The Fund intends to continue
to qualify as a “government money market fund,” as such term is defined in or interpreted under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Investment Company
Act”).“Government money market funds” are required to invest at least 99.5% of their assets in (i) cash, (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by the United States or certain U.S. government
agencies or instrumentalities and/or (iii) repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully,
and are exempt from requirements that permit money market funds to impose a liquidity fee. While
the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may elect to subject the
Fund to liquidity fee requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time. A government money market fund may also include investments in other government money market funds as an eligible
investment for purposes of the 99.5% requirement above.
The Fund’s adviser seeks to develop an appropriate portfolio by considering the differences in yields
among securities of different maturities and issue dates.
The Fund’s Main Investment Risks
The Fund is subject to management risk and the Fund may not achieve its
objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or interest rates are not met.
You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the
Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it
will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a bank account and is not insured or guaranteed by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor is not required to reimburse the Fund for losses, and you should not expect that the
sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time, including during periods of
market stress.
An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund
should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your
portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.
The Fund is subject to the main risks noted below, any of which may
adversely affect the Fund’s performance and ability to meet its investment objective.
Interest Rate Risk. The Fund’s investments in bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in
interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. Securities
with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. The Fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally
less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and
floating rate securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. The Fund may face a heightened level of interest rate risk due to certain changes in monetary policy.
It is difficult to predict the pace at which central banks or monetary authorities may change
interest rates or the timing, frequency, or
magnitude of such changes. Any such changes could be sudden and could expose debt markets to significant
volatility and reduced liquidity for Fund investments.
Credit Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to the risk that issuers, guarantors and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of
the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it
is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the
risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead
to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.
General Market Risk. 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 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, trade wars, retaliatory trade measures, sanctions and other trade
barriers, supply chain disruptions, 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 or pandemics or the threat or
potential of one or more such factors and occurrences.
Government Securities Risk. U.S. Government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by
the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are
guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. The income generated by investments may not keep pace with inflation. Actions by
governments and central banking authorities could result in changes in interest rates. Periods of
higher inflation could cause such authorities to raise interest rates, which may adversely affect the Fund and its investments. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal (e.g.,
Congressional debt ceiling impasses). This would result in losses to the Fund. U.S. Government securities include zero coupon securities, which tend to be subject to greater market risk than interest-paying securities of
similar maturities.
Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to
meet redemption requests. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually
large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly,
large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s