include investment into one or more of the vehicles included in the “Registered Investment Companies” and “Other Pooled Investment Vehicles”. Therefore, the amount of total assets in “Other Accounts” may also include assets from the other sections.

 

Non-Performance Based Fee Advisory Accounts

($000’s)

     Registered Investment   
Companies   
   Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles
        Other Accounts*
     Number of
Accounts
   Total Assets
($ millions)
      Number of
Accounts
   Total Assets
($ millions)
      Number of
Accounts
   Total Assets 
($ millions) 

Tom Byrnes

   3    $1,086       3    $885       -    -

Performance Based Fee Advisory Accounts

($000’s)

     Registered Investment   
Companies   
   Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles
        Other Accounts
     Number of
Accounts
   Total Assets
($ millions)
      Number of
Accounts
   Total Assets
($ millions)
      Number of
Accounts
   Total Assets 
($ millions) 

Tom Byrnes

   -    -       -    -       -    -

* Assets made up of discretionary programs which can include investment into one or more of the vehicles included in the “Registered Investment Companies” and “Other Pooled Investment Vehicles”. Therefore, the amount of total assets in “Other Accounts” may also include assets from the other sections.

POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The Investment Manager and/or their affiliates (the “Affiliates” and, together, “JPMorgan”) provide an array of discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. In addition, JPMorgan is a diversified financial services firm that provides a broad range of services and products to its clients, some of which will be Investment Funds, and is a major participant in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which the Fund and/or the Investment Funds invests or will invest. Investors should carefully review the following, which describes potential and actual conflicts of interest that JPMorgan can face in the operation of its investment management services. JPMorgan and the Fund have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate the conflicts of interest described below. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available.

This section is not, and is not intended to be, a complete enumeration or explanation of all of the potential conflicts of interest that may arise. Additional information about potential conflicts of interest regarding the Investment Manager and JPMorgan is set forth in the Investment Manager’s Form ADV, as applicable, which prospective shareholders should review prior to purchasing Fund shares. Copies of Part 1 and Part 2A of the Investment Manager’s Form ADV are available on the SEC’s website (www.adviserinfo.sec.gov).


Acting for Multiple Clients. In general, the Investment Manager faces conflicts of interest when either or both renders investment advisory services to several clients and, from time to time, provides dissimilar investment advice to different clients. For example, when funds or accounts managed by the Investment Manager and/or their affiliates (“Other Accounts”) engage in short sales of the same securities held by the Fund or an Investment Fund, the Investment Manager could be seen as harming the performance of the Fund for the benefit of the Other Accounts engaging in short sales, if the short sales cause the market value of the securities to fall. In addition, a conflict could arise when one or more Other Accounts invest in different instruments or classes of securities of the same issuer than those in which the Fund or an Investment Fund invests. In certain circumstances, Other Accounts have different investment objectives or could pursue or enforce rights with respect to a particular issuer in which the Fund or an Investment Fund has also invested and these activities could have an adverse effect on the Fund. For example, if the Fund or an Investment Fund holds debt instruments of an issuer and an Other Account holds equity securities of the same issuer, then if the issuer experiences financial or operational challenges, the Fund or Investment Fund (which holds the debt instrument) may seek a liquidation of the issuer, whereas the Other Account (which holds the equity securities) may prefer a reorganization of the issuer. In addition, an issuer in which the Fund or Investment Fund invests may use the proceeds of such investment to refinance or reorganize its capital structure which could result in repayment of debt held by JPMorgan or an Other Account. If the issuer performs poorly following such refinancing or reorganization, the Fund’s results will suffer whereas the Other Account’s performance will not be affected because the Other Account no longer has an investment in the issuer. Conflicts are magnified with respect to issuers that become insolvent. It is possible that in connection with an insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar proceeding, the Fund will be limited (by applicable law, courts or otherwise) in the positions or actions it will be permitted to take due to other interests held or actions or positions taken by JPMorgan or Other Accounts.

Positions taken by Other Accounts may also dilute or otherwise negatively affect the values, prices or investment strategies associated with positions held by the Fund. For example, this may occur when investment decisions for the Fund are based on research or other information that is also used to support portfolio decisions by the Investment Manager for Other Accounts following different investment strategies or by Affiliates in managing their clients’ accounts. When an Other Account or an account managed by an Affiliate implements a portfolio decision or strategy ahead of, or contemporaneously with, similar portfolio decisions or strategies for the Fund (whether or not the portfolio decisions emanate from the same research analysis or other information), market impact, liquidity constraints, or other factors could result in the Fund receiving less favorable investment results, and the costs of implementing such portfolio decisions or strategies could be increased or the Fund could otherwise be disadvantaged.

Investment opportunities that are appropriate for the Fund may also be appropriate for Other Accounts and there is no assurance the Fund will receive an allocation of all or a portion of those investments it wishes to pursue. The Investment Manager’s management of an Other Account that pays it a performance fee or a higher management fee and follows the same or similar strategy as the Fund or invests in substantially similar assets as the Fund, creates an incentive for the Investment Manager to favor the account paying it the potentially higher fee, e.g., in placing securities trades. JPMorgan also faces conflicts of interest when waiving certain fees if those waivers enhance performance. The Investment Manager is actively engaged in advisory, trade support and management services for multiple investment vehicles, funds and accounts (each, an


“Affiliated Group Account”), including other unregistered investment funds as well as investment funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Investment Manager from time to time invests in an Investment Fund on behalf of the Fund and/or one or more of its other clients, and thereby holds a significant portion of the interests in such Investment Fund, which will give rise to certain conflicts. For instance, preferential terms are granted to Affiliated Group Accounts as a result of the aggregate size of the commitments by all of such Affiliated Group Accounts to an Investment Fund, and therefore, in such cases, the Investment Manager will have an incentive not to withdraw an investment from any such Investment Fund when it might otherwise wish to do so for an Affiliated Group Account in order to preserve the preferential terms for all of its Affiliated Group Accounts.

The Investment Manager and its Affiliates, and any of their directors, officers or employees, also buy, sell, or trade securities for their own accounts or the proprietary accounts of the Investment Manager, and/or an Affiliate. The Investment Manager or its Affiliates, within their discretion, may make different investment decisions and take other actions with respect to their own proprietary accounts than those made for client accounts, including the timing or nature of such investment decisions or actions. Further, the Investment Manager is not required to purchase or sell for any client account securities that they, an Affiliate or any of their employees may purchase or sell for their own accounts or the proprietary accounts of the Investment Manager or an Affiliate or its clients. The Investment Manager, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers and employees face a conflict of interest as they will have income or other incentives to favor their own accounts or proprietary accounts.

The chart in “Portfolio Managers’ Other Accounts Managed” shows the number, type and market value as of a specified date of the accounts and other Funds managed by each Fund’s portfolio managers.

Acting in Multiple Commercial Capacities. JPMorgan is a diversified financial services firm that provides a broad range of services and products to its clients and is a major participant in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which a Fund invests or may invest. JPMorgan is typically entitled to compensation in connection with these activities and the Fund will not be entitled to any such compensation. In providing services and products to clients other than the Fund, JPMorgan, from time to time, faces conflicts of interest with respect to activities recommended to or performed for the Fund on one hand and for JPMorgan’s other clients on the other hand. For example, JPMorgan has, and continues to seek to develop, banking and other financial and advisory relationships with numerous U.S. and non-U.S. persons and governments. JPMorgan also advises and represents potential buyers and sellers of businesses worldwide. The Fund and/or Investment Funds have invested in, or may wish to invest in, such entities represented by JPMorgan or with which JPMorgan has a banking or other financial relationship. In addition, certain clients of JPMorgan may invest in entities in which JPMorgan holds an interest, including the Fund or an Investment Fund. In providing services to its clients, JPMorgan from time to time recommends activities that compete with or otherwise adversely affect a Fund or Investment Fund or the Fund’s or Investment Fund’s investments. It should be recognized that such relationships may also preclude the Fund from engaging in certain transactions and may constrain the Fund’s investment flexibility. For example, Affiliates that are broker dealers cannot deal with the Fund as principal in the purchase and sale of securities unless an exemptive order allowing such transactions is obtained from the SEC. Certain of the JPMorgan


Funds have received exemptive orders permitting certain JPMorgan Funds to engage in principal transactions with Affiliates involving taxable and tax exempt money market instruments. However, for the purchase and sale of longer term fixed income securities, which are generally principal transactions, the Fund cannot use broker dealer Affiliates. Or, if an Affiliate is the sole underwriter of an initial or secondary offering, the Fund could not purchase in the offering. In both cases the number of securities and counterparties available to the Fund will be fewer than are available to registered funds that are not affiliated with major broker dealers.

JPMorgan derives ancillary benefits from providing investment advisory, administration, and shareholder servicing and other services to the Fund, and providing such services to the Fund may enhance JPMorgan’s relationships with various parties, facilitate additional business development and enable JPMorgan to obtain additional business and generate additional revenue.

JPMorgan may provide brokerage services to Investment Funds in compliance with applicable law. JPMorgan may keep any profits, commissions and fees accruing to it in connection with its activities for itself and other clients, and the fees or allocations from the Fund to the Investment Manager or its affiliates will not be reduced thereby. The Investment Manager or its affiliates, may enter into placement agent agreements with a Portfolio Manager pursuant to which such Portfolio Manager may compensate the Investment Manager or its affiliates, for referring investors (other than the Fund) to the Portfolio Manager.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, affiliates of the Investment Manager from time to time will invest proprietary or client capital with investment advisers, which may also be Portfolio Managers to the Investment Funds, or in one or more of the Investment Funds in which the Fund invests. It is expected that a significant number of the Portfolio Managers will pay fees to such affiliates. For example, broker-dealer affiliates of the Investment Manager, such as J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, act as placement agent for JPMorgan and third-party hedge funds and these affiliates will earn fees from the hedge fund sponsors or the hedge funds for providing placement and other ongoing services to the hedge fund. The Adviser generally chooses to invest the Fund’s assets in hedge funds also available for other J.P. Morgan Private Bank accounts, which typically are only hedge funds who pay or whose sponsors pay such fees to a broker-dealer affiliate of the Investment Manager. The Adviser also invests in hedge funds that do not use a broker-dealer affiliate as placement agent. Fees paid to these affiliates are based on the client capital invested on their behalf by the affiliate in the Investment Funds. However, no affiliate will receive fees from Portfolio Managers for the Fund’s capital invested in the Investment Funds. In addition, JPMorgan may have other business relationships with such Portfolio Managers.

Participations Adverse to the Fund. JPMorgan’s participation in certain markets or its actions for certain clients may also restrict or affect the Fund’s and/or an Investment Fund’s ability to transact in those markets and JPMorgan may face conflicts with respect to the interests involved. For example, when the Fund and/or an Investment Fund and another JPMorgan client invest in different parts of an issuer’s capital structure, decisions over whether to trigger an event of default, over the terms of any workout, or how to exit an investment implicate conflicts of interest. See also “Acting for Multiple Clients”.

Preferential Treatment. The Investment Manager receives more compensation with respect to certain funds or Other Accounts than it receives with respect to the Fund, or receives compensation


based in part on the performance of certain accounts. This creates a conflict of interest for the Investment Manager and its portfolio managers by providing an incentive to favor those accounts. Actual or potential conflicts of interest also arise when a portfolio manager has management responsibilities to more than one account or fund, such as devotion of unequal time and attention to the management of the funds or accounts.

JPMorgan and its affiliates have entered into arrangements with service providers that include fee discounts for services rendered to JPMorgan and its affiliates. For example, certain law firms retained by JPMorgan or one or more of its affiliates discount their legal fees based upon the type and volume of services provided to JPMorgan or its affiliates. The cost of legal services paid by the Fund is separately negotiated and is not included in the negotiation or calculation of the JPMorgan rate and, as a result, the fees that are charged to the Fund typically reflect higher billing rates. In the event legal services are provided jointly to JPMorgan or its affiliates and the Fund with respect to a particular matter, the Fund and JPMorgan or such affiliates will each bear their pro rata share of the cost of such services which may reflect the JPMorgan discount or a higher rate, depending on the facts and circumstances of the particular engagement.

Allocation and Aggregation. Potential conflicts of interest also arise with both the aggregation of trade orders and allocation of securities transactions or investment opportunities. Allocations of aggregated trades, particularly trade orders that were only partially filled due to limited availability, and allocation of investment opportunities raise a potential conflict of interest because JPMorgan has an incentive to allocate trades or investment opportunities to certain accounts or Funds. For example, JPMorgan has an incentive to cause accounts it manages to participate in an offering where such participation could increase JPMorgan’s overall allocation of securities in that offering. In addition, JPMorgan has an incentive to allocate assets of the Fund to an underlying fund that is small, pays fees to JPMorgan or to which JPMorgan has provided seed capital.

Overall Position Limits. Potential conflicts of interest also exist when JPMorgan maintains certain overall investment limitations on positions in securities or other financial instruments due to, among other things, investment restrictions imposed upon JPMorgan by law, regulation, contract or internal policies. These limitations have precluded and, in the future could preclude, the Fund from purchasing particular securities or financial instruments, even if the securities or financial instruments would otherwise meet the Fund’s objectives. For example, there are limits on the aggregate amount of investments by affiliated investors in certain types of securities that may not be exceeded without additional regulatory or corporate consent. There also are limits on the writing of options by the Fund that could be triggered based on the number of options written by the Investment Manager and/or Sub-Adviser on behalf of other investment advisory clients. If certain aggregate ownership thresholds are reached or certain transactions are undertaken, the ability of the Fund to purchase or dispose of investments, or exercise rights or undertake business transactions, will be restricted.

Soft Dollars. The Investment Manager pays certain broker-dealers with “soft” or commission dollars generated by client brokerage transactions in exchange for access to statistical information and other research services. The Investment Manager faces conflicts of interest because the statistical information and other research services may benefit certain other clients of the Investment Manager more than the Fund and can be used in connection with the management of accounts other than the accounts whose trades generated the commissions.


Additionally, when the Investment Manager uses client brokerage commissions to obtain statistical information and other research services, the Investment Manager receives a benefit because it does not have to produce or pay for the information or other research services itself. As a result, the Investment Manager may have an incentive to select a particular broker-dealer in order to obtain such information and other research services from that broker-dealer, rather than to obtain the lowest price for execution.

Tender Offers. JPMorgan on behalf of its discretionary clients have significant ownership in the Fund. JPMorgan faces conflicts of interest when recommending to the Board the amount of shares the Fund should accept for tender, and when considering the effect of tender offers on the Fund and on other shareholders in deciding whether and when to tender its shares. A large tender of shares by JPMorgan acting on behalf of its discretionary clients could result in the Fund selling securities when it otherwise would not have done so, accelerating the realization of capital gains and increasing transaction costs. A large tender could significantly reduce the assets of the Fund, causing decreased liquidity and, depending on any applicable expense caps, a higher expense ratio and other adverse consequences to the Fund, such as an event of default under the Credit Agreement.

Affiliated Transactions. The Fund is subject to conflicts of interest if it engages in principal or agency transactions with other JPMorgan funds or with JPMorgan. To the extent permitted by law, the Fund can enter into transactions in which JPMorgan acts as principal on its own behalf (principal transactions), advises both sides of a transaction (cross transactions) and acts as broker for, and receives a commission from, the Fund (agency transactions). Principal and agency transactions create the opportunity for JPMorgan to engage in self- dealing. JPMorgan faces a conflict of interest when it engages in a principal or agency transaction on behalf of the Fund, because such transactions result in additional compensation to JPMorgan. JPMorgan faces a potentially conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities to the parties in these transactions.

In addition, JPMorgan has direct or indirect interests in electronic communication networks and alternative trading systems (collectively “ECNs”). The Investment Manager, in accordance with its fiduciary obligation to seek to obtain best execution, from time to time executes client trades through ECNs in which an Affiliate has, or may acquire, an interest. In such case, the Affiliate will be indirectly compensated based upon its ownership percentage in relation to the transaction fees charged by the ECNs.

JPMorgan also faces conflicts of interest if a Fund purchases securities during the existence of an underwriting syndicate for such securities, of which JPMorgan is a member because JPMorgan typically receives fees for certain services that it provides to the syndicate and, in certain cases, will be relieved directly or indirectly of certain financial obligations as a result of a Fund’s purchase of securities.

Affiliated Service Providers. JPMorgan faces conflicts of interest when the Fund uses service providers affiliated with JPMorgan because JPMorgan receives greater overall fees when they are used. Affiliates provide investment advisory, administration, fund accounting and shareholder servicing services to the Fund for which they are compensated by the Fund. Similarly, the Investment Manager faces conflicts of interest if they decide to use or negotiate the terms of a credit facility for the Fund if the facility is provided by an Affiliate. The JPMorgan affiliates


providing services to the Fund benefit from additional fees when the Fund invests in an Investment Fund that also uses JPMorgan as its service provider.

Proxy Voting. Potential conflicts of interest can arise when the Investment Manager and/or Sub-Adviser votes proxies for securities held by the Fund. A conflict is deemed to exist when the proxy is for JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock or for J.P. Morgan Funds, or when the proxy administrator has actual knowledge indicating that an Affiliate is an investment banker or rendered a fairness opinion with respect to the matter that is the subject of the proxy vote. Any proxies will be voted by an independent third party using its own guidelines. Potential conflicts of interest can arise when the Investment Manager and/or Sub-Adviser invest Fund assets in securities of companies that are also clients of the Investment Manager and/or Sub-Adviser or that have material business relationships with the Investment Manager and/or Sub-Adviser or an Affiliate and a vote against management could harm or otherwise affect the Investment Manager’s, Sub- Adviser’s or the Affiliate’s business relationship with that company.

Personal Trading. JPMorgan and any of its directors, officers, agents or employees, face conflicts of interest when transacting in securities for their own accounts because they could benefit by trading in the same securities as a Fund, which could have an adverse effect on a Fund.

Valuation. Investment Manager acting in its capacity as the Fund’s administrator is the primary valuation agent of the Fund. Investment Manager values securities and assets in the Fund according to the Fund’s valuation policies. From time to time Investment Manager will value an asset differently than an Affiliate values the identical asset, including because the Affiliate has information regarding valuation techniques and models or other information that it does not share with Investment Manager. This arises particularly in connection with securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which market quotations do not represent the value at the time of pricing (e.g., startup companies) and which are fair valued. Investment Manager will also face a conflict with respect to valuations as they affect the amount of Investment Manager’s compensation as investment adviser and administrator.

Information Access. As a result of JPMorgan’s various other businesses, Affiliates, from time to time, come into possession of information about certain markets and investments which, if known to the Investment Manager could cause the Investment Manager to seek to dispose of, retain or increase interests in investments held by the Fund or acquire certain positions on behalf of the Fund. However, JPMorgan’s internal information barriers restrict the Investment Manager’s ability to access such information even when it would be relevant to its management of the Fund. Such Affiliates can trade differently from the Fund potentially based on information not available to the Investment Manager. If the Investment Manager acquires or is deemed to acquire material non- public information regarding an issuer, the Investment Manager will be restricted from purchasing or selling securities of that issuer for its clients, including the Fund, until the information has been publicly disclosed or is no longer deemed material.

Gifts and Entertainment. From time to time, employees of the Investment Manager receive gifts and/or entertainment from clients, intermediaries, or service providers to the Fund or the Investment Manager, which could have the appearance of affecting or may potentially affect the judgment of the employees, or the manner in which they conduct business.


II. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RELATING TO PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

The Investment Manager anticipates that each Portfolio Manager will consider participation by the Fund or an Investment Fund in which the Fund invests in all appropriate investment opportunities that are also under consideration for investment by the Portfolio Manager for investment funds and other accounts managed by the Portfolio Manager other than the Fund (“Portfolio Manager Accounts”), that pursue investment programs similar to that of the Fund. Circumstances may arise, however, under which a Portfolio Manager will cause its Portfolio Manager Accounts to commit a larger percentage of their assets to an investment opportunity than to which the Portfolio Manager will commit assets of the Fund or an Investment Fund. Circumstances may also arise under which a Portfolio Manager will consider participation by its Portfolio Manager Accounts in investment opportunities in which the Portfolio Manager intends not to invest on behalf of the Fund or an Investment Fund, or vice versa.

Situations may occur when the Fund could be disadvantaged by investment activities conducted by the Portfolio Manager for the Portfolio Manager Accounts. These situations may arise as a result of, among other things: (1) legal restrictions on the combined size of positions that may be taken for the Fund, or an Investment Fund in which the Fund and/or Portfolio Manager Accounts participate (collectively, “Co-Investors” and, individually, a “Co-Investor”), limiting the size of the Fund’s or an Investment Fund’s position; (2) legal prohibitions on the Co-Investors’ participating in the same instruments; (3) the difficulty of liquidating an investment for a Co-Investor when the market cannot absorb the sale of the combined positions; and (4) the determination that a particular investment is warranted only if hedged with an option or other instrument and the availability of those options or other instruments is limited.

A Portfolio Manager may from time to time cause an Investment Fund to effect certain principal transactions in securities with one or more Portfolio Manager Accounts, subject to certain conditions. For example, these transactions may be made in circumstances in which the Portfolio Manager determined it was appropriate for the Investment Fund to purchase and a Portfolio Manager Account to sell, or the Investment Fund to sell and a Portfolio Manager Account to purchase, the same security or instrument on the same day.

Each Portfolio Manager, its affiliates and their directors, officers and employees, may buy and sell securities or other investments for their own accounts, including interests in Investment Funds, and may have conflicts of interest with respect to investments made on behalf of the Fund or an Investment Fund in which the Fund participates. As a result of differing trading and investment strategies or constraints, positions may be taken by directors, officers, employees and affiliates of the Portfolio Manager that are the same, different from or made at different times than positions taken for the Fund or an Investment Fund in which the Fund participates. Future investment activities of the Portfolio Managers, or their affiliates, and the principals, partners, directors, officers or employees of the foregoing, may give rise to additional conflicts of interest.

Portfolio Managers or their affiliates may from time to time provide investment advisory or other services to private investment funds and other entities or accounts managed by the Investment Manager or its affiliates, including the Sub-Advisor. In addition, Portfolio Managers or their affiliates may from time to time receive research products and services in connection with the


brokerage services that affiliates of the Investment Manager may provide to one or more Portfolio Manager Accounts or the Fund.

PORTFOLIO MANAGER COMPENSATION

Each portfolio manager participates in a competitive compensation program that is designed to attract and retain outstanding people and closely link the performance of investment professionals to client investment objectives. The total compensation program includes a base salary fixed from year to year and a variable performance bonus consisting of cash incentives and restricted stock and may include mandatory notional investments (as described below) in selected mutual and/or investment funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates. These elements reflect individual performance and the performance of the Adviser’s business as a whole.

Each portfolio manager’s performance is formally evaluated annually based on a variety of factors including the aggregate size and blended performance of the portfolios such portfolio manager manages. Individual contribution relative to client goals carries the highest impact. Portfolio manager compensation is primarily driven by meeting or exceeding clients’ risk and return objectives, relative performance to competitors or competitive indices and compliance with firm policies and regulatory requirements. In evaluating each portfolio manager’s performance with respect to the mutual and/or investment funds he or she manages, the Funds’ pre-tax performance is compared to the appropriate market peer group and to each Fund’s benchmark index listed in the Fund’s prospectuses over one, three and five year periods (or such shorter time as the portfolio manager has managed the Fund). Investment performance is generally more heavily weighted to the long-term.

Awards of restricted stock are granted as part of an employee’s annual performance bonus and comprise from 0% to 40% of a portfolio manager’s total bonus. As the level of incentive compensation increases, the percentage of compensation awarded in restricted stock also increases. Up to 50% of the restricted stock portion of a portfolio manager’s bonus may instead be subject to mandatory notional investment in selected mutual and/or investment funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates. When these awards vest over time, the portfolio manager receives cash equal to the market value of the notional investment in the selected mutual and/or investment funds.

Disclosure of Securities Ownership

The portfolio managers do not currently have any ownership interests in this Fund.

 

     Aggregate Dollar Range of Securities in the Fund  
      None      $1-$10,000       $10,001-
 $50,000 
     $50,001-
 $100,000 
     $100,001-
 $500,000 
     $500,001-
 $1,000,000 
     Over
 $1,000,000 
 

Boris Arabadjiev

   x                  

Thomas Byrnes

   x                  

 

Item 14.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.


Item 15.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

 

Item 16.

Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)(17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report , based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 17.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 18.

Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

Not applicable.

 

Item 19.

Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 13(a)(1) to the Registrant’s Annual Report to Shareholders on Form N-CSR File 811-22575, filed on June 6, 2022.

 

  (a)(2)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(3)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


  (a)(4)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(5)

There was no change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant during the period covered by the report.

 

  (b)

Not applicable


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)          J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II    
 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

 /s/ Mary E. Savino

   Mary E. Savino
   Principal Executive Officer

 

Date    June 6, 2025
  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*   

 /s/ Mary E. Savino

    Mary E. Savino
    Principal Executive Officer

 

Date    June 6, 2025
  

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*   

 /s/ Gregory R. McNeil

                Gregory R. McNeil
    Principal Financial Officer

 

Date    June 6, 2025
  

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.


ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

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