investments issued by private issuers and
issuers identified with the U.S. government. The Fund may also invest in credit risk transfer
securities and credit-linked notes.
The Fund may invest in a broad
variety of securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities
including U.S. Treasury securities, treasury receipts and obligations and securities issued or
guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National
Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).
The Fund may enter into dollar rolls, in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities including mortgage TBAs and at the same time contracts to buy back very similar
securities on a future date. The Fund may also sell mortgage TBAs short.
The Fund may invest in loan assignments and participations (Loans), and
commitments to purchase loan assignments (Unfunded Commitments). Loans will typically consist of senior floating rate loans (Senior Loans), but may also include secured and unsecured loans, second lien loans or
more junior (Junior Loans) and bridge loans. The Fund may invest in common shares or preferred
shares of unaffiliated closed-end funds.
The Fund may invest any
portion of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents.
The Fund may invest in exchange traded funds (ETFs) in order to gain exposure to particular foreign markets or
asset classes. The ETFs in which the Fund may invest include registered investment companies that
seek to track the performance of a particular market index or security. These indexes include not
only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to
particular sectors, markets, regions or industries.
The Fund may invest in municipal securities and inflation-linked securities such as Treasury Inflation
Protected Securities (TIPS).
The Fund may enter into lending
agreements under which the Fund would lend money for temporary purposes directly to another J.P.
Morgan Fund through a credit facility, subject to meeting the conditions of an SEC exemptive order granted to the Fund permitting such interfund lending.
The Fund’s Main Investment Risks
The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not
met.
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 net asset value (NAV), market price, performance and ability to meet its investment objective.
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.
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 Loans and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments
are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other 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.
High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. The Fund invests in instruments including junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less
creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and
may be subject to greater risk of loss (including substantial or total loss), greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to
additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in
collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, potentially less protection under the federal securities laws and lack of publicly available information.