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ITEM 6 — PORTFOLIO MANAGER SELECTION AND EVALUATION .. 18
i.
Selection of Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers
and/or Program Securities, as applicable ........................... 18
ii. Review of Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers
and/or Program Securities, as applicable ........................... 19
iii. Related Person Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio
Providers and/or Program Securities, as applicable ........... 21
FORM ADV PART 2A
APPENDIX 1
WRAP FEE PROGRAM BROCHURE
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
iv. Use of J.P. Morgan Funds and Model Portfolio Providers and
Potential Conflicts of Interest ............................................. 21
November 5, 2025
v. Allocations of Client Assets to J.P. Morgan Funds (Including
New Funds) in JPMCAP and the J.P. Morgan Multi-Manager
Strategies in STRATIS .......................................................... 23
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vi. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
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vii. Performance-Based Fees and Side by Side Management ... 33
viii. Voting Client Securities ....................................................... 33
ix. Prospectus and Issuer-Related Material Delivery for
Discretionary Accounts (PM, JPMCAP, J.P. Morgan Multi-
Manager Strategies in STRATIS, UMA - Wealth Advisor
Discretion) .......................................................................... 34
Portfolio Advisor Program
Portfolio Manager Program
Strategic Investment Services Program
Customized Bond Portfolios Program
Unified Managed Account Program
Investment Counseling Service Program
J.P. Morgan Core Advisory Portfolio Program
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS or the Firm) sponsors other wrap fee
programs in addition to those discussed in this brochure. Clients can obtain
brochures for the other programs by contacting us at (212) 272-2555.
ITEM 7 — CLIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PORTFOLIO
MANAGERS ..................................................................................... 34
ITEM 8 — CLIENT CONTACT WITH PORTFOLIO MANAGERS ........... 35
ITEM 9 — ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ........................................... 35
Disciplinary Information ..................................................... 35
i.
ii. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ............. 36
iii. Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
and Personal Trading .......................................................... 40
iv. Review of Accounts ............................................................. 46
v.
Testimonials and Endorsements ......................................... 48
vi. Financial Information .......................................................... 48
ITEM 4 — SERVICES, FEES AND COMPENSATION
This wrap fee disclosure brochure provides information about the
qualifications and business practices of JPMS. If you have any questions
about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (212)-272-2555.
The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or by any state
securities authority.
Additional information about JPMS is also available on the SEC’s website at
adviserinfo.sec.gov. Registration with the SEC or with any state securities
authority does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
JPMS is a wholly owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMC), a
publicly held financial services holding company. JPMC and its affiliates
(together, J.P. Morgan) are engaged in a large number of financial
businesses worldwide, including banking, asset management, securities
brokerage and investment advisory services. JPMS is registered as a
broker-dealer and investment adviser with the SEC and is a member of the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). JPMS’
investment
advisory services include sponsoring a variety of wrap fee programs and
providing certain services to defined contribution plan sponsors.
The advisory services described in this brochure are: not insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); not a deposit or other
obligation of, or guaranteed by, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or any of its
affiliates; and subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the
principal amount invested.
ITEM 2 — MATERIAL CHANGES
This brochure (the Brochure) is dated November 5, 2025 and is an interim
update to the Brochure. Clients should carefully review this Brochure in its
entirety. This section describes the material and/or other changes to the
Brochure since the last amendment dated June 27, 2025.
JPMS offers investment advisory services through several separate sales
channels. Similar wrap fee programs that offer the same and similar
investment strategies are offered in different sales channels and at
different fee levels with different features and with different execution
experiences. The wrap fee clients pay for investment advisory services will
vary depending on the investment advisory program clients select.
The Form ADV Part 2A Brochure for JPMS is available at jpmorgan.com/adv
or by contacting your JPMS Wealth Advisor.
ITEM 3 — TABLE OF CONTENTS
Many of the tools and analytics that are used to support services provided
through JPMS advisory programs are also available through JPMS without
enrolling in an advisory program and paying a fee. Further, clients could
purchase these services separately from JPMS. However, while clients can
obtain similar products and services from JPMS without enrolling in an
advisory program, they would not receive the same discretionary or non-
discretionary account services offered through the advisory programs; the
mutual funds share classes available will generally be more expensive; and
the client would generally not be able to obtain the same combination of
financial planning and investment advisory services. The overall cost of
purchasing the products and services separately will most likely differ from
each advisory program’s advisory fees. Clients should consider the value of
these advisory services when making such comparisons. This Brochure
provides information about JPMS and the following investment advisory
programs offered by JPMS through “Wealth Advisors” or “Wealth Partners”
ITEM 2 — MATERIAL CHANGES ......................................................... 1
ITEM 3 — TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................ 1
ITEM 4 — SERVICES, FEES AND COMPENSATION ............................. 1
i.
Services ................................................................................. 2
ii. Fees and Compensation ...................................................... 11
ITEM 5 — ACCOUNT REQUIREMENTS AND TYPES OF CLIENTS ...... 16
Program Minimums ............................................................. 17
i.
Types of Clients ................................................................... 17
ii.
iii. Employee Benefit Plans and Retirement Plans ................... 17
iv. Acceptance of Accounts ...................................................... 17
v. Cash Balances in Program Accounts ................................... 18
• INVESTMENT AND INSURANCE PRODUCTS ARE:
• NOT FDIC INSURED • NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY
• NOT A DEPOSIT OR OTHER OBLIGATION OF, OR GUARANTEED BY, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES
• SUBJECT TO INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT INVESTED
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(collectively referred to herein as Wealth Advisors and each, a Wealth
Advisor): Portfolio Advisor Program (PA), Portfolio Manager Program
(PM), Strategic Investment Services Program (STRATIS), Customized Bond
Portfolios Program (CBP), Unified Managed Account Program (UMA),
Investment Counseling Service Program (ICS), and J.P. Morgan Core
Advisory Portfolio Program (JPMCAP) (collectively, the Programs).
In this Brochure, the term “Portfolio Manager” refers to a client’s affiliated
or unaffiliated discretionary
investment adviser, sub-adviser or
implementation manager, which for certain Programs may be JPMS or its
affiliates, including (but not limited to) J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc.
(JPMPI) and/or J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) or in
certain Programs, the overlay manager (e.g., the UMA Overlay Manager (as
defined below)) and/or a Joint Discretion Manager (as defined below). The
term “Model Portfolio Provider” refers to the non-discretionary investment
advisers that provide a model portfolio (Model Portfolio). The term
“Funds” refers to mutual funds and/or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Where applicable, JPMS will communicate any client-requested investment
restrictions to the Portfolio Manager(s) for an account. All investment
restriction requests are subject to acceptance as reasonable by JPMS, in its
sole discretion, and where applicable, by the Portfolio Manager(s) in their
sole discretion. Note that reasonable investment restrictions will not apply
to the underlying portfolio of any Fund that is held or purchased in an
account. Along these lines, category investment restrictions will not be
applied to strategies that invest only in Funds, nor will they be applied to
investments made by Funds, so it is possible that a client’s category
investment restriction(s) would not have any practical effect on an account
comprised primarily of Funds. The termination or removal of an account
from a Program will also terminate any client-imposed investment
restrictions previously accepted by JPMS or a Portfolio Manager for that
account, and such restrictions will not be applicable to the account as a
brokerage account or other account outside of the Program. Where JPMS
does not have discretion, JPMS does not monitor for the adherence to
investment restrictions.
Information about other programs sponsored by JPMS are contained in
separate Brochures, which can be obtained upon request from a Wealth
Advisor or at the SEC’s website at adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD. The Form ADV
Part 2A brochure for each Portfolio Manager and Model Portfolio Provider
available in certain of the Programs is also available at the SEC’s website at
adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD.
Any restrictions a client imposes on the management of the accounts can
limit the ability to make investments or take advantage of opportunities
and can cause the account to perform differently than similar unrestricted
accounts. Neither JPMS nor the Portfolio Manager are required to accept
investment restrictions that they deem unreasonable and may decline an
account when they deem any client requested restriction unreasonable.
Services
i.
Please note, however, that the ability to request reasonable investment
restrictions is not applicable to accounts in PA. Since PA is a non-
discretionary Program in which clients retain final investment decision
making authority, clients remain responsible for adhering to any
investment restriction they deem appropriate.
Generally, JPMS will act as custodian for the securities held in accounts in
the Programs. For certain Programs, in limited circumstances, upon a
client’s request and direction with JPMS’ consent, a client may utilize the
services of certain unaffiliated, third-party qualified custodians to custody
the assets held in the client’s Program account(s). Any such arrangements
are not included in the fees paid to JPMS and the client will pay any and all
separate fees and expenses as agreed upon by and between the client and
any such unaffiliated, third-party qualified custodian. As a result of
selecting an unaffiliated, third-party qualified custodian, certain programs
or services will not be available to clients.
To enroll into the wrap fee programs, clients must provide certain
information to JPMS including, but not limited to, the client’s investment
objectives and risk tolerance. The client must also enter into an investment
advisory agreement (the Client Agreement) with JPMS. The Client
Agreement governs the terms of existing and future investment advisory
accounts and relationships with JPMS. JPMS discontinued the use of
separate program-specific agreements for opening new accounts in the
programs (but some existing program accounts may have been opened
using the separate program-specific agreement). Pursuant to the Client
Agreement, clients pay certain asset-based wrap fees for participation in
and investment advisory services received through the Programs. In the
Programs, JPMS and/or its affiliates typically provide clients not only with
investment advice but also with trade execution, clearing, settlement,
custody and reporting services. When provided by JPMS, these trade
execution, clearing, settlement, custodial and reporting services are
included in the fees paid to JPMS.
THE PROGRAMS
Portfolio Advisor Program (PA)
JPMS tailors its investment advisory services to the individual needs of
clients in a Program. JPMS’ recommendation of a Program as suitable for a
particular client is typically based on the client’s financial circumstances,
and the investment objective and risk tolerance (when referred to
collectively, the Risk Score) for the assets the client wishes to invest, as
well as other information provided by the client prior to opening an
account.
PA is intended for investors who seek to establish strategic investment
goals and receive ongoing investment advice but wish to retain ultimate
decision-making authority over the trading activity in their account. PA is
not intended for clients who maintain consistently high levels of cash,
money market mutual funds or other short-term securities, or for clients
who engage in trading activity that is not consistent with the investment
advice provided through PA.
One or more Wealth Advisors, who are employees and investment advisory
representatives of JPMS, will advise the client’s PA account on a non-
discretionary basis and provide information and advice in accordance with
the client’s Risk Score for the account. This advice may
include
recommendations to purchase or sell assets in the account. Because PA
accounts are advised on a non-discretionary basis, the client’s Wealth
Advisor will only effect transactions for the PA account after receipt of
client approval to effect a transaction.
For most Programs, clients can request reasonable restrictions on
management of their account, including, depending on the Program,
particular securities or categories of securities related to a sector or
industry (e.g., weapons or tobacco) that will be implemented, subject to
acceptance by JPMS or the Portfolio Manager and in their sole discretion.
JPMS and/or the Portfolio Manager (i.e., STRATIS and UMA) may rely on the
information about a company, industry classification, industry grouping
and issuer screening provided by J.P. Morgan or a third-party to implement
the investment restrictions. Category restrictions aim to screen companies
with revenue derived from the restricted category, but they do not exclude
all companies with any tie or revenue derived from such restricted
category. JPMS does not review, guarantee or validate third-party
screenings or processes. Issuer screenings and processes to implement
category investment restrictions are not absolute and may change at any
time and could result in the portfolio holding investments in companies that
derive revenue from the restricted category. If a client’s investment is
perceived to belong to the restricted category, such security will be sold
and could trigger a taxable event to the client.
Based on information the client provides, JPMS assists the client in
assessing the client’s investment objectives, risk tolerance, liquidity needs
and other relevant factors to help develop a customized target asset
allocation for the account in connection with portfolio construction. The
client is solely responsible for making all decisions regarding the adoption
and implementation of the client’s investment objective, risk tolerance and
target asset allocation. Once an allocation is established, JPMS will propose
investment recommendations to a client that may include equities, fixed
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Approach in PM is distinguished by how JPMS implements and delivers
advice to clients in PM.
income, Funds and/or other investment vehicles to aid the construction of
the investment portfolio. Where suitable and appropriate for a particular
client, such recommendations may include options and/or structured
products approved for PA. When the client adopts a particular target asset
allocation, the actual asset allocation of the client’s PA account changes
over time due to fluctuations in the market value of account assets, client
additions or withdrawals and/or investment decisions by the client that
deviate from JPMS’ advice or the target allocation. JPMS will contact the
client periodically to review the PA account to assist the client in ensuring
that the account remains consistent with the client’s Risk Score and within
appropriate asset allocation parameters. The client retains final decision-
making authority and responsibility for the selection of, and any changes
to, the investment objective, risk tolerance, the target and/or actual asset
allocation, and the particular securities and other assets held in the
account.
Modeled Strategy Approach. When a client selects the Modeled Strategy
approach for their PM account(s), the Wealth Advisor will manage the
client’s PM account in accordance with the investment strategy that the
client has selected in consultation with the Wealth Advisor, taking into
account the client’s financial situation, Risk Score and other information
the client has provided for their account(s). The asset allocation of any such
account will be based on the Risk Score for the client’s account. Modeled
Strategies in PM are constructed and implemented by the Wealth Advisor
across such Wealth Advisor’s PM client accounts invested in the same
Modeled Strategy. The Risk Score of the strategy will be consistent with the
Risk Score of the accounts that are invested in the Modeled Strategy. Not
all Wealth Advisors are approved to manage accounts according to this
Investment Strategy Approach.
JPMS generally permits clients to place unsolicited orders for the purchase
and/or sale of securities in PA accounts, subject to any limits, restrictions
and/or conditions. JPMS may choose to enforce on such orders and JPMS
can, in its sole discretion, decline to accept or effect such an order in a PA
account at any time, with or without prior notice to the client.
Portfolio Manager Program (PM)
Custom Strategy Approach. When a client selects the Custom Strategy
approach for their PM account(s), the Wealth Advisor(s) will take into
account the client’s account Risk Score and other financial circumstances
and information the client has shared to provide specific customization
tailored to client’s individual needs. The Risk Score of the strategy will be
consistent with the Risk Score of the accounts that are invested in the
Custom Strategy. Not all Wealth Advisors are approved to manage accounts
according to this Investment Strategy Approach.
Strategic Investment Services Program (STRATIS)
PM is designed for investors who seek to delegate discretion for investment
decisions in their account to certain approved Wealth Advisors. PM is a
discretionary Program in which JPMS will manage the PM account on a
discretionary basis in accordance with a client’s Risk Score, subject to any
reasonable investment restrictions provided to and accepted by JPMS.
Management of PM accounts will be implemented by one or more specific
Wealth Advisors in accordance with the Wealth Advisor’s individual
investment style and strategy or strategies, taking into consideration each
client’s financial situation and Risk Score for the particular PM account.
Each client’s grant of discretion to JPMS typically includes the client’s
authorization of JPMS to invest in securities and other investments
including, but not limited to, equities, fixed income, Funds, options, cash
and/or cash alternatives at the time and in the manner that JPMS
determines. JPMS is also authorized to act on the client’s behalf in all other
matters necessary or incidental to the handling of the account, without
having to first obtain an “order” from the client or discussing these
transactions or actions with the client in advance. One or more Wealth
Advisors will be directly responsible for making the investment decisions
for the account and will be reasonably available to discuss the management
of the account with the client.
STRATIS provides clients access to a select group of affiliated and
unaffiliated Portfolio Managers and Model Portfolio Providers, each of
whom offer a specific investment strategy (equity and fixed income) and
market sector expertise. The affiliated Portfolio Managers and Model
Portfolio Providers in STRATIS include JPMIM and JPMPI. Clients select the
Portfolio Managers or Model Portfolio Providers and investment strategy
from among the Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers and
investment strategies made available by JPMS. Portfolio Managers provide
discretionary investment management in separately managed accounts.
Model Portfolio Providers provide nondiscretionary Model Portfolios to
JPMS to implement. Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers and
strategies available through STRATIS are reviewed and approved by
J.P. Morgan or one or more third parties engaged by it (which may be
affiliates of JPMS) on a periodic basis, as described in further detail below.
Accordingly, from time to time, JPMS may add or remove specific Portfolio
Managers, Model Portfolio Providers and/or strategies to or from STRATIS,
as further discussed below.
For PM, the degree of consistency or uniformity with which Wealth Advisors
apply a particular investment strategy across all of the Program accounts
they manage in the strategy varies based on Wealth Advisor Investment
Strategy Approach (as defined below) and strategy; in all cases, however,
the client’s individual situation and needs are considered by the Wealth
Advisor in their initial assessment of whether any of their strategies is
suited to the client’s financial circumstances and achievement of the
client’s objective.
Only Wealth Advisors that meet certain eligibility requirements (refer to
Item 6 “Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation”) can participate in PM.
Additionally, Wealth Advisors must be approved to participate in PM and
manage either or both Modeled or Custom Strategies (as defined below).
(each, an
Based on the Risk Score that the clients provide to JPMS, the client consults
with one or more Wealth Advisors to determine how to invest through
STRATIS and for assistance in selecting from the Portfolio Manager(s),
Model Portfolio Providers and strategies from among those available
through STRATIS. Although JPMS will assist clients in identifying suitable
Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers and strategies in which to
invest, clients are responsible for selecting the Portfolio Managers, Model
Portfolio Providers and strategy for their accounts. JPMS will notify each
Portfolio Manager of a client’s selection of the Portfolio Manager and the
applicable strategy. JPMS will also provide each Portfolio Manager with
information about the client and the account, as provided by the client
during the account opening process. If a Portfolio Manager accepts an
account, the Portfolio Manager will manage it on a discretionary basis.
JPMS can in its sole discretion refuse to allow a client to utilize a particular
Portfolio Manager or strategy through STRATIS.
Investment Strategy Approaches in PM. PM currently offers two types of
investment strategy approaches
Investment Strategy
Approach): a Modeled Strategy approach where the client selects an
investment strategy or strategies created and managed by a Wealth Advisor
on a fully discretionary basis based on the Wealth Advisor’s specified
investment method, or a Custom Strategy approach where the client
requires some level of customization and grant their Wealth Advisor(s)
discretion to implement a custom strategy that takes into account their own
individual investment needs and requests. A further description of each PM
Investment Strategy Approach is included below. Each Investment Strategy
In the event a strategy is removed from STRATIS, JPMS will provide written
notice to clients. For certain strategies, JPMS may designate another
strategy in STRATIS as the default replacement for the STRATIS assets
invested in the removed strategy. If JPMS designates such a default
replacement, each affected client will be notified in writing that, unless the
client affirmatively selects a replacement strategy by the date specified by
JPMS, the client’s assets in the removed strategy will automatically be re-
invested into the designated default replacement strategy, without further
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notice to or consent of the client. In designating a default replacement (if
any), JPMS will consider the appropriateness of the strategies available in
STRATIS as suitable replacements for the removed strategy. The sale of the
client’s assets in the removed strategy may have tax consequences for the
client. To the extent a strategy is removed from STRATIS and another
strategy is not designated as a default replacement, the securities would
be held in-kind in an unmanaged brokerage account. Any restrictions or
customizations will be maintained once the assets are reinvested in the
default replacement subject to acceptance by the Portfolio Manager.
who provide models of securities for certain investment strategies.
The Liquidity Management Strategy is a subgroup of Multi-Manager
Strategies and seeks to address specific fixed income investment
objectives. Funds available through these certain strategies in
STRATIS include both J.P. Morgan Funds (as defined below) and non-
J.P. Morgan Funds. Affiliates that sponsor or manage J.P. Morgan
Funds may include JPMPI and JPMIM. A substantial portion of the
assets in these J.P. Morgan Multi-Manager Strategies are expected to
be invested in J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, unaffiliated and
affiliated Model Portfolio Providers will be evaluated and selected for
these accounts. In the case of Dynamic Multi-Asset Strategy (DMAS),
clients can select a strategy that excludes J.P. Morgan Funds or one
that may include J.P. Morgan Funds. JPMS has a conflict in
recommending the DMAS strategy that may include J.P. Morgan
Funds.
If a client requests tax harvesting, JPMS or the Portfolio Manager can sell
certain investments at a gain or loss to offset the client’s tax liability. If
utilizing tax harvesting, the client’s account holdings can differ from those
accounts that do not utilize such election, and therefore performance will
likely differ. JPMS or the Portfolio Manager may reject a client’s request for
tax harvesting in whole or in part, at its discretion. For certain strategies,
Portfolio Managers may not offer tax harvesting services.
• Refer to “Use of J.P. Morgan Funds and Model Portfolio Providers and
Potential Conflicts of Interest” below for more information on the use
of J.P. Morgan Funds and affiliated Model Portfolio Providers.
Customized Bond Portfolios Program (CBP)
CBP is designed to provide discretionary investment management services
in separately managed accounts by an affiliated Portfolio Manager, JPMIM.
The Program is designed as a solution for investors with the specific asset
class needs or desire to invest in taxable and tax-aware fixed income
portfolios consisting of laddered bonds within the risk tolerance of the
client’s investor profile. In bond ladder portfolios, the Portfolio Manager
buys bonds that have maturities spanning over a designated period of
years, and which are intended to be held until maturity.
For accounts where JPMS does not have discretion, unless JPMS specifically
agrees otherwise, clients are responsible for monitoring a Portfolio
Manager’s adherence to or consistency with any investment restrictions or
guidelines that have been submitted by the client for the account and
accepted by the Portfolio Manager. JPMS has no responsibility for
monitoring STRATIS accounts, even if JPMS assisted the client in
determining an asset allocation and/or identifying Portfolio Managers
and/or strategies. Unless specifically agreed to by JPMS in writing, JPMS is
not obligated to provide ongoing advice with respect to the client’s
selection of any Portfolio Manager or strategy. JPMS is not responsible for
the management of any STRATIS account, including the consistency of the
management of any account with the client’s investment objective for the
account or any other information provided by the client.
CBP portfolios are designed by a team of portfolio managers in JPMIM and
are available with different average maturities to fit different needs and
risk tolerances. The portfolio management team constructs the portfolios
using fundamental credit and relative value analysis combined with
ongoing credit and security oversight. The team focuses on identifying and
monitoring attractive risk/reward investments within client-specified
criteria. CBP portfolios are separately managed accounts that give clients
direct ownership of securities and that have several additional features,
including that portfolio managers can choose to hold bonds to maturity and
can choose to reinvest or withdraw coupon interest income.
Customizations subject to acceptance by the Portfolio Manager are
available to meet a client’s investment criteria, including, but not limited to
state of residence, credit quality, sector, tax treatment, dividend/coupon
type, duration preferences and instructions to not reinvest proceeds from
maturing bond or bond sales and income.
JPMS acts as the implementation manager for certain Model Portfolios
provided by Model Portfolio Providers. When JPMS acts as an
implementation manager, JPMS provides portfolio implementation and
coordination services to accounts with Model Portfolios. Services include:
(1) managing the accounts on a discretionary basis by implementing
instructions to purchase, hold or sell securities; (2) continuously
monitoring the account holdings and coordinating the trading activity; (3)
implementing specific reasonable restrictions requested by the client that
are placed on the client account; and (4) generally rebalancing the
Program account to the allocation in a chosen investment strategy when
the asset allocation percentages deviate from established parameters.
JPMS will generally purchase and sell in the account investments that are
consistent with the Model Portfolios provided by the Model Portfolio
Provider, though JPMS retains investment discretion over the account
investments. Currently, the only Model Portfolios in STRATIS are those
provided by Model Portfolio Providers that are affiliated with JPMS. Review
the attached Appendix A for a list of relevant strategies and their
objectives.
Certain STRATIS Strategies Managed by Affiliates of JPMS. The strategies
offered through STRATIS can include those that provide access to affiliated
Portfolio Managers or Model Portfolio Providers.
Based on information provided to JPMS by a client, JPMS will assist such
client in selecting a suitable CBP strategy in which to invest from those
made available by JPMS, which currently include the Customized Taxable
Bond Portfolio Strategy, the Customized Municipal Bond Portfolio Strategy
and the Customized Preferred Portfolio Strategy. Clients should review the
Portfolio Manager’s Form ADV 2A for additional risk factors, conflicts of
interest and other important information. All CBP accounts are customized
to the individual client’s investment needs.
• There are strategies for which JPMIM acts as a Portfolio Manager or
act as a Model Portfolio Provider. For the strategies in which JPMIM
acts as a Model Portfolio Provider, JPMS acts as implementation
manager. Refer to the attached Appendix A for a description of
strategies for which JPMS acts as implementation manager.
•
Clients determine how to invest through CBP after consulting with a Wealth
Advisor. Clients may request that JPMS assist them in the review, evaluation
and/or formulation of investment objectives. Clients are responsible for
making all decisions regarding the adoption and implementation of any
investment objectives. JPMS will notify the Portfolio Manager of the client’s
selection and the strategy and will also provide the Portfolio Manager with
information about the client and the account as provided by the client
during the account opening process. If the Portfolio Manager accepts an
account, the Portfolio Manager will manage it on a discretionary basis.
JPMPI provides discretionary investment management services to
those clients in STRATIS who select the Multi-Manager Strategies (the
J.P. Morgan Multi-Manager Strategies). The J.P. Morgan Multi-
Manager Strategies seek to address specific investment objectives,
provide exposure to targeted asset classes, capture timely market
opportunities, and/or address specific client objectives through
actively managed portfolios. These investment strategies may
include a variety of marketable securities, such as stocks, bonds,
Funds, and may leverage the expertise of Model Portfolio Providers
The Portfolio Manager manages client accounts in CBP in accordance with
each client’s specific guidelines, investment objectives and any reasonable
investment restrictions that the client has provided to JPMS and the
Portfolio Manager and the Portfolio Manager has accepted.
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(as defined below). The management of the investment products takes
place in a single, unified JPMS account. Envestnet Asset Management, Inc.
(Envestnet), an unaffiliated Portfolio Manager, acts as discretionary
overlay manager for investment products in this Program (the UMA
Overlay Manager). As UMA Overlay Manager, Envestnet provides the
implementation and coordination services (as
following portfolio
applicable) with respect to clients’ accounts invested in the Program: (i)
implementing, consistent with their discretionary investment and trading
authority, investment instructions furnished to Envestnet by Model
Portfolio Providers with respect to the specific securities to be purchased,
held or sold for clients’ accounts and the account assets to be allocated to
each such security; (ii) continuously monitoring the account holdings and
coordinating the trading activity; (iii) rebalancing accounts; and (iv)
implementing reasonable restrictions imposed by clients.
In the event a strategy is removed from CBP, JPMS will provide written
notice to clients. For certain strategies, JPMS may designate another
strategy in CBP as the default replacement for the CBP assets invested in
the removed strategy. If JPMS designates such a default replacement, each
affected client will be notified in writing that, unless the client affirmatively
selects a replacement strategy by the date specified by JPMS, the client’s
assets in the removed strategy will automatically be re-invested into the
designated default replacement strategy, without further notice to or
consent of the client. In designating a default replacement (if any), JPMS
will consider the appropriateness of the strategies available in CBP as
suitable replacements for the removed strategy. The sale of the client’s
assets in the removed strategy may have tax consequences for the client.
To the extent a strategy is removed from CBP and another strategy is not
designated as a default replacement, the securities would be held in-kind
in an unmanaged brokerage account. Any restrictions or customizations
will be maintained once the assets are reinvested in the default
replacement subject to acceptance by JPMIM.
Unless JPMS specifically agrees otherwise, clients are responsible for
monitoring the Portfolio Manager’s adherence to or consistency with any
investment restrictions and/or guidelines that have been submitted by the
client for the account and accepted by the Portfolio Manager. JPMS has no
responsibility for monitoring CBP accounts, even if JPMS assisted the client
in determining an asset allocation and/or identified the Portfolio Manager
as a portfolio manager to the client. Unless specifically agreed to by JPMS,
JPMS is not obligated to provide ongoing advice with respect to the client’s
selection of the Portfolio Manager or the strategy. JPMS is not responsible
for the management of any CBP account, including the consistency of the
management of any account with the client’s investment objective for the
account or any other information provided by the client.
UMA account assets can be allocated to available Model Portfolios. Model
Portfolios are managed by affiliated or unaffiliated Model Portfolio
Providers that select the securities to be included in the Model Portfolio.
The Model Portfolios are then implemented by the UMA Overlay Manager,
consistent with its discretionary and trading authority, and subject to any
reasonable restrictions imposed by the client and accepted by the UMA
Overlay Manager. Typically, the UMA Overlay Manager will invest UMA
assets the client has allocated to each Model Portfolio in a manner
consistent with that Model Portfolio. As the Model Portfolio Provider makes
changes to the Model Portfolio and communicates changes to the UMA
Overlay Manager, the UMA Overlay Manager will manage the account to
reflect those changes. However, the UMA Overlay Manager can deviate, at
any time and in its sole discretion, from the Model Portfolio. Thus, the
performance between Model Portfolio and the strategies as implemented
in UMA accounts will vary.
Availability of Customized Services for Clients in CBP Investment
Strategies. CBP strategies can be customized to
individual client
investment needs to various degrees depending on the investment strategy
selected.
UMA account assets can also be allocated to available investment strategies
(Joint Discretion Strategies) that are subject to discretionary
management, jointly, by the UMA Overlay Manager and affiliated and
unaffiliated
investment advisers (Joint Discretion Managers). Joint
Discretion Managers select the securities to be included in the Joint
Discretion Strategy and direct the execution through third-party broker-
dealers, in accordance with the Joint Discretion Managers’ best execution
obligations.
In municipal bond portfolio strategies and taxable bond portfolio
strategies, clients have the ability to select certain customizations (e.g.,
state preference, minimum credit quality options). The credit quality
parameters that each client selects for a particular account only apply at
the time the Portfolio Manager initially purchases a particular bond for that
account. The Portfolio Manager may or may not liquidate bonds upon a
credit rating downgrade. As a result, an account can hold bonds with a
credit rating below the client-selected parameter.
The UMA Overlay Manager has an investment advisory relationship with
the client and is not an agent or sub-adviser of JPMS in UMA. Similarly,
each Joint Discretion Manager has an investment advisory relationship
with the client and is not an agent or sub-adviser of JPMS in UMA.
However, the client will not be an advisory client of any Model Portfolio
Providers or with the issuers of securities or such issuers’ advisers.
In preferred portfolio strategies, clients have the ability to select from an
option for tax treatment.
Discretionary Authority Types. There are two types of discretionary
authority for a client to select for the account in the Program.
Collectively, all of the customizations are considered to be a “Customized
Portfolio.”
During the course of the portfolio management of a client account, for
certain strategies, a client can change their Customized Portfolio for a
municipal bond portfolio or taxable bond portfolio account. Clients can
decide whether (1) to immediately restructure the entire account based on
the new Customized Portfolio or (2) to adjust the account as existing bond
positions mature in accordance with the new Customized Portfolio. If the
client does not elect for (1) or (2) as previously described, the Portfolio
Manager will apply option (2) as a default. The client portfolio may hold
positions that are not in line with the new Customized Portfolio if option (2)
is applied. For preferred strategies, clients can only restructure an entire
preferred portfolio account. Immediately restructuring the entire account
to the new Customized Portfolio can result in taxable events upon the sale
of positions. Clients should consult with their own tax professional to
understand any such consequences.
Unified Managed Account Program (UMA)
• Client Discretion: Clients have the authority and responsibility to
select the investment products for the Program account. Upon
request from the client, JPMS will identify and recommend to the
client suitable investment products to create the Target Portfolio (as
defined below) and assist the client, on a non-discretionary basis, in
allocating assets among them based on the information the client
provides to JPMS, including the risk profile for the UMA account.
However, the client is responsible for the ultimate selection of the
investment products for their account(s). Clients are solely
responsible (even if JPMS assisted the client) for monitoring the UMA
Overlay Manager’s adherence to or consistency with the client’s risk
profile, target allocation and Target Portfolio and any investment
restrictions and/or guidelines that have been submitted by the client
and accepted by the UMA Overlay Manager. In addition, clients are
solely responsible (even if JPMS assisted the client) for providing any
tax gain or loss requests and mandates. Each client is further
responsible for monitoring the actual allocation of the account on an
ongoing basis and determining whether to instruct the UMA Overlay
Manager to rebalance and/or reallocate UMA assets. It may take
In UMA, client accounts may invest in some or all of the following
investment products in an account, which may or may not be affiliated with
JPMS: (i) Funds, (ii) Model Portfolios, and/or (iii) Joint Discretion Strategies
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several days to implement a request from a client to change an
investment product.
Unless specifically agreed to by JPMS, JPMS is not obligated to
provide ongoing advice with respect to the client’s selection of any
for
investment product, and clients are solely responsible
determining whether a change in the client’s circumstances may
warrant a change to the client’s target allocation or selection of
investment products.
• Wealth Advisor Discretion: Clients can authorize an approved
Wealth Advisor to (i) select and change investment products for
clients without their prior authorization, and (ii) define and adjust
the target asset allocation and Target Portfolio. Within the Program,
JPMS will exercise discretion primarily through the Wealth
Advisor(s). Clients are solely responsible for providing tax gain or
loss requests and mandates and monitoring the UMA Overlay
Manager’s adherence to any
investment restrictions and/or
guidelines that have been submitted by the client and accepted by
the UMA Overlay Manager.
For Client Discretion, in the event an investment product is removed from
the Program, JPMS may designate another investment product as the
default replacement for UMA assets invested in the removed investment
product. If JPMS designates such a default replacement, each affected
client account will be notified in writing that, unless the client affirmatively
selects a replacement by the date specified by JPMS, the client’s assets in
the removed investment product will automatically be re-invested into the
designated default replacement, without further notice to or consent of the
client. In designating a default replacement, JPMS will consider the
appropriateness of the investment products available in UMA as suitable
replacements for the removed investment product. If an investment
product is removed from UMA and JPMS does not designate a default
replacement, the client’s UMA assets that were invested in the removed
investment product will automatically be re-invested into a Fund available
in UMA, selected by JPMS, that is in an asset class or employs an investment
strategy similar (as determined by JPMS) to that of the removed investment
product, unless the client affirmatively selects a replacement of the client’s
own choosing by the date specified by JPMS. Regardless of whether JPMS
designates a default replacement, the sale of the client’s assets in the
removed investment product may have tax consequences for the client. Any
restrictions or customizations will be maintained once the assets are
reinvested in the default replacement, subject to acceptance by the UMA
Overlay Manager.
While the client (or JPMS for Wealth Advisor Discretion accounts) is solely
responsible for the selection of investment products and determining the
percentage allocation to each, the UMA Overlay Manager (jointly with any
Joint Discretion Manager the client may select) maintains discretion over
day-to-day portfolio decisions, trading and account administration, and is
responsible for coordinating investment product transactions. JPMS is not
responsible for the management of UMA accounts, including the conformity
of the management of each account to any information provided by the
client.
Currently, the UMA Overlay Manager is reviewed as part of JPMS’ vendor
management process. JPMS could determine, as a result of its vendor
management reviews and/or other information or events, that Envestnet
should be replaced as the UMA Overlay Manager or that the UMA account
should be modified or terminated. JPMS will notify clients in UMA in the
event JPMS’ agreement with Envestnet is terminated.
Services Provided. Clients will provide information relating to the client’s
investment objective(s), goals, time horizon and risk tolerance, which will
identify the risk profile for the account. The risk profile will guide a target
asset allocation for the account. Based on such information, JPMS and the
client (or JPMS for Wealth Advisor Discretion accounts) develop the
recommended target allocation. The client (or JPMS for Wealth Advisor
Discretion accounts) may deviate from the recommended asset class
weightings for the selected risk profile but can only deviate to the next,
more conservative risk profile (e.g., the target allocation selected for an
account with a moderate risk profile can select the target allocation for the
moderately conservative risk profile).
An account can invest in multiple investment products or can invest in only
one Model Portfolio Provider or Joint Discretion Manager. The client (or
JPMS for Wealth Advisor Discretion accounts) then selects the investment
product(s) that correspond to the target allocation to create the “Target
Portfolio.”
The investment styles for the selected investment products generally
correspond to the target allocation.
JPMS will notify the UMA Overlay Manager of the Target Portfolio selected
by the client (or JPMS for Wealth Advisor Discretion accounts) and will give
the UMA Overlay Manager information about the client, including any
investment restrictions the client wishes to place on the investments in the
UMA account.
Tax Management Services. If elected by the client, the UMA Overlay
Manager will implement tax management services (Tax Management
Services) for securities held in accordance with Model Portfolios and/or
Joint Discretion Strategies in the account. In providing Tax Management
Services, the UMA Overlay Manager will, subject to client-imposed
restrictions and investment guidelines accepted by the UMA Overlay
Manager, consider the tax consequences of transactions in the account and
evaluate the implementation of the Model Portfolios and/or Joint
Discretion Strategies in the context of such consequences. Investment
restrictions and guidelines accepted by the UMA Overlay Manager will take
precedence over Tax Management Services and may impact the ability of
the UMA Overlay Manager to improve after-tax returns. The UMA Overlay
Manager can, in light of other considerations in an account, effect
transactions even though they may generate tax liabilities, including short-
term taxable income, or exceed or violate any of the limits or mandates
identified by the client. The UMA Overlay Manager makes no guarantee that
tax liability in the account will be reduced or that any indicated limits or
mandates will be met. The UMA Overlay Manager does not provide Tax
Management Services with respect to certain investment products,
although any additional fee charged for Tax Management Services will be
based on and applied to the market value of all assets in the account,
including Joint Discretion Strategies and Funds. Accordingly, Tax
Management Services are more appropriate and likely to prove more
effective for an account that is more heavily concentrated in Model
Portfolios than in Joint Discretion Strategies and Funds. Tax Management
Services are available for U.S. taxable clients but not for tax-exempt clients.
The actual allocation of the account may change over time due to
fluctuations in the market value of UMA assets and/or additions to or
withdrawals from the account. In addition, a change in the client
information provided to JPMS or other circumstances may warrant a
change to a client’s target allocation or Target Portfolio.
If the client discontinues Tax Management Services, the UMA Overlay
Manager will begin managing the account as if it never were tax managed,
which may result in the recognition of significant short-term taxable gains.
The UMA Overlay Manager will not be responsible for any such gains that
may be realized in managing the client’s account after the termination of
Tax Management Services. The UMA Overlay Manager will generally accept
specific tax gain and loss requests for taxable accounts that are not
enrolled in Tax Management Services, but the extent to which the UMA
Overlay Manager implements such a request may be affected by its
qualitative assessment of market liquidity. Typically, after December 15 of
Review of Investment Products. JPMS determines which UMA Overlay
Manager and investment products are available through UMA and reviews
(or arranges for the review of) the UMA Overlay Manager and the relevant
investment products on a periodic basis to determine whether they will
continue to meet the investment needs of UMA clients. Accordingly, from
time to time, JPMS may change the UMA Overlay Manager and/or add and
remove specific investment products to and from UMA.
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each calendar year, the UMA Overlay Manager may experience reduced
liquidity in the market and determine that executing a client’s tax gain or
loss request in such an environment would not be in the client’s best
interest. For this reason, the client should typically make tax-related
trading requests before December 15 of each calendar year. In general,
specific tax gain and loss requests are not appropriate for accounts
enrolled in Tax Management Services but may be implemented on an
exception basis in the sole discretion of the UMA Overlay Manager.
as accounts without Tax Management Services if, in the UMA Overlay
Manager’s opinion, doing so would generate excessive tax liabilities. For
clients whose accounts are not tax-exempt, rebalancing may result in
possibly substantial taxable gains or losses. JPMS will not be liable for any
tax consequences of rebalancing or other transactions in Program
accounts. The UMA Overlay Manager can disregard certain smaller
positions in securities when making rebalancing decisions. In addition, the
rebalancing of the account is typically subject to any security’s availability
and any minimum purchase requirement set forth in the security’s
prospectus.
Investment Counseling Service Program (ICS)
Values Overlay Services. The client may elect to place exclusionary screens
(e.g., socially conscious restrictions, such as weapons or tobacco) on the
management of their account (Values Overlay Services), subject to the
acceptance of the UMA Overlay Manager and/or each Joint Discretion
Manager selected by the client, as applicable. No restriction will be applied
to the underlying holdings of a Fund that is held or purchased in the client’s
account. If a client elects to enroll in Values Overlay Services, the UMA
Overlay Manager will receive an additional fee for the services, which will
be applied to all assets in the account, including securities. If a client has
already elected for the UMA Overlay Manager to
implement Tax
Management Services, an additional fee for Values Overlay Services will
typically not be charged.
ICS provides clients access to discretionary investment management
services of client accounts in accordance with certain strategies managed
by affiliated or unaffiliated Portfolio Managers. Based on the Risk Score and
other information clients provide to JPMS, the clients consult with one or
more Wealth Advisors to determine how to invest ICS assets. At the client’s
request, and based on the information the client provided, a Wealth Advisor
will identify and present the client with one or more Portfolio Managers and
strategies that are in the universe of Portfolio Managers and strategies that
JPMS periodically reviews (the ICS Universe). JPMS identifies Portfolio
Managers and strategies that appear to be suitable for the client based on
the information the client provides to JPMS, including the client’s Risk Score
for the ICS assets (unless the client invests assets with a Portfolio Manager
or strategy outside the ICS Universe). Although JPMS will identify and
recommend suitable Portfolio Managers and strategies to clients
requesting it, clients are responsible for selecting the Portfolio Managers
and strategies for their accounts.
Rebalancing. The UMA Overlay Manager may periodically rebalance
accounts, triggered by deviations from the target asset allocation. For
Client Discretion, clients can elect the frequency (i.e., annual, semi-annual
or quarterly) with which systematic rebalancing occurs. Only in certain
circumstances, in JPMS’ discretion, will Client Discretion accounts be
allowed to request that their accounts do not undergo systematic
rebalancing. For Wealth Advisor Discretion, Wealth Advisors will have the
option to rebalance the account on a quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis
or to elect that the accounts do not undergo systematic rebalancing.
The client (for Client Discretion accounts) or Wealth Advisor (for Wealth
Advisor Discretion accounts) also may request an ad hoc rebalancing
review to be implemented as soon as practicable upon receipt of such
request by the UMA Overlay Manager.
In addition to entering into the Client Agreement with JPMS, clients will
enter into a separate investment management agreement (the IM
Agreement) with each Portfolio Manager they select. As part of the IM
Agreement, clients will grant each selected Portfolio Manager complete
and sole discretionary trading authorization over the applicable ICS
account(s). Given the dual contract nature of ICS, JPMS relies on the
accuracy and completeness of the information the client provides (or that
is provided on the client’s behalf) in connection the applicable ICS accounts
without further investigation, including the strategy selected for such
accounts. Unless the Portfolio Manager has agreed with the client to notify
JPMS of any change of the selected strategy, JPMS will have no knowledge
of such change until it receives notice of the change from the client or the
Portfolio Manager; such notice will only be effective if it is in writing or
confirmed by JPMS in writing.
The UMA Overlay Manager will evaluate the account at the interval selected
by the client to determine if the account should be considered for
rebalancing. Accounts for which quarterly rebalancing is selected will be
evaluated after being managed for one full calendar quarter after the
account has been accepted into the Program; accounts for which semi-
annual rebalancing is selected will be evaluated after being managed for
two full calendar quarters after the account has been accepted into the
Program; and accounts for which annual rebalancing is selected will be
evaluated after being managed for four full calendar quarters after the
account has been accepted into the Program. Rebalancing takes into
consideration the weight of each investment product in the account as of
the end of the applicable period and represents a weighting of the account’s
Target Portfolio.
If a client requests tax harvesting, the Portfolio Manager may sell certain
investments at a gain or loss to offset the client’s tax liability. If utilizing tax
harvesting, the client’s account holdings can differ from those accounts
that do not utilize such election and therefore performance will likely differ.
JPMS or the Portfolio Manager may reject a client’s request for tax
harvesting in whole or in part, at its discretion.
Each client is responsible for monitoring the client’s ICS account(s). This
monitoring includes reviewing any asset allocation between or among
strategies on an ongoing basis and determining whether to rebalance
and/or reallocate the ICS assets, as applicable. The actual allocation of the
ICS assets may change over time due to fluctuations in market value of the
ICS assets and/or additions or withdrawals by the client. In addition, clients
are responsible for determining whether a change in the client’s
circumstances may warrant a change to the client’s strategy selection.
Upon evaluating the account for rebalancing, the UMA Overlay Manager can
decide not to rebalance the UMA account, in whole or in part, if in its
discretion it would be in the account’s best interest not to do so. In addition,
if a rebalancing would entail the purchase of additional shares of a security
that has been scheduled for removal from UMA, the account may not be
rebalanced. If the UMA Overlay Manager determines that the account
should be rebalanced, it will initiate transactions with a goal of restoring
the account as closely as practicable to the Target Portfolio. Large cash
contributions and/or withdrawals may cause the UMA Overlay Manager to
seek to invest such contributions or to raise proceeds to fund withdrawals,
as the case may be, in a manner so as to bring the account in closer
alignment with the Target Portfolio.
Clients are responsible for monitoring a Portfolio Manager’s adherence to
or consistency with any investment restrictions or guidelines that have
been submitted by the client for the account and accepted by the Portfolio
Manager. JPMS has no responsibility for monitoring ICS accounts, even if
JPMS assisted the client in selecting a Portfolio Manager and strategy in
ICS, or in determining an asset allocation or in developing investment
restrictions and/or guidelines. Unless specifically agreed to by JPMS, JPMS
is not obligated to provide ongoing advice with respect to the client’s
selection of any Portfolio Manager or strategy. JPMS is not responsible for
For clients who elect to receive Tax Management Services, the UMA Overlay
Manager will evaluate the trade-off between rebalancing the account and
the tax consequences in light of any constraints or tax mandates identified
by the client; such considerations may cause the UMA Overlay Manager not
to rebalance the account. Further, accounts enrolled in Tax Management
Services may not be restored as closely to their respective Target Portfolios
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the management of any ICS account, including the consistency of the
management of any account with the client’s investment objective for the
account or any other information provided by the client.
investment), and determines portfolio construction. JPMPI, as sub-adviser
of JPMCAP, from time to time may close investment strategies to new
investments. JPMS oversees the selections using an investment policy
statement and remains responsible for overseeing JPMPI’s performance.
JPMS determines which Portfolio Managers and strategies are available in
the ICS Universe, and reviews (or arranges for the review of) such Portfolio
Managers and strategies on a periodic basis to determine whether they will
continue to meet the investment needs of ICS clients. Accordingly, JPMS
may add or remove specific Portfolio Managers and/or strategies to or from
the ICS Universe at any time. Refer to Item 6.ii for more information.
Funds sponsored or managed by affiliates of JPMS (J.P. Morgan Funds or
J.P. Morgan-affiliated Funds) and Funds managed by third-party asset
managers (non–J.P. Morgan Funds or unaffiliated Funds) are available in
JPMCAP. Currently, a substantial portion of the assets in JPMCAP are
invested or expected to be invested in J.P. Morgan Funds. Refer to “Use of
J.P. Morgan Funds and Model Portfolio Providers and Potential Conflicts of
Interest” below for more information on the use of J.P. Morgan Funds.
In managing JPMCAP, JPMPI will not consider any assets owned by the
client outside of the relevant JPMCAP account, including any assets held in
other JPMCAP accounts.
JPMS generally does not recommend the replacement of a particular
Portfolio Manager or strategy for a particular client unless JPMS removes
the Portfolio Manager or strategy from the Program, in which event JPMS
may assist the client in identifying a suitable replacement manager and/or
strategy based on the same types of factors used by JPMS to identify
Portfolio Managers and strategies for ICS clients in the first instance.
The investment strategy for a particular client is based on the client’s
discussion with JPMS and the client’s risk tolerance. The investment
strategies available in JPMCAP are conservative, balanced, growth,
aggressive growth, managed fixed income and managed equities. In
addition, U.S.-focused investment strategies for conservative, balanced and
growth are offered in JPMCAP. The Balanced ESG investment strategy
primarily consists of Funds or other
investments that consider
environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and/or focus on
sustainable themes. The conservative, balanced and growth investment
strategies are generally available for clients regardless of whether they are
eligible to include or have elected to include Liquid Alternative Funds in
their accounts, as applicable. The aggressive growth investment strategies
are only available to those clients who are eligible for and have elected to
include Liquid Alternative Funds in their account. Liquid Alternative Funds
are not available in managed equities or managed fixed income strategies.
In certain circumstances, a client may be permitted to maintain ICS assets
with a Portfolio Manager or in a strategy that no longer is, or never was, in
ICS (ICS Non-Researched). While the client in such cases will typically
receive the other services customarily provided by JPMS and its affiliates in
the Program to clients, JPMS will not perform periodic reviews of any such
Portfolio Manager or strategy. In addition, JPMS (and its affiliates) may
have access to or may collect information about ICS Non-Researched
Portfolio Managers and strategies, but they have no obligation to share any
such information with any client, even if such information is negative or
reflects poorly on the relevant Portfolio Manager or strategy. Any strategy
that is not specifically included in the ICS Universe is excluded. If clients
select an ICS Non-Researched Portfolio Manager and strategy, they will not
receive the full range of services available in ICS for Portfolio Managers and
strategies that are part of the ICS Universe. Clients will pay the full Fee to
JPMS for any account invested in an ICS Non-Researched Portfolio
Manager’s strategy, even though they will not receive all of the services,
including initial and ongoing reviews of such Portfolio Managers and
strategies that other clients utilizing Portfolio Managers and strategies in
the ICS Universe may receive. The decision to utilize an ICS Non-Researched
Portfolio Manager or strategy and the review and selection of the Portfolio
Manager(s) is the client’s decision and responsibility. JPMS will not assist
with the recommending or soliciting of Portfolio Managers selected in the
ICS Non-Researched program.
JPMS may also determine that it will no longer permit clients to maintain
ICS assets with an ICS Non-Researched Portfolio Manager or strategy. In
such cases, clients may select a Portfolio Manager or strategy that is part
of the ICS Universe, or the ICS account may be terminated by the client or
by JPMS.
J.P. Morgan Core Advisory Portfolio Program (JPMCAP)
The U.S. Endowments & Foundations (E&F) investment strategy is designed
to primarily service the investment goals of nonprofit entities (i.e.,
endowments and foundations). This investment strategy is made available
to clients of Wealth Advisors and is appropriate for a growth investment
strategy. The endowment investing approach is generally characterized by
a longer-term investment horizon. A long-term investment mindset can
allow a client to look through the short-term volatility and focus on the
potential of enhancing long-term returns. For more information on these
investment strategies and related risks, clients should review the advisory
brochure for JPMPI, which can be obtained upon request from a Wealth
Advisor or at the SEC’s website at adviserinfo.sec.gov. JPMS has delegated
certain of its discretionary responsibilities and authority to JPMPI as the
Program’s sub-adviser. JPMPI is an affiliate of JPMS. JPMPI, as the sub-
adviser, determines strategic and tactical asset allocations, is responsible
for security selection (i.e. selects the Funds for investment), and
determines portfolio construction. JPMS oversees the selections using an
investment policy statement and remains responsible for overseeing
JPMPI’s performance.
JPMCAP is a unified managed account Program managed and offered by
JPMS. In JPMCAP, clients establish a discretionary managed account that is
invested in a manner consistent with one of the single-asset class (managed
fixed income and managed equities) or multi-asset class (conservative,
balanced, growth and aggressive growth) investment strategies JPMS
makes available to clients. In addition, U.S.-focused investment strategies
for conservative, balanced and growth are offered in JPMCAP.
The investment policy statement specifies investment guidelines designed
by JPMS to address operational considerations. These operational
considerations, such as Fund concentration and capacity issues, can affect
the timing of certain tactical trades and can result in the timing or
implementation of trades for a client’s account differing from that of
another client or group of clients of JPMS or its affiliates.
Assets within an investment strategy are generally invested in each asset
class through one or more Funds. Depending on the investment strategy
selected, clients have the option to make certain elections including
municipal fixed income (for taxable accounts), Liquid Alternative Funds or
non-J.P. Morgan Funds, as described further below.
JPMS and JPMPI have full discretionary authority to be exercised in their
exclusive judgment and consistent with the investment strategy selected by
the client, to determine the allocation of assets (inclusive of selecting,
adding, removing, or replacing) among Funds. In addition, as applicable,
JPMPI provides trade instructions to JPMS for each investment strategy.
JPMS has delegated this discretionary authority to JPMPI as the Program’s
sub-adviser.
Clients with at least $250,000 in JPMCAP can elect to include funds that
hold more non-traditional
investments and employ more complex
strategies than traditional mutual funds (Liquid Alternative Funds); refer
to “Liquid Alternative Funds” in Item 6.vi below for more information.
JPMS has retained JPMPI as the Program’s overlay manager for Program
accounts. JPMPI, as the overlay manager for JPMCAP, provides portfolio
implementation and coordination services to JPMCAP accounts. Services
JPMPI, as sub-adviser of JPMCAP, determines strategic and tactical asset
allocations, is responsible for security selection (i.e., selects the Funds for
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include: (1) managing the accounts on a discretionary basis by
implementing instructions to purchase, hold or sell securities or shares of
Funds; (2) continuously monitoring the account holdings and coordinating
the trading activity; (3) implementing specific reasonable restrictions
requested by the client that are placed on the accounts; and (4) generally
rebalancing the Program account to the allocation in a chosen investment
strategy when the asset allocation percentages deviate from established
parameters.
implemented using Index-Oriented Vehicles was not available for accounts
invested in aggressive growth, managed fixed Income or managed equities
investment strategies. This election directs JPMPI to use Passively Managed
Vehicles except when, in JPMPI’s judgment, active management is expected
to closely reflect an underlying index and either (i) to better reflect the
overall characteristics of the underlying asset class or market segment, or
(ii) is necessary to implement the client’s instructions. Actively Managed
Vehicles typically charge higher management fees than Passively Managed
Vehicles.
JPMPI does not have any responsibility or liability for JPMS’ determinations
that the investment strategy selected by the client is suitable in light of the
client’s investment objectives and financial situation.
Clients who elected to have their accounts implemented using Index-
Oriented Vehicles had to also elect having their accounts implemented
using non-J.P. Morgan Funds, as defined and further described below.
In providing services to JPMS, JPMPI can rely on affiliated and unaffiliated
third parties to fulfill its services as overlay manager.
Currently, clients that selected the Index-Oriented Vehicle election will not
be invested in any J.P. Morgan Funds (except for J.P. Morgan sweep
vehicles; refer to “Cash Allocations or Balances and the Sweep Feature”
below for more detail) or affiliated Model Portfolio Providers.
Rebalancing. Program accounts will be rebalanced only if the percentage
variance at the asset class level exceeds a threshold amount that has been
established as effective for rebalancing to the investment strategy.
If the client made an election for Index-Oriented Vehicles for an existing
JPMCAP account, sales of Funds could be subject to redemption fees. There
can be a period of time during which non–Index-Oriented Vehicles remain
in a client’s account.
To rebalance the account, shares of Funds in the client’s account that are
underweight or overweight compared to their asset class percentage in the
Model Portfolios are bought or sold, as applicable, until the account
holdings are consistent with the client’s selected Model Portfolio. Over
time, the Funds will appreciate (or depreciate) in value at different rates.
For JPMCAP, when a client elected to implement Index-Oriented Vehicles,
it could affect the ability to make investments, access asset classes, or take
advantage of opportunities that are available to clients who do not make
that election. As a result, performance of an account with an election can
differ from the performance of other accounts without an election.
Liquid Alternative Funds. Liquid Alternative Funds are available to
accounts depending on the investment strategy and assets available in the
account (generally accounts with an investment balance of at least
$250,000). For additional information related to risks associated with
Liquid Alternative Funds, refer to Item 6.vi.
Rebalancing has tax implications for most clients unless the account is an
individual retirement account (IRA) or qualified retirement plan. JPMPI will
continuously review client asset allocations relative to the selected
investment strategy and will generally rebalance the Program account to
the allocation in the chosen investment strategy when the asset allocation
percentages deviate from established parameters. To rebalance the
account, shares of Funds that are underweight or overweight compared to
their asset class percentages in the investment strategy will be bought or
sold, as applicable, until the account holdings are consistent with the
investment strategy. Over time, the Funds will appreciate (or depreciate)
in value at different rates. Without rebalancing, the change in the
percentages of each asset class held will change the level of risk from the
risk level that is associated with the original model and/or allocations in
the selected investment strategy.
Municipal Fixed income (for taxable accounts). For taxable (non-
retirement) accounts, clients can elect to substitute tax-aware investments
for certain equities or municipal investment for some fixed income options.
Non–J.P. Morgan Funds and Unaffiliated Model Portfolio Providers. As
described below in “Use of J.P. Morgan Funds and Model Portfolio Providers
and Potential Conflicts of Interest,” JPMPI prefers J.P. Morgan Funds and
affiliated Model Portfolio Providers. Clients can elect to exclude from their
JPMCAP accounts J.P. Morgan managed strategies (except for J.P. Morgan
sweep vehicles; refer to “Cash Allocations or Balances and the Sweep
Feature” below for more detail), including J.P. Morgan managed strategies
where a party other than J.P. Morgan is appointed investment adviser
(Non-Proprietary Strategy Election). The Non-Proprietary Strategy
Election excludes from JPMCAP accounts J.P. Morgan Funds (except
J.P. Morgan sweep vehicles).
Index-Oriented Vehicles. JPMS and the sub-adviser prefer to follow an
investment process that maintains the option of using a range of active and
passive vehicles, some of which are Index-Oriented Vehicles (as defined
below) and some of which are not. JPMCAP in the past offered certain
clients, as described below, the option to implement certain account
investment strategies using an Index-Oriented Vehicle election.
Currently, the Non-Proprietary Strategy Election is available for all JPMCAP
strategies, including where clients are eligible for and have elected to
include Liquid Alternative Funds in their accounts. It is possible that the
availability of this election will change in the future.
When a client elects to exclude J.P. Morgan managed strategies, it can
affect the ability to make investments, access asset classes, or take
advantage of opportunities that are available to clients who do not make
the Non-Proprietary Strategy Election. As a result, performance of an
account with an election can differ from the performance of other accounts
without an election.
To the extent a client holds J.P. Morgan managed investments in an existing
JPMCAP account at the time of making the Non-Proprietary Strategy
Election, the sales of Funds can be subject to redemption fees.
The following disclosures are for all Programs, as applicable:
Tax Consequences
JPMCAP Index-Oriented Vehicles (Passively Managed Vehicles) include
ETFs and index mutual funds, and “Actively Managed Vehicles” include
funds. Actively managed vehicles typically charge higher
mutual
management fees than passively managed vehicles. In determining
whether a particular Actively Managed Vehicle or Passively Managed
Vehicle can be considered an “Index-Oriented Vehicle,” JPMPI will, using
due diligence and vehicle evaluation from its affiliates, consider, among
other things, how closely the vehicle’s historical returns track the index
JPMPI is targeting for the relevant asset class as well as the cost, liquidity
and complexity of the vehicle’s strategy. The determination of whether a
vehicle is an Index-Oriented Vehicle is in JPMPI’s sole discretion, is subject
to change and does not guarantee that an Index-Oriented Vehicle will
perform in line with, or in excess of, the underlying index. The election does
not apply to cash and liquidity funds.
When client elections result in the sale of securities, when accounts are
funded with securities, or when funds are removed or replaced in a client
portfolio, clients may incur redemption charges and taxable gains or losses.
Clients who selected the conservative, balanced, or growth investment
strategies and who did not elect to include Liquid Alternative Funds could
have elected to use Index-Oriented Vehicles in their accounts for asset
classes other than cash and liquidity Funds. The election to have an account
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Clients should consult their own tax professionals when making these
decisions. JPMS and its affiliates do not provide tax advice.
clients that are invested in the same model portfolio or investment
strategy.
Funding
J.P. Morgan will not verify the accuracy of any external account
information, including account statements provided by clients from third
parties. The validity of recommendations provided by J.P. Morgan and any
analyses contained in any report provided by J.P. Morgan is dependent
upon the accuracy and thoroughness of the data and information provided
by the client. The use of incomplete or inaccurate data and information will
result in different outcomes. The tax implications set forth in any report or
any guidance provided by J.P. Morgan pursuant to a client’s tax transition
plan are not guaranteed and should not be viewed as tax advice. Actual tax
incurred by clients will vary from any illustrated projections provided by
J.P. Morgan pursuant to client’s tax transition plan. Clients should contact
their tax professional to review their tax transition plan. A client’s plan can
be modified at any point in time during discussion with their J.P. Morgan
team.
Share Class Conversion of Mutual Funds and Contribution of Ineligible
Funds, ETFs or Share Class
For PA and PM:
Clients can fund their accounts by depositing cash and/or securities
acceptable to JPMS. JPMS may determine in its sole discretion that certain
securities are ineligible for the Programs. If JPMS determines, in its sole
discretion, that contributed investments are not eligible or unacceptable
(by execution of the Client Agreement), clients authorize JPMS to sell those
investments and charge them a commission for the sale of these assets. If
JPMS or the Portfolio Manager is not able to sell the assets or determines
not to sell the ineligible asset, JPMS has the right to transfer the asset to a
securities brokerage account. JPMS will be acting as a broker, and not
acting as a fiduciary or investment adviser, and we may charge a
commission or execute a principal transaction for the sale of these
ineligible investments. Investment management will begin after JPMS has
accepted the account into the Program. The investment of assets of an
account will only occur when all operational requirements have been met.
Account acceptance may be delayed or rejected if the account is
overfunded, underfunded, or funded with ineligible securities. Cash to fund
an account will be placed in the sweep option selected by the client. Clients
funding Program accounts with securities direct JPMS or the Portfolio
Manager, as applicable, to liquidate the securities on behalf of the client
and allocate the proceeds in accordance with the applicable investment
strategy. The Portfolio Manager, on a best-efforts basis, will sell a portion
or all of any securities that are not consistent with the applicable
investment strategy. Neither JPMS nor any Portfolio Manager will advise a
client regarding the liquidation of these securities. Liquidation will be done
free of commission charges or spread on fixed income trades unless the
trade is placed away from JPMS.
• Approved Mutual Funds. If a client contributes or holds a mutual
fund that is approved for the platform but is not in the approved
advisory share class, then JPMS can exchange the client’s shares into
the eligible advisory share class of the same mutual fund, under the
authority provided to JPMS under the Client Agreement, mutual fund
prospectus rules and its own policies, as soon as practicable. The
eligible share class will generally be subject to lower net expenses,
though in certain circumstances, can be subject to higher net
expenses. JPMS may not elect to exchange particular share classes
of a mutual fund if, for example, there is no equivalent advisory share
class eligible for the Programs or if other circumstances exist.
Depending on the type of security involved, liquidation may result in
redemption charges and taxable gains or losses. Before contributing
mutual fund shares, clients should consider if they paid a front-end sales
charge, as they can incur a contingent deferred sales charge or a
redemption fee in the event the mutual fund shares are liquidated in
accordance with the Investment Strategy selected. These mutual fund fees
and charges are the responsibility of the client and are in addition to the
wrap fee. Clients should review the potential tax consequences of these
liquidations with their tax professional before funding their Program
account with securities. JPMS does not provide tax advice. If non-U.S.
denominated securities are sold, the client will incur currency conversion
charges.
• Non-Approved Mutual Funds. When a client contributes to or holds
a mutual fund that is not approved for the platform, and a client or
Wealth Advisor decides to hold the non-approved mutual fund, JPMS
will not monitor or review the appropriateness of the existing share
class. In certain circumstances, JPMS can, but is not required to,
exchange the client's shares into an approved advisory share class of
the same mutual fund. The non-approved mutual fund will be subject
to the Fee (as defined below). Clients should discuss with their
Wealth Advisor the impact of contributing or holding any non-
approved mutual fund shares in their account. Refer to Item 6
(Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation) for more information
on mutual fund selection.
When liquidating these securities and other securities that are affiliated
with J.P. Morgan for purposes of establishing a client’s account, JPMS will
be acting as a broker, not an investment adviser. Liquidations will be
effected promptly after funding client accounts at the then prevailing
market prices, separately from the acceptance of the account by the
Portfolio Manager. If a particular security cannot be liquidated or is not
eligible for the Program, it will not be used to fund an account and will be
transferred to another account owned by the client.
For STRATIS, UMA and JPMCAP, if a client holds a mutual fund share class
that was previously approved and that JPMS now deems to be ineligible for
the Program, JPMS can exchange the shares into the newly approved
advisory share class of the same mutual fund, under the authority provided
to JPMS under the Client Agreement, mutual fund prospectus rules and its
own policies, as soon as practicable. The newly approved advisory share
class will generally be subject to lower net expenses, though in certain
circumstances, can be subject to higher net expenses as compared to the
previously approved share class. If a client contributes funds, ETFs or
certain share classes, JPMS will generally require the client to remove a
mutual fund or ETF from the account if the mutual fund, the share class, or
the ETF is not approved for the Program or is not part of the client’s target
allocation. If the mutual fund is approved for the platform but the client’s
share class of the mutual fund is not the approved share class, then JPMS
will not exchange the client’s share class into the approved share class.
However, the Portfolio Manager may sell their share class and purchase the
approved share class.
There can be tax consequences related to the sale and purchase of mutual
fund shares.
For certain strategies, if clients transfer securities into their portfolio, they
may request to have J.P. Morgan work to transition such securities into
their portfolio in a more tax efficient manner. Clients will work with their
Wealth Advisor to discuss which securities (or any particular security or
securities) can be held in their portfolio and sold over an extended period
of time, at the Portfolio Manager’s sole discretion. Clients understand that
the sale of these securities may generate taxable income, and J.P. Morgan
does not make any guarantees regarding tax implications with respect to a
client’s portfolio. Clients should discuss their specific tax transition and
portfolio with their tax professional. Requesting that any security be held
for an extended period of time can result in deviation from the Model
Portfolio guidelines and/or from the investment strategy that a client has
selected. The longer the time period for transition, the longer the deviation
from the Model Portfolio guidelines and/or from the investment strategy.
As such, the client’s performance will differ from the performance of other
Pursuant to the Client Agreement, clients authorize and instruct JPMS,
upon the termination of the account or the removal of the client’s account
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from the Programs, to the extent that the mutual fund shares in the account
are an institutional or other share class not eligible to be held by the client
in a brokerage account or an account outside of the Programs, to convert
such shares to a retail or other share class. Certain mutual funds may
charge a redemption fee in the event of such conversions, and conversions
may have tax consequences for clients.
The amount of the Fee is specified in communications that JPMS sends to
clients, which include playbacks and/or statements for the account. Except
as otherwise agreed to in writing by JPMS, accounts are charged the Fee
with respect to all assets in the account regardless of whether the client
has previously paid or incurred commissions, sales charges or “loads,”
mark-ups, mark-downs, dealer spreads, or other costs, charges, fees or
expenses in connection with the client’s previous purchase of some or all
of the assets in a brokerage account or otherwise outside of the Programs.
Refer to Item 9.iii.3 (Additional Information — Other Compensation from
Affiliated and Unaffiliated Mutual Funds and Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles) for more information on share class selection and mutual fund
compensation.
The maximum annual rate for JPMS’ component of the Fee is 2.00% for all
Programs except for:
Fees and Compensation
• CBP, which has a maximum annual rate for JPMS’ component of the
ii.
Fee of 0.70%,
a. Wrap Fee
• Certain strategies in STRATIS managed by affiliates of JPMS, which
may have a lower maximum annual rate for JPMS’ component of the
Fee of 2.00%. (For example, JPMPI Liquidity Management Strategy
is offered in STRATIS as part of the Multi-Manager Strategies for
which the maximum annual rate for JPMS’ component is 0.40%.)
Important Information Regarding the Maximum for JPMS’ component of
the Fee
The Programs are known as “wrap fee” investment advisory programs
because clients pay JPMS an asset-based fee for the various services JPMS
and the Wealth Advisors provide in the Programs. This fee covers JPMS’
investment advisory services, trade execution, clearing and settlement,
custody, reporting and other administrative services, and (where
applicable) portfolio management and/or rebalancing services. Unless
otherwise disclosed, a separate fee is charged for any Portfolio Manager
investment management services and any Model Portfolio Provider’s
provision of Model Portfolios. These separate fees (i.e., the asset-based fee
to JPMS and the fee charged for any Portfolio Manager or Model Portfolio
Provider services) are referred to collectively as the “Fee” and will appear
either together as a single fee on account statements and other
communications, except for STRATIS and ICS where it will appear as
separate fees.
Wrap fee programs that offer the same and similar programs and/or
investment strategies are offered in the different sales channels and at
different fee levels. Although JPMCAP and investment strategies in STRATIS
are available through Wealth Advisors at the maximum annual rate for the
JPMS’ component of the Fee of 2.00%, the same or similar program or
strategy is available through another J.P. Morgan sales channel with a
lower maximum annual rate. JPMS will provide the client with written
confirmation reflecting the agreed upon Fee.
However, for ICS, the Fee does not include the fee that the client agrees to
pay any Portfolio Managers.
Wealth Advisors receive less compensation for Programs or strategies with
a lower maximum annual rate for JPMS’ component of the Fee than the
other Programs or strategies described herein.
Credit of Certain Fees to IRAs and Certain Other Retirement Plan
Accounts
The Fee does not cover any (i) brokerage commissions or other charges
resulting from transactions not effected through JPMS or its affiliates; (ii)
“mark-ups,” “markdowns” and “dealer spreads” that we or other broker-
dealers may receive when acting as principal in certain transactions; (iii)
custody services provided by any unaffiliated custodian; (iv) certain costs
or charges imposed by third parties, including odd-lot differentials, margin
interest, transfer taxes, exchange fees, and other fees or taxes required by
law; (v) any retirement account fee; (vi) the cost of investment manager
fees and other expenses charged by Funds; or (vii) any pass-through or
other fees associated with investment in American Depositary Receipts
(ADRs).
Certain retirement accounts are able to hold affiliated Funds. If an account
owned by an IRA, or other client that is a qualified retirement account
subject to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 4975 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (IRC), holds any J.P. Morgan
Funds, the actual amount of the J.P. Morgan Funds’ underlying fees paid to
J.P. Morgan and associated with the client’s Program account assets will be
credited to the account. The credit will appear as a separate line item on
the client’s Program account statement. This credit does not apply to
account investments in non–J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, for those
J.P. Morgan accounts that hold unaffiliated investment sub-advisers for all
or a portion of portfolio management, the amount of the advisory fees paid
to unaffiliated investment sub-advisers is not credited.
Portfolio Manager and Model Portfolio Provider Fees
Typically, Program accounts are charged the Fee quarterly, in advance, on
the net market value of the assets in the account (including all cash and
cash alternatives such as money market mutual funds) and, in most cases,
is automatically deducted from the account. However, certain accounts
may be charged the Fee in arrears and/or on other than a quarterly basis
(e.g., monthly), and JPMS also may agree in certain instances to calculate
the Fee on a basis other than a percentage of the net market value of the
assets in the Program account (e.g., calculating the Fee on a cents-per-
share-deposited-into-the-account basis).
General information regarding fee rates of the Portfolio Managers, the UMA
Overlay Manager, and each Model Portfolio Provider and Joint Discretion
Manager are included below, though such rates may change over time.
Clients can obtain the Fee schedules for the Portfolio Managers and certain
Model Portfolio Providers by asking their Wealth Advisor(s), or by visiting
jpmorgan.com/ManagerFees.
(i) PM
•
JPMS typically pays a portion of the JPMS component of the Fee it
receives from each client to the Wealth Advisor(s) for that client.
(ii) STRATIS
The quarterly Fee paid by the client may be adjusted upward or downward
if the client deposits additional cash or securities into, or withdraws cash
or securities from, the account. The Client Agreement typically provides
that (i) a prorated Fee will be charged on total same-day contributions to
the account (net of total same-day withdrawals from the account) of
$25,000 or more to cover the period from the date of the net same- day
contribution until the end of the quarterly billing period and (ii) a prorated
Fee credit will be made for total same-day withdrawals from the account
(net of total same-day contributions to the account) of $25,000 or more to
cover the period from the date of the net same-day withdrawal until the
end of the quarterly billing period. Upon termination of the account, JPMS
will refund to the client any prepaid amount of the Fee prorated for the
number of days remaining in the billing period.
• The Portfolio Manager or Model Portfolio Provider component of the
Fee varies by Portfolio Manager, Model Portfolio Provider, type of
account and type of strategy. The Portfolio Manager component of
the Fee is currently up to 1.00% annually of the net market value of
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the accounts managed by a Portfolio Manager, generally as set forth
in a fee schedule that is part of an agreement between JPMS and each
such Portfolio Manager. The Model Portfolio Provider component of
the Fee is currently up to 0.38% annually of the net market value of
the accounts managed by the Model Portfolio Provider.
• For certain Portfolio Manager strategies, rather than the Fee being
charged on the net market value of assets in the account, the Fee is
charged on a fixed notional value (the Mandate Size) as specified by
the client (and agreed to separately by and between a client and
Portfolio Manager).
• The fee schedule also may contain breakpoints at which the
percentage of the value of the managed assets paid to the Portfolio
Manager goes down as the total of all client assets the Portfolio
Manager manages in STRATIS increases.
• The Fee does not cover any fees charged by any Portfolio Manager(s)
selected by the client to manage the account assets, and clients are
responsible for paying Portfolio Managers for their services
separately. (Clients typically authorize JPMS to debit their ICS
accounts to pay their Portfolio Manager(s) upon JPMS’ receipt of
instructions from such Portfolio Manager(s).)
• The Portfolio Manager’s or Model Portfolio Provider’s component of
the Fee is generally separate from and in addition to JPMS’
component of the Fee.
(vi) JPMCAP
•
JPMS reimburses JPMPI for its costs for investment advisory services,
rather than being paid a component of the Fee separate from and in
addition to JPMS’ component of the Fee.
• For the strategies managed by JPMPI, JPMS reimburses JPMPI for its
costs for investment advisory services in support of the strategy,
rather than being paid a component of the Fee separate from and in
addition to JPMS’ component of the Fee.
In its sole discretion, JPMPI may waive or reduce a portion of the Fee.
•
(iii) CBP
•
JPMIM’s component of the Fee is paid by JPMS and generally ranges
from 0.11% to 0.25% annually of the net market value of the
accounts managed by JPMIM, which is set forth in a fee schedule that
is part of an agreement between JPMS and the Portfolio Manager.
•
In its sole discretion, the Portfolio Manager may waive or reduce its
portion of the Fee.
(iv) UMA
•
The UMA Overlay Manager’s component of the Fee (for Model
Portfolios and Joint Discretion Strategies, the UMA Overlay
Manager's fee is comprised of an investment management fee and
an administration fee) is:
Fees for certain Portfolio Managers or Model Portfolio Providers that are
affiliated with JPMS are waived or rebated to client Program accounts that
are IRAs or tax-qualified plans, including plans subject to Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). In this case,
JPMS may share a portion of the Fee with the affiliated Portfolio Manager
or Model Portfolio Provider. This revenue sharing arrangement will not
affect the total fees due by the client. The lower pricing structure creates a
conflict of interest and provides an opportunity for Wealth Advisors to
charge a higher JPMS Fee for these strategies than they would for
strategies that charge an additional Portfolio Manager fee. The opportunity
to negotiate a higher JPMS Fee in circumstances where the affiliated
Portfolio Manager fee is waived also creates an incentive to recommend
affiliated Portfolio Managers, which benefits JPMS as further described
below.
i. maximum of 0.05% annually of the market value of the
account's assets allocated in the Target Portfolio to securities;
ii. maximum fee of 0.07% annually of the market value of the
account's assets allocated in the Target Portfolio to Model
Portfolios and Joint Discretion Strategies; and
iii.
if the client has elected to receive Tax Management Services
and/or Values Overlay Services, maximum 0.10% annually of
the account's assets.
• Each Joint Discretion Manager’s and Model Portfolio Provider’s
component of the Fee is generally between 0.20% and 0.425%
annually (depending upon the Joint Discretion Manager or Model
Portfolio Provider) of the market value of the account’s assets
allocated in the Target Portfolio to each Model Portfolio and Joint
Discretion Manager.
• The Model Portfolio Provider and Portfolio Manager’s component(s)
of the Fee is separate from and in addition to JPMS’ component of
the Fee.
• When two or more UMA accounts are related together for billing
purposes, clients may be able to benefit by reducing the UMA Overlay
Manager’s component of the Fee (including Tax Management and/or
Values Overlay Services). Only certain accounts may be related for
billing purposes, based on the law and JPMS’ policies and procedures.
UMA accounts with the same primary tax identification number will
be automatically related for billing purposes. Even where other
accounts are eligible to be related under the policies and procedures,
they will only be related if agreed to between the client and the
client’s Wealth Advisor.
(v) ICS
• The applicable ICS Universe Portfolio Manager fee rate is agreed to
separately by and between a client and Portfolio Manager.
For UMA, the UMA Overlay Manager’s and each Model Portfolio Provider’s
and Joint Discretion Manager’s components of the Fee are based on the
application of potentially varying fee rates to the market value at the end
of each quarter of the account’s allocation in the Target Portfolio to Model
Portfolios, Joint Discretion Strategies and securities. As a result, the
amount of the Fee could differ, perhaps significantly, from what it would be
if it were instead based on application of the rates to the market value at
the end of each quarter of the account’s actual allocation to Model
Portfolios, Joint Discretion Strategies and securities. For example, the
quarterly Fee for an account with a quarter-end market value of $100,000
and an allocation in the Target Portfolio of 25% to Model Portfolios, 25%
to Joint Discretion Strategies and 50% to securities will be based on the
application of the relevant rates to an allocation of $25,000 to Model
Portfolios, $25,000 to Joint Discretion Strategies, and $50,000 to
securities — even if (because of changes in the values of the securities in
the account over time) the actual allocation of the account’s market value
at quarter-end was 35% ($35,000) to Model Portfolios, 20% ($20,000)
to Joint Discretion Strategies, and 45% ($45,000) to securities. The extent
to which an account’s Target Portfolio allocation to the various types of
investment vehicles available in the Program will differ from its actual
allocation to such vehicles may depend upon the frequency of account
rebalancing requested by the client; in general, clients who choose more
frequent rebalancing may be expected to experience less divergence over
time between an account’s Target Portfolio allocation and its actual
allocation. Note that this divergence between the Target Portfolio
allocation and the actual allocation that results from market movements
between rebalancing could result in a client paying an advisory fee that is
higher or lower than the amount that would be paid if the rate was applied
to the actual market value of the account. The rate used each quarter for
each component of the Fee will be approximately one-fourth of the annual
rate based on the number of days in the quarter. Any change to the Target
Portfolio of an existing account will not result in an adjustment of the Fee
for the quarter in which the change is made; any new or different fee rate(s)
for the UMA Overlay Manager’s, Model Portfolio Provider’s or Joint
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Discretion Manager’s component(s) of the Fee will take effect the following
quarter.
• The cost of the services if provided and charged for separately,
• The Fee rate charged to the client in the Program,
• The trading activity in the client’s account, and
• The quality and value of the services provided.
If a client requests that any securities be transferred out of an account or
there is a trade error in an account, JPMS may temporarily suspend trading
in the account until the transfer is complete or the trade error is
remediated. During such time, Fees (as defined in this Item 4) will continue
to accrue.
From time to time, Fees can be increased or decreased (that is, JPMS may
increase any fees to JPMS, the Portfolio Manager or the Model Portfolio
Provider). JPMS will notify the client whenever a fee increase is made to
the client’s Program account(s).
b. Negotiability of Fee
For example, certain Programs may offer “buy-and-hold” investment
strategies that generally seek investments intended to be held on a long-
term basis. Accounts invested in such a strategy will typically experience
less trading activity and lower turnover than accounts invested in a shorter-
term strategy. Therefore, because the client pays the full Fee regardless of
the low number of transactions in the account, such an account increases
the likelihood that the client would pay less for the services provided in the
particular Program (including brokerage services) on a separate,
“unbundled” basis than on that Program’s “wrap-fee” basis, other things
being equal.
In its discretion, and subject to the maximum Fee described above, JPMS
can negotiate, reduce, or completely waive the JPMS component of the Fee
for any client or group of clients. JPMS may negotiate the amount and
calculation of the Fee based on a number of factors, including the type and
size of the account, anticipated level of trading activity, services provided
to the account, historical factors and/or the scope of the client’s
relationship with JPMS, subject to certain internal guidelines.
As described in Item 4.i above, for STRATIS and UMA, a client’s acceptance
of a Model Portfolio, strategy or security designated by JPMS as the default
replacement for one removed from certain Programs may cause the client
to incur expenses or to pay an overall Fee greater than the client was
incurring or paying prior to the replacement or than client would have
incurred or paid had JPMS selected a different default replacement. In
addition, for UMA, certain default replacements will cause an increase in
the amount of the UMA Overlay Manager’s component of the Fee.
With respect to the portion of the Fee paid to a Portfolio Manager, on a
case-by-case basis, Portfolio Managers may agree to apply a lower fee rate
with respect to individual client accounts in the Program (e.g., if an account
has over $5,000,000 in assets).
For PA, PM, and UMA, the securities may be available to clients directly
from the issuers of the securities or a broker-dealer, as applicable,
pursuant to the terms of their prospectuses and without paying the Fee.
e. Costs in Addition to the Fee
The Fee (or component of the Fee) paid by a client may be higher or lower
than the fees other clients pay in the same Program or another Program
and/or the cost of similar services offered through other financial firms.
JPMS charges fees that it believes are reasonable in relation to the scope
of services and nature of the investment advice provided, but these fees
are not always the lowest available from other firms and/or our affiliates.
c. Portion of Fee Paid to Wealth Advisors
The Fee does not cover commissions or other charges resulting from
transactions not executed through JPMS or its affiliates, or the clearing,
settlement and custody services provided by a custodian other than JPMS.
When trade clearing and settlement services are provided by another
executing broker-dealer or custodian — either because applicable law
requires it or upon the client’s request and JPMS’ consent — they are not
included in the Fee, and the other broker-dealer and/or custodian are
entirely responsible for the execution, clearing and/or settlement of the
transaction and/or custody of the client’s account assets.
JPMS typically pays a portion of the Fee it receives from each client to the
Wealth Advisor(s) for that client. The exact portion of the Fee paid by JPMS
to the Wealth Advisor varies among the Wealth Advisors and depends on
factors such as each Wealth Advisor’s overall annual revenue production
but is most commonly within a range from 40% to 50%. The amount
received by a Wealth Advisor as a result of a client’s participation in
certain Programs may be more than the Wealth Advisor would receive if
the client participated in certain other Programs, or paid separately for
investment advice, brokerage and other services covered by the Fee. In
those circumstances, the Wealth Advisor has an incentive to recommend
the Program that would pay higher compensation.
In addition, the Fee does not cover “mark-ups,” “mark-downs” or “dealer
spreads” charged by dealers unaffiliated with JPMS when JPMS, acting as
agent for the client in the Program, effects a transaction with an
unaffiliated dealer acting as principal (i.e., for the dealer’s own account),
typically in connection with certain fixed income and over-the-counter
securities that are traded primarily in “dealer” markets. Such “mark-ups”
on securities bought by the client, “mark-downs” on securities sold by the
client, and “dealer spreads” (the difference between the bid price and offer
price) are generally incorporated into the net price that the client pays or
receives in the transaction.
Similarly, the Fee does not cover “dealer spreads” that JPMS (or its
affiliates) or other broker-dealers may receive when acting as principal in
certain transactions. However, JPMS and its affiliates will not charge, and
the net price paid or received by the client will not incorporate, any “mark-
up” or “mark-down” in connection with such principal transaction.
As disclosed above, certain of our wrap Programs charge a negotiable
JPMS Fee and others charge a negotiable JPMS Fee plus a Portfolio
Manager fee, which in certain circumstances may be waived but is not
negotiable. Differences in fees for Portfolio Managers in Programs with a
third-party manager, or the absence of such fees in any Program, create
a conflict of interest as such differences provide an opportunity for Wealth
Advisors to negotiate a higher JPMS Fee for a strategy with lower or no
separate Portfolio Manager fees than they would for strategies that
charge a higher Portfolio Manager fee. The opportunity to negotiate a
higher fee also creates a financial incentive for Wealth Advisors to
recommend such Programs and/or Portfolio Managers. The ability of the
Wealth Advisor to negotiate a higher JPMS Fee in these circumstances also
provides a financial benefit to JPMS, which retains a portion of the Fee.
d. Comparative Cost of the Program
The Fee also does not cover certain costs or charges that may be imposed
by JPMS (or its affiliates) or third parties, including costs associated with
using margin, exchanging foreign currencies, borrowing fees on short sales,
odd-lot differentials, activity assessment fees, transfer fees, transfer taxes,
exchange fees, wire transfer fees, termination fees, postage fees, auction
fees, certain structured products, foreign clearing and settlement fees and
expenses associated with ADRs, Global Depository Receipts (GDRs), World
Equity Benchmark Shares (WEBS), exchange-traded notes (ETNs), real
estate investment trusts (REITs), closed-end investment companies that
invest a substantial portion of their assets in the securities of specified
foreign countries (closed-end country funds), and with converting non-U.S.
Participation in a Program may cost the client more or less than purchasing
the services provided in such Program separately. Comparable services
may be available at lower aggregate costs on an “unbundled” basis outside
of the Programs or through other firms. Factors that bear upon the relative
cost of a Program include:
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securities into ADRs or GDRs, if applicable, and other fees or taxes required
by law.
additional compensation from the transaction, but the total cost of the
purchase and conversion should not exceed the cost if they had originally
purchased the ADR in U.S. markets.
Trading Away and Associated Costs
f.
If the investment in the Portfolio is made through an IRA, any foreign taxes
incurred generally would not be creditable against the client’s U.S. income
tax liability. The client is urged to consult their tax advisor regarding
investment in non-U.S. entities, including whether they may be eligible for
a credit against their U.S. income tax liability for any foreign taxes paid and
whether they may be eligible for a lower rate or partial refund of non-U.S.
withholding taxes pursuant to one or more applicable income tax treaties.
Refer to “Foreign Issuers Risk” for more information.
Certain Portfolio Managers place all or substantially all of certain types of
trades with a broker-dealer other than JPMS for execution, depending on
the types of securities traded in an investment strategy. It is not uncommon
for investment managers to trade away in fixed income, foreign security
and small-cap equity strategies. Investment strategies with such types of
securities could be more costly to a client than investment strategies in
which Portfolio Managers more commonly place trades with JPMS for
execution.
h. Mutual Funds/Pooled Investment Fees
For any Program in which the services of a portfolio manager are offered,
in general, Portfolio Managers place orders in fixed income or debt
securities with broker-dealers other than JPMS. For these fixed income
trades, the client will incur a mark-up, mark-down or spread charged by the
other broker-dealer that is not covered by the Fee.
Clients may incur indirect fees and expenses for investments in mutual
funds (including money market funds), ETFs, closed-end funds, and other
pooled investment vehicles. These fees and expenses are initially paid by
the Funds but ultimately are borne by the client as a Fund shareholder.
Such fees and expenses are in addition to, and generally will not be
deducted from, the Fee. Assets of Program clients may be invested in a
share class of a mutual fund with internal fees and expenses that are higher
than one or more other share classes of the same mutual fund. JPMS and
its affiliates also may receive compensation in addition to the Fee in
connection with the operation and/or sale of shares of affiliated or
unaffiliated Funds to clients in the Programs. Refer to Item 9.iii for more
information.
Fixed income securities are primarily traded in dealer markets. These
securities are directly purchased from or sold to a financial services firm
acting as a dealer (or principal). A dealer executing such trades may include
a commission, a markup (on securities it sells), a markdown (on securities
it buys), or a spread (the difference between the price it will buy, or “bid,”
for the security and the price at which it will sell, or “ask,” for the security)
in the net price at which transactions are executed. The bid and ask are
prices quoted by the dealer, so the client should understand that a dealer’s
bid price would be the price at which a client is selling their security, and
the dealer’s ask price would be the price at which a client is buying the
security.
Certain investment companies may not permit shares to be transferred
outside of a Program account and in certain circumstances may, in their
sole discretion, redeem fund shares held by clients; the liquidation of these
fund shares may have tax consequences to clients. Any such sales charges
and applicable redemption fees (including contingent deferred sales
charges) incurred by clients in connection with the liquidation of mutual
funds or other securities for investment of the proceeds in this Program are
in addition to the Fee.
Clients should review a Portfolio Manager’s Form ADV Part 2A Brochure,
ask about a Portfolio Manager’s trading practices, and consider that
information carefully before selecting an investment manager and its
investment strategy. In particular, clients should carefully consider any
additional trading costs associated with a particular Portfolio Manager and
investment strategy before selecting them for their wrap fee program
account.
Further, to the extent that cash used for investment in such Programs
comes from redemptions of investments outside of the Programs, there
may be tax consequences or additional cost from sales charges previously
paid and/or redemption fees incurred.
Clients do not pay any sales charges for purchases of mutual funds in the
programs. However, some mutual funds may charge, and not waive, a
redemption fee on certain transaction activity in accordance with their
prospectuses.
General Fee and Compensation Issues
i.
When Portfolio Managers place orders with broker-dealers other than
JPMS, clients that elect to receive trade confirmations will receive a trade
confirmation issued by JPMS that will provide details of the trade as follows:
(i) for equity trades, the trade confirmation and account statement will
generally indicate “traded away” and will list the commission the client
incurred as an additional cost in connection with trading away by a Portfolio
Manager; and (ii) fixed income trades will generally indicate “traded away”
and show a price for the traded security that is inclusive (i.e., net) of the
commission, mark-up or mark-down paid by the client to the other broker-
dealer, but it does not break out or otherwise show the amount of the
commission, mark-up or mark-down separately. Some fixed income trades,
due to operational factors, will not indicate “traded away”; however, all
fixed income trades are “traded away” whether or not they are indicated
as such.
For more information on trades away from the Firm, refer to “Trading
Practices Disclosures
for Wrap Fee Programs” available at
chase.com/managed-account-disclosures.
g. ADR Fees
In valuing assets in Program accounts, JPMS uses information provided by
recognized independent quotation and valuation services or will rely on
information it receives from other third parties, if applicable. JPMS believes
this information to be reliable but does not verify the accuracy of the
information provided by these sources. If any information provided by
these sources is unavailable or is believed to be unreliable, JPMS will value
assets in a manner JPMS determines in good faith to reflect fair market
value. JPMS may use different valuation sources for different purposes. As
a result, the determination of asset values may differ for different
purposes. For example, the account asset values used in the Fee calculation
may not match the asset values listed on the account’s custodial
statements. Detailed calculations of any account asset values are available
upon request.
Because the Fee is typically charged on all assets in the account, in a low
interest rate environment, a client may earn less interest on assets held in
the account as cash or cash alternatives such as money market funds than
the amount of the Fee the client is paying JPMS with respect to such assets,
and therefore the client’s net yield with respect to such assets may be
negative.
Special tax rules may apply to investments in foreign issuers, including
ADRs. For example, one or more issuers in the Portfolio may qualify as a
passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation for
U.S. tax purposes, and non-U.S. withholding tax may be imposed on
distributions or gains. Also, in certain cases, additional U.S. tax reporting
may be required. Shares of foreign companies on foreign exchanges can be
purchased and the shares converted to ADRs for client accounts if the total
cost of the purchase and conversion is more advantageous than directly
purchasing the ADRs. To the extent that a subsidiary of J.P. Morgan assists
in the conversion of foreign stock, J.P. Morgan affiliates will receive
JPMS may offer recruiting and retention packages to certain new or existing
Wealth Advisor(s). These packages can be substantial and are generally
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based on the business serviced by the Wealth Advisor at JPMS or a prior
firm. Such incentives may include sign-on bonuses and or/or loan bonus
arrangements, equity awards and buyout of
forfeited deferred
compensation or retention arrangements. We address these conflicts of
interest by disclosing them to the client and requiring Wealth Advisors and
certain supervisors to review a client’s account at account opening to
ensure that it is suitable for the client in light of the client’s Risk Score.
Brokerage and Best Execution
or “bid,” for the security and the price at which it will sell, or “ask,” for the
security) in the net price at which transactions are executed. The bid and
ask are prices quoted by the dealer, so CBP clients should understand that
a dealer’s bid price would be the price at which a client is selling their
security, and the dealer’s ask price would be the price at which a client is
buying the security. These transaction fees (i.e., mark-ups, mark-downs or
spreads charged by third-party broker-dealers) are not included in the Fee.
Clients should carefully consider these costs before selecting a strategy in
CBP. Refer to “Trading Away and Associated Costs” above for more
information.
Interest Earned on Float
In keeping with the wrap fee nature of the Programs, JPMS typically
provides the following services for client accounts in the Programs:
execution of transactions, clearing and settlement services, custody and
processing, and the maintenance of securities in good possession and
control locations. Typically, in the Client Agreement, the client directs that
transactions in the client’s account be executed by JPMS (or its affiliates),
or where a client has selected an unaffiliated or affiliated third-party
Portfolio Manager in an applicable Program, the client authorizes each
selected Portfolio Manager to effect transactions for the client’s account(s)
through JPMS (or its affiliates), subject to each Portfolio Manager’s duty
under applicable law to seek “best execution” as well as JPMS’ capacity and
willingness to execute the transaction. By recommending the Programs to
clients, therefore, JPMS also is recommending itself as broker-dealer.
Although Portfolio Managers have discretion to select brokers or dealers
other than JPMS or its affiliates, Portfolio Managers generally place such
trades through JPMS because the Fee paid by each client account only
covers execution costs on trades executed through JPMS or its affiliates.
Execution costs include fees JPMS pays to exchanges and/or regulatory
agencies on certain transactions. Certain securities included in portfolios
can be less liquid or are traded infrequently. To fulfill its duty to seek best
execution of transactions for client accounts, Portfolio Managers (other
than advisers in PM) can select broker-dealers other than JPMS or its
affiliates to affect a trade for a client account and any execution costs
charged by non-JPMS broker-dealers will be paid by the client account.
Refer to “Trading Away and Associated Costs” for more detail.
JPMS or its affiliates may retain, as compensation for the performance of
services, an account’s proportionate share of any interest earned on
aggregate cash balances held by JPMS (or its affiliates) with respect to
“assets awaiting investment or other processing.” This amount, known as
“float,” is earned by JPMS or its affiliates through investment in a number
of short-term investment products and strategies, including, without
limitation, loans to customers and investment securities, with the amount
of such earnings retained by JPMS or its affiliates, due to the short-term
nature of the investments, being generally at the prevailing Federal Funds
interest rate (a publicly available average rate of all Federal Funds
transactions entered into by traders in the Federal Funds market on a given
date), less FDIC insurance and other associated costs, if any. “Assets
awaiting investment or other processing” for these purposes include, to the
extent applicable, new deposits to the account, including interest and
dividends, as well as any uninvested assets held in the account caused by
an instruction to purchase and sell securities. JPMS or its affiliates will
generally earn float until such time as such assets may be automatically
swept into a sweep vehicle or otherwise reinvested. “Assets awaiting
investment or other processing” may also arise when JPMS facilitates a
distribution from the account. Thus, pursuant to standard processes for
check disbursement, cash is generally debited from the account on the date
on the face of the check (also called the payable date). Such cash is
deposited in a non-interest bearing omnibus deposit account held by JPMS
or its affiliates, where it remains until the earlier of the date the check is
presented for payment or the date payment on the check is stopped at the
client’s instruction (in which case the underlying funds are returned to the
account). JPMS or its affiliates derive earnings (float) from their use of
funds that may be held in this manner, as described above.
Margin
A Portfolio Manager’s primary objective in broker-dealer selection is to
comply with its duty to seek best execution of orders for clients. Best
execution does not necessarily mean the lowest commission or price, but
instead involves consideration of a number of factors. In evaluating
whether another broker or dealer will provide better execution, Portfolio
Managers will take various criteria into consideration in assessing the
provider including, but not limited to, its market making ability, net cost or
net realization from trade, price per unit of security, reliability and financial
stability.
JPMS may earn additional compensation through brokerage- related
services it provides, such as extending margin loans to clients and holding
free-credit balances. Certain Wealth Advisors may receive production-
based bonuses that take into account these amounts in addition to
investment advisory fees (including the Fee paid by clients in the Programs)
and other revenue generated by the Wealth Advisor. These bonuses may
create a conflict of interest for those Wealth Advisors in that they have a
financial incentive to recommend Program accounts to incur additional or
higher fees for these services by, for example, incurring additional or larger
margin loans. In addition, because the rate of fees charged for these
brokerage-related services is negotiable, this compensation may give these
Wealth Advisors a financial incentive to charge clients higher rates for these
services.
In effecting transactions for client assets in a Program, JPMS or its affiliates
will be acting exclusively as a broker-dealer, and trades will be handled by
JPMS consistent with its best execution and other regulatory obligations
under applicable law. Directing that JPMS or its affiliates execute
transactions for Program accounts may deprive the client of any savings on
trade execution and other costs that otherwise might be negotiated with
other broker-dealers and benefits that may result from using alternative
trading systems; may result in less favorable execution than would be
obtained through the use of one or more other broker-dealers; and may
cost the client more money. Not all investment advisers require their clients
to direct brokerage in such a fashion. Clients should consider the costs and
disadvantages of directing that JPMS or its affiliates execute transactions
for Program accounts.
Excluding PA and PM, in general, any margin debit balances held by the
client cannot be held in a Program account. For purposes of the calculation
of the Fee, the net market value of the client’s assets on which the Fee is
based generally will not be reduced by the amount of any margin debit
balances held by the client in any account outside of the Programs, even if
some or all of the proceeds of the loan represented by the margin debit
balances are held in the client’s Program account(s) or were used to
purchase securities held in the client’s Program account(s), and even if
some or all of the assets in the client’s Program account(s) are used to
collateralize or secure the loan represented by the margin balances.
Similarly, any interest and fees paid by the client in connection with any
In managing the strategies available through CBP, the Portfolio Manager
will generally place orders for CBP client accounts with broker-dealers
other than JPMS due to the Portfolio Manager’s regulatory requirement to
avoid principal transactions and the nature of fixed income and preferred
securities. Fixed income and preferred securities are primarily traded in
dealer markets. These securities are directly purchased from or sold to a
financial services firm acting as a dealer (or principal). A dealer executing
such trades may include a mark-up (on securities it sells), a mark-down (on
securities it buys), or a spread (the difference between the price it will buy,
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margin debit balances held by the client in any account outside of the
Programs will not be taken into account in the calculation of the net equity
or performance of the client’s Program account(s), as reflected in account
statements, written performance reviews or otherwise.
other costs associated with the Deposit Account paid by JPMCB, and the
interest rate and other income earned by JPMCB on the loans and
investments made with the deposits. The income that JPMCB earns through
its lending and investing activities is usually significantly greater than the
interest earned by clients through the Deposit Account. It is typically also
greater than the fee earned by all J.P. Morgan entities from managing and
distributing money market mutual funds available to Program clients.
Additionally, JPMCB has agreed to pay JPMS a monthly flat fee for each
account that uses the Deposit Account; however, JPMS is currently waiving
receipt of this fee.
Therefore, JPMS and JPMCB have a conflict of interest in offering or utilizing
the Deposit Account (and in making it the default “sweep” option for
Program clients residing in the U.S.). JPMS believes that the conflict is
addressed through:
• The fact that Wealth Advisors do not receive any additional
compensation for assets held in the Deposit Account as opposed to
another cash alternative;
• Online disclosure of the available cash options and yields at
jpmorgan.com/sweep;
In PA and PM, the Wealth Advisor will not receive compensation in respect
of interest and fees paid by the client on margin debit balances held in the
client’s Program account. Nonetheless, for all of the Programs, JPMS and
the Wealth Advisor have a financial incentive for the client to incur margin
debit to buy securities in the client’s Program account because: (1) the
client will be required to pay JPMS interest and fees on the debt, and they
have a further financial incentive for the client’s margin debit balance to be
held in an account outside of the Program because in that case; (2) the Fee
paid by the client on the Program account will be higher than it would be if
the margin debit balance was held in the Program account; (3) the Wealth
Advisor may receive compensation from JPMS in respect of the margin
interest and fees paid by the client that the Wealth Advisor would not
receive if the margin debit balance was held in a Program account; and (4)
the net market value of the Program account will be increased by the value
of the additional securities purchased with the proceeds of the margin loan
(and will not be offset by the amount of the client’s margin debit held in the
account outside of the Program), resulting in a higher Fee.
Cash Allocations or Balances and the Sweep Feature
j.
• The client’s ability to affirmatively select another available “sweep”
option and to change the “sweep” option selection to an available
alternative at any time;
• The JPMorgan Chase Deposit Account Disclosure provided to the
client; and
• The client’s ability to obtain the prospectus for each money market
mutual fund that is an available alternative to the Deposit Account.
ITEM 5 — ACCOUNT REQUIREMENTS AND TYPES OF CLIENTS
JPMS requires that all clients who wish to open and maintain an account in
the Programs enter into the applicable JPMS investment advisory Client
Agreement, which sets forth the services that JPMS (or, if applicable, the
Portfolio Manager(s)) will provide to the client. The specific terms and
conditions of the Client Agreement will govern the handling of the client’s
Program account(s) and the investment advisory relationship between the
client and JPMS and, as applicable, other parties to the agreement with
respect to the account(s). A separate account is required for each strategy
selected by the client, even if they are managed by the same Portfolio
Manager.
Clients in the Programs authorize JPMS, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, to invest (i.e., sweep) available cash balances in the
JPMorgan Chase Deposit Account (the Deposit Account) or one or more
money market mutual funds that are managed by affiliates of JPMS and a
third-party. The Deposit Account is the default “sweep” option for Program
clients who reside in the U.S. and do not select an available “sweep”
alternative or if the sweep selected is no longer available. Investment in a
non-proprietary model or a Non-Proprietary Strategy Election to exclude
J.P. Morgan Funds does not apply to cash balances held in sweep options.
Cash “swept” or allocated to the Deposit Account is remitted for deposit by
JPMS, acting as the client’s agent, into a demand deposit account
maintained at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMCB). Balances in the Deposit
Account are covered by FDIC insurance, subject to applicable limits, terms
and conditions, but are not protected by the Securities Investor Protection
Corporation. JPMS does not review or monitor FDIC insurance limits for
clients. Clients are responsible for monitoring the total amount of deposits
that they have with JPMCB to determine the extent of FDIC deposit
insurance coverage available to them on their deposits. The JPMorgan
Chase Deposit Account Disclosure provides further information about the
Deposit Account, including the limits, terms and conditions of FDIC
insurance coverage.
The client’s Risk Score for an account in any Program will apply to such
account while in the Program (unless the client subsequently changes the
investment objective or risk tolerance by promptly notifying the client’s
Wealth Advisor(s)), notwithstanding any different investment objective or
risk tolerance previously identified by the client for the account when it was
a brokerage account or an account in one of the other Programs. If the
account is terminated and becomes a brokerage account outside the
Programs, the investment objective previously identified by the client for
the account as a brokerage account will again apply to the account.
For ICS, the client must also enter into an Investment Manager (IM)
Agreement directly with each selected Portfolio Manager that will manage
the client’s ICS assets, giving the manager(s) trading authority over the ICS
assets. The IM Agreement(s) will govern the terms of the client’s
investment advisory relationship with the Portfolio Manager(s).
Outsourced Family Office Services (OFO)
The interest rate on the Deposit Account will vary based on business and
economic conditions and is reset periodically at JPMCB’s sole discretion.
The interest rate on the Deposit Account may be higher or lower than yields
on other available cash alternatives (e.g., money market mutual funds).
From time to time, JPMS or a Portfolio Manager may deem it in the client’s
best interest to maintain a certain percentage of assets in cash or cash
alternatives, especially when markets are volatile. However, because the
Fee is typically charged on the value of all assets in the account (including
cash and cash alternatives), in a low interest rate environment, the net
investment return on cash and cash alternatives, including the Deposit
Account, will be negative. The current rates and yields for available cash
options for Program accounts, including the Deposit Account, can be found
online at jpmorgan.com/sweep. These rates and yields change regularly, so
it is prudent to check this website periodically.
Although there is no charge to clients with respect to the Deposit Account,
JPMCB benefits from the Deposit Account because, through the Deposit
Account, JPMCB receives a stable, cost-effective source of funding. JPMCB
uses customer deposits in the Deposit Account to fund current and new
businesses, including lending activities and investments. The profitability
on such lending activities and investments is generally measured by the
difference, or “spread,” between the interest rate paid on the deposits and
Apart from JPMS’ investment advisory services as described in this
brochure, JPMS also provides certain administrative services on an
outsourced basis to high net-worth families (OFO). OFO services can differ
based on the needs of the family members but can include coordination,
administration and reporting of the family’s financial affairs; monitoring of
private equity investment returns, capital calls and tax reporting document
collection; banking and lending coordination; consultation with and
coordination of professional consultants; assistance with multi-
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iii. Employee Benefit Plans and Retirement Plans
including asset-protection
considerations,
generational tax planning and asset protection techniques; coordination
with service providers (including JPMS or its affiliates when engaged in
writing to provide investment advisory services); business planning
analysis; coordination of risk management analysis by internal and external
advisors,
cybersecurity
considerations, and life and property/casualty insurance coverage; and
guidance on a family’s philanthropic goals and causes as well as charitable
techniques and structures. Unless otherwise agreed by JPMS in writing,
these family office services do not constitute or include investment advice
or the provision of fiduciary services.
For Program accounts established for retirement plans subject to ERISA
and for IRAs (collectively, retirement accounts), when providing services
under the Programs, JPMS is a “fiduciary” as that term is defined in Section
3(21)(A) of ERISA and/or Section 4975(e)(3)(B) of the IRC with respect to
the assets of the retirement accounts invested in the Program. Additionally,
for retirement accounts that invest in Programs where JPMPI acts as sub-
adviser or Portfolio Manager, JPMPI is a “fiduciary” as that term is defined
in Section 3(21)(A) of ERISA and/or Section 4975(e)(3)(B) of the IRC with
respect to the assets that it manages in those Programs.
Program Minimums
i.
Certain Programs require the client to maintain a minimum amount of
assets for opening an account in that Program. JPMS may, in its discretion,
waive or reduce the minimum account opening size for certain clients or
accounts. If a Program account falls below the Program minimum, JPMS
can terminate the Program account at its discretion. The minimum account
size typically required in the Programs are listed below.
Certain Portfolio Managers may impose minimums that are higher or lower
than those specified above. In addition, JPMS may impose a higher
minimum account opening size if the client wishes to use a custodian other
than JPMS and JPMS, in its discretion, is willing to maintain the account on
such a basis
(a) PA and PM
The accounts of employee benefit plans (as defined in ERISA) and
retirement plans (as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the IRC), which
include IRAs, is subject to certain JPMS policies, restrictions and other
terms and conditions that are different from those applicable to other
accounts in a Program. Such policies, restrictions and other terms and
conditions may affect, for example, the Portfolio Managers that may be
available for selection for the management of such accounts (for applicable
Programs), the securities that may be available for investment in such
accounts, the manner in which transactions may be effected in such
accounts, the ability of such accounts to trade on margin, and the fees and
expenses that may be charged to such accounts. As a result, in certain
circumstances, application of the policies, restrictions and other terms and
conditions can result in the performance of employee benefit plan and
retirement plan accounts being worse than it would have been absent such
policies, restrictions, and terms and conditions.
$10,000
(b) STRATIS
Fees for certain Portfolio Managers or Model Portfolio Providers that are
affiliated with JPMS are waived or rebated to client Program accounts that
are IRAs or tax-qualified plans. Refer to Item 4ii.a above for more
information.
In general, $100,000 for equity strategies; $50,000 for investment
strategies in Multi-Manager Strategies; and $250,000 for fixed income
strategies, subject to minimum account requirements imposed by the
applicable Portfolio Manager.
(c) CBP
Retirement plan accounts can invest in certain strategies that include
affiliated Funds. When applicable, the actual amount of the J.P. Morgan
Funds’ underlying fees paid to J.P. Morgan and associated with the client’s
Program account assets will be credited to the relevant account. Refer to
Item 4.ii above for more information.
$250,000 for municipal portfolios and $100,000 for taxable accounts.
Certain corporate bond portfolios are available with a minimum investment
of $500,000.
(d) UMA
For STRATIS and CBP, for certain strategies, JPMS can designate any
strategy or Model Portfolio as the replacement for any retirement plan
account.
There is generally no across-the-board minimum account size to participate
in UMA. However, depending on investment selections and allocations,
minimums will be applied.
ICS
(e)
For UMA, for retirement plan accounts (including IRAs and accounts subject
to ERISA) invested in a Joint Discretion Strategy or Model Portfolio that has
been removed from the Program, JPMS will not designate an affiliated Joint
Discretion Strategy or Model Portfolio as the default replacement. If such a
Joint Discretion Strategy or Model Portfolio has been designated as the
default replacement for non- retirement plan accounts, JPMS will designate
a different, unaffiliated default replacement.
$100,000 subject to any minimum amount requirement imposed by the
applicable Portfolio Manager. The account opening minimums imposed by
Portfolio Managers in the ICS Universe may often vary substantially.
Information about a particular manager’s minimum account opening
requirement is available from a client’s Wealth Advisor(s).
Certain strategies may not be available to retirement accounts. For
instance, certain ESG strategies and US Endowments & Foundations
strategies are currently not available to retirement accounts.
(f) JPMCAP
$10,000 or $250,000 for models containing Liquid Alternative Funds. US
Endowments & Foundations
investment strategy has a minimum
investment of $1,000,000.
Retirement accounts can be restricted from investing in Funds that have a
certain relationship with J.P. Morgan. As a result, performance of
retirement accounts can differ from non-retirement accounts invested in
the same strategy.
ii. Types of Clients
iv. Acceptance of Accounts
JPMS and, where applicable, the Portfolio Manager may each decline to
accept a particular client or account in the applicable Program at any time
and for any reason at their sole discretion. Additionally, in cases where a
Portfolio Manager’s strategy is available in two Programs, (i.e., STRATIS
and ICS), JPMS may, in its sole discretion, require the client to participate
in the strategy through one Program (STRATIS) rather than through the
other (ICS).
The types of clients generally eligible to participate in the Programs include
individuals, trusts, estates, corporations and other business entities,
retirement plans (including IRAs and pension plans), foundations and
endowments. Not all types of clients are eligible for each Program.
Discretionary Programs are not typically intended for investors who seek
to maintain control over trading in their accounts, who have a short-term
investment horizon (or expect ongoing and significant withdrawals), or who
expect to maintain consistently high levels of cash or money market funds.
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v. Cash Balances in Program Accounts
and advisory client relationships at JPMS. Some Wealth Advisors are put
forward as PM candidates by their managers after discussions between
them.
A portion of Program accounts will be held in cash, cash equivalents or
money market funds as part of the overall investment strategy for the
account and funds awaiting withdrawal by the client. Cash and cash
equivalents, including money market funds, are subject to the Fee. For
additional information, refer to “Cash Allocations or Balances and the
Sweep Feature” in item 4. Cash raised for withdrawal will be charged both
the Fee and the applicable Model Portfolio Provider or Portfolio Manager
fee until the cash is removed from the account.
For certain Programs, cash that is not removed from an account in a timely
manner will be reinvested pursuant to the selected asset allocation or
investment strategy.
JPMS’ evaluation of a portfolio manager candidate for PM typically involves
a review of various factors including nature and length of experience in the
securities industry; the types of investment advisory services previously
provided to clients by the candidate; proposal of investment approach that
the candidate intends to implement in PM; the candidate’s knowledge and
understanding of relevant portfolio management concepts and of the
markets and securities in which the candidate proposes to invest client
assets; and the opinion of the candidate’s manager(s) concerning the
candidate’s qualifications for discretionary portfolio management and the
growth of their book of business.
ITEM 6 — PORTFOLIO MANAGER SELECTION AND EVALUATION
For the applicable Programs, JPMS selects Portfolio Managers and specific
strategies and/or Model Portfolio Providers and specific Model Portfolios
and securities for inclusion in such Programs.
i.
Please note that JPMS generally requires a prescribed minimum amount of
PM assets under management (AUM) for Wealth Advisors to remain in PM,
and it reserves the right to remove them from the Program if the AUM falls
below this threshold. This requirement creates an incentive for the Wealth
Advisors to recommend PM (over other Programs) so that they are able to
meet the minimum AUM threshold.
Selection of Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers
and/or Program Securities, as applicable
PA
Wealth Advisors participating in PM are required to complete an internal
training that provides an overview of the Program and compliance policies
and, in certain circumstances, are required to complete third-party
training.
STRATIS, UMA and ICS (Portfolio Managers and Strategies in the ICS
Universe)
JPMS selects Portfolio Managers and certain of their strategies, as well as
Model Portfolio Providers and certain of their Model Portfolios and/or
Program securities, as applicable, for inclusion in STRATIS, UMA and the
ICS Universe. JPMS’ recommendation of UMA is a recommendation of
Envestnet as UMA Overlay Manager.
Because PA is an investment advisory Program in which the advice provided
to clients is exclusively non-discretionary, though the clients authorize
JPMS to identify, review and make available a universe of Program
securities, the Program does not entail the recommendation, selection,
evaluation or use of “Portfolio Managers.” In this Item, therefore, JPMS
addresses its selection and evaluation of the Wealth Advisors who
individually provide non-discretionary investment advice to clients for their
PA accounts on behalf of JPMS. Wealth Advisors participating in PA are
required to complete certain internal training that provides an overview of
the Program, PA guidelines and policies, and other information essential to
administering PA accounts and advising PA clients.
JPMS engages affiliates of JPMS (each, a Review Vendor) to perform initial
and periodic reviews of Portfolio Managers and their strategies, Model
Portfolio Providers and their Model Portfolios, Funds and Program
securities (collectively referred to herein as Researched Products) and/or
to perform such periodic reviews itself, as described in more detail below.
Currently, Researched Products are reviewed by the manager solutions and
operational due diligence teams of JPMPI or its affiliates as described in
“Reviews of Researched Products in all Programs (excluding ICS Non-
Researched Portfolio Managers and Strategies).”
Typically, JPMS does not affirmatively seek to identify Wealth Advisors to
participate in the Program. In general, Wealth Advisors are themselves
responsible for expressing an interest in advising client accounts in the
Program, either in connection with their transition to JPMS from other firms
where they might have advised client accounts in investment advisory
Programs or arising out of their existing brokerage and advisory client
relationships at JPMS. Accordingly, JPMS ordinarily does not recommend
or select Wealth Advisors in the Program for particular clients — even if a
different Wealth Advisor or their investment style or strategy may be better
suited for the achievement of the investment objective of a particular client
or prospective client than the Wealth Advisor with whom the investor has a
relationship or who has marketed their Program services to that investor.
PM
JPMS identifies to clients only Researched Products from those it has made
available through the Programs. JPMS identifies suitable Researched
Products for a client based on the investment objective(s) and other
information the client has provided. Other factors that may affect
identification for a particular client include asset size, any investment
restrictions and/or guidelines the client may wish to impose, or other
factors that may make a particular Researched Product more desirable to
the client.
UMA — Wealth Advisor Discretion
In certain circumstances, Wealth Advisors are required to complete a third-
party training that is essential to administering and managing the accounts.
In the Client Agreement, PM clients authorize JPMS itself — not a specific
Wealth Advisor — to manage the clients’ PM accounts on a discretionary
basis. In that sense, JPMS is the sole Portfolio Manager in PM. In this Item,
therefore, JPMS addresses its initial evaluations and periodic reviews of the
Wealth Advisors who seek to manage, and those who are approved and
therefore do manage, PM accounts on a discretionary basis on behalf of
JPMS.
Approved Wealth Advisors, each as agent for JPMS, manage client accounts
on a discretionary basis. To become approved to manage accounts in the
Program, Wealth Advisors are required to meet certain criteria used by
JPMS in its evaluation of potential candidates. Typically, JPMS does not
affirmatively seek to identify Wealth Advisors to participate in and for
selection to manage accounts in UMA. In general, Wealth Advisors are
solely responsible for expressing an interest in advising and managing
client accounts with discretion in UMA, either in connection with their
transition to JPMS from other firms where they might have advised and
managed client accounts in investment advisory Programs or arising out of
their existing brokerage and advisory client relationships at JPMS.
In PM, approved Wealth Advisors, each as agent for JPMS, act as Portfolio
Managers and manage PM client accounts on a discretionary basis. To
become approved to manage accounts in the Program, Wealth Advisors are
required to meet certain criteria used by JPMS in its evaluation of potential
candidates. Typically, JPMS does not affirmatively seek to identify Wealth
Advisors to participate in and for selection as Portfolio Managers to
manage accounts in PM. In general, Wealth Advisors are solely responsible
for expressing an interest in advising and managing client accounts on
discretion in PM, either in connection with their transition to JPMS from
other firms where they might have advised and managed client accounts in
investment advisory Programs or arising out of their existing brokerage
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ii. Review of Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers and/or
Program Securities, as applicable
Reviews of Researched Products in all Programs (excluding ICS Non-
Researched Portfolio Managers and Strategies)
The manager solutions team is responsible for researching and selecting
Researched Products to be included in a Program and for subjecting them
to a review process. The due diligence process is designed to subject both
JPMIM and non-J.P. Morgan investment strategies to the same process.
However, JPMPI and its strategies are reviewed through different processes
which are described below.
JPMS’ evaluation of a Wealth Advisor candidate for UMA typically involves
a review of various factors, including nature and length of experience in the
securities industry, the types of brokerage and investment advisory
services previously provided to clients by the candidate, proposal of
investment approach that the candidate intends to implement in UMA, the
candidate’s knowledge and understanding of relevant Wealth Advisors’
concepts and of the markets and securities in which the candidate proposes
to invest client assets, the nature and size of the candidate’s existing
clientele and the anticipated number and size of the candidate’s client
accounts expected to participate in the Program, and the opinion of the
candidate’s advisor(s) concerning the candidate’s qualifications for
discretionary portfolio management and the growth of their book of
business.
Certain Wealth Advisors manage the same securities across different
Programs and clients in the different Programs can have different
execution experiences depending on the nature of the Program.
ICS Non-Researched Portfolio Managers and Strategies
oversight,
information
security
and
The manager solutions team applies its discretion when reviewing the
Researched Products and is not required to apply all factors equally to each
Researched Product in the search universe. J.P. Morgan maintains certain
capacity limitations on investment positions in non-J.P. Morgan Funds due
to liquidity concerns, regulatory requirements and related internal policies.
In circumstances where these limitations mean that JPMS would not be able
to invest all desired client assets in a particular non-J.P. Morgan Fund, the
manager solutions team will likely recommend a J.P. Morgan Fund. The
manager solutions team will begin the search process by defining an
applicable universe of investment strategies, which typically will include
J.P. Morgan investment strategies when there is one in the desired asset
class. The manager solutions team utilizes both quantitative and qualitative
factors during its initial review process. There will also be a review of a
Researched Product’s infrastructure from a non-investment perspective.
This review includes the organizational structure, trade life cycle,
legal/compliance
systems
infrastructure.
In certain circumstances, a client may be permitted to maintain assets in
ICS with a Portfolio Manager or in a strategy that has been removed from,
or never was in, the ICS Universe. Such cases typically involve a client
invested in a Portfolio Manager’s strategy through a wrap fee program
sponsored by another firm who wishes to move their account to a JPMS
wrap fee program but remains invested in the same or a substantially
similar strategy, or a client who identifies a Portfolio Manager’s strategy to
JPMS. In all cases, it is in JPMS’ sole discretion whether to permit the client
to maintain an ICS account managed by a Portfolio Manager or in a strategy
outside of the ICS Universe. JPMS may also determine that it will no longer
permit clients to maintain ICS assets with an ICS Non-Researched Portfolio
Manager and/or strategy. In such cases, clients may select a Portfolio
Manager or strategy that is part of the ICS Universe or JPMS may terminate
the Program account.
CBP and JPMCAP
The manager solutions and operational due diligence teams then make a
formal presentation recommending particular Researched Products, as
applicable, to an internal governance committee, which is responsible for
approving or rejecting them. The manager solutions team is also
responsible for monitoring and re-evaluating approved Researched
Products, as applicable, as part of its ongoing review process.
The Portfolio Manager for CBP and the Portfolio Manager for JPMCAP are
both affiliates of JPMS. Because there is only one Portfolio Manager in each
Program, JPMS’ recommendation of such Program is a recommendation of
that Portfolio Manager for the client and assets at issue.
The following disclosures are for all Programs, as applicable:
As part of the due diligence process, the manager solutions team of JPMPI
or its affiliates applies an eligibility framework that establishes minimum
criteria for determining the universe of ESG strategies offered to clients.
Strategies that satisfy the ESG eligibility criteria also are subject to the
same due diligence and performance review process as all other strategies.
Accordingly, these strategies can be selected by J.P. Morgan, in its
discretion and as appropriate, for inclusion in any client portfolio.
For all Programs, if a Wealth Advisor leaves the firm or the Program, or
goes on leave of absence, JPMS will typically reassign any affected Program
account to one or more other Wealth Advisors, as JPMS deems suitable and
appropriate.
The manager solutions and operational due diligence teams utilize a
qualitative analysis of the Researched Products by reviewing the
organization, investment process, investment philosophy and performance
of the Researched Products on an ongoing basis (the Qualitative Research
Process).
The selection of replacement Wealth Advisors is typically made by the
Regional Director(s) of the replaced Wealth Advisor in consultation with the
team responsible for administration of the Programs. Typically, when
possible, JPMS endeavors to reassign the Programs accounts to one or
more suitable Wealth Advisors in the same branch office or geographical
area.
Additionally, Researched Products are reviewed via an internally developed
quantitative screening process on an ongoing basis (the Systematic
Research Process). This Systematic Research Process reviews the portfolio
manager’s organization, investment process, investment philosophy and
performance using only quantitative criteria. Researched Products may be
removed from a Program or, for certain Programs, as it relates to Funds,
can no longer be eligible for purchase if it is determined that they do not
meet the criteria set forth in the Systematic Research Process.
Additionally for PM, JPMS generally also considers the similarity between
the investment strategies implemented by the prior and replacement
Wealth Advisors; whether multiple replacement Wealth Advisors will be
needed to accommodate different subsets of accounts invested in different
investment strategies by the prior Wealth Advisor; and the qualifications
and resources of other available Wealth Advisors to assume responsibility
for the PM accounts of the prior Wealth Advisor.
Researched Products subject to the Systematic Research Process may also
go through the Qualitative Research Process. To the extent that Researched
Products are reviewed through both processes, the results of the
Qualitative Research Process will override the results of the Systematic
Research Process.
Alternatively, JPMS may terminate an account from the Programs, in which
event any such account is no longer investment advisory in nature and will
revert to a client-directed, non-discretionary brokerage account.
Additionally, for ICS, there may be certain products or asset classes that
have not been included in the manager solutions teams’ due diligence
process (Non-Researched Products). Non-Researched Products will
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generally be treated similarly to those Researched Products that do not
meet the criteria of the Systematic Research Products.
metrics. However, the JPMPI strategy review process does not include a
search process to identify a universe and core peer set of strategies from
which to select. From time to time, this governance committee may place
the relevant programs on probation or terminate them as part of its
ongoing monitoring and oversight responsibilities. This committee
considers analysis and recommendations from an internal due diligence
team separate from the manager solutions team. Refer to the JPMPI Form
ADV Part 2A for more information about the applicable research process
and its methods of analysis.
An
internal governance committee is responsible for the ongoing
monitoring and oversight of Researched Products as approved and
available for the Programs. This committee considers analysis and
recommendations from the manager solutions team. From time to time,
this internal governance committee may place them on probation or
terminate them as part of
its ongoing monitoring and oversight
responsibilities. The internal governance committee review process is
generally the same for J.P. Morgan and non–J.P. Morgan investment
strategies.
If a Researched Product that is in the Programs is placed on probation, the
manager solutions and operational due diligence teams will continue to
review the Researched Product during the probation period. Generally,
during this time, only those clients already holding or invested in an
affected Researched Product when it was closed to new investors are
permitted to contribute additional assets to their account(s) invested in
that Researched Product, but such clients will generally be notified (in
writing) for certain Programs that the Researched Product has been closed
to new investors. Further review of an affected Researched Product by
JPMS and/or the manager solutions team may result in a re-opening to new
investors.
JPMS may provide clients with important information about Researched
Products. The information is typically prepared by JPMS (or a third-party)
and is based on and/or incorporates information provided by Portfolio
Managers, Model Portfolio Providers and other third-party sources. JPMS
believes that this information is accurate; however, JPMS does not
independently verify or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the
information. JPMS shall have no liability with respect to information
provided by third parties. Performance information may be included in the
information provided by JPMS. This performance is calculated by the
Portfolio Managers themselves or by third parties, and neither JPMS nor
a third-party (except when JPMS acts as implementation manager for
certain Model Portfolios in STRATIS) engaged by it reviews such
performance information to determine or verify its accuracy or its
compliance with presentation standards. The performance information
may not be calculated on a uniform and consistent basis.
Clients will be provided with the Portfolio Manager’s Form ADV Part 2A
and/or other applicable disclosure document(s). Clients should review such
disclosure document(s) carefully for important information about the
Portfolio Manager, including risks associated with the selected strategy (if
applicable). Each Portfolio Manager
is solely responsible for the
truthfulness, completeness and accuracy of its own Form ADV or other
applicable disclosure document(s).
Before investing in a Fund, clients should review the Fund’s prospectus
carefully and consider all of the information in it. A Fund’s prospectus
contains important information about the Fund, including the Fund’s
investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Each Fund is solely
responsible for the truthfulness, completeness and accuracy of its own
prospectus.
In the event a particular Researched Product is removed from a Program,
JPMS will notify affected clients of the removal and for certain Programs,
may designate a default replacement in the Program. (JPMS generally does
not recommend a replacement for a particular client unless JPMS removes
a Researched Product from the Program.) If JPMS designates such a default
replacement, each affected client will be notified in writing that, unless the
client affirmatively selects, in writing, a different replacement in the
Program by the date specified by JPMS, the client’s assets in the removed
Researched Product will be re-invested into the designated replacement
without further notice to or consent of the client. In designating a default
replacement, JPMS will consider the appropriateness of the Researched
Products available in a Program as suitable replacements. JPMS also may
assist the client in identifying a suitable replacement in cases where JPMS
does not designate a default replacement or where the client wishes to
consider alternatives to the default designated by JPMS; such assistance is
typically based on the same types of factors used by JPMS to identify
Researched Products for clients in the first instance.
For UMA, if a Researched Product is removed from the Program and JPMS
does not designate a default replacement, the client’s assets invested
according to the removed Researched Product will automatically be re-
invested into an ETF available in the Program, selected by JPMS, that is in
an asset class or employs an investment strategy similar (as determined by
JPMS) to that of the removed Researched Product, unless the client
affirmatively selects a replacement of the client’s own choosing prior to the
date specified by JPMS in the removal notice. Regardless of whether JPMS
designates a default replacement, the sale of the client’s assets in the
removed Researched Product may have tax consequences for the client.
Wealth Advisors who learn of JPMS’ decision to remove a Researched
Product from the Program may take or recommend action on the basis of
such knowledge (i) with respect to certain clients and accounts (inside or
outside of the Program) before others or (ii) before JPMS’ written notice of
the removal decision has been sent to all affected Program clients.
JPMS is not responsible for the performance of any Researched Product or
any Portfolio Manager’s, Model Portfolio Provider’s or Fund issuer’s
compliance with applicable laws and regulations or other matters within
their control (except when JPMS acts as implementation manager for
certain Model Portfolios in STRATIS). Each Portfolio Manager, Model
Portfolio Provider or Program security’s adviser is solely responsible for
the management of that designated account(s) or security. If a client
selects more than one Portfolio Manager or Model Portfolio Provider, they
may engage in contrary transactions with respect to the same security.
JPMS will effect transactions for a Program account only if and to the extent
instructed by a Portfolio Manager. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, JPMS shall not be responsible for any act or omission of any
Portfolio Manager, Model Portfolio Provider or any Program security or
party acting on behalf of the Program security, or any misstatement or
omission contained in any document prepared by or with the approval of
any of them or any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense whatsoever, as
incurred, arising out of or attributable to such misstatement or omission.
JPMS’ periodic reviews of Portfolio Managers and their respective
investment strategies by Review Vendors does not substitute for each
client’s ongoing monitoring of their account(s) and the performance of
their investments.
ICS Non-Researched Portfolio Managers and Strategies
JPMIM and its strategies or Model Portfolios are subject to the same
selection and review processes conducted by the manager solutions team
as the unaffiliated Portfolio Managers and strategies or Model Portfolio
Provider and Model Portfolios in the Program, though the manager
solutions team applies its discretion and is not required to apply all factors
equally to each Fund in the search universe. JPMPI’s strategies are subject
to the separate though similar review process incorporating similar
quantitative and qualitative assessments and implemented by an internal
governance committee which provides ongoing oversight of the relevant
programs to review compliance with strategy-specific guidelines and
In certain circumstances, subject to approval by JPMS, a client in ICS may
be permitted to remain invested with, or invest with, a Portfolio Manager
and in such Portfolio Manager’s strategy that has been removed from, or
never was in, the ICS Universe (ICS Non-Researched). While clients
permitted to maintain such accounts in ICS will typically receive the other
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party conduct) periodic reviews of them in the Programs, in identifying
them in the Programs to specific clients; and/or in designating them as
default replacements for account assets invested in Researched Products
that are removed from the Program because if a client selects (or is
automatically re-invested into) an affiliated Researched Product, JPMS and
its affiliates will receive greater aggregate compensation than if the client
selected (or was automatically re-invested into) an unaffiliated Researched
Product.
services customarily provided by JPMS and its affiliates to ICS clients, JPMS
will generally not perform periodic reviews of any such Portfolio Manager
or strategy. In addition, JPMS and its affiliates may have access to or may
collect information about Portfolio Managers and strategies that are in the
ICS Non-Researched universe but have no obligation to share any such
information with any ICS client, even if such information is negative or
reflects poorly on
the relevant Portfolio Manager or strategy.
Notwithstanding that JPMS and its affiliates will not perform any such
reviews, or be obliged to communicate any information it may have about
the ICS Non-Researched Portfolio Managers and strategies to the client, the
client will pay the same Fee to JPMS as other clients who do receive such
services and will not be entitled to any discount or reduced Fee as a result.
PA
JPMS believes that this conflict is addressed by the fact that neither the
persons responsible for the initial and periodic review of Researched
Products for inclusion in the Programs and for possible designation as
default replacements for Researched Products removed from the Program
nor the Wealth Advisors who recommend or identify specific Researched
Products to clients receive any direct financial benefit (such as additional
compensation) from the investment of assets with an affiliated Researched
Product instead of than in an unaffiliated one. Moreover, because Wealth
Advisors are typically compensated in the Program through the receipt of
a portion of JPMS’ component of the Fee, which is typically tied to or
calculated based on the value of Program accounts, Wealth Advisors are to
that extent incentivized to identify Researched Products they believe will
increase the value of an account, regardless of whether or not they are
affiliated with JPMS.
Primary responsibility for the supervision of each Wealth Advisor advising
accounts in PA lies with the head of the JPMS business and each Wealth
Advisor’s Regional Director. Certain aspects of the day-to-day supervision
of the Wealth Advisors is delegated by the head of the JPMS business (on
behalf of the head of the JPMS business and Regional Directors) to Wealth
Management Supervision. Ongoing reviews of Wealth Advisors in PA and
the accounts they advise typically
include reviewing PA accounts
presenting a certain risk level, PA accounts with little or no trading activity
and PA accounts holding a concentration of securities.
iv. Use of J.P. Morgan Funds and Model Portfolio Providers and
PM
Potential Conflicts of Interest
JPMS’ periodic reviews of Wealth Advisors and their respective investment
strategies in PM do not substitute for each client’s ongoing monitoring of
their account(s) and the performance of their investments. The standards
applied to the periodic performance and other reviews of a Wealth
Advisor’s strategy or strategies in PM vary from the reviews applicable to
third-party Portfolio Managers in the other Programs (e.g., STRATIS, UMA
etc.).
investment strategy or strategies, generally
JPMS reviews all applications for initial and additional modifications to
strategies in PM. In addition, JPMS monitors all accounts in PM for
adherence to internal Program guidelines and the performance of each
Wealth Advisor’s
in
comparison to a relevant benchmark.
For information relating to the day-to-day supervision of Wealth Advisors
and the PA and PM accounts they advise generally, refer to Item 9.iv below.
Conflicts of interest will arise whenever J.P. Morgan has an actual or
perceived economic or other incentive in its management of clients’
portfolios to act in a way that benefits J.P. Morgan. Conflicts will result, for
example (to the extent the following activities are permitted in the
account): (1) when J.P. Morgan invests in an investment product, such as a
mutual fund, structured product, separately managed account, or hedge
fund issued or managed by a J.P. Morgan affiliate, such as JPMIM or JPMPI;
(2) when a J.P. Morgan entity obtains services, including trade execution
and trade clearing, from an affiliate; (3) when J.P. Morgan receives
payment as a result of purchasing an investment product for a client’s
account; or (4) when J.P. Morgan or an affiliate receives payment for
providing services (including shareholder servicing, recordkeeping or
custody) with respect to investment products purchased for a client’s
portfolio. Other conflicts will result because of relationships that
J.P. Morgan has with other clients or when J.P. Morgan acts for its own
account.
iii. Related Person Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers
and/or Program Securities, as applicable
Investment strategies are selected from both J.P. Morgan and third-party
asset managers and are subject to a review process by the manager
solutions team. From this pool of strategies, J.P. Morgan portfolio
construction teams select those strategies J.P. Morgan believes fits its asset
allocation goals and forward-looking views in order to meet the portfolio’s
investment objective.
As a general matter, J.P. Morgan prefers J.P. Morgan managed strategies.
J.P. Morgan expects the proportion of J.P. Morgan managed strategies will
be high (in fact, up to 100 percent) in strategies, such as, for example, cash
and high- quality fixed income, subject to applicable law and any account-
specific considerations. J.P. Morgan may allocate a significant portion of
the assets in JPMCAP or certain strategies of STRATIS to J.P. Morgan Funds.
That portion varies depending on market or other conditions.
As described above, other than the Wealth Advisors in PM and when JPMS
acts as implementation manager for certain Model Portfolios in STRATIS,
JPMS does not act as a Portfolio Manager or Model Portfolio Provider in the
other Programs. Each Wealth Advisor in the Program is an employee,
registered representative and investment advisory representative of JPMS
and is subject to substantially the same selection and review processes and
criteria described above. For PA, certain Wealth Advisors in the Program
may also act as discretionary Portfolio Managers of client accounts in PM.
Clients should understand that, to the extent a Wealth Advisor has clients
in both Programs and intends to buy or sell a security for clients in PM at
or about the same time he intends to recommend the same transaction to
clients in PA, the Wealth Advisor will generally execute the transaction for
the discretionary accounts in PM before executing it for non-discretionary
investment accounts in PA. This could have a negative effect on the
performance of accounts in PA.
While J.P. Morgan’s internally managed strategies generally align well with
J.P. Morgan’s forward-looking views, and J.P. Morgan is familiar with the
investment processes as well as the risk and compliance philosophy of
J.P. Morgan, it is important to note that J.P. Morgan receives more overall
fees when internally managed strategies are included. In certain programs,
J.P. Morgan offers the option of choosing to exclude J.P. Morgan managed
strategies (other than cash and liquidity products) in certain portfolios.
In certain of the other Programs, some of the Portfolio Managers are
affiliates of JPMS. In addition, certain securities and their issuers and/or
advisers are affiliated with JPMS. More specifically, some of the Funds
available to clients in the Programs are sponsored by affiliates of JPMS
and/or have engaged investment advisers affiliated with JPMS, including
JPMIM, to manage their investment.
The Six Circles Funds are mutual funds advised by JPMPI and sub-advised
by third parties. Although considered internally managed strategies,
JPMS has a conflict of interest in including affiliated Researched Products
in the Programs, conducting (or having an affiliated Review Vendor/third-
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neither JPMPI nor its affiliates retain a fee for fund management or other
fund services.
Separately Managed Accounts. Portfolios invested in individual equity or
fixed income securities may be managed by JPMS affiliates or by a third-
party manager. When an affiliate manages these investments, there is a
benefit to J.P. Morgan since it increases the overall revenue of J.P. Morgan.
Additionally, a manager of a separately managed account may invest in
products that may result in additional revenue to J.P. Morgan.
portfolio and are not intended to be standalone investments, each Six
Circles Fund may underperform as a standalone investment, even in
instances where the overall portfolio performs as intended. Further, the
overall performance and liquidity of a Six Circles Fund may be negatively
affected, and additional transaction costs may be incurred by the Six Circles
Fund, as a result of (i) allocation decisions made by JPMC to shift
discretionary client assets among the Six Circles Funds and other
investments; and (ii) allocation decisions made by JPMC to shift Six Circles
Fund assets among different investment strategies and sub-advisors, which
may negatively affect the value of Six Circles Fund shares even if they are
no longer held through a JPMC portfolio.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT MUTUAL FUNDS AND EXCHANGE-
TRADED FUNDS REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF
1940, AS AMENDED
risks,
charges
and
expenses,
go
For more information about the Six Circles Funds, including the funds'
objectives,
to
sixcirclesfunds.com/literature or contact your Wealth Advisor for a
prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully.
Affiliated Model Portfolio Providers
With respect to Model Portfolio Providers, if an affiliate serves as a Model
Portfolio Provider in the applicable Programs, there is a benefit to
J.P. Morgan since it increases the overall revenue of J.P. Morgan.
Additionally, both affiliated and unaffiliated Model Portfolio Providers can
invest in products that can result in additional revenue to J.P. Morgan.
J.P. Morgan Funds — Management Fees. J.P. Morgan and its affiliates are
the sponsor or manager of Funds, including ETFs, that can be purchased for
accounts. In such case, J.P. Morgan or its affiliates will receive a fee for
managing such Funds or for providing other services to such Funds based
on the value of the assets invested in the Funds. As such, J.P. Morgan and
its affiliates will receive more total revenue when the client’s portfolio is
invested in such Funds than when it is invested in third- party Funds. When
a retirement account is invested in J.P. Morgan Funds, the retirement
account will be credited an amount equal to the account’s pro rata share of
all such fees paid to J.P. Morgan or its affiliates in connection with the
account’s investments in J.P. Morgan Funds.
Allocation of Affiliated Funds in JPMCAP
J.P. Morgan Funds and Third-Party Funds—Other Fees and Expenses. All
Funds have various internal fees and other expenses that are paid by
managers or issuers of the Funds or by the Fund itself but that ultimately
are borne by the investor. J.P. Morgan may receive administrative and
servicing and other fees for providing services to both J.P. Morgan Funds
and third-party funds that are held in the client’s portfolio (except for when
the fund is held in a client’s account that is an IRA or is governed by ERISA).
These payments may be made by sponsors of the Funds (including affiliates
of JPMS) or by the Funds themselves and may be based on the value of the
Funds in the client’s portfolio. Funds or their sponsors may have other
business relationships with J.P. Morgan outside of its portfolio management
role or with the broker-dealer affiliates of J.P. Morgan, which may provide
brokerage or other services that pay commissions, fees and other
compensation.
JPMPI can allocate a portion of the assets in JPMCAP to J.P. Morgan Funds.
That portion varies depending on market or other conditions. There are
multiple models in each of the investment strategies available in JPMCAP.
Certain models invest only in Funds, while other models can also invest in
Liquid Alternative Funds and municipal securities. The prior composition of
investment strategies in JPMCAP is not intended to predict the future
composition of investment strategies or use of J.P. Morgan Funds in
JPMCAP. The use of J.P. Morgan Funds, non–J.P. Morgan Funds and
J.P. Morgan cash in a client’s account will depend on the client’s asset level,
the model selected, reasonable restrictions placed by the client on the
management of an account, and other factors. Each client should review
account opening documentation, confirmations, and quarterly and annual
statements for more information about the actual allocation in their
account.
Six Circles Funds
J.P. Morgan developed the J.P. Morgan Six Circles Funds (Six Circles Funds)
exclusively for use in J.P. Morgan investment advisory accounts. Since
October 2018, the Six Circles Funds have been available in Program
accounts where JPMPI is sub-adviser.
The following chart for JPMCAP show the allocation of J.P. Morgan Funds
(excluding Six Circles Funds), non–J.P. Morgan Funds, Six Circles Funds and
J.P. Morgan cash for JPMCAP taxable models. The chart does not reflect
models that elect not to use J.P. Morgan Funds, models that elect only
Index-Oriented Vehicles, or models that utilize Liquid Alternative Funds
(other than the Aggressive Growth investment strategy because all
Aggressive Growth investment strategies include Liquid Alternative Funds)
or municipal fixed income options. The charts show the difference between
the taxable and retirement models in each investment strategy (except for
a U.S. Focused model).
Allocations shown here are illustrative only, do not necessarily represent
actual use of J.P. Morgan Funds and third-party issuers and managers
represented in any particular client’s account, and can change without
notice. In JPMCAP, JPMPI has full discretionary authority to select securities
and investment vehicles and is not required to adhere to the illustrative
allocations pictured here.
Six Circles Funds are specifically designed for use in discretionary Program
accounts as completion funds to align with J.P. Morgan’s core portfolio
views. JPMPI acts as investment adviser to the Six Circles Funds and
engages third-party investment managers as sub- advisers to the Six Circles
Fund investment portfolios. J.P. Morgan will have certain benefits and
efficiencies from investing account assets in the Six Circles Funds instead
of unaffiliated Funds; however, J.P. Morgan does not retain investment
advisory fees for managing the Six Circles Funds through an agreement to
waive any investment advisory fees that exceed the fees owed to Six Circles
Fund third-party sub-advisers. Six Circles Funds do not pay fees to
J.P. Morgan for any other services to the Six Circles Funds. Services to the
Six Circles Funds are provided by third-party service providers and are
generally paid by the Six Circles Funds or J.P. Morgan. (The market value of
assets invested in the Six Circles Funds will be included in calculating the
advisory fees paid on the overall portfolio.) Six Circles Fund shares may
only be purchased in Program accounts for which JPMC has investment
discretion. Should the client choose to close its discretionary Program
account but retain the interest in Six Circles Funds, Six Circles Fund shares
must be held through an eligible brokerage account and no new purchases
into the Six Circles Funds will be permitted (other than dividend
reinvestment). Since the Six Circles Funds are completion portfolios
designed to complement and work as part of the overall discretionary
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October 6, 2025 — Taxable Models
October 6, 2025 — J.P. Morgan Multi-Manager
Strategies
JPMCAP
Investment
Strategy
J.P. Morgan
Funds
Non-
J.P. Morgan
Funds
Six Circles
Funds
J.P. Morgan
Cash
J.P. Morgan
Multi- Manager
Strategies
J.P. Morgan
Funds
Non-
J.P. Morgan
Funds
Six Circles
Funds
J.P. Morgan
Cash
13.00%
57.00%
29.00%
1.00%
10.00%
88.00%
0.00%
2.00%
Aggressive
Growth
7.00%
57.00%
35.00%
1.00%
Growth
Dynamic
Multi-Asset
Strategy
6.00%
52.00%
41.00%
1.00%
Balanced
0.00%
98.00%
0.00%
2.00%
4.00%
59.00%
36.00%
1.00%
Conservative
Dynamic Multi-
Asset Strategy
– Non-Prop
8.00%
26.00%
65.00%
1.00%
28.00%
71.00%
0.00%
1.00%
Managed
Equities
Dynamic
Yield Strategy
9.00%
61.00%
29.00%
1.00%
0.00%
99.00%
0.00%
1.00%
Managed Fixed
Income
0.00%
99.00%
0.00%
1.00%
U.S. Focused
4.00%
95.00%
0.00%
1.00%
Emerging
Markets Growth
and Income
Strategy
Balanced ESG
29.00%
70.00%
0.00%
1.00%
3.00%
96.00%
0.00%
1.00%
US Endowments
& Foundations
Liquidity
Management
Strategy
29.00%
70.00%
0.00%
1.00%
October 6, 2025 — Retirement Models
Liquidity
Management
Strategy
Retirement
J.P. Morgan
Funds
Six Circles
Funds
J.P. Morgan
Cash
Non-
J.P. Morgan
Funds
9.00%
90.00%
0.00%
1.00%
Sustainable
Equity Strategy
13.00%
57.00%
29.00%
1.00%
JPMCAP
Investment
Strategy
Aggressive
Growth
0.00%
99.00%
0.00%
1.00%
Growth
7.00%
57.00%
35.00%
1.00%
Balanced
6.00%
52.00%
41.00%
1.00%
Sustainable
Fixed Income
Strategy
Conservative
4.00%
59.00%
36.00%
1.00%
8.00%
26.00%
65.00%
1.00%
Managed
Equities
9.00%
61.00%
29.00%
1.00%
Managed Fixed
Income
U.S. Focused
0.00%
99.00%
0.00%
1.00%
Balanced ESG
4.00%
95.00%
0.00%
1.00%
Allocation of Affiliated Funds in J.P. Morgan Multi-Manager Strategies in
STRATIS
The prior composition of investment strategies in J.P. Morgan Multi-
Manager Strategies is not intended to predict the future composition of
investment strategies or use of J.P. Morgan Funds in J.P. Morgan Multi-
Manager Strategies. Allocations shown here are illustrative only, do not
necessarily represent actual use of J.P. Morgan Funds and non-J.P. Morgan
Funds represented in any particular client’s account, and may change
without notice. JPMPI is not required to adhere to the illustrative
allocations pictured here. The allocations in any particular client’s account
will depend on, among other things, the investment strategy selected,
client elections, client asset level, reasonable restrictions placed by clients
on the management of an account, and other factors. Each client should
review account opening documentation, confirmations, and quarterly and
annual statements for more information about the actual allocation in their
account.
Credits for Retirement Accounts holding J.P. Morgan Funds
JPMPI can allocate a significant portion of the assets in a J.P. Morgan Multi-
Manager Strategy to J.P. Morgan Funds. That portion varies depending on
market or other conditions. There are multiple investment strategies
available in the J.P. Morgan Multi-Manager Strategies. Certain investment
strategies invest only in Funds, while other investment strategies also
utilize Model Portfolio Providers.
If a Program account owned by an IRA, or other client that is a qualified
retirement plan subject to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section
4975 of the IRC, holds any J.P. Morgan Funds, the actual amount of the
J.P. Morgan Funds’ underlying fees paid to J.P. Morgan and associated with
Program account assets will be credited to the account. Refer to “Credit of
Certain Fees to IRAs and Certain Other Retirement Plan Accounts” above.
The following chart illustrates, as of the date indicated, the allocation of
J.P. Morgan Funds (excluding Six Circles Funds), non–J.P. Morgan Funds,
Six Circles Funds and J.P. Morgan cash for the J.P. Morgan Multi-Manager
Strategies. The chart does not reflect strategies that utilize Model Portfolio
Providers.
v. Allocations of Client Assets to J.P. Morgan Funds (Including New
Funds) in JPMCAP and the J.P. Morgan Multi-Manager Strategies
in STRATIS
J.P. Morgan has an incentive to allocate assets to new J.P. Morgan Funds to
help it develop new investment strategies and products. J.P. Morgan has an
incentive to allocate assets of the portfolios to a J.P. Morgan Fund that is
small, or to which J.P. Morgan has provided seed capital. In addition,
J.P. Morgan benefits when JPMPI does not sell or withdraw assets from a
J.P. Morgan Fund in order to avoid or delay the sale or withdrawal’s adverse
impact on the fund. Accounts managed by J.P. Morgan have significant
ownership in certain J.P. Morgan Funds. J.P. Morgan faces conflicts of
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directly to JPMS. When acting as an implementation manager, JPMS
generally purchases and sells in the accounts investments that are
consistent with the Model Portfolios provided by the Model Portfolio
Provider, though JPMS retains investment discretion over the account
investments.
c. Risk of Loss
interest when considering the effect of sales or redemptions on such funds
and on other fund shareholders in deciding whether and when to redeem
its shares. A large sale or redemption of shares by J.P. Morgan acting on
behalf of its clients could result in the underlying J.P. Morgan Fund selling
securities when it otherwise would not have done so, potentially increasing
transaction costs and adversely affecting fund performance. A large sale or
redemption could also significantly reduce the assets of the fund, causing
decreased liquidity and, depending on any applicable expense caps, a
higher expense ratio, or liquidation of the fund. J.P. Morgan has policies
and controls in place to govern and monitor its activities and processes for
identifying and managing conflicts of interest.
vi. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
a. Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies (PA and PM)
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be
prepared to bear. The investment performance and success of any
particular investment cannot be predicted or guaranteed, and the value
of a client’s investments will fluctuate due to market conditions and
other factors. Investments are subject to various risks, including, but not
limited to, market, liquidity, currency, economic and political risks, and
will not necessarily be profitable. Past performance of investments is
not indicative of future performance.
In addition to various methods of analysis used by Wealth Advisors in PM
and/or PA as discussed below, refer to Item 6.ii above for a discussion of
the research and review processes that the manager solutions team
conducts on Researched Products used in the Programs.
In formulating investment advice, managing assets, and recommending or
effecting (as applicable) transactions in PA and PM, JPMS (through its
Wealth Advisors) uses various methods of analysis, including:
Set forth below are certain material risk factors associated with all of
the Programs. There are certain other risk factors described elsewhere
in this Brochure. For a more complete summary of material risk factors
and conflicts of interest associated with the Programs, refer to the
applicable Portfolio Manager’s Form ADV Part 2A and/or any applicable
prospectuses or other relevant disclosure documents. Each client is
urged to consult with their own Wealth Advisor to discuss the risks
associated with the particular investment strategy or strategies,
investments and/or transactions recommended or effected for the
client’s account(s).
• Fundamental analysis, typically an effort to measure the intrinsic
value of a security through analysis of the issuer itself, its financial
statements and condition,
its management and competitive
advantages, and its competitors and markets;
GENERAL RISKS
• Technical analysis, typically involving the study of data generated by
market activity, such as past security prices and volume, in an effort
to identify patterns and trends that may suggest a security’s future
price performance; and
involving
• Cyclical analysis, generally
the examination of
macroeconomic and market trends as a guide to forecasting security
prices.
The method(s) of analysis used for a PA or PM Program client/account
varies among and depends on the individual practice and investing
philosophy of the Wealth Advisor. There is no assurance that a particular
Wealth Advisor will use any of the methods of analysis identified above.
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 any
one strategy may underperform in comparison to 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, 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 a strategy’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.
JPMS typically does not provide investment advice in PA and PM with
respect to futures and commodities. JPMS may provide advice with respect
to, and may invest or recommend that Program accounts invest in, other
types of investments and securities, including U.S. equity and income-
oriented securities, shares of open and closed end Funds (including those
that invest in futures and commodities), interests in master limited
partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles, derivatives, certain
structured notes (in PA), options, REITs, and cash.
Descriptions of some of the particular types of investments and investment
tactics that may be recommended by certain Wealth Advisors in their
implementation of certain investment strategies, and some of the risks
presented by such investments are provided below. The information
provided below is meant to summarize certain risks and is not inclusive of
each and every potential risk associated with each investment type or
applicable to a particular client account. Therefore, clients should not rely
solely on the descriptions provided below and are urged to speak with their
Wealth Advisor and ask questions regarding risk factors applicable to a
particular investment strategy or product, read all product-specific risk
disclosures and determine whether a particular investment strategy or type
of security is suitable for their account in light of their specific
circumstances, investment objectives and financial situation.
Infectious Disease Risk. The effects of any future pandemic or other global
event to business and market conditions may have a significant negative
impact on the performance of the separately managed accounts and
J.P. Morgan Fund investments; increase separately managed account and
fund volatility; exacerbate preexisting political, social and economic risks
to separately managed accounts and J.P. Morgan Funds; and negatively
impact broad segments of businesses and populations. In addition,
governments, their regulatory agencies or self-regulatory organizations,
have taken or may take actions in response to a pandemic or other global
events that affect the instruments in which a separately managed account
or J.P. Morgan Funds invest, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that
could have a significant negative impact on such account’s or fund’s
investment performance. The ultimate impact of any pandemic or other
global events and the extent to which the associated conditions and
governmental responses
impact a separately managed account or
J.P. Morgan Fund will also depend on future developments, which are
highly uncertain, difficult to accurately predict and subject to frequent
changes.
b. Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies (Model Portfolios of
STRATIS)
JPMS acts as implementation manager for certain Model Portfolios in
STRATIS that are provided by non-discretionary Model Portfolio Providers
Regulatory Risk. There have been legislative, tax, and regulatory changes
and proposed changes that may apply to the activities of JPMS that may
require legal, tax and regulatory changes, including requirements to
provide additional information pertaining to a client account to the Internal
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Revenue Service (IRS) or other taxing authorities. Regulatory changes and
restrictions imposed by regulators, self-regulatory organizations and
exchanges vary from country to country and may affect the value of client
investments and their ability to pursue their investment strategies. Any
such rules, regulations and other changes, and any uncertainty in respect
of their implementation, may result in increased costs, reduced profit
margins, and reduced investment and trading opportunities, all of which
would negatively impact performance.
own businesses, which could result in losses to J.P. Morgan or its clients.
While measures have been developed that are designed to reduce the risks
associated with cybersecurity, there is no guarantee that those measures
will be effective, particularly since J.P. Morgan does not directly control the
cybersecurity defenses or plans of
its service providers, financial
intermediaries and companies in which they invest or with which they do
business. Use of AI tools may lead to increased risks of cyberattacks or data
breaches and the ability to launch more automated, targeted and
coordinated attacks due to the vulnerability of AI technology to
cybersecurity threats.
Risks Associated with the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools.
J.P. Morgan relies on programs and systems that utilize AI, machine
learning, probabilistic modeling and other data science technologies (AI
Tools). AI Tools are highly complex and may be flawed, hallucinate, reflect
biases included in the data on which such tools are trained, be of poor
quality, or be otherwise harmful. J.P. Morgan typically incorporates human
oversight to reduce the risk of acting on potentially defective outputs. AI
Tools present Data Sources Risk, Cybersecurity Risk and Model Risk (as
further described below). The U.S. and global legal and regulatory
environment relating to the use of AI Tools is uncertain and rapidly
evolving, and could require changes in J.P. Morgan’s implementation of AI
Tools and increase compliance costs and the risk of non-compliance.
Further, J.P. Morgan uses AI Tools developed by third parties, and
J.P. Morgan may have limited visibility over the accuracy and completeness
of such AI Tools.
Model Risk. Some strategies can include the use of various proprietary
quantitative or investment models. Investments selected using models may
perform differently than expected as a result of changes from the factors’
historical — and predicted future — trends and technical issues in the
implementation of the models, including, for example, issues with data
feeds. Moreover, the effectiveness of a model may diminish over time,
including as a result of changes in the market and/or changes in the
behavior of other market participants. A model’s return mapping is based
partially on historical data regarding particular economic factors and
securities prices. The operation of a model, similar to other fundamental,
active investment processes, may result in negative performance, including
returns that deviate materially from historical performance, both actual
and pro-forma. For a model-driven investment process — and again similar
to other, fundamental and active investment processes, there is no
guarantee that the use of models will result in effective investment
outcomes for clients. Additionally, client accounts with lower asset levels
can experience some dispersion from the established models.
Data Sources Risk. Although J.P. Morgan obtains data, including alternative
data, and information from third-party sources that it considers to be
reliable, J.P. Morgan does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy and/or
completeness of any data or information provided by these sources.
J.P. Morgan has controls for certain data, that, among other things,
consider the representations of such third parties with regard to the
provision of the data to J.P. Morgan in compliance with applicable laws.
J.P. Morgan does not make any express or implied warranties of any kind
with respect to such third-party data. J.P. Morgan shall not have any liability
for any errors or omissions in connection with any data obtained from third-
party sources.
Intellectual Property and Technology Risks Involved in International
Operations. There can be risks to technology and intellectual property that
can result from conducting business outside the United States. This is
particularly true in jurisdictions that do not have comparable levels of
protection of corporate proprietary information and assets, such as
intellectual property, trademarks, trade secrets, know-how, and customer
information and records. As a result, JPMS and its funds can be more
susceptible to potential theft or compromise of data, technology and
intellectual property from a myriad of sources, including direct cyber
intrusions or more indirect routes, such as companies being required to
compromise protections or yield rights to technology, data or intellectual
property in order to conduct business in a foreign jurisdiction.
AI Tools often use data feeds from a number of sources. If those data feeds
or formats become corrupted, compromised, or discontinued in any
material manner, or become undeliverable or inaccessible in a timely
manner, the tools will be unable to properly function or its operation may
be adversely impacted. The tool’s ability to use the data may also be
adversely impacted by any change in the format of data delivered or
acquired by the tools. The timeliness and quality of a third-party’s data may
be compromised for a variety of reasons, some of which are outside of the
control of J.P. Morgan and the third-party data provider. A tool’s ability to
process data may also be adversely affected if J.P. Morgan experiences any
disruptions to its computing resources or network connections, including
disruption of cloud-based computing resources.
LIBOR Discontinuance Risk. The London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR)
was intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain
short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market.
After the global financial crisis, regulators globally determined that existing
interest rate benchmarks should be reformed based on a number of factors,
including that LIBOR and other interbank offering rates (IBOR) are no
longer representative of the underlying markets. New or alternative
reference rates have since been used in place of LIBOR. Replacement rates
that have been identified include the Secured Overnight Financing Rate
(SOFR, which is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR and measures the
cost of U.S dollar overnight borrowings collateralized by treasuries) and the
Sterling Overnight Index Average rate (SONIA, which is intended to replace
pound sterling LIBOR and measures the overnight interest rate paid by
banks in the sterling market). Markets are slowly developing in response to
these new rates. As a result of the benchmark reforms, publication of all
LIBOR settings has ceased, and J.P. Morgan and the funds and accounts it
manages have generally transitioned to successor or alternative reference
rates as necessary. Although the transition process away from IBORs for
most instruments has been completed, there is no assurance that any such
alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or
economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume or
liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance, which may affect the
value, volatility, liquidity, or return on certain of a fund’s or other client
account’s loans, notes, derivatives, and other instruments or investments
comprising some or all of a fund’s or other client account’s portfolio and
result in costs incurred in connection with changing reference rates used
Cybersecurity Risk. As the use of technology has become more prevalent
in the course of business, J.P. Morgan has become more susceptible to
operational and financial risks associated with cybersecurity, including:
theft, loss, misuse, improper release, corruption and destruction of, or
unauthorized access to, confidential or highly restricted data relating to
J.P. Morgan and its clients; and compromises or failures to systems,
networks, devices and applications, including, but not limited, to AI Tools
and cloud-based computing resources relating to the operations of
J.P. Morgan and its service providers. Cybersecurity risks can result in
financial losses to J.P. Morgan and its clients; the inability of J.P. Morgan to
transact business with its clients; delays or mistakes in materials provided
to clients; the inability to process transactions with clients or other parties;
violations of privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties and
reputational damage; and compliance and remediation costs, legal fees and
other expenses. J.P. Morgan’s service providers (including any sub-
advisers, administrator, transfer agent, and custodian or their agents),
financial intermediaries, the companies in which client accounts and funds
invest, and parties with which J.P. Morgan engages in portfolio or other
transactions also may be adversely impacted by cybersecurity risks in their
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market volatility may also disrupt the ability of market participants
to create and redeem shares in ETFs. Further, market volatility may
adversely affect, sometimes materially, the prices at which market
participants are willing to buy and sell shares of ETFs. As a result,
under these circumstances, the market value of shares of an ETF
would vary substantially from the NAV per share of such ETF, and the
client may incur significant losses from the sale of ETF shares.
for positions, closing out positions and entering into new trades. The
transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates may result in
operational issues for a fund or a client account or their investments.
Moreover, certain aspects of the transition from IBORs will rely on the
actions of third-party market participants, such as clearing houses,
trustees, administrative agents, asset servicers and certain service
providers; no assurances can be given as to the impact of the transition
away from LIBOR on a fund or other client account or their investments.
These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other
IBORs (e.g., Euribor) and a wide range of other index levels, rates and
values that are treated as “benchmarks” and are the subject of recent
regulatory reform.
Exchange-Traded Funds and Index Mutual Funds. ETFs and index mutual
funds are marketable securities that are interests in registered funds and
are designed to track, before fees and expenses, the performance or
returns of a relevant basket of assets, usually an underlying index. The
index may be published or calculated by affiliates of JPMS. Unlike mutual
funds, an ETF trades like a common stock on a stock exchange. ETFs
experience price changes throughout the day as they are bought and sold.
ETFs typically have higher daily liquidity and lower fees than mutual fund
shares.
Physical replication and synthetic replication are two of the most common
structures used in the construction of ETFs and index mutual funds.
Physically replicated ETFs and
index mutual funds buy all or a
representative portion of the underlying securities in the index that they
track. In contrast, some ETFs and index mutual funds do not purchase the
underlying assets but gain exposure to them by use of swaps or other
derivative instruments.
In addition to the general risks of investing in funds, there are specific risks
to consider with respect to an investment in ETFs, including, but not limited
to:
• Variance from Benchmark Index. ETF and index mutual fund
performance may differ from the performance of the applicable
index for a variety of reasons. For example, ETFs and index mutual
funds incur operating expenses and portfolio transaction costs not
incurred by the benchmark index, may not be fully invested in the
securities of their indices at all times, or may hold securities not
included in their indices. In addition, corporate actions with respect
to the equity securities underlying ETFs and mutual funds (such as
mergers and spin-offs) may impact the variance between the
performances of the funds and applicable indices.
• Tracking the Index. Certain funds track financial indices in which
J.P. Morgan retains various intellectual property rights. As a result,
J.P. Morgan may be entitled to receive index licensing fees from
unaffiliated licensees of these indices. Affiliates of JPMS may develop
or own and operate stock market and other indices based on
investment and trading strategies developed by such affiliates.
Affiliates of JPMS may also assist unaffiliated entities in creating
indices that are tracked by certain ETFs or certain client accounts
utilized by J.P. Morgan. Some of the ETFs advised by affiliates of JPMS
(J.P. Morgan ETFs) seek to track the performance of certain of these
indices. In addition, J.P. Morgan may manage client accounts that
track the same indices used by the J.P. Morgan ETFs or that may be
based on the same, or substantially similar, strategies that are used
in the operation of the indices and the J.P. Morgan ETFs. The
operation of the indices, the J.P. Morgan ETFs and client accounts in
this manner may give rise to potential conflicts of interest. For
example, client accounts that track the same indices used by the
J.P. Morgan ETFs may engage in purchases and sales of securities
relating to index changes to a time different to the implementation
of index updates or J.P. Morgan ETFs engaging in similar transactions
because the client accounts may be managed and rebalanced on an
ongoing basis, whereas the J.P. Morgan ETFs’ portfolios are only
rebalanced on a periodic basis corresponding with the rebalancing of
an index. These differences may result in the client accounts having
more or less favorable performance relative to that of the index and
the J.P. Morgan ETFs or other client accounts that track the index.
Furthermore, JPMS may, from time to time, manage client accounts
that invest in these J.P. Morgan ETFs. Other potential conflicts
include the potential for unauthorized access to index information,
allowing index changes that benefit JPMS or other client accounts
and not the investors in the ETFs and index mutual funds. J.P. Morgan
has established certain information barriers and other policies to
address the sharing of information between different businesses
within J.P. Morgan, including with respect to personnel responsible
for coordinating the development and governance of the indices and
those involved in decision-making for the ETFs and index mutual
funds.
Risks That Apply Primarily to ESG/Sustainable Investing Strategies
• Passive Investing Risk. Passive investing differs from active investing
in that ETF and index mutual fund managers are not seeking to
outperform their benchmark. As a result, managers may hold
securities that are components of their underlying index, regardless
of the current or projected performance of the specific security or
market sector. Passive managers do not attempt to take defensive
positions based upon market conditions, including declining markets.
This approach could cause a passive vehicle’s performance to be
lower than if it employed an active strategy.
Investment approaches that incorporate ESG considerations or sustainable
investing can include additional risks. ESG or sustainable investing
strategies (together, ESG Strategies), including ESG separately managed
accounts, mutual funds and ETFs can limit the types and number of
investment opportunities and, as a result, could underperform other
strategies that do not have an ESG or sustainable focus. ESG Strategies can
follow different approaches. For example, some ESG Strategies select
companies based on positive ESG characteristics while others may apply
screens in order to exclude particular sectors or industries from a portfolio.
Certain strategies focusing on a particular theme or sector can be more
concentrated in particular industries or sectors that share common
characteristics and are often subject to similar business risks and
regulatory burdens. Because investing on the basis of ESG/sustainability
criteria can involve qualitative and subjective analysis, there can be no
assurance that the methodology utilized by or determinations made by
J.P. Morgan, or an investment manager or investment adviser selected by
J.P. Morgan, will align with the beliefs or values of the client. Additionally,
other investment managers and investment advisers, including JPMIM, can
have a different approach to ESG or sustainable investing and can offer ESG
Strategies that differ from the ESG Strategies offered by J.P. Morgan with
• Secondary Market Risk. ETF shares are bought and sold in the
secondary market at market prices. Although ETFs are required to
calculate their NAV on a daily basis, at times the market price of an
ETF’s shares may be more than the NAV (trading at a premium) or
less than the NAV (trading at a discount). Given the differing nature
of the relevant secondary markets for ETFs, certain ETFs may trade
at a larger premium or discount to NAV than shares of other ETFs
depending on the markets where such ETFs are traded. The risk of
deviation from NAV for ETFs generally is heightened in times of
market volatility or periods of steep market declines. For example,
during periods of market volatility, securities underlying ETFs may
be unavailable in the secondary market, market participants may be
unable to calculate accurately the NAV per share of such ETFs, and
the liquidity of such ETFs may be adversely affected. This kind of
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belong to the restricted category, such security will be sold and could
trigger a taxable event for that client.
respect to the same theme or topic. In addition to the ESG Strategies,
J.P. Morgan also offers investment products that utilize ESG criteria in
developing the product while seeking to maximize financial return.
When evaluating investments, an investment manager or investment
adviser is dependent upon information and data that might be incomplete,
inaccurate or unavailable, which could cause the manager/adviser to
incorrectly assess an investment’s ESG or sustainable attributes. In making
investment decisions, the Portfolio Manager uses data and information,
including, but not limited to, industry classifications, industry grouping,
ratings, scores and issuer screening provided by third-party data providers
or by a J.P. Morgan affiliated service provider. J.P. Morgan does not review,
guarantee or validate any third-party data, ratings, screenings or
processes. Such data and information will not have been validated by
J.P. Morgan and can therefore be incomplete or erroneous.
Third-party managers or programs may apply category restrictions
differently than J.P. Morgan or its affiliates and use different data, data
providers and methodologies; therefore, the selection of restricted
securities and the number of restricted securities may differ in the same
category. Category restrictions require assumptions, opinions and the
subjective judgment of a data provider that might not reflect J.P. Morgan’s
views or values and/or the views or values of the client. Further, use of a
particular data source from an organization does not mean that J.P. Morgan
endorses all the activities of that organization. Additionally, data providers
will have conflicts of interest when receiving compensation from or
providing services to companies that use or obtain their ratings.
J.P. Morgan does not review, guarantee or validate any third-party data,
ratings, screenings or processes. Moreover,
issuer screenings and
processes to implement category restrictions are not absolute and could be
discontinued or changed at any time, including, but not limited to, changes
to industry sector definitions, parameters, ownership categories, revenue
calculations and estimations that could result in the portfolio holding
investments in companies that derive revenue from the restricted category.
If there is a change in the screening methodology or processes used to
implement category restrictions, it could lead to trading in the account,
which could trigger a taxable event.
ESG and sustainable investing are not uniformly defined concepts, and
scores or ratings may vary across data providers that use similar or
different screens based on their process for evaluating ESG characteristics.
Investments identified by the Portfolio Manager as demonstrating positive
ESG characteristics might not be the same investments identified by other
investment managers in the market that use similar ESG screens or
methodologies. In addition, investments identified as demonstrating
positive ESG characteristics at a particular point in time might not exhibit
positive or favorable ESG characteristics across all relevant metrics or
methodologies or on an ongoing basis. ESG or sustainable investing
practices differ by asset class, country, region and industry and are
constantly evolving. As a result, a company’s ESG or sustainability-related
practices and the Portfolio Manager’s assessment of such practices could
change over time.
The application of category restrictions varies by asset class. Restrictions
are not available for all strategies, and J.P. Morgan or the Portfolio Manager
can reject a restriction if it deems the restriction to be unreasonable or not
in line with the strategy. The number of restrictions that a client can select
are limited based on the potential impact to the applicable strategy and
potential deviation from the strategy’s model. Only those restrictions that
can be applied by J.P. Morgan or the Portfolio Manager will be applied to
the client’s portfolio.
Any faith-based restrictions will exclude multiple categories selected by a
third-party provider based generally on the values and norms of such
groups; however, such restrictions will not completely represent or fully
align with the client’s values or religious beliefs.
The ESG or sustainable solutions offered by J.P. Morgan meet our internally
developed criteria for inclusion in the ESG Strategies available to clients,
which, where applicable, take into account ESG or sustainable investing
regulations. As part of the due diligence process, the manager solutions
team of JPMPI or its affiliates applies an eligibility framework that
establishes minimum criteria for determining the universe of ESG
Strategies offered to clients. Strategies that satisfy the ESG eligibility
criteria also are subject to the same due diligence and performance review
process as all other strategies. Accordingly, these strategies can be
selected by J.P. Morgan, in its discretion and as appropriate, for inclusion
in any client portfolio.
For client portfolios that can hold Funds, the client cannot prohibit or
restrict a Portfolio Manager from investing in specific securities or types of
securities that are held within any Fund. Category restrictions will not be
applied to strategies that invest only in Funds, nor will they be applied to
investments made by Funds, so it is possible that client restrictions would
not have any practical effect on an account comprised primarily of Fund
investments.
finance regulations and the
The evolving nature of sustainable
development of jurisdiction-specific legislation setting out the regulatory
criteria for a “sustainable investment” or “ESG” investment mean that
there is likely to be a difference in the regulatory meaning of such terms.
This is already the case in the European Union where, for example, under
the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (EU) (2019/2088) (SFDR),
certain criteria must be satisfied in order for an investment to be classified
as a “sustainable investment.”
Liquid Alternative Funds. Programs that make Liquid Alternative Funds
available do so subject to asset threshold requirements. Liquid Alternative
Funds refer to Funds that may hold more non-traditional investments,
trade more frequently, employ more complex trading strategies, and have
higher total expense ratios (plus higher annual operating expenses) than
traditional mutual funds.
Unless otherwise specified and where permitted by applicable law, any
references to “sustainable investing” or “ESG” in this material are intended
as references to our internally developed criteria only and not to any
jurisdiction-specific regulatory definition.
Category Restrictions and Exclusions Risks
including any repayment of principal,
Risks of Investing in Structured Products. In certain Programs, clients may
invest in, or allocate assets among, various unaffiliated structured
products, which are generally unsecured debt obligations of the companies
that issue them (each, an issuer). As such, any payment on a structured
is subject to the
product,
creditworthiness of the issuer.
Restrictions and exclusions can affect the investment manager’s ability to
make investments or take advantage of opportunities that may be available
to clients that do not choose similar restrictions and, as a result, investment
performance could suffer. In order to implement category restrictions,
J.P. Morgan or the Portfolio Manager may rely on information about a
company, industry classification, industry grouping and/or issuer screening
provided by J.P. Morgan, an affiliated service provider or a third-party.
Structured products may not be suitable for all clients. Investing in
structured products involves the use of derivatives and a higher degree of
risk factors substantially different than those associated with other
traditional investments, including risk of adverse or unanticipated market
developments; issuer credit quality risk; risk of counterparty or issuer
default; risk of lack of uniform standard pricing; risk of adverse events
involving any underlying reference obligations, entity or other measure;
risk of high volatility; and risk of illiquidity. The return on a structured
product, including the amount paid at maturity, if any, is linked to the
Category restrictions aim to screen companies that engage in certain
behaviors or earn revenue derived from a restricted category; however,
they do not exclude all companies with any tie or revenue derived from
such restricted category. If a client holds an investment that is perceived to
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large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because
smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial
resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more
susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large
capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent
decreases in the value of an account’s investments. Finally, emerging
companies in certain sectors may not be profitable and may not realize
earning profits in the foreseeable future.
RISKS THAT APPLY PRIMARILY TO FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS
performance of an underlying asset (e.g., single stocks, indices, currencies,
commodities or interest rates) and thus exposed to market and other risks
related to the underlying asset(s). Therefore, it is possible that the return
may be zero or significantly less than what investors could have earned on
an ordinary, interest-bearing debt security. Past performance of an
underlying asset class is not indicative of the profit and loss potential on
any particular structured product. The value of the underlying assets can
experience significant periods of fluctuation and prolonged periods of
underperformance. Structured products are not FDIC insured and are not
listed on any securities exchange. There may be little or no secondary
market for a structured product, and information regarding independent
market pricing for a structured product may be limited. This is true even if
the product has a ticker symbol or has been approved for listing on an
exchange. The price, if any, at which structured products can be purchased
in secondary market transactions, if at all, will likely be lower than the
original issue price and any sale prior to the maturity date could result in a
substantial loss. Structured products are not designed to be short-term
trading instruments; clients who purchase structured products should be
willing to hold until maturity. The tax treatment of a structured product
may be very different than that of a traditional investment or of the
underlying asset, and significant aspects of the tax treatment of a
structured product may be uncertain. It is important that before investing
in a structured product, investors should review the accompanying
prospectus and prospectus supplement to understand the actual terms of
the risks associated with specific structured products.
In certain
transactions, investors may lose their entire investment, i.e., incur an
unlimited loss.
RISKS THAT APPLY PRIMARILY TO EQUITY INVESTMENTS
Interest Rate Risk. “Interest rate risk” refers to the risk associated with
market changes in interest rates. Interest rate changes may affect the value
of a debt instrument indirectly (especially in the case of fixed rate
securities) and directly (especially in the case of instruments whose rates
are adjustable). Fixed rate securities increase or decrease in value based
on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these
investments generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of
these investments generally increases. Securities with greater interest rate
longer maturities generally are subject to greater
sensitivity and
fluctuations in value. Variable and floating rate (i.e., adjustable) securities
are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate
instruments, but 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. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples
include governmental and tax policies, central bank monetary policy (such
as an interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve), domestic and
international economic and political considerations, fiscal deficits, trade
surpluses or deficits, regulatory requirements, rising inflation rates,
general economic conditions and other factors beyond the control of JPMS.
It is difficult to accurately predict the pace at which interest rates will
change or the timing, frequency or magnitude of any such changes. Any
such changes could be sudden and could expose debt markets to significant
volatility and reduced liquidity for securities.
Equity Securities. Strategies that invest in equity securities (such as stocks)
will be more or less volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of
investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of
changes in the broad market or changes in ad company’s financial
condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements will
generally result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or
industries selected or recommended for a portfolio or the securities market
as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions.
Interest rate sensitivity is generally more pronounced and less predictable
in instruments with uncertain payment or prepayment schedules. This risk
will be greater for long-term securities than for short-term securities. While
for certain accounts JPMS may from time to time seek to hedge interest
rate risks (including through investments in treasury securities or
derivative instruments), there is no assurance that such measures, to the
extent implemented, will be effective.
Equity securities that are included or recommended for inclusion in growth
strategies are generally those that the Wealth Advisor or Portfolio Manager
believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other
types of stocks. The value of these stocks generally is much more sensitive
to current or expected earnings than stocks of other types of companies.
Short-term events such as a failure to meet industry earnings expectations
can cause dramatic decreases in the growth stock price compared to other
types of stock. Growth stocks generally trade at higher multiples of current
earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and
thus potentially greater declines in value.
Equity securities that are included or recommended for inclusion in value
strategies are generally those that the Wealth Advisor or Portfolio Manager
believes the market has undervalued according to the Wealth Advisor’s or
Portfolio Manager’s estimate of the company’s true worth. A Wealth
Advisor or Portfolio Manager that engages in value investing selects stocks
at prices that it believes are temporarily low relative to factors such as the
company’s earnings, cash flow or dividends. A value stock can decrease in
price or not increase in price as anticipated by the Wealth Advisor or
Portfolio Manager if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value
or the factors that the Wealth Advisor or Portfolio Manager believes will
cause the stock price to increase do not occur.
Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and/or counterparties will not make
payments on securities and instruments when due or will default
completely. Such default could result in losses. In addition, the credit
quality of securities and instruments may be lowered if an issuer’s or a
counterparty’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead
to greater volatility in the price of a security or instrument, affect liquidity
and make it difficult to sell the security or instrument. Certain strategies
may invest in securities or instruments that are rated in the lowest
investment grade category. Such securities or instruments are also
considered to have speculative characteristics similar to high yield
securities, and issuers or counterparties of such securities and instruments
are more vulnerable to changes in economic conditions than issuers or
counterparties of higher-grade securities and instruments. Prices of fixed
income securities will be adversely affected and credit spreads will increase
if any of the issuers of or counterparties to such investments are subject to
an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spread
risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or
perceived credit deterioration of an issuer 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.
Certain strategies or Portfolio Managers may invest or may recommend
investments in securities of smaller companies. Investments in smaller
companies are generally riskier than investments in larger companies.
Securities of smaller companies tend to be less liquid than securities of
larger companies. In addition, small companies are generally more
vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, the
changes in value of their securities may be more sudden or erratic than in
Government Securities Risk. Some strategies invest in securities issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities
(such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home
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important to the management of the portfolio’s assets, the portfolio could
suffer material adverse effects, including substantial share redemptions
that could require the portfolio to sell portfolio securities at times when
markets are not favorable.
Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). U.S. government securities are
subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as
those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or 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.
Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit
of the United States, however, circumstances could arise that would
prevent the payment of principal and interest. Securities issued by U.S.
government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,
are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no
assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial
support.
Liquidity Risk. Investments in some equity and privately placed securities,
structured notes or other instruments can be difficult to purchase or sell,
possibly preventing the sale of these illiquid securities at an advantageous
price or when desired. A lack of liquidity can also cause the value of
investments to decline, and the illiquid investments can also be difficult to
value. Additionally, there may be no market for a fixed income instrument,
and the holder may not be able to sell the security at the desired time or
price. Even when a market exists, there may be a substantial difference
between the secondary market bid and ask prices for a fixed income
instrument.
High Yield Securities Risk. Certain strategies invest in securities and
instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less
creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments (commonly
known as junk bonds) are considered speculative and are subject to greater
risk of loss, greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes,
valuation difficulties and potential illiquidity.
Active Trading. Certain strategies engage in active and frequent trading
leading to increased portfolio turnover, higher transaction costs, and the
possibility of increased capital gains, including short-term capital gains that
are generally taxable as ordinary income.
Equity Investment Conversion Risk. A non-equity investment such as a
convertible debt obligation may convert to an equity security. Alternatively,
equity securities may be acquired in connection with a restructuring event
related to non-equity investments. An investor may be unable to liquidate
the equity investment at an advantageous time from a pricing standpoint.
Geographic and Sector Focus Risk. Certain strategies and funds
concentrate their investments in a region, small group of countries, an
industry or economic sector, and as a result, the value of the portfolio will
generally be subject to greater volatility than a more geographically or
sector diversified portfolio. Investments in issuers within a country, state,
geographic region, industry or economic sector that experiences adverse
economic, business, political conditions or other concerns will impact the
value of such a portfolio more than if the portfolio’s investments were not
so concentrated. A change in the value of a single investment within the
portfolio may affect the overall value of the portfolio and may cause greater
losses than it would in a portfolio that holds more diversified investments.
Diversification Risk. Certain asset allocation and model portfolio
construction processes assume that diversification is beneficial. This
concept is a generally accepted investment principle, although no amount
of diversification can eliminate investment risk, and the investment returns
of a diversified portfolio may be lower than a more concentrated portfolio
or a single investment over a similar period.
Focused Portfolio Risk. A focused portfolio investment strategy’s portfolio
will generally have more volatility risk than a strategy that invests in
securities of a greater number because changes in the value of an individual
security will have a more significant effect, either negative or positive, on
the portfolio’s value. To the extent that the portfolio invests its assets in
fewer securities, the portfolio is subject to greater risk of loss if any of those
securities lose value.
in securities of foreign
Municipal Obligations Risk. The risk of a municipal obligation generally
depends on the financial and credit status of the issuer. Changes in a
municipality’s financial health may make it difficult for the municipality to
interest and principal payments when due. A number of
make
municipalities have had significant financial problems recently, and these
and other municipalities could, potentially, continue to experience
significant financial problems resulting from lower tax revenues and/or
decreased aid from state and local governments in the event of an
economic downturn. Under some circumstances, municipal obligations
might not pay interest unless the state legislature or municipality
authorizes money for that purpose. Some securities, including municipal
lease obligations, carry additional risks. For example, they may be difficult
to trade or interest payments may be tied only to a specific stream of
revenue. Municipal bonds may be more susceptible to downgrades or
defaults during recessions or similar periods of economic stress. Factors
contributing to the economic stress on municipalities may include lower
property tax collections as a result of lower home values, lower sales tax
revenue as a result of consumers cutting back spending, and lower income
tax revenue as a result of a higher unemployment rate. In addition, since
some municipal obligations may be secured or guaranteed by banks and
other institutions, the risk to an investor could increase if the banking or
financial sector suffers an economic downturn and/or if the credit ratings
of the institutions issuing the guarantee are downgraded or at risk of being
downgraded by a national rating organization. If such events were to occur,
the value of the security could decrease or the value could be lost entirely,
and it may be difficult or impossible for an investor to sell the security at
the time and the price that normally prevails in the market.
Foreign Issuers Risk. Investments
issuers
denominated in foreign currencies are subject to risks in addition to the
risks of securities of U.S. issuers. These risks include political and economic
risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and
nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or
other governments, currency fluctuations, higher transactions costs,
delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, liquidity risks,
and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some
foreign markets. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or
markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries
or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable
becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in countries
in “emerging markets,” which may have relatively unstable governments
and less-established market economies than those of developed countries.
Interest on municipal bonds is generally exempt from federal income
tax. The interest payments may also be exempt from state and local taxes
if you reside in the state where the bond is issued. If a client invests in
municipal bonds in a state other than the state of the client’s residence, the
client may not receive the state income tax benefits. Additionally, the
interest rate for municipal bonds is usually lower than on taxable fixed-
income securities such as corporate bonds. Clients investing in municipal
bonds should consider consulting a tax professional to discuss the tax
implications of investing in municipal bonds, including the possibility that
the bonds may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax and may
not be eligible for state income tax benefits.
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS RISKS
Emerging Markets Risk. International investing bears greater risk due to
social, economic, regulatory and political instability in countries in
“emerging markets.” Emerging market securities can be more volatile and
less liquid than developed market securities. Changes in exchange rates
and differences in accounting and taxation policies outside the U.S. can also
affect returns. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are
subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater
Key Personnel Risk. If one or more key individuals become unavailable,
including any of the portfolio managers of an investment strategy, who are
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the accounts might benefit from the use of Hedging Instruments,
unanticipated changes in interest rates, securities prices or currency
exchange rates could result in a poorer overall performance for the
accounts than if they had not used such Hedging Instruments.
volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction
costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment,
expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor
protection and disclosure standards. These risks are magnified in countries
in “emerging markets.”
Hedging against a decline in the value of a portfolio position does not
eliminate fluctuations in the values of portfolio positions or prevent losses
if the values of those positions decline, but establishes other positions
designed to gain from those same developments, thus offsetting the decline
in the portfolio positions’ value. While these transactions can reduce the
risks associated with an investment, the transactions themselves entail
risks that are different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated
with other portfolio investments.
Counterparty Risk. An account may have exposure to the credit risk of
counterparties with which it deals in connection with the investment of its
assets, whether engaged in exchange traded or off-exchange transactions
or through brokers, dealers, custodians and exchanges through which it
engages. In addition, many protections afforded to cleared transactions,
such as the security afforded by transacting through a clearing house,
might not be available in connection with over-the-counter (OTC)
transactions. Therefore, in those instances in which an account enters into
OTC transactions, the account will be subject to the risk that its direct
counterparty will not perform its obligations under the transactions and
will sustain losses. This includes where accounts enter into uncollateralized
covered agency transactions and derivatives transactions.
Cash or Margin Transactions. JPMS is responsible for compliance with
federal margin rules. With a cash account, if securities are sold before the
payment for their purchase has settled, an event known as a “free-riding”
violation has occurred. Freeriding is prohibited under Federal Reserve
Board Regulation T and our Program guidelines. Having a “free-riding”
violation may result in a client’s account being restricted for 90 days or
“frozen.” The imposition of such a freeze could have a negative effect on a
client’s account and performance. Under certain circumstances and for
certain Program strategies, clients may use margin in respect of a client’s
account assets. For such accounts, clients must have executed the relevant
margin agreement.
Currency Risk. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the
value of certain portfolio securities. Generally, when the value of the U.S.
dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment impacted
by that currency loses value because that currency is worth less in U.S.
dollars. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short
periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates.
Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority
also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments
denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as
regulated as securities markets, may be riskier than other types of
investments, and may increase the volatility of a portfolio.
As disclosed in a client’s securities account agreement, if clients use margin
to purchase securities, the collateral for the margin debit will be the assets
in a client’s portfolios and other accounts at JPMS. The costs, risks and
other features and conditions of margin and other types of securities-based
lending are fully described in the securities account agreement.
Disclosure
Statement
Before opening an account, a client should carefully review the FINRA
Margin
at
finra.org/sites/default/files/InvestorDocument/p005895.pdf.
Derivatives Risk. Funds in a client portfolio may use derivatives.
Derivatives, including forward currency contracts, futures, options and
commodity-linked derivatives and swaps, may be riskier than other types
of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic
and market conditions, and could result in losses that significantly exceed
the investor’s original investment in the derivative. Many derivatives create
leverage thereby causing a portfolio to be more volatile than it would have
been if it had not been exposed to such derivatives. Derivatives also expose
a portfolio to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty
will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including the credit risk of the
derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that
attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With
regard to such derivatives, an investor does not have a claim on the
reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives
may not perform as expected, so an investor may not realize the intended
benefits. The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and
the resulting ability to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could
expose a portfolio to losses. Additionally, certain derivatives are subject to
position limits imposed by regulators, and JPMS will not be able to obtain
additional exposure if these limits are reached. When used for hedging, the
change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with what is
being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose an
investor to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.
investments
Options. Clients may invest assets in or trade options on specific securities
and indices. Assets may be used to buy or sell (write) both call options and
put options. Options may be written on either a “covered” or “uncovered”
basis. A covered option is an option position that is fully hedged by a long
or short position in the underlying asset. Covered options transactions may
be part of a hedging strategy (i.e., offsetting the risk involved in another
securities position). Uncovered options are unhedged options positions.
Uncovered options transactions are generally a speculative use of leverage
whereby a client’s portfolio has the right to benefit from price movements
in a large number of securities with a small commitment of capital. Trading
uncovered options involves significant risks. Buying uncovered options may
result in a total loss of the purchase price if the options expire “out-of-the-
money.” The potential loss of uncovered call writing is unlimited. The writer
of an uncovered call is in an extremely risky position and may incur large
losses if the value of the underlying instrument increases above the
exercise price. Investing or trading in uncovered options is therefore
appropriate only for the knowledgeable investor who understands the
risks, has the financial capacity and willingness to incur potentially
substantial losses, and has sufficient liquid assets to meet applicable
margin requirements. The risk of writing uncovered put options is
substantial and may far exceed the premiums received. The writer of an
uncovered put option bears a risk of loss if the value of the underlying
instrument declines below the exercise price. The writer of uncovered
options must post margin. If the value of the underlying instrument moves
against an uncovered writer’s options position, additional margin payments
may be required. If the client is unable to meet such margin calls, positions
in the account may be liquidated at substantial losses with little or no prior
notice and render the client unable to benefit from any rebound in the value
of the investments that were liquidated. Clients assume full responsibility
for writing uncovered options and selling stock short, including the
possibility of incurring unlimited losses, and may discontinue writing
options and short selling at any time. Options overlay strategies may be
adversely affected by market behavior or unexpected events. Like with any
Hedging Risk. Hedging strategies could involve a variety of derivative
transactions, including transactions in forward, swap, and option contracts
or other financial instruments with similar characteristics, including,
without limitation, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, currency
and interest rate swaps, options and short sales (collectively, Hedging
Instruments). The use of Hedging Instruments could require investment
techniques and risk analyses different from those associated with other
including securities and currency hedging
portfolio
transactions. The risks posed by these transactions include, but are not
limited to, interest rate risk; market risk; the risk that these complex
instruments and techniques will not be successfully evaluated, monitored
or priced; the risk that counterparties will default on their obligations;
liquidity risk; and leverage risk. Changes in liquidity can result in significant,
rapid and unpredictable changes in the prices for derivatives. Thus, while
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strategy, no assurances can be given that options overlay strategies will
accomplish their objectives.
economic or other conditions. Also, MLPs may have limited financial
resources, their securities may trade infrequently and in limited volume,
and they may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than
securities of larger or more broadly-based companies. Additional risks
involved with investing in an MLP are risks associated with the specific
industry or industries in which the partnership invests, such as the risks of
investing in real estate or oil and gas industries.
Before investing or trading in options, an investor should read and
understand the JPMS Options Account Application and Agreement (including
the “Special Statement for Uncovered Option Writers” contained in that
Agreement, and a current copy of the “Characteristics and Risks of
Standardized Options” Disclosure Document, which are available from your
Wealth Advisor or at theocc.com/company-information/documents-and-
archives/options-disclosure-document.)
Exchange-Traded Funds and Index Mutual Funds. Refer to Item 6.vi for
details on ETFs and Index Mutual Funds.
Leveraged, Inverse and Other Non-Traditional ETFs and Mutual Funds.
Although JPMS does not generally permit the recommendation and/or
purchase of leveraged, inverse and volatility Funds for Program accounts,
certain Program clients may have already been invested in or may wish to
invest in such non-traditional Funds. Like traditional Funds, non-traditional
Funds may track broad
indices, specific sectors, or be linked to
commodities or currencies. Some Funds are both short and leveraged,
meaning that they seek to achieve a return that is a multiple of the inverse
performance of the underlying index or benchmark. Most non-traditional
ETFs “reset” daily, meaning that they are designed to achieve their stated
objective on a daily basis. Due to the effects of compounding and “decay,”
their performance over longer periods of time can differ significantly from
the performance (or inverse of the performance) of the underlying index
or benchmark during the same period of time, especially in volatile
markets.
Concentration of Investments. Clients may concentrate account assets in a
region, a small group of countries, or an industry or economic sector. In
addition to the potential concentration of accounts in one or more sectors,
certain accounts may or may be advised to hold concentrated positions in
specific securities. Therefore, at times, an account may or may be advised
to hold a relatively small number of securities positions, each representing
a relatively large portion of assets in the account. As a result, the value of
the account may be subject to greater volatility than a more geographically
or sector diversified portfolio. Investments in issuers within a country,
state, geographic region, industry or economic sector that experiences
adverse economic, business, political conditions or other concerns will
impact the value of such a portfolio more than if the portfolio’s investments
were not so concentrated. A change in the value of a single investment
within the portfolio may affect the overall value of the portfolio and may
cause greater losses than it would in a portfolio that holds more diversified
investments. If the Portfolio Manager assembles a concentrated position in
an account, the client assumes the risk of a substantial loss in value to the
entire account if there is a decline in the concentrated position or industry
sector. Other risks of holding concentrated positions include substantial
loss in an account based upon the loss in value of a single security or
industry sector and the impact that a large, concentrated position will have
on the manager’s ability to diversify the account.
Private Placements. Investments
in private placements can entail
significant risks and generally are not permitted in the Programs. The
securities offered through private placements are not available for sale to
the general public and are therefore illiquid. The federal securities laws
heavily restrict the resale of private placement securities and a public
market may never develop for such securities. Therefore, clients may have
difficulty disposing of private placement securities. Because private
placement issuers are typically not required to register with the SEC or to
publicly report financial information and other important company
information, the amount of information available about private placement
issuers may be limited.
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). Certain strategies may invest in MLPs
which are limited partnerships that issue publicly traded investment units.
The partnership structure of MLPs and other factors give rise to unique tax
treatment and investment risks. MLPs could generate taxable income in
retirement accounts.
The following are some of the risks that clients should consider before
investing in MLPs:
• Smaller, thinly traded MLPs may be price sensitive in the event of a
large position sale or purchase.
Short Sales. Clients may sell securities short as a regular part of their
investing activities. In a short sale, an individual sells securities it does not
own. Clients may sell short in the hope that the market price will decline
and that the client will be able to buy replacement securities later at a lower
price. To accomplish this, the client borrows the securities from JPMS, and
“closes” the position by “returning” the security (buying a replacement
security on behalf of the lender) whenever the lender chooses. As collateral
for this obligation to “close” its short position, the client is required to leave
the proceeds of its short sale with JPMS and deliver an additional amount
of cash or other collateral required by margin regulations. Because of the
repayment obligation, a short sale theoretically involves the risk of
unlimited loss: the price at which the client must buy “replacement”
securities could increase without limit. There can be no assurance that the
client will not experience losses on short positions and, if such losses occur,
that those losses will be offset by gains on any long positions to which they
may relate. Short sales also may be effected by causing an account to
deliver borrowed securities to settle a sale of securities already in the
account (so-called selling “short against the box”). One purpose of selling
short “against the box” is to lock in the value of securities owned when
selling the securities owned is not permitted.
• Equity offerings by an issuer have tended to cause a drop in the price
of the issuer’s MLP units.
• MLPs may experience negative correlation to rising interest rates.
• MLPs typically pay their partners from operating cash flows, and
therefore rely on capital markets for access to equity and debt
financing in order to fund projects and acquisitions.
• Tax deferral and tax liabilities vary by MLP.
• A more restrictive tax policy can change the attractiveness and value
of MLPs.
• Holders of MLP units have limited voting rights on matters affecting
the MLP.
• Holders of MLP units could be exposed to liability for the obligations
of the MLP as a result of certain legal proceedings relating to the
rights of unit holders or compliance with state partnership laws.
Leverage. Certain PA clients may seek to leverage their investment
positions by borrowing funds (e.g., through the use of margin) from JPMS,
other broker-dealers, banks or others. Or, certain Wealth Advisors in PM
may seek to leverage client investment positions by borrowing funds on the
client’s behalf (e.g., through the use of margin) from JPMS, other broker-
dealers, banks or others. In PM, the client typically authorizes JPMS to
borrow funds on the client’s behalf for the purpose of employing such
leverage in the client’s Program account as stated in the Client Agreement
or another written instrument. Use of leverage increases both the
possibilities for profit and the risk of loss. Borrowings will usually be from
JPMS and typically will be secured by the client’s securities and other
assets. Under certain circumstances, JPMS (as the lending broker-dealer)
may demand an increase in the collateral that secures the client’s
obligations (commonly known as a “margin call”) and, if the client is unable
to provide additional collateral, JPMS may liquidate assets held in the
client’s account to satisfy the client’s obligations. Liquidation in that
In addition, investments held by an MLP may be relatively illiquid, limiting
the MLP’s ability to vary its portfolio promptly in response to changes in
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manner could result in significant losses and render the client unable to
benefit from any rebound in the value of the investments that were
liquidated. In addition, the amount of the client’s borrowings (if any) and
the interest rates on those borrowings, which may fluctuate, will have a
significant effect on account performance.
Short-Term Trading. Certain Wealth Advisors may or may recommend that
Program clients engage in short-term (i.e., active and frequent) trading of
securities, leading to increased portfolio turnover, higher transaction costs
and the possibility of increased capital gains, including short-term capital
gains that are generally taxable as ordinary income.
Tax Harvesting (as defined below) will cause your account holdings to differ
from those accounts that do not utilize Tax Harvesting; therefore, your
account performance will differ. There is no guarantee that Tax Harvesting
will perform as expected or that specific benefits will be obtained for any
particular client. The implementation of Tax Harvesting may have an
adverse effect on investment performance and result in adverse tax
consequences including, but not limited to, gains derived from the sale of
the security held during the wash sale period. Further, the tax
consequences of Tax Harvesting may be challenged by the Internal Revenue
Service or any other tax authority. In addition, Tax Harvesting may not
achieve the intended reduction in tax liability for non-U.S. and tax-exempt
investors.
Idle Assets. While Wealth Advisors generally recommend that Program
clients keep their account assets invested, at any time and for a substantial
length of time, a Wealth Advisor may recommend that the client hold a
significant portion of assets in cash, money market mutual funds and other
short-term securities. Investments in such assets may cause a client to miss
out on upswings in the markets. Unless JPMS expressly agrees otherwise in
writing, Program account assets consisting of cash, money market mutual
funds and other short-term securities are included in the net market value
of the account’s assets for purposes of calculation of the Fee.
Neither J.P. Morgan nor its representatives or affiliates offer tax or
accounting advice or services, and the client should not solicit or rely upon
any such advice from them. J.P. Morgan and its affiliates do not provide tax
advice and clients should consult their own tax professional with respect to
the impact of Tax Harvesting and federal, state and local tax consequences
of investing in any portfolio, including, without limitation, the potential
application and impact of Section 1091 of the Internal Revenue Code and
the corresponding Treasury regulations (the wash sale rules) with respect
to their portfolio and their accounts with or outside of J.P. Morgan.
The client agrees that they are responsible for complying with all applicable
tax rules, including, but not limited to, the wash sale rules, and clients are
responsible for all tax consequences attributable to the disallowance of any
losses under the wash sale rules. Further, certain investments may
generate unwanted excise taxes, income taxes and penalties under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, any or all of which may affect
the client’s return on investment and, if applicable, a client’s tax-exempt
status.
A Wealth Advisor’s implementation of an investment strategy in the PM
Program may be constrained by certain investment limitations on the
positions in securities including Funds, or other financial instruments, that
JPMS or its affiliates will take on behalf of its clients in the aggregate due
to, among other things: (i) liquidity concerns; (ii) regulatory requirements
applicable to JPMS or its affiliates; and (iii) internal policies related to such
concerns or requirements, in light of the management of multiple portfolios
and businesses by JPMS and its affiliates. Such policies preclude JPMS or its
affiliates from purchasing certain securities for clients and may cause JPMS
to sell certain securities held in client accounts.
to certain
Clients have the ability to select tax-managed or tax-aware strategies (each
such strategy, a Tax-Managed strategy), which can include strategies
managed by affiliates of JPMS. There are risks and limitations associated
with all Tax-Managed strategies, and these limitations may result in tax-
inefficient trades and wash sales. Tax management is not tax advice and
may not achieve the intended results. Although a tax-aware or Tax-
Managed strategy may reduce client’s taxable income, it will not eliminate
it. A Tax-Managed strategy may require trade-offs that reduce pre-tax
income. Managing a strategy to maximize after-tax returns may also
potentially have a negative effect on a strategy’s performance. As a result
of tax considerations, the portfolio may dispose of certain securities or fail
to acquire certain securities, which could adversely impact pre-tax returns.
In addition, the deductibility of losses recognized within the Portfolio may
be subject
limitations depending on your particular
circumstances, such as investments you make outside the portfolio and the
aggregate net capital losses you recognize during the year. You should
speak with your own tax professional regarding the proper treatment of
transactions in the portfolio. To the extent tax consequences are
considered in managing a strategy, the strategy’s or fund’s pre-tax
performance may be lower than that of a similar strategy that is not tax
managed.
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). To the extent that
investments in SPACs are permitted and/or utilized in certain Programs,
clients should be aware that investments in SPACs are speculative and
entail significant potential risks. SPACs are companies formed to raise
capital in an initial public offering (IPO) with the purpose of using the
proceeds to acquire one or more unspecified businesses or assets to be
identified after the IPO, typically within 24 months from formation. SPACs
typically have no revenue or operating history. The SPAC must use at least
80% of its net assets for any such acquisition, and if it fails to do so, then
it must dissolve. SPACs present unique risks, such as the risk that SPAC
managers are unqualified or inexperienced and the risk that no acquisition
will occur and the SPAC will be liquidated. SPACs do not "pre-identify"
possible acquisition targets and the underwriters and do not perform any
due diligence on acquisition targets. While some SPACs are specific about
the industries or regions in which they will seek an operating company,
others are open-ended. If the SPAC dissolves, it returns to investors their
pro rata share of the invested assets in escrow. In most of these cases,
investors will receive nearly all of their principal invested, but will not share
in any of the returns generated from the funds held in escrow as such
proceeds are used to cover the operating expenses of the SPAC (therefore
tying up client cash unnecessarily and, in turn, possibly missing out on
other opportunities). There is also no guarantee with respect to any
potential returns on investments in SPACs. Due diligence requirements may
also be lower for SPACs than those required by the SEC for ordinary IPOs.
Clients should consult the applicable offering documents to become
familiar with SPACs and should fully understand the risks associated with
SPACs prior to investing.
Tax Risks and Risks That Apply to Tax-Aware or Tax-Managed Strategies
Tax Harvesting. As part of its investment management services,
J.P. Morgan has the ability to sell certain investments at a gain or loss to
potentially offset a client’s tax liability (Tax Harvesting) at its discretion.
Additionally, for certain strategies on certain platforms, clients can request
that J.P. Morgan engage in Tax Harvesting on a client’s behalf. While
utilizing Tax Harvesting, client account holdings can differ from those
accounts that do not utilize Tax Harvesting, and therefore, a client’s
performance will likely differ. J.P. Morgan has limitations on the Tax
Harvesting requests that it can accommodate and may or may not accept a
client’s request for Tax Harvesting, in whole or in part, at their discretion.
Account transactions may give rise to tax liability for which the client is
responsible. Funds may make large distributions of income and capital
gains to investors at various times in a calendar year, and the client will be
liable for taxes on such distributions without regard to the date of the
client’s investment in a portfolio.
In a Tax-Managed strategy, the manager can engage in Tax Harvesting from
positions which have experienced a capital loss. In certain market
conditions, or when portfolio positions have not otherwise experienced
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capital losses during the relevant tax period, Tax Harvesting opportunities
will be limited.
legal proceedings, including class actions or bankruptcies, related to
securities or other investments held in Program accounts, or the issuers
thereof. Clients retain the right and obligation to take such legal action
relating to the securities held in their accounts.
PM
Clients may elect to vote proxies for the securities and other property in
their account(s), or clients may delegate proxy voting authority to JPMS. As
stated in the Client Agreement, the proxy voting authority that clients
delegate to JPMS also authorizes JPMS to further delegate these proxy
voting rights to, or otherwise use services provided by, a third-party proxy
voting or advisory service, subject to JPMS’ oversight.
The manager of a Tax-Managed strategy may change the strategy’s
parameters, including the manner and frequency of Tax Harvesting, at any
time without notice. Generally, such strategy entails a repurchase of the
sold security or vehicle after the “wash sale” (i.e., 30-day) period.
Generally, under the wash sale rules, if a client sells a security for a loss
and the client repurchases the same (or a substantially identical) security
either 30 days before or 30 days after the date of the sale, the loss is
disallowed. However, the wash sale rules apply to transactions in not only
that account but also to transactions in all other accounts held by the client,
the client’s spouse and certain entities controlled by them (related
parties), whether these accounts are held with JPMS or its affiliates for
other financial institutions. Tax-Managed strategies will not necessarily
consider trading activity in all of these other securities accounts, and it is
the client’s responsibility to comply with the wash sale rules with respect
to such accounts. Additionally, Tax-Managed strategies are not customized
to a client’s specific tax circumstances; incorrect assumptions about tax
attributes and transactions outside of the strategy may lead to inefficient
tax management.
Assets will generally be invested in Funds during the wash sale period.
Funds are investment companies and have certain embedded costs,
including portfolio management fees, of which the client will bear a
proportionate share while invested in the Fund. Such costs are in addition
to other advisory or management fees charged to the client. The client is
responsible for understanding the merits and consequences of Tax
Harvesting.
When a Program client has delegated proxy voting authority to JPMS, a
potential conflict of interest arises because JPMS’ and the client’s interests
with respect to the subject matter of the proxy may conflict or otherwise
differ. This conflict is addressed in part by Rule 206(4)–6 under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), which
requires JPMS to adopt and implement written procedures designed to
ensure that it votes client securities in the best interests of clients and the
general fiduciary responsibilities associated with acting in the capacity of
investment adviser. Therefore, to minimize conflicts of interest, JPMS has
engaged as its delegate Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), an
independent service provider, for purposes of voting proxies for any
securities and other property in Program client accounts for which JPMS
has been granted proxy voting authority, in accordance with ISS’ proxy
voting guidelines in effect from time to time, copies of which are available
on request. All such activities of ISS are subject to the oversight and
supervision of JPMS, and to JPMS’ proxy voting policies and procedures
applicable to accounts in the Program, a copy of which of is available to
Program clients upon request. Information relating to ISS and its services
is available on the ISS website at issgovernance.com and the ISS Form ADV
Part 2A Brochure is available on the SEC’s website at adviserinfo.sec.gov.
JPMS relies upon ISS to maintain proxy voting records and has obtained an
undertaking from ISS to provide copies of such records promptly upon
JPMS’ request. Therefore, a client who wishes to obtain the proxy voting
records with respect to the securities held in their PM accounts should
contact their Wealth Advisor(s). JPMS can, in its discretion, change the
proxy voting service provider at any time. JPMS will not be deemed to have
or exercise proxy voting responsibility by virtue of any authority to hire or
change the proxy voting service provider.
REITs Risk. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in
particular, are subject to similar risks as direct investments in real estate
and mortgages, and their value will be influenced by many factors including
the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interests.
The underlying loans may be subject to the risks of default or of
prepayments that occur later or earlier than expected and such loans may
also include so-called "subprime" mortgages. The value of these securities
will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic
conditions, the demand for rental property, interest rates and, with respect
to REITs, the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In
particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise
and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management
of the underlying properties. There is no public trading market for private
or public non-traded REITs; therefore, such REITs may be more volatile
and/or more illiquid than publicly traded REITs and other types of equity
securities.
vii. Performance-Based Fees and Side by Side Management
Pursuant to the terms of the Client Agreement, in delegating proxy voting
authority to JPMS, who in turn delegates such authority to ISS, clients are
also authorizing JPMS to provide to ISS all proxy-related materials it
receives for securities in the client’s Program account(s). Accordingly,
clients who delegate proxy voting authority to JPMS will generally not
receive proxy materials or annual reports relating to securities and other
property that clients hold in their applicable PM accounts.
JPMS does not charge performance-based fees in connection with Program
accounts. However, certain Funds available in the Programs may be subject
to performance-based fees or varying Fund expense charges imposed by
the Fund manager or adviser (or another party).
viii. Voting Client Securities
PA
The delegation of proxy voting authority to JPMS and from JPMS to ISS
applies only to proxies that ISS generally votes and does not apply to
proxies which ISS declines to vote (which will not be voted). With respect
to such proxies, in limited circumstances, such as when ISS does not cover
the issuer of a particular security or securities or otherwise does not
recommend a vote, no action will be taken with respect to the voting of any
such proxies. In such circumstances, it is also important to note that JPMS
will not vote or take any action with respect to the proxy on behalf of the
affected Program clients.
If the client has delegated proxy voting authority to JPMS, either JPMS or
the client may subsequently terminate the authorization at any time by
written notice to the other party. Once a client revokes their delegation, the
client will receive all proxy materials and annual reports related to
securities and other property in the client’s account(s) and will be
responsible for voting proxies directly, or instructing any third-party
custodian that holds such securities and other property, as applicable.
JPMS does not have, and will not accept, authority to vote client securities
held in Program accounts. In accordance with applicable law, JPMS will
forward to the client all proxy-related materials, annual reports and other
issuer-related materials that they receive pertaining to securities held in
the client’s Program account. In cases where the client has chosen to use a
custodian other than JPMS, the client may receive proxies and other
solicitations from that custodian. The client may contact their Wealth
Advisor with questions about a particular proxy solicitation but JPMS is
expressly precluded from taking any action or rendering any advice to any
client in PA with respect to the voting of proxies solicited by, or with respect
to, the issuers of any securities held in the client’s Program account. JPMS
is not responsible for initiating any legal action or rendering any advice to
or taking any action on behalf of clients in the Program with respect to any
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CBP, UMA and ICS, as well as certain Strategies in the STRATIS Program
with a Portfolio Manager providing discretionary
investment
management in separately managed accounts
corporate actions with respect to securities in a client’s account. Corporate
actions for a client’s account can include any conversion option; execution
of waivers; consents and other instruments; and consents to any plan of
reorganization, merger, combination, consolidation, liquidation or similar
plan.
Except to the extent the client specifically reserves the right to vote proxies
in writing in accordance with applicable law, the client (i) authorizes the
selected Portfolio Manager(s) to receive the proxy-related materials,
annual reports and other issuer-related materials for securities in client
account(s); and (ii) delegates to the Portfolio Manager the proxy voting
rights for those securities (and, thereby, authorizes the Portfolio
Manager(s) to further delegate these proxy voting rights to, or otherwise
use services provided by, a third-party proxy voting or advisory service), in
accordance with proxy voting policies and procedures that each such
Portfolio Manager may, from time to time, establish. The client may revoke
this delegation of proxy voting authority at any time by notice to JPMS. In
accordance with applicable law, JPMS will forward to the Portfolio
Manager(s) any proxy-related materials, annual reports and other issuer-
related materials received by JPMS that pertain to securities held in the
account.
JPMCAP and certain Strategies in the STRATIS Program for which JPMS
acts as implementation manager implementing a Model Portfolio
Each client has the right and responsibility to take any actions with respect
to any legal proceedings, including, without limitation, bankruptcies and
shareholder litigation, and the right to initiate or pursue any legal
proceedings, including without limitation, shareholder litigation, including
with respect to transactions, securities or other investments held in the
client’s account or the issuers thereof. Neither JPMS nor the Portfolio
Manager is obligated to render any advice or take any action on a client’s
behalf with respect to securities or other property held in the client’s
account, or the issuers thereof, which become the subject of any legal
proceedings, including, without limitation, bankruptcies and shareholder
litigation, to which any securities or other investments held or previously
held in the account, or the issuers thereof, become subject. In addition,
neither JPMS nor the Portfolio Manager is obligated to initiate or pursue
any legal proceedings, including, without limitation, shareholder litigation,
on behalf of a client’s account, including, with respect to transactions,
securities or other investments held or previously held in the client’s
account, or the issuers thereof.
and
Issuer-Related Material Delivery
ix. Prospectus
for
Discretionary Accounts (PM, JPMCAP, J.P. Morgan Multi-
Manager Strategies
in STRATIS, UMA - Wealth Advisor
Discretion)
JPMS and JPMPI will not vote proxies (or give advice about how to vote
proxies) relating to securities and other property currently or formerly held
in a client’s account. JPMS and its affiliates will not be responsible or liable
for: (1) failing to notify a client of proxies; or (2) failing to send to the Proxy
Service (defined below) or a client, as applicable, proxy materials or annual
reports where JPMS or its affiliates have not received proxies or related
shareholder communications on a timely basis or at all.
liabilities with respect
to such
A discretionary investment adviser can receive prospectuses and other
issuer-related materials on behalf of a client for any mutual funds and ETFs
in a client’s account with client authorization. JPMS or JPMPI, as a client’s
agent, will have access to the prospectuses and issuer-related materials
and can rely upon them to make mutual fund and ETF investments on the
client’s behalf; however, clients will no longer receive such prospectuses or
issuer-related materials directly but can access them via the issuer’s
website or request copies from the adviser at any time. Prospectuses and
issuer-related materials contain important information and detailed
descriptions of additional fees and expenses, investment minimums, risk
factors and conflicts of interest disclosures, as well as client’s rights,
responsibilities and
investments.
Additionally, this Brochure contains other general information regarding
fees and expenses, risk factors and conflicts of interest.
ITEM 7 — CLIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
Each client has the right to vote, and is responsible for voting, proxies for
any securities and other property in the client’s account. Clients can
appoint an independent services provider designated by JPMS for purposes
of voting proxies (Proxy Service) as the client’s agent and attorney-in-fact,
and clients can authorize the Proxy Service, in its discretion, to vote proxies
for any securities and other property in the client’s account in accordance
with the Proxy Service’s proxy voting guidelines in effect from time to time
(or other guidelines that the Proxy Service has been instructed to use for
particular investment strategies), copies of which are available on request.
The Proxy Service is currently ISS. Information relating to ISS’ services is
available on the ISS website at issgovernance.com. The ISS advisory
brochure is available at the SEC’s website at adviserinfo.sec.gov. The Proxy
Service’s role as the agent of clients applies only to proxies that the Proxy
Service generally votes and does not apply to proxies with respect to which
the Proxy Service declines to vote. A client who appoints the Proxy Service
will not receive proxy materials or annual reports relating to securities and
other property for which the Proxy Service has accepted responsibility for
voting related proxies. In limited circumstances, the Proxy Service will not
vote proxies. A client can revoke its appointment of the Proxy Service upon
written notice to JPMS at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attn: Proxy Voting Opt
Out, Mail Code: IL1-0291, PO Box 1762, Chicago, IL 60690. If a client
revokes their appointment of the Proxy Service, the client will receive all
proxy materials and annual reports related to securities and other property
in the client’s account, and they will be responsible for voting such proxies
directly or instructing any custodian that holds such securities and other
property. JPMS can, in its discretion, change the Proxy Service. JPMS will
not be deemed to have or exercise proxy voting responsibility or authority
by virtue of any authority to hire or change the Proxy Service.
Corporate Actions
To open an account in any of the Programs, clients must provide JPMS with
certain information about a client’s financial circumstances, investment
objective, risk tolerance and any other relevant information relating to the
account. A change in the information provided to JPMS or other
circumstances can warrant a change to the client’s investment objective,
risk tolerance or other information. In PM, a client’s Wealth Advisor acts as
Portfolio Manager and will receive and have access to the information
clients provide to enroll and maintain an account in the Program. For the
other Programs that involve affiliated and unaffiliated third-party Portfolio
Managers, JPMS will generally provide the Portfolio Manager(s) with the
information that clients provide during the account opening process (and
otherwise) and any changes to such information. However, for ICS, JPMS is
not obliged to provide information about clients to the clients’ Portfolio
Managers; rather, clients are solely responsible for providing their Portfolio
Managers with such information, including any client-specified investment
guidelines and/or restrictions. For UMA, JPMS and the UMA Overlay
Manager do not provide the Model Portfolio Providers or the securities or
their issuers and investment managers with any client information.
For clients in PM, the Wealth Advisor may, in its discretion (but is not
required), act on voluntary corporate actions with respect to securities in
the client’s account. For clients in CBP, STRATIS and ICS, the Portfolio
Manager shall take appropriate action with respect to corporate actions in
the client’s Account. For clients utilizing UMA, the Overlay Manager or Joint
Discretion Manager shall take appropriate action with respect to corporate
actions for securities in the portion of the client’s account allocated to such
manager. For clients in JPMCAP, JPMPI will receive and respond to
To manage and/or provide services to each client’s account(s), JPMS (and
the Wealth Advisors) and the Portfolio Managers rely on the accuracy and
completeness of the information clients provide for that purpose.
Accordingly, to ensure that a Program and the selected investments/
investment strategy remain suitable for a client, clients are responsible for
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promptly notifying JPMS of any changes to the information previously
provided to JPMS and/or their financial situation or circumstances and for
providing JPMS with additional information as requested. At least once
annually, JPMS contacts clients in the Programs and notifies, at least
quarterly, to determine whether there have been any changes in the client’s
financial situation, investment objective(s), investment restrictions or
other information for the account that may require a change to the account
or the management of the accounts. JPMS will have no liability for any
client’s failure to provide JPMS with accurate or complete information or to
inform JPMS promptly of any change in the information a client previously
provided.
ITEM 8 — CLIENT CONTACT WITH PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
Concurrently, on December 18, 2015, JPMCB reached a settlement
agreement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
to resolve its investigation of JPMCB’s disclosure of certain conflicts of
interest to discretionary account clients of J.P. Morgan Private Bank’s
U.S.-based wealth management business. In connection with the
settlement, the CFTC issued an order (CFTC Order) finding that JPMCB
violated Section 4o(1)(B) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and
Regulation 4.41(a)(2) by failing to fully disclose to certain clients its
preferences for investing certain discretionary portfolio assets in
certain commodity pools or exempt pools, namely (a) investment
funds operated by J.P. Morgan Asset Management and (b) third-party
managed hedge funds that shared management and/or performance
fees with an affiliate of JPMCB. The CFTC Order directs JPMCB to cease-
and-desist from violating Section 4o(1)(B) of the CEA and Regulation
4.41(a)(2). Additionally, JPMCB shall pay $40 million as a civil penalty
to the CFTC and disgorgement of $60 million satisfied by
disgorgement to be paid to the SEC by JPMCB and an affiliate in a
related and concurrent settlement with the SEC. For a copy of the
Order, go to sec.gov/litigation/admin/2015/33-9992.pdf.
For those Programs that involve third-party unaffiliated and affiliated
Portfolio Managers, JPMS places no restrictions on clients contacting and
consulting directly with the Portfolio Managers. However, unlike the
Portfolio Managers selected by the client, the Model Portfolio Providers do
not have investment advisory relationships directly with clients and may
themselves restrict such contact and consultation. Clients should review the
Form ADV Part 2A brochure(s) or other similar disclosure documents of
applicable Portfolio Manager(s) for any restrictions placed by the Portfolio
Manager(s).
With respect to PM, the Wealth Advisors responsible for managing client
accounts in the Program may be freely contacted by, and are reasonably
available for consultation with, clients during normal business hours.
ITEM 9 — ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
i. Disciplinary Information
JPMS has been involved in the following material legal or disciplinary
events during the last ten years.
2) On or about July 28, 2016, JPMS and JPMCB entered into a Consent
Agreement (Agreement) with the Indiana Securities Division (ISD).
The Respondents consented to the entry of the Agreement that alleged
that certain conduct of the Respondents was outside the standards of
honesty and ethics generally accepted in the securities trade and
industry, in violation of 710 Ind. Admin. Code § 4-10- 1(23) (2016).
Specifically, the Agreement alleged that, between 2008 and 2013,
JPMS failed to disclose to Indiana investors that certain proprietary
mutual funds purchased for Chase Strategic Portfolio (CSP) clients
offered institutional shares that were less expensive than the
institutional shares JPMS chose for CSP clients. In addition, the
Agreement alleged that, from February 2011 to January 2014, no
account opening document or marketing materials disclosed to
Indiana
investment management account clients or
Indiana
J.P. Morgan Investment Portfolio clients that JPMCB preferred to
invest client assets in proprietary mutual funds, and that between
2008 and January 2014, JPMCB did not disclose its preference for
investing certain investment management account assets in certain
proprietary hedge funds to Indiana clients. Lastly, the Agreement
alleged that JPMCB did not disclose its preference for placement-
agent-fee-paying third-party hedge fund managers
in certain
investment management accounts to Indiana clients until August
2015. Solely for the purpose of settling these proceedings, the
Respondents consented to the Agreement, with no admissions as to
liability. In the Agreement, the Respondents agreed to pay a total of
$950,000 to resolve the ISD’s investigation, which was paid on August
1, 2016.
3)
In October 2018, JPMS submitted an AWC to FINRA pursuant to which
JPMS was censured and required to certify in writing to FINRA that it
had engaged in a risk-based review of Chase Wealth Management
(CWM) client-facing third-party vendors, that it had corrected any
issues detected, and that JPMS had established and implemented
systems and policies and procedures (written or otherwise)
reasonably designed to achieve compliance with applicable FINRA and
NASD rules. JPMS had discovered and self- reported to FINRA that a
vendor responsible for the automated realignment of portfolio assets
and the calculation of fees was not rebalancing certain accounts due
to technology upgrades by the vendor. Similarly, the vendor had
converted to a new billing platform that caused billing errors that went
undetected. JPMS paid total restitution of $4,620,140 to impacted
customers and provided substantial assistance to FINRA by proactively
undertaking an extensive lookback concerning its complex and
systemic failures and reporting related findings on an ongoing basis.
Without admitting or denying the findings, JPMS consented to the
sanctions and to the entry of findings that it failed to establish and
maintain a system and procedures reasonably designed to monitor
1) On December 18, 2015, JPMS and JPMCB (together, Respondents)
entered into a settlement with the SEC resulting in the SEC issuing an
order (Order). The Respondents consented to the entry of the order
that finds that JPMS violated Sections 206(2), 206(4) and 207 of the
Advisers Act and Rule 206(4)-7, and JPMCB violated Sections
17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933. The Order finds
that JPMCB negligently failed to adequately disclose (a) from February
2011 to January 2014, a preference for affiliated mutual funds in
certain discretionary
investment portfolios (the Discretionary
Portfolios) managed by JPMCB and offered through J.P. Morgan’s U.S.
Private Bank (the U.S. Private Bank) and the Chase Private Client lines
of business; (b) from 2008 to 2014, a preference for affiliated hedge
funds in certain of those portfolios offered through the U.S. Private
Bank; and (c) from 2008 to August 2015, a preference for
retrocession-paying third-party hedge funds in certain of those
portfolios offered through the U.S. Private Bank. With respect to JPMS,
the Order finds that, from May 2008 to 2013, JPMS negligently failed
to adequately disclose, including in documents filed with the SEC,
conflicts of interest associated with its use of affiliated mutual funds
in the Chase Strategic Portfolio (CSP) program, specifically, a
preference for affiliated mutual funds, the relationship between the
discounted pricing of certain services provided by an affiliate and the
amount of CSP assets invested in affiliated products, and that certain
affiliated mutual funds offered a lower-cost share class than the share
class purchased for CSP. In addition, the Order finds that JPMS failed
to implement written policies and procedures adequate to ensure
disclosure of these conflicts of interest. Solely for the purpose of
settling these proceedings, the Respondents consented to the Order,
admitted to the certain facts set forth in the Order, and acknowledged
that certain conduct set forth in the Order violated the federal
securities laws. The Order censures JPMS and directs the Respondents
to cease-and-desist from committing or causing any violations and any
future violations of the above-enumerated statutory provisions.
Additionally, the Order requires the Respondents to pay a total of
$266,815,000 in disgorgement, interest and civil penalty.
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and evaluate the performance of the vendor that handled certain
functions on behalf of the Firm.
market between April 2015 and January 2016. JPMC separately
entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with DOJ with
respect to a criminal information, charging JPMC with two counts of
wire fraud (the Information) related to the same conduct underlying
the CFTC and SEC Orders. JPMS and JPMCB also agreed to certain
terms and obligations of the DPA. J.P. Morgan admitted, accepted and
acknowledged responsibility for the acts of its officers, directors,
employees and agents as described in the Information and the
Statement of Facts accompanying the DPA, and that the allegations
described therein are true and accurate. In resolving these three
actions, J.P. Morgan agreed to pay a total of $920,203,609 to DOJ,
CFTC and SEC, consisting of civil and criminal monetary penalties,
restitution and disgorgement. J.P. Morgan agreed to cease and desist
from any further violations and also agreed, among other things, to
certain cooperation, remediation and reporting requirements.
4) On January 9, 2020, JPMS entered into a settlement with the SEC
resulting in the SEC issuing an administrative order (the 2020 Order).
JPMS consented to the entry of the 2020 Order, which found that JPMS
violated Section 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933.
The 2020 Order found that JPMS negligently omitted to state from at
least January 2010 through December 2015 that (a) it received
greater compensation from eligible customers’ purchases of more
expensive mutual fund share classes, resulting in eligible customers
not having sufficient information to understand that JPMS had a
conflict of interest from sales of the more expensive share classes; and
(b) the purchase of the more expensive share classes, when the
customers were otherwise eligible for less expensive share classes,
would negatively impact the overall return on the eligible customers’
investments, in light of the different fee structures for the different
fund share classes. The 2020 Order also found that JPMS did not have
adequate systems and controls in place to determine whether eligible
customers were eligible to purchase the less expensive share classes.
Solely for the purpose of settling this proceeding, JPMS consented to
the 2020 Order, without admitting or denying the findings set forth in
the 2020 Order. The 2020 Order censured JPMS and directed JPMS to
cease-and-desist from committing or causing any violations and any
future violations of Securities Act Sections 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3).
Additionally, the 2020 Order required JPMS to pay a total of
$1,822,438 in disgorgement, pre-judgment interest and civil penalty.
7) On January 16, 2024, JPMS entered into a settlement with the SEC
resulting in the SEC issuing an administrative order (the Order). JPMS
consented to the entry of the Order, which found that JPMS willfully
violated Rule 21F-17(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the Exchange Act). The Order arose out of JPMS, from 2020 through
July 2023, asking certain clients and customers to whom it had issued
a credit or settlement over $1000 in value to sign a confidential
release agreement that required the clients to keep confidential the
release agreement and all information relating to the specified
account at JPMS. The confidential release agreement neither
prohibited nor restricted clients from responding to any inquiry about
the confidential release agreement or its underlying facts from FINRA,
the SEC, or any other government entity or self-regulatory
organization, or as required by law, but did not permit voluntary
communications with such regulators. The Order censured JPMS and
directed JPMS to cease-and-desist from committing or causing any
violations and any future violations of Rule 21F-17(a) under the
Exchange Act. Additionally, the Order required JPMS to pay a civil
money penalty in the amount of $18,000,000. JPMS has paid the civil
monetary penalty in accordance with the terms of the Order.
5) On March 9, 2020, JPMS entered into an agreed order (the March
2020 Order) with the Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions
(KDFI). JPMS consented to the entry of the March 2020 Order that
alleged that JPMS failed to disclose conflicts of interest arising from
preferences for J.P. Morgan Funds, in violation of KRS 292.320 and
808 KAR 10:450§2(8)(c) and (11)(a). Specifically, the March 2020
Order alleged that, between 2008 and 2013, JPMS failed to disclose
to Kentucky investors that (i) CSP was designed and operated with a
preference for J.P. Morgan Funds; (ii) there was an economic incentive
to invest CSP assets in J.P. Morgan Funds as a result of discounted
pricing for services provided to JPMS for CSP by a JPMS affiliate; and
(iii) until November 2013, JPMS failed to disclose to CSP clients the
availability of certain less expensive J.P. Morgan Fund share classes.
Solely for the purpose of settling these proceedings, JPMS consented
to the March 2020 Order, with no admissions as to liability. JPMS
agreed to pay a total of $325,000 to resolve the KDFI investigation.
6)
8) On October 31, 2024, JPMS entered into a settlement with the SEC
resulting in the SEC issuing an administrative order (the Order). JPMS
consented to the entry of the Order, which found that JPMS willfully
violated Sections 206(2) and 206(4) of the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940 (Advisers Act) and Rule 206(4)-7 thereunder. The Order
arose out of JPMS, from at least July 2017 until October 11, 2024,
failing to fully and fairly disclose the financial incentive of itself and
certain of its financial advisors to recommend a certain advisory
program — the Portfolio Manager Program — over other advisory
programs offered by JPMS that use third-party managers. The Order
also found that JPMS failed to adopt and implement written
compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent
violations of the Advisers Act and the rules thereunder in connection
with the disclosure of conflicts of interest presented by the fee
structure of the advisory programs for itself and its financial
advisors. The Order censured JPMS and directed JPMS to cease-and-
desist from committing or causing any violations and any future
violations of Sections 206(2) and 206(4) of the Advisers Act and Rule
206(4)-7 thereunder. Additionally, the Order required JPMS to pay a
civil money penalty in the amount of $45,000,000. JPMS has paid the
civil monetary penalty in accordance with the terms of the Order.
ii. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
a. Broker-Dealer Registrations
JPMS is registered with the SEC as a broker-dealer and investment adviser.
Some of JPMS’ management personnel and all of the Wealth Advisors in the
Programs and their supervisors are registered with FINRA as registered
representatives of JPMS in its capacity as a broker-dealer.
In September 2020, JPMS, together with JPMC and JPMCB
(collectively, J.P. Morgan) agreed to an administrative resolution with
the CFTC for violations of the CEA and CFTC regulations related to
manipulation, attempted manipulation and spoofing, as well as a
charge against JPMS for failure to supervise. As described in the
CFTC’s Order, from at least 2008 through 2016, former J.P. Morgan
traders placed hundreds of thousands of spoof orders of precious
metals futures and U.S. treasuries (UST) futures on exchanges, and,
on occasion, engaged in manipulation related to precious metals
barrier options. The CFTC Order further states that JPMS failed to
identify, adequately investigate, and put a stop to misconduct, despite
red flags, including internal surveillance alerts, inquiries from CME
and the CFTC, and internal allegations of misconduct. J.P. Morgan
consented to the entry of the CFTC Order without admitting or denying
the findings contained therein, except to the extent that admissions
were made in the related resolutions, described below, with the United
States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section, and the
United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut
(together, DOJ) and the SEC. JPMS also agreed to an administrative
resolution with the SEC for violations of Section 17(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933. Pursuant to the SEC Order, JPMS admitted to
hundreds of manipulative trading events involving spoofing by certain
former J.P. Morgan traders in the UST cash securities secondary
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b. Futures/Commodities-Related Registrations
into, affiliated Funds rather than unaffiliated Funds. Moreover,
because Wealth Advisors and Portfolio Managers are typically
compensated on the basis of the net market value of Program
accounts, they are to that extent incentivized to recommend or select
Funds they believe will increase the value of an account, regardless
of whether the Funds are affiliated or unaffiliated with JPMS; and
In addition, JPMS is registered with the CFTC as a futures commission
merchant and also acts as a commodity pool operator exempt from
registration as such with the CFTC. Some of JPMS’ management personnel,
and a small number of Wealth Advisors and/or their supervisors, are
registered with the CFTC as associated persons of JPMS in its capacity as a
futures commission merchant.
c. Material Relationships with Related Persons
• When retirement plan accounts can invest in strategies that include
affiliated Funds, the actual amount of the J.P. Morgan Funds’
underlying fees paid to J.P. Morgan and associated with the client’s
Program account assets will be credited to the relevant client
account. In addition, the only “sweep” vehicle other than the Deposit
Account (discussed in Item 4.ii) that is available to retirement plan
accounts in the Programs is an unaffiliated money market mutual
fund from which JPMS and its affiliates receive no additional
compensation.
For more information about such fees and expenses, clients should review
the applicable prospectuses for Funds in their Program accounts.
JPMS has several relationships or arrangements with related persons that
are material to its investment advisory business or to clients in the
Programs. Below is a description of such relationships and some of the
conflicts of interest that arise from them. JPMS has adopted policies and
procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate
conflicts of interest that may arise between JPMS and its affiliates. These
policies and procedures include information barriers designed to prevent
the flow of information between JPMS and certain other affiliates, as more
fully described below.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Other Affiliated Issuers of Securities
2.
The use of affiliates to provide services to clients creates certain conflicts
of interest for JPMS, JPMIM and JPMPI. Among other things, there are
financial incentives for JPMS, JPMIM and JPMPI (and their affiliates),
including their parent company, JPMC, to favor affiliated service providers
over non-affiliated service providers, and compensation of supervised
persons of JPMS, JPMIM and JPMPI generally is directly or indirectly related
to the financial performance of J.P. Morgan.
1. Affiliated Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers, Sponsors,
Distributors and Advisers of Funds
In addition to the Funds sponsored and managed by affiliates of JPMS, other
affiliates of JPMS also may issue securities through public or private
distributions. JPMS’ ultimate parent company, JPMC, is a publicly traded
corporation the common stock of which is listed and trades on the NYSE. It
is also a bank holding company registered with the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System (the Federal Reserve), subject to the
supervision and regulations of the Federal Reserve, as well as certain
restrictions imposed by the Bank Holding Company Act and other related
regulations.
Refer to Item 6.iii for a discussion of the conflicts of interest raised by the
inclusion of affiliated Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers and
Funds in the Programs, as applicable, and how that conflict is addressed.
Portfolio Managers or JPMS can invest or recommend clients invest
Program account assets in J.P. Morgan Funds rather than unaffiliated
Funds, and in certain account types and Programs, JPMS can designate
affiliated Funds as default replacements for strategies or securities
removed from the Program. In addition, affiliated Funds can be selected as
the vehicle for the temporary investment (i.e., sweeping) of available cash
balances.
Funds, including money market funds, pay fees and expenses, ultimately
borne by clients. The sponsors and/or general partners of certain Funds are
affiliated with JPMS (potentially including those in which JPMS or its
affiliates have a minority and/or non-controlling interest), and JPMS and
its affiliates may provide investment management and other services to,
and receive compensation from or in connection with such Funds, including
the receipt of an investment management fee. Refer to Item 9.iii for more
information. The affiliates of JPMS that provide such
investment
management services to Funds in which Program accounts assets may be
invested include JPMIM and JPMPI.
its affiliates will
JPMS, its affiliates and other related persons, could have an interest in
JPMS’ investment advisory clients buying (or not selling) securities that
JPMC and other affiliates of JPMS (including entities in which JPMS or its
affiliates have a minority and/or non-controlling interest) have issued. For
example, JPMS, its affiliates and other related persons (including Wealth
Advisors in the Programs who personally own or may own shares of JPMC
common stock, through the issuance of shares and/or stock options to them
as part of their employment compensation or otherwise) could benefit in
certain respects from an increase in the securities’ market price resulting
from increased demand for the securities. These financial interests conflict
with the interest of Program clients in buying and holding securities issued
by affiliates of JPMS based solely on the furtherance of the clients’
investment objectives in a Program. JPMS addresses this conflict through
disclosure and in the ways described in 9.ii.c.1 above. In addition, for those
Programs in which the Wealth Advisors have investment discretion over or
recommend the specific securities transactions that are effected for
Program accounts, JPMS’ policy prohibits Wealth Advisors from effecting or
soliciting purchases of equity and fixed income securities issued by JPMS’
affiliates (including JPMC common stock) in Program accounts. As a result
of this policy described above, Wealth Advisors will typically be unable to
recommend or effect purchases of equity and fixed income securities issued
by an affiliate of JPMS in Program accounts even when based solely on the
furtherance of the client’s
investment objective for the account.
Accordingly, this policy could have a negative impact on the performance
of Program accounts.
in the aggregate receive more
Since JPMS and
compensation when Program accounts are invested in affiliated Funds than
they would receive if the Program accounts were invested in unaffiliated
Funds, JPMS has a conflict of interest.
JPMS addresses these conflicts in the following ways:
• For Programs with a discretionary third-party Portfolio Manager,
except for JPMIM and JPMPI with respect to the Program accounts
they manage, neither JPMS nor any of its other affiliates controls or
recommends specific securities transactions for Program accounts;
• Affiliated Funds are generally subject to the same selection and
review criteria as other Funds;
For PA and PM, if, notwithstanding JPMS’ policy, an equity or fixed income
security issued by an affiliate of JPMS came to be held in a Program account
(because, for example, a client transfers the security into a Program
account from a non-Program account, the security was purchased in the
account before it became a Program account, or the client purchased the
security in the Program account on an unsolicited basis) for the first time
prior to October 1, 2009, JPMS consented to the security being held in the
Program account and typically treats the security as an ineligible security
(however, fees can still be applied). In such cases, JPMS’ treatment of the
security is communicated to the Program client.
• Wealth Advisors responsible for providing investment advice to
clients do not receive any direct financial benefit from the investment
of Program assets in, or the “sweeping” of available cash balances
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMCB)
3.
JPMCB is a national banking association affiliated with JPMS and is subject
to supervision and regulation by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency. JPMCB provides
investment
management, trustee, custody and other services to institutional and non-
institutional clients. Refer to Item 4 for additional conflicts of interest and
other information relating to the sweep Deposit Account.
in certain circumstances, J.P. Morgan persons
All (or substantially all) Wealth Advisors are employees of JPMCB. In their
capacities as employees of JPMCB and outside of the Programs, Wealth
Advisors may market and sell products and services of JPMCB to clients and
be compensated in connection with such sales. Wealth Advisors may act as
a representative of a J.P. Morgan
investment adviser, Registered
Representative and/or bank employee at the same time depending on, for
example, the types of accounts a client holds. The fact that they do so does
not mean that our brokerage or banking relationships are advisory ones or
that our fiduciary duty as an investment adviser extends to brokerage
accounts or to products or services facilitated or offered by JPMCB.
Wealth Advisors may also receive compensation in connection with JPMCB
bank deposit products held outside of the Programs, such as checking
accounts, savings accounts and bank certificates of deposits (CDs), which
is typically based on a fixed percentage of the balance of the bank deposit
product. Depending on the rate of the Program Fee, a Wealth Adviser’s
compensation from JPMCB bank deposit products may be more or less than
the compensation the Wealth Advisor would receive from an equivalent
balance in a Program account. The amount of compensation paid to a
Wealth Advisor on JPMCB bank products will typically be more than the
amount of compensation paid to a Wealth Advisor on an equivalent balance
in a deposit sweep, J.P. Morgan Premium Deposit or money market fund
held in a brokerage account.
4. Revenue Sharing Arrangements with Affiliates
the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed income and other markets in
which Program client accounts can directly or indirectly invest. J.P. Morgan
is typically entitled to compensation in connection with these activities and
the Program’s clients will not be entitled to any such compensation. In
providing services and products to clients other than JPMS’ clients,
J.P. Morgan from time to time faces conflicts of interest with respect to
activities recommended to or performed for JPMS’ clients on one hand and
for J.P. Morgan’s other clients on the other hand. For example, J.P. Morgan
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. J.P. Morgan also advises and represents potential buyers and
sellers of businesses worldwide. Client accounts have invested in, or may
wish to invest in, such entities represented by J.P. Morgan or with which
J.P. Morgan has a banking, advisory or other financial relationship.
issue
Furthermore,
recommendations on securities held in accounts advised or sub-advised by
JPMS that are contrary to the investment activities of JPMS. In addition,
certain clients of J.P. Morgan may invest in entities in which J.P. Morgan
holds an interest, including a collective investment trust, or other pooled
investment vehicle managed by a J.P. Morgan affiliate. In providing services
to its clients and as a participant in global markets, J.P. Morgan from time
to time recommends or engages in activities that compete with or
otherwise adversely affect a program client account or its investments. It
should be recognized that such relationships can preclude Program clients
from engaging in certain transactions and can also restrict investment
opportunities that would otherwise be available to Program clients. For
example, J.P. Morgan is often engaged by companies as a financial adviser,
or to provide financing or other services, in connection with commercial
transactions that are indirectly potential investment opportunities for
Program clients. There are circumstances in which advisory accounts are
precluded from participating
in such transactions as a result of
J.P. Morgan’s engagement by such companies. J.P. Morgan reserves the
right to act for these companies in such circumstances, notwithstanding the
potential adverse effect on Program clients. In addition, J.P. Morgan
derives ancillary benefits from providing investment advisory, custody,
administration and other services to Program clients, and providing such
services to program clients may enhance J.P. Morgan’s relationships with
various parties, facilitate additional business development, and enable
J.P. Morgan to obtain additional business and generate additional revenue.
In addition, JPMS is party to certain revenue sharing arrangements
pursuant to which it may receive compensation from certain affiliates in
connection with referrals or introductions of investors by registered
representatives in JPMS (including Wealth Advisors in the Programs) to the
affiliates for the provision by the affiliates of products and services to the
investors. The investors referred to affiliates may be existing investment
advisory clients of JPMS. When JPMS makes such a referral of one of its
existing investment advisory clients to an affiliate, the revenue sharing
arrangement creates a conflict of interest with the client because:
•
JPMS has a financial incentive to make the referral because it will be
entitled to compensation from the affiliate if the referred client
becomes a client or customer of the affiliate;
•
JPMS does not necessarily base such referrals on any review or due
diligence of the affiliate or its personnel, products or services;
The following are descriptions of certain additional conflicts of interest and
potential conflicts of interest that are associated with the financial or other
interests that JPMS and J.P. Morgan have in transactions effected by, with
or on behalf of its clients. In addition to the specific mitigants described
further below, JPMS has adopted policies and procedures reasonably
designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In
addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest that
are limited and/or prohibited by law and are conducted under an available
exception.
•
JPMS does not necessarily conduct an assessment of the suitability
of the affiliate’s products or services for referred clients; and
•
It may not be in the referred client’s best interest to become a client
or customer of the affiliate.
JPMS believes that this conflict is addressed in the following ways:
• Typically, the referred client is not charged more for the product or
service provided by the affiliate by virtue of the fact that the affiliate
will compensate JPMS for the referral; and
J.P. Morgan or JPMS’ related persons may provide financial, consulting,
investment banking, advisory, brokerage (including prime brokerage) and
other services to, and receive customary compensation from, an issuer of
equity or debt securities held by client accounts. Any fees or other
compensation received by J.P. Morgan in connection with such activities
will not be shared with clients or used to offset fees charged to clients. Such
compensation could include financial advisory fees, monitoring fees,
adviser fees or fees in connection with restructuring or mergers and
acquisitions, as well as underwriting or placement fees, financing or
commitment fees, trustee fees and brokerage fees.
• Clients referred to affiliates by JPMS have no obligation to become
clients or customers of those affiliates, and their declining to do
business with the affiliate to which they were referred will not affect
their relationship with JPMS.
J.P. Morgan Acting in Multiple Capacities
5.
Additionally, from time to time, directors, officers and employees of JPMC
serve on the board of directors or hold another senior position with a
corporation, investment fund manager or other institution which may
desire to sell an investment to, acquire an investment from or otherwise
engage in a transaction with, clients. The presence of such persons in such
circumstances may require the relevant person to recuse themselves from
participating in a transaction or cause JPMS, a corporation, investment
J.P. Morgan is a diversified financial services firm that provides a broad
range of services and products to its clients and is a major participant in
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fund manager or other institution to determine that it (or its client) is
unable to pursue a transaction because of a potential conflict of interest. In
such cases, the investment opportunities available to clients and the ability
of such clients to engage in transactions or retain certain investments or
assets will be limited.
6.
J.P. Morgan’s Policies and Regulatory Restrictions Affecting Client
Accounts
same or a related activity or transaction to that being considered on behalf
of the client account; (iii) when J.P. Morgan or a client account has an
interest in an entity involved in such activity or transaction; or (iv) when
such activity or transaction on behalf of or in respect of the client account
could affect J.P. Morgan, JPMS, their clients or their activities. J.P. Morgan
may also become subject to additional restrictions on its business activities
that could have an impact on Program client accounts’ activities. In
addition, JPMS may restrict its investment decisions and activities on behalf
of particular client accounts and not other accounts.
7. Conflicts of Interest Related to Ownership Interest in J.P. Morgan
Stock
As part of a global financial services firm, JPMS will be precluded from
effecting or recommending transactions in certain client accounts and will
restrict its investment decisions and activities on behalf of its clients due to
applicable law, regulatory requirements, other conflicts of interest,
information held by JPMS or J.P. Morgan, JPMPI’s and/or J.P. Morgan’s
roles in connection with other clients and in the capital markets,
J.P. Morgan’s internal policies, and/or potential reputational risk. As a
result, client accounts managed by JPMS may be precluded from acquiring,
or disposing of, certain securities or instruments at any time. This includes
the securities issued by J.P. Morgan.
Certain unaffiliated asset management firms (each, an unaffiliated asset
manager) through their funds and separately managed accounts currently
hold a 5% or more ownership interest in J.P. Morgan publicly traded stock.
Ownership interests in this range or of greater amounts present a conflict
of interest when J.P. Morgan purchases publicly traded securities of the
unaffiliated asset manager or invests in funds that are advised by such
unaffiliated asset manager on behalf of client accounts or J.P. Morgan
Funds. J.P. Morgan does not receive any additional compensation for client
accounts’ or J.P. Morgan Funds' investments in publicly traded securities or
funds of an unaffiliated asset manager as a result of its ownership interest
in JPMC stock. J.P. Morgan monitors ownership interests in J.P. Morgan for
regulatory purposes and to identify and mitigate actual and perceived
conflicts of interest. As of February 26, 2025, the Vanguard Group, Inc. and
BlackRock, Inc. hold more than a 5% interest in J.P. Morgan.
J.P. Morgan’s Use of Index Products
8.
In addition, potential conflicts of interest also exist when J.P. Morgan
maintains certain overall investment limitations on positions in securities
or other financial instruments due to, among other things, investment
restrictions imposed upon J.P. Morgan by law, regulation, contract or
internal policies. These limitations have precluded and, in the future could
preclude, JPMS from including particular securities or financial instruments
in its portfolios, even if the securities or financial instruments would
otherwise meet the investment objectives of such portfolio. For example,
there are limits on the aggregate amount of investments by affiliated
investors in certain types of securities within a particular industry group
that cannot be exceeded without additional regulatory or corporate
consent. If such aggregate ownership thresholds are reached, the ability of
a client to purchase or dispose of investments, or exercise rights or
undertake business transactions, will be restricted.
Potential conflicts of interest may also arise as a result of JPMS’ current
policy to seek to manage its clients’ accounts so that the various
requirements and liabilities imposed pursuant to Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Section 16 and the Exchange Act,
respectively) are not triggered. Section 16 applies to, among other things,
“beneficial owners” of 10% or more of any security subject to reporting
under the Exchange Act. In addition to certain reporting requirements,
Section 16 also imposes on such “beneficial owner” a requirement to
disgorge of “short-swing” profits derived from the purchase and sale or sale
and purchase of the security, executed within a 6-month period. JPMS may
be deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of securities held by its advisory
clients. Consequently, and given the potential ownership level of the
various accounts and funds managed by JPMS for its clients, JPMS may limit
the amount, or alter the timing, of purchases of securities, in order not to
trigger the foregoing requirements. As a result, certain contemplated
transactions that otherwise would be consummated by JPMS on behalf of
its clients will not take place, will be limited in their size, or will be delayed.
JPMS or one of its affiliates develop or own and operate stock market and
other indexes based on investment and trading strategies developed by
JPMS or its affiliates or assist unaffiliated entities in creating indexes that
are tracked by certain ETFs utilized by JPMS or an affiliate. Some of the
ETFs for which an affiliate of JPMS acts as investment adviser (the JPM
ETFs) seek to track the performance of these indexes. JPMS and its
affiliates from time to time manage client accounts that invest in these JPM
ETFs. In addition, JPMS and its affiliates manage client accounts which track
the same indexes used by the JPM ETFs or which are based on the same, or
substantially similar, strategies that are used in the operation of the
indexes and the JPM ETFs. The operation of the indexes, the JPM ETFs and
the client accounts in this manner gives rise to potential conflicts of
interest. For example, client accounts that track the same indexes used by
the JPM ETFs may engage in purchases and sales of securities relating to
index changes prior to the implementation of index updates or the time as
of which the JPM ETFs engage in similar transactions because the client
accounts may be managed and rebalanced on an ongoing basis, whereas
the JPM ETFs’ portfolios are only rebalanced on a periodic basis
corresponding with the rebalancing of an index. These differences can
result in the client accounts having more favorable performance relative to
that of the index and the JPM ETFs or other client accounts that track the
index. Other conflicts include the potential for unauthorized access to index
information, allowing index changes that benefit JPMS or other client
accounts and not the investors in the JPM ETFs. JPMS and its affiliates have
established certain information barriers and other policies to address the
sharing of information between different businesses within JPMS and its
affiliates, including with respect to personnel responsible for maintaining
the indexes and those involved in decision-making for the JPM ETFs.
9. Other Compensation from ETFs
Furthermore, JPMS has adopted policies and procedures reasonably
designed to ensure compliance with economic and trade sanctions-related
obligations applicable to its activities (although such obligations are not
necessarily the same obligations that its clients are subject to). Such
economic and trade sanctions prohibit, among other things, transactions
with and the provision of services to, directly or indirectly, certain
countries, territories, entities and individuals. These economic and trade
sanctions, and the application by JPMS of its compliance policies and
procedures in respect thereof, may restrict or limit a client’s account’s
investment activities. In addition, J.P. Morgan from time to time subscribes
to or otherwise elects to become subject to investment policies on a firm-
wide basis, including policies relating to environmental, social and
corporate governance. JPMS may also limit transactions and activities for
reputational or other reasons, including (i) when J.P. Morgan provides or
may provide advice or services to an entity involved in such activity or
transaction; (ii) when J.P. Morgan or a client is or may be engaged in the
Certain ETFs in which account assets are invested in execute transactions
for their portfolios through JPMS or an affiliate as broker-dealer, and JPMS
or an affiliate receives traditional brokerage compensation and fees from
the ETFs in connection with these transactions. Such compensation
presents a conflict of interest between JPMS and clients because JPMS has
a financial incentive to invest Program account assets in such ETFs: (1) in
the hope or expectation that increasing the amount of assets invested with
the ETFs will increase the number and/or size of transactions placed by the
ETFs for execution by JPMS or an affiliate or other related person, and
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that the referred client will be charged by the other adviser for the
cost of obtaining the client’s business; and
thereby result in increased compensation to JPMS and its affiliates and
other related persons in the aggregate; and (2) to benefit the ETFs and
thereby preserve and foster valuable brokerage relationships with the
ETFs.
d. Recommendation or Selection of Other Investment Advisers
• Clients referred to other advisers by JPMS have no obligation to
become clients of those advisers, and their declining to do business
with the adviser to which they were referred will not affect their
relationship with JPMS.
iii. Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
and Personal Trading
a. Code of Ethics
Certain Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers and/or Program
securities that JPMS may identify for clients in the Programs have business
relationships outside of the Program with JPMS and/or its affiliates,
including relationships in which JPMS and/or its affiliates provide one of
them with trading, lending, prime brokerage and/or custody services for
compensation. As a result of these relationships, JPMS has a conflict of
interest in including those Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers
and/or Program securities in the applicable Program and recommending
them to clients because JPMS may have a financial incentive to favor them.
JPMS has adopted a Code of Ethics (the Code of Ethics) pursuant to Rule
204A-1 under the Advisers Act. The Code of Ethics is designed to ensure
that JPMS and its supervised persons comply with applicable federal
securities laws and place the interests of clients first in conducting personal
securities transactions. The Code of Ethics imposes certain restrictions on
securities transactions in the personal accounts of supervised persons to
help avoid or mitigate conflicts of interest, as described more fully below.
A copy of the Code of Ethics is available free of charge to any client or
prospective client upon request by contacting your Wealth Advisor.
General
The Code of Ethics contains policies and procedures relating to:
•
Account holding reports and personal trading,
including
reporting and pre-clearance requirements for all personnel of
JPMS;
•
Confidentiality obligations to clients set forth in the JP Morgan
privacy notices;
interest, which
•
JPMS believes that this conflict is addressed by the fact that neither the
persons responsible for the initial and periodic review of the Portfolio
Managers, Model Portfolio Providers and/or Program securities (and
therefore, for deciding to include them in a Program, initially and on an
ongoing basis), nor the Wealth Advisors who identify specific Portfolio
Managers, Model Portfolio Providers and/or Program securities to
particular clients, receive any direct financial benefit (such as additional
compensation) from the investment of Program assets with certain
Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers and/or Program securities
instead of others. Moreover, because Wealth Advisors are typically
compensated in a Program through the receipt of a portion of JPMS’
component of the Fee, which is typically tied to the value of Program
accounts, Wealth Advisors are to that extent incentivized to identify
Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers and/or Program securities
they believe will increase the value of the account, regardless of whether
or not the Portfolio Managers, Model Portfolio Providers and/or Program
securities have other business relationships with JPMS and/or its affiliates.
Conflicts of
include guidance relating to
restrictions on trading on material non-public information
(MNPI).
In addition, separate from any Program, JPMS acts as a solicitor
(sometimes also called a “finder” or “referrer” or “promoter”) of
prospective clients for certain other investment advisers, which may
include one or more advisers acting as Portfolio Managers in a Program, in
accordance with Rule 206(4)-(1) of the Advisers Act. Under its solicitation
agreements with those advisers, JPMS is entitled to a specified portion of
the advisory fees received by the advisers from the investors that were
referred to them by JPMS. The clients JPMS refers may be existing
investment advisory clients of JPMS. When JPMS makes a referral of one of
its existing investment advisory clients to another adviser under a
solicitation arrangement, the arrangement creates a material conflict of
interest with the client because:
•
JPMS has a financial incentive to make the referral because it will be
entitled to compensation from the other adviser if the referred client
becomes a client of the other adviser;
•
In general, the personal trading rules under the Code of Ethics require that
accounts of JPMS personnel be maintained with an approved broker and
that certain trades in reportable securities for such accounts be precleared
and monitored by compliance personnel. The Code of Ethics also prohibits
certain types of trading activity, such as short-term and speculative trades.
JPMS personnel must obtain approval prior to engaging in all covered
security transactions, including those issued in private placements. In
addition, JPMS personnel are not permitted to buy or sell securities issued
by JP Morgan during certain periods throughout the year. Certain Access
Persons (defined as persons with access to nonpublic information
regarding JPMS’ recommendations to clients, purchases, or sales of
securities for client accounts and advised funds) are prohibited from
executing personal trades in a security at certain times. In addition, Access
Persons are required to disclose household members’ personal security
transactions and holdings information. These disclosure obligations and
restrictions are designed to mitigate conflicts of interest that arise if Access
Persons transact in the same securities as advisory clients.
JPMS does not base such referrals on any review, due diligence or
assessment of the other advisers, their personnel, investment
strategies or services;
•
JPMS does not conduct an assessment of the suitability of the other
advisers’ services for referred clients; and
•
It may not be in the referred client’s best interest to become a client
of the other adviser.
JPMS addresses this conflict in the following ways:
Additionally, all JPMS personnel are subject to the JP Morgan firm-wide
policies and procedures including those found in the JP Morgan Code of
Conduct (the Code of Conduct). The Code of Conduct sets forth restrictions
regarding confidential and proprietary information, information barriers,
private investments, outside business activities and personal trading. All JP
Morgan employees, including JPMS personnel, are required to familiarize
themselves with, comply with and attest annually to their compliance with
the provisions of the Code of Conduct’s terms as a condition of continued
employment.
Where appropriate, JPMS and its affiliates generally address the conflicts
disclosed in this Brochure through policies and procedures.
• The other advisers’ payments of solicitation fees to JPMS are typically
subject to certain legal requirements and conditions, including the
delivery by JPMS to the referred client, at the time of the referral, of
a written document that discloses, among other things, the
relationship between JPMS and the other adviser, the fact that JPMS
will be compensated for the referral, the terms of the compensation
arrangement, and the amount (if any) in addition to the advisory fee
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b. Securities in which JPMS or a Related Person Has a Material
Financial Interest
of PA and PM when the proposed transaction cannot readily be
effected on an agency basis, the Wealth Advisor has determined that
the transaction is in the best interests of the client and all legal
disclosure and consent requirements are satisfied;
•
In some cases, JPMS or a related person recommends to investment
advisory clients, or buys or sells for investment advisory client accounts
(including accounts in PA, PM and certain strategies of STRATIS), securities
in which JPMS or a related person has a material financial interest. For
UMA, JPMS can recommend to clients Program securities in which JPMS or
a related person has a material financial interest.
In addition, for JPMS or any of its affiliates knowingly to act as
principal in connection with a transaction for a Program account
managed by a Portfolio Manager, the law generally requires that
before the completion of each such transaction, JPMS must disclose
to the client in writing that it or its affiliate will be acting in a principal
capacity and obtain the client’s consent to the transaction;
• While JPMS and its affiliates may receive a dealer spread in the net
price when acting as principal in connection with a transaction for a
client in the Program, they will not receive commissions, “mark- ups”
or “mark-downs;” and
•
For all other Programs, JPMS does not recommend specific securities or
securities transactions to clients; the Portfolio Managers make all
investment decisions in their sole discretion. However, JPMS’ affiliates are
Portfolio Managers in certain Programs that make the investment decisions
for the accounts that have selected one or more of their respective
strategies. JPMS’ affiliates may also act as Model Portfolio Providers that
provide non-discretionary advice for the accounts that have selected one
or more of their respective Model Portfolios.
JPMS prohibits principal transactions for retirement plan accounts in
the Programs (including IRAs and accounts subject to ERISA) under
any circumstances where JPMS or any of its affiliates will act as
principal.
In certain cases, JPMS or a related person, acting as broker or dealer, may
effect transactions for, or engage in transactions with, Program accounts
in securities in which JPMS or a related person has a material financial
interest.
When acting as agent for both the client in the Program and the party on
the other side of the transaction (known as an “agency cross transaction”),
JPMS and its affiliates may receive compensation from both parties and
therefore may have a conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities.
To address this conflict:
• As a matter of policy, when practicable and consistent with best
execution obligations, JPMS prohibits the effecting of transactions
for Program clients where JPMS or its affiliate acts as agent for the
other side of the transaction;
Wealth Advisors may also receive financial incentives to join and/or remain
at JPMS. These incentives, which are in addition to the compensation
received in connection with total revenue attributable to them, may take
various forms, including an up-front loan, annual cash payment, Restricted
Stock Units (RSUs) and performance awards. Performance awards can be
revenue–based, asset–based or a hybrid of both and will be contingent upon
meeting requirements set forth in the respective Wealth Advisor's
employment contract and provided to the adviser in an agreed upon split
percentage between cash and RSUs.
1. Principal and “Agency Cross” Transactions
• For JPMS or any of its affiliates knowingly to effect a transaction for
a Program account managed by JPMIM or JPMPI where JPMS or its
affiliate acts as agent for the other side of the transaction, the law
generally requires that JPMS satisfy certain conditions, including the
client’s prospective written authorization of such agency cross
transactions, the right of the client to revoke such authorization at
any time in writing, and the provision of certain written disclosure to
the client; and
•
Certain securities such as over-the-counter stocks and fixed income
securities are traded primarily in “dealer” markets. In such markets,
securities are purchased directly from, or sold directly to, a financial
institution acting as a dealer, or “principal.” Dealers executing principal
trades typically include a “mark-up” (an increase in the price paid to the
dealer when the dealer is selling a security), “mark-down” (a decrease in
the price paid by the dealer when the dealer is buying a security) and/or
“dealer spread” (the difference between the bid price and offer price for a
security) in the net price at which the transactions are executed.
JPMS also prohibits agency cross transactions for retirement plan
accounts in the Program (including IRAs and accounts subject to
ERISA) under any circumstances.
In order to comply with principal trade restrictions, orders for the Programs
are routed for agency execution. In connection with transactions executed
for Program accounts, when permitted by applicable law and JPMS policy,
JPMS, acting on behalf of client accounts, enters into transactions in
securities and other instruments with or through JPMC and causes accounts
to engage in principal transactions. A “principal transaction” occurs if
JPMS, acting on behalf of client accounts, knowingly buys a security from,
or sells a security to, JPMS or its affiliate's own account.
The restrictions on the ability of JPMS and its affiliates to effect principal
and agency cross trades for Program accounts mean that JPMS will typically
execute transactions in “dealer market” securities solely as agent for the
client, with a dealer unaffiliated with JPMS on the other side of the
transaction. Clients should understand that the restrictions may result in
the accounts being precluded from investing in certain securities or in the
accounts paying or receiving a less favorable price for certain securities.
Generally, the likelihood that there will be such an effect will depend on the
particular security in question and the nature of the market for that
security. These restrictions could have a negative effect on the
performance of Program accounts.
When acting as principal in accordance with applicable law, JPMS and its
affiliates may charge the Program client a “dealer spread,” which will be
incorporated into the net price paid (for purchases) or received (for sales)
by the client in the transaction. Dealer spreads paid by the client and
received by JPMS and its affiliates are not covered by and are in addition to
the Fee. Therefore, because by acting in a principal capacity JPMS and its
affiliates may earn additional amounts at the expense of the client, JPMS
and its affiliates have a financial interest in acting in such capacity in
connection with transactions in Program accounts that conflicts with the
client’s interest in avoiding the payment of dealer spreads. JPMS addresses
this conflict in several ways, including:
In PA, for FINRA reporting purposes, JPMS maintains a “house” or
facilitation account (the Facilitation Account) through which client trades
in structured products are routed prior to allocation into or out of a client’s
Program account. The Facilitation Account does not hold any proprietary
positions of JPMS or its affiliates. When a client instructs JPMS to purchase
or sell a structured product in the client’s Program account, the structured
product will be sent to the Facilitation Account, and then either be settled
into the client’s Program account (for buys) or sent to the purchasing
dealer (for sells). JPMS does not impose a mark- up, mark-down or any
other additional fee or charges on such transactions; the price at which
JPMS buys or sells the structured product on behalf of a client is the price
that such client will pay or receive. In connection with the offering of any
• As a matter of policy, JPMS generally prohibits the effecting of
transactions for Program clients where JPMS or any of its affiliates
will act as principal. In certain circumstances, exceptions may be
permitted, typically for non-retirement plan accounts only; or in case
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structured product, an affiliate of JPMS may provide services to the sponsor
of the structured product and will receive fees for their services.
assets to pay the costs of marketing and distribution of the fund’s
shares. If JPMS receives 12b-1 Distribution Fees, it will rebate these
fees to its advisory clients.
2. Time and Price Discretion
In PA, JPMS and/or its affiliates can exercise limited discretion as to the
price or time at which they can execute an order for a transaction in an
account (“time and price discretion”), so long as such discretion is
exercised on the same day that that the order is given and is consistent with
JPMS’ duty to seek best execution. In addition, JPMS and/or its affiliates
may aggregate orders for the sale or purchase of securities in such
accounts with orders for the same security for JPMS’ and/or its affiliates’
other clients without prior authorization, if the transaction is effected on
the same day in which the order was received, and in accordance with the
law and with the obligation to seek the best execution. Generally, each
affected account in the aggregated transaction will be provided with the
average price per share or unit, and, when applicable, it’s pro rata shares
of any fees.
3. Affiliated Sponsors and Advisers of Funds
JPMS and Portfolio Managers may recommend that Program clients invest
or invest account assets in Funds that have various internal fees and
expenses, which are paid by the Funds but which are ultimately borne by
the client as investor. The sponsors and/or general partners of certain such
Funds are affiliated with JPMS (including those in which JPMS or its
affiliates have a minority and/or non-controlling interest), and JPMS and
its affiliates may provide investment management and other services to,
and receive compensation from or in connection with, such Funds. In
addition, in certain Programs, JPMS may designate such J.P. Morgan-
affiliated Funds as default replacements for strategies, Models Portfolios
or Program securities removed from the Program.
• Other Fees: JPMS enters into agreements with the funds, their
investment managers, distributors, principal underwriters,
shareholder servicing agents and/or other affiliates of the funds
(Service Providers). The funds or their Service Providers pay
J.P. Morgan fees for providing certain administrative services, which
include maintaining and updating separate records for each client,
preparing and delivering client statements, tax reporting, proxy
voting and solicitation, processing purchase and redemption orders,
processing dividends, distributing prospectuses and other fund
reports, and responding to client inquiries. These fees for these
services are typically called “shareholder servicing fees” when paid
for by the fund; however, these fees can be referred to as “revenue
sharing” when they are paid by the fund Service Provider from its
own resources (together referred to as Servicing Fees). As of
December 31, 2024, the Servicing Fees that JPMS received for non-
money market funds were up to 25 basis points annually of the fund
assets, or a rate of up to $20 per year per fund position; however,
these amounts can change. The receipt by JPMS of these fees creates
a conflict of interest in the selection of funds for accounts because
the fees are different among funds. Similarly, JPMS has a conflict to
recommend mutual funds that pay Servicing Fees instead of ETFs or
other securities or products that do not typically pay any Servicing
Fee. The Portfolio Managers or Wealth Advisors who are responsible
for managing or recommending investments for Program accounts
do not receive any direct financial benefit from the Servicing Fees.
To that extent, such Portfolio Managers or Wealth Advisors are
incentivized to invest in or recommend securities they believe will
increase the value of the account. JPMS does not retain any portion
of those fees for retirement advisory accounts. When evaluating the
fees for, and cost of, the Program, clients should consider the
Servicing Fees that JPMS receives in addition to the investment
advisory fee. Clients can also request a fund prospectus for
additional information regarding fund fees.
A client’s investment of assets in affiliated Funds or selection of an affiliated
Fund as the vehicle for the temporary investment (i.e., sweeping) of
available cash balances benefits those Funds and their affiliated sponsors
and/or general partners. In addition, several affiliates of JPMS manage
affiliated Funds and receive an investment management fee for doing so.
Although the management fee is paid by the Fund itself, ultimately it is
borne by investors in the Fund.
For additional information on the investment of client assets in affiliated
Funds or investment vehicles, refer to Item 9 above.
4. Other Compensation from Affiliated and Unaffiliated Mutual Funds
and Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
Once a particular share class is made available for a particular fund in a
Program, only that share class can be purchased for that fund. Mutual funds
will be purchased in the account at net asset value (no-load or load-waived)
and ETFs at their market price. JPMS periodically reviews the share classes
offered by funds in a Program but also relies on the fund families to inform
JPMS when and if these share classes will be made available. If JPMS
identifies and makes available a class of shares for a fund more appropriate
than the class of shares previously made available for the fund, to the
extent allowed, JPMS can convert client shares of the fund to that more
appropriate share class of the same fund. Operational and other
considerations can affect the timing of the conversion of shares and can
cause the timing or implementation of such conversions to differ between
clients.
Some of the fund share classes available through certain Programs are not
necessarily available outside of such Programs. To the extent an account is
terminated, clients may not be eligible to continue to hold or purchase
certain share classes offered in the Programs outside of the Programs, as
well as outside the Firm.
Mutual funds typically offer different ways to buy shares with different
share classes that may assess different fees and expenses. JPMS strives to
make available the most appropriate share class on the platform for each
fund, with the goal of generally obtaining the lowest cost share class.
However, for certain funds, the share classes with the lowest fee structures
are not available in a Program (e.g., (1) the fund family restricts access to
these share classes or (2) JPMS does not have an agreement with the fund
to distribute the share class in the Program). Clients should be aware that
the share class of a fund available through a Program can differ from the
share class available to similar accounts managed by or held at JPMS or its
affiliates and that certain lower cost fund share classes can be available
outside of the Program. Clients should contact their Wealth Advisor(s) for
information about any limitations on share classes available through the
Programs. JPMS, through its brokerage accounts, has other arrangements
with fund companies that are described in the relevant brokerage
documents.
in their capacity as
JPMS and its affiliates receive fees or other forms of compensation from
the funds (including money market funds) or their affiliates. JPMS believes
that this conflict is addressed in the following ways:
• 12b-1 Distribution Fees: JPMS receives fees from certain funds
pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940
(12b-1 Distribution Fees). Rule 12b-1 allows funds to use fund
Certain affiliated and unaffiliated funds in which Wealth Advisors invest or
recommend to clients for the investment of Program account assets may
execute transactions for their portfolios through JPMS or an affiliate as
broker-dealer, and JPMS or an affiliate or other related person (including
investment advisory
Wealth Advisors acting
representatives of JPMS as broker-dealer) may receive compensation from
the funds in connection with these transactions. Such compensation
presents a conflict of interest between JPMS and Program clients because
JPMS and/or Wealth Advisors may have a financial incentive to invest or
recommend that Program clients invest Program account assets in such
funds:
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1)
thereby result
in
accounts that JPMS or its affiliates have issued. These financial interests
conflict with the interest of Program clients in buying and holding securities
based solely on the furtherance of the clients’ investment objectives in the
Program. JPMS addresses this conflict in the following ways:
In the hope or expectation that increasing the amount of assets
invested with the funds will increase the number and/or size of
transactions placed by the funds for execution by JPMS or an affiliate
or other related person, and
increased
compensation to JPMS and its affiliates and other related persons in
the aggregate; and
• Because the Portfolio Manager is typically compensated on the basis
of the net market value of Program accounts, the Portfolio Manager
is to that extent incentivized to exercise their discretion to select
investments it believes will increase the value of the account,
regardless of whether JPMS, the Portfolio Manager or its affiliates
are acting as a manager, co-manager, underwriter or other fees; and
2) To benefit the funds and thereby preserve and foster valuable
brokerage relationships with the funds. Assuming that a Program
client’s Wealth Advisor is aware of which funds execute through JPMS
or an affiliate or other related person and which do not, JPMS believes
that this conflict is addressed in the following ways:
• When JPMS, the Portfolio Manager or its affiliates is the sole
underwriter of an initial or secondary offering, the Portfolio Manager
is the sole underwriter of an initial or secondary offering, the
Portfolio Manager cannot purchase securities in the offering for its
clients.
• Unless the Wealth Advisor is individually involved in the execution
of portfolio transactions for a fund, the Wealth Advisor does not
financial benefit (such as additional
receive any direct
compensation) from the investment of Program assets in funds
that execute transactions through JPMS or an affiliate or other
related person. Moreover, because Wealth Advisors are
compensated in the Program through the receipt of a portion of
the Fee which is typically tied to the value of Program accounts,
Wealth Advisors are to that extent incentivized to invest Program
account assets in funds or recommend funds they believe will
increase the value of the account, regardless of whether or not the
funds execute transactions through JPMS or an affiliate or other
related person; and
As discussed in Item 6.vi, SPAC securities have unique additional risks that
clients should consider before investing. In particular, in a SPAC structure,
the SPAC’s ability to successfully effect a business combination and to be
successful thereafter will be particularly dependent, in whole or in part,
upon the efforts of the SPAC’s key personnel. Although JPMS (or its
affiliates) will not receive any special compensation (other than customary
underwriting compensation) in connection with a SPAC IPO, JPMS may
potentially provide other services and products to the SPAC and/or the
SPAC’s key personnel, which may enhance JPMS’ relationships with such
parties, and enable J.P. Morgan to obtain additional business and generate
additional revenue from such parties.
8. Securities Allocations and Limitations
• Wealth Advisors’ advising or management of Program accounts is
subject to supervision designed to ensure that the accounts are
advised or managed in accordance with clients’ investment
objectives for the accounts and that Wealth Advisors are acting in
accordance with their fiduciary duty to place the interests of
Program clients before their own and those of JPMS.
5. Other Securities Issued by JPMS and Its Affiliates
Refer to “JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Other Affiliated Issuers of Securities”
in Item 9.ii.c.2 above for information on other securities issued by JPMS
and its affiliates.
6. Clients’ Investments in Affiliated Companies
JPMS is part of a large financial services firm. In connection with providing
investment advisory services to its clients, JPMS uses the products or
services of its affiliates or other related persons, as described both above
and below. JPMS and/or its affiliates can receive more compensation from
certain accounts that use strategies similar to those used by Program
Accounts (Similar Accounts) than it or its affiliates receive from Program
Accounts. JPMS or its affiliates has a conflict of interest to the extent that
JPMS or an affiliate has a proprietary investment in Similar Accounts, the
Portfolio Managers have personal investments in Similar Accounts, or the
Similar Accounts are investment options in JPMS’ or its affiliates’ employee
benefit plans.
Subject to applicable law, from time to time, JPMS will include Funds, equity
instruments or other securities in Model Portfolios, and therefore client
accounts will represent an indirect interest in securities of J.P. Morgan,
including J.P. Morgan stock. JPMS will receive advisory fees on the portion
of client holdings invested in such instruments or other securities and is
entitled to vote or otherwise exercise rights and take actions with respect
to such instruments or other securities on behalf of its clients. Generally,
such activity occurs when a client account includes an index strategy that
targets the returns of certain indices in which J.P. Morgan securities are a
key component.
JPMS and its affiliates maintain certain investment limitations on the
positions in securities, or other financial instruments, that JPMS or its
affiliates will take on behalf of its various clients due to, among other
things: (i) liquidity concerns; (ii) operational considerations; (iii) regulatory
requirements applicable to JPMS or its affiliates; and (iv) internal policies
related to such concerns or requirements, in light of the management of
multiple portfolios and businesses by JPMS and its affiliates. Such policies
preclude JPMS or its affiliates from purchasing certain securities for clients
and can cause JPMS to sell certain securities held in client accounts.
7. Client Participation in Offerings where JPMS and its Affiliates act as
Underwriter or Placement Agent
A potential conflict of interest also can arise if transactions in one account
closely follow related transactions in a different account, such as when a
purchase increases the value of securities previously purchased by another
account or when a sale in one account lowers the sale price received in a
sale by a second account.
9. Conflicts of Interest Related to Aggregation and Allocation
In addition to the Funds sponsored and managed by affiliates of JPMS,
JPMS, and its other affiliates also may act as a manager, co-manager,
underwriter or placement agent for securities offered through public or
private distributions. For CBP, if permitted by a client’s investment
objectives and subject to compliance with applicable law, regulations and
exemptions, the Portfolio Manager may purchase securities for client
accounts, including new issues, during an underwriting or other offering of
such securities in which JPMS or its affiliates act as a manager, co-manager,
underwriter or placement agent and for which JPMS or its affiliates receives
a benefit in the form of management, underwriting or other fees. JPMS and
its affiliates also act in other capacities in such offerings and may receive
fees, compensation or other benefit for such services.
JPMS and its affiliates and other related persons could have an interest in
the Portfolio Manager buying (or not selling) securities in Program
Conflicts of interest can arise with both the allocation of investment
opportunities, including trading opportunities and pricing of trading
generally, and the aggregation of orders and allocation of executed
transactions specifically, because of market factors or
investment
restrictions imposed upon JPMS and its affiliates by law, regulation,
contract or internal policies. Allocations of transactions resulting from
aggregated orders, particularly orders that are only partially completed
(due to limits on availability, capacity constraints and other factors) and
allocation of investment opportunities generally, would raise a conflict of
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fees and, in some cases, pay rebates for the provision or removal of
liquidity. In addition, JPMS receives marketing fees from options exchanges
under marketing fee programs sponsored by some exchanges. Under some
circumstances, the amount received by JPMS from a trading center over a
period of time may exceed the amount that JPMS is charged by a trading
center. These practices are one of many factors that may impact routing
decisions and do not alter JPMS’ policy to route customer orders in
securities to the trading centers where it believes customers will receive
the best execution, taking into account, among other factors, price,
transaction cost, volatility, reliability, market depth and speed.
interest where JPMPI or its affiliates have an incentive to allocate
investment opportunities or securities that are expected to increase in
value to favored accounts, including affiliated accounts and accounts that
pay higher fees. JPMS mitigates this conflict by using guidelines designed
by JPMS and affiliates to allocate investment and trading opportunities
among similarly situated Program accounts on a fair and equitable basis
over time. A conflict of interest also would arise if transactions in securities
in one account closely follow transactions in the same securities in different
accounts, especially when the transactions or series of transactions are
large in relation to the securities’ trading volume and potentially have
market impact, such as when a purchase increases the value of securities
previously purchased by the other accounts, or when a sale in one account
lowers the sale price received in a sale by other accounts.
available
in
Rule
606
reports
Affiliates of JPMS have ownership interests in some trading centers.
Accordingly, JPMS stands to share in any profits that these trading centers
earn from the execution of JPMS customer orders on those trading centers.
Additional information on the material aspects of JPMS’ relationships with
the primary trading centers to which JPMS routes, including descriptions of
arrangements for payment for order flow and profit-sharing relationships,
is
at
SEC
JPMS’
jpmorgan.com/OrderExecution.
12. J.P. Morgan’s Use and Ownership of Trading Systems
JPMS and its affiliates have intercompany arrangements whereby one or
more affiliates share personnel for one or more purposes, including the
construction and implementation of trade orders for multiple programs
and affiliated entities. Any such shared personnel are subject to the policies
and procedures of the applicable affiliate when acting on its affiliate’s
behalf. Any such shared personnel will have potentially conflicting interests
when playing these various roles. Such personnel splitting time and
attention between one or more JPMS affiliates creates conflicts of interest
in that the time and effort of these shared personnel will not necessarily be
devoted exclusively, or even predominately, to JPMS. While the affected
affiliates have adopted policies, procedures or guidelines to address
conflicts of interest associated with personnel sharing, such policies,
procedures or guidelines can differ and there can be no assurance that such
policies, procedures or guidelines will successfully eliminate or mitigate all
such conflicts in every case.
10. Conflicts Related to the Advising of Multiple Accounts
JPMS may effect trades on behalf of Program accounts through exchanges,
electronic communications networks, alternative trading systems, and
similar execution systems and trading venues (collectively, Trading
Systems), including Trading Systems in which J.P. Morgan has a direct or
indirect ownership interest. J.P. Morgan will receive indirect proportionate
compensation based upon its ownership percentage in relation to the
transaction fees charged by such Trading Systems in which it has an
ownership interest. Such Trading Systems (and the extent of J.P. Morgan’s
ownership interest in any Trading System) may change from time to time.
JPMS addresses this conflict by disclosure to its clients.
Also, it is JPMS’ policy, to the extent practicable, to allocate, within its
reasonable discretion, investment opportunities among clients over a
period of time on a fair and equitable basis. One or more of JPMS’ other
client accounts may at any time hold, acquire, increase, decrease, dispose
of, or otherwise deal with positions in investments in which another client
account would have an interest. For instance, due to differences in
investment strategies, JPMS might sell a security for a client at the same
time that it might hold or purchase the same security for a different client.
c. When JPMS or a Related Person Invests in the Same Securities That
It Recommends to or Buys/Sells for Clients
strategies. For example,
For Programs with a discretionary third-party Portfolio Manager, except for
PM and certain strategies of STRATIS, JPMS does not recommend specific
securities or securities transactions to clients; the Portfolio Managers make
all investment decisions in their sole discretion. However, JPMS’ affiliates
JPMIM and JPMPI are Portfolio Managers in certain Programs that make the
investment decisions for the accounts that have selected one or more of
their respective strategies.
In certain Programs, JPMS and its related persons (including Wealth
Advisors) may recommend that clients buy or sell securities or may buy or
sell securities for clients (including clients in a Program), that it or a related
person buys or sells for itself.
Certain portfolio managers of JPMS manage or advise multiple client
accounts, investment vehicles or portfolios. These portfolio managers are
not required to devote all or any specific portion of their working time to
specific client accounts or investment vehicles. Conflicts of interest do arise
in allocating management time, services or functions among such clients,
including clients that have the same or similar type of investment
strategies. JPMS addresses these conflicts by disclosing them to clients and
through its review of portfolio managers and their teams. Responsibility for
managing JPMS’ client accounts is organized according to investment
strategies within asset classes. Generally, client accounts with similar
strategies are managed by portfolio managers in the same portfolio
management team using the same or similar objectives, approach and
philosophy. Therefore, client account holdings, relative position sizes, and
industry and sector exposures generally tend to be similar across client
accounts with similar strategies. However, JPMS faces conflicts of interest
when JPMS’ portfolio managers manage accounts or portfolios with similar
investment
investment objectives and
opportunities that are appropriate for certain clients may also be
appropriate for other clients, including the clients of JPMS, other affiliated
investment advisers, and related persons, and, as a result, client accounts
would have to compete for positions. There is no specific limit on the
number of accounts which will be managed or advised by JPMS or its
related persons. Once held by a client account, certain investments
compete with other investments held by other client accounts of JPMPI and
its related persons. The conflict associated with managing assets on behalf
of different clients that compete with each other are heightened when JPMS
retains certain management, control or consent rights over such assets.
JPMS has controls in place to monitor and mitigate these potential conflicts
of interest.
11. Payment for Order Flow
In some cases, JPMS or a related person, acting as broker or dealer, may
effect transactions for Program accounts in the same securities that it or a
related person invests in. In addition, JPMS and its related persons
(including the Portfolio Manager(s)), can buy or sell securities for Program
accounts; recommend that clients buy or sell securities; include securities
as Program securities in certain Programs; or, in certain Programs,
designate securities as default replacements for Model Portfolios, Program
securities or Portfolio Manager strategies removed from the Program that
JPMS or a related person invests in.
In such circumstances, the interests of JPMS and its related persons conflict
with those of Program clients in several respects:
JPMS does not receive payment for order flow from market makers for
customer orders in equity securities. JPMS receives rebates from and pays
fees to some registered securities exchanges for providing or taking
liquidity on those exchanges, according to those exchanges’ published fee
schedules approved by the SEC. Alternative trading systems also charge
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•
JPMS or a related person may benefit from (1) clients buying
securities that JPMS or the related person then sells or (2) clients
selling securities that JPMS or the related person then buys, because
client purchases may increase the market price of a security JPMS or
the related person owns or borrows and then sells, and client sales
may reduce the market price of a security JPMS or the related person
then buys.
•
Clients should understand that Wealth Advisors typically are not required,
except as described in Item 6.vi. above, to follow or otherwise consider or
adhere to research reports, analyses and opinions published or otherwise
communicated by other employees of JPMS or its affiliates, including
J.P. Morgan investment committees, due diligence personnel, research
analysts, economists and market strategists, and the advice of Wealth
Advisors to clients in the Program or the Wealth Advisor’s management of
Program accounts may differ from (and be diametrically opposed to) the
content of such reports, analyses and opinions.
JPMS or a related person may benefit from (1) buying securities that
clients will later buy (because the subsequent client purchases may
increase the market price of the security JPMS or the related person
already bought and owns) or (2) selling securities that clients will
later sell (because subsequent client sales may decrease the market
price of the security JPMS or the related person already sold).
•
JPMS or a related person may benefit from principal transactions in
which it sells a security directly from its own account to a client
account or buys a security into its own account directly from a client
account.
JPMS addresses these conflicts in the following ways:
JPMS, J.P. Morgan and any of their directors, partners, officers, agents or
employees also buy, sell or trade securities for their own accounts or the
proprietary accounts of JPMS and/or J.P. Morgan. JPMS and/or J.P. Morgan,
within their discretion, and can make different investment decisions and
take other actions with respect to their proprietary accounts than those
made for client accounts, including the timing or nature of such investment
decisions or actions. Further, JPMS is not required to purchase or sell for
any client account securities that it, J.P. Morgan and any of their employees,
principals or agents may purchase or sell for their own accounts or the
proprietary accounts of JPMS or J.P. Morgan. JPMS, J.P. Morgan 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 the
proprietary accounts of JPMS or J.P. Morgan.
• For Programs with a discretionary third-party Portfolio Manager,
except for JPMIM and JPMPI with respect to the Program accounts
they manage, neither JPMS nor other related persons (including the
Wealth Advisors) controls or recommends specific securities
transactions for Program accounts;
d. When JPMS or a Related Person Buys/Sells Securities for Itself at or
About the Same Time It Recommends or Buys/Sells the Same
Securities to/for Clients
• The maintenance of policies (including in the Code of Ethics)
prohibiting JPMS employees from engaging in conduct intended to
manipulate the price of securities and procedures designed to
prevent and/or detect such conduct;
• The maintenance of information barrier procedures designed to
control the flow of information between JPMS’ and its affiliates’
proprietary trading operations and other business units, including
JPMS; and
For PA, JPMS or a related person may recommend to investment advisory
clients, or buy or sell for PM client accounts, securities in which JPMS or a
related person has a material financial interest. For the other Programs,
JPMS does not recommend specific securities or securities transactions to
clients; the Portfolio Managers make all investment decisions in their sole
discretion. However, JPMS’ affiliates JPMIM and JPMPI are Portfolio
Managers in certain Programs that make the investment decisions for the
accounts that have selected one or more of their respective strategies.
• The policy and legal restrictions on principal transactions with
Program accounts described in Item 9.iii.b above.
The following are for PA and PM:
In some cases, however, JPMS or a related person, acting as broker or
dealer, may effect transactions for Program accounts at or about the same
time that it or a related person buys or sells the same securities for its (or
a related person’s) own account. In addition, Portfolio Managers may buy
or sell or recommend that clients buy or sell or identify for clients securities
for Program accounts or designate as a default replacement for Model
Portfolios, Portfolio Manager strategies and Program securities removed
from a Program at or about the same time that JPMS or a related person
(including the Portfolio Managers) buys or sells the same securities for its
(or a related person’s) own account.
• The general prohibition in the Code of Ethics on the personal trading
by any Wealth Advisor in the PM or PA Program on the same day in
the same security or derivative or on the opposite side of the market
in the same security or derivative that was traded for any of the
Wealth Advisor’s PM or PA client accounts. PM or PA Wealth Advisors
may trade in their own accounts (and related person accounts) for
the same security for their PM or PA client accounts, as long as they
do not receive a better price than their PM or PA clients, subject to
a de minimis exception. PM or PA Wealth Advisors are prohibited
from trading opposite (including derivatives) their PM or PA clients
on the same day;
In such circumstances, the interests of JPMS and its related persons conflict
with those of JPMS’ clients in all of the respects described in the preceding
section, each of which typically involves not only trading in the same
securities that clients do but also trading in them at or about the same time
that clients do. Refer to Item 9.iii.c above for a description of those conflicts
and how they are addressed.
• Review of Wealth Advisors’ handling or management of Program
accounts designed to ensure that the accounts are advised or
managed in accordance with clients’ investment objectives for the
accounts and that Wealth Advisors are acting in accordance with
their fiduciary duty to place the interests of Program clients before
their own and those of JPMS;
• The imposition of trading restrictions with respect to certain time
periods and/or lists of issuers that are designed to prevent
investment personnel (including Wealth Advisors) from unfairly
benefiting from unreleased research reports and recommendations;
and
Portfolio Managers and/or JPMS may, but are not required to, aggregate
orders for the sale or purchase of a security for a client’s account with
orders for the same security for other clients, including orders for Portfolio
Managers or JPMS’ or their affiliates’ employees and related persons.
Aggregated orders will generally be filled at an average price, with a pro
rata share of transaction costs (if applicable). A client order that is not
aggregated with one or more other client orders may be executed at a less
favorable price and incur greater transaction costs than an aggregated
order. JPMS generally will not aggregate orders of client accounts in PM
managed by different Wealth Advisors or of client accounts in PA advised
by different Wealth Advisors.
• The requirement in the Code of Ethics that Wealth Advisors in the
Program periodically report personal securities holdings and
transactions to JPMS compliance personnel.
In PA and PM, however, the aggregation of different clients’ orders also
may be to the detriment of a particular client. The execution of aggregated
orders may be subject to delay for certain reasons. Accordingly, the
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affiliates hold exclusivity rights to certain investments and therefore, other
clients are prohibited from pursuing such investment opportunities.
iv. Review of Accounts
aggregation of the client’s order with other client orders may cause the
client’s order to be executed later, and at a different price, than it would
have been had the client’s order not been aggregated with other client
orders.
a. Nature and Frequency of Program Account Reviews
In addition, a Portfolio Manager whose strategy is available to clients in
both STRATIS or UMA and another Program sponsored by JPMS — such as
STRATIS or ICS or UMA — may not aggregate orders for the sale or purchase
of a security for clients in both Programs; therefore, clients in STRATIS or
UMA with assets invested according to such a strategy may receive
execution of the order at a different time and price than JPMS clients
invested according to the same strategy in the other Program.
Each client is responsible for monitoring their Program account(s). The
actual allocation of assets may change over time due to fluctuations in the
market value of the assets and/or additions to or withdrawals by the client.
In addition, clients are responsible for determining whether a change in the
client’s circumstances may warrant a change to their selected Program,
Portfolio Manager and/or strategy.
At account opening, the client’s Wealth Advisor determines that the
Program account and the investment strategy(s) are suitable investments
for the client, based on the information provided by a client. Clients have
ongoing reasonable access, during normal business hours, to their Wealth
Advisor who is available for consultation regarding the client’s account(s).
Wealth Advisors are an essential component to the Programs and provide
clients with non-discretionary and/or discretionary investment advisory
services and account maintenance support.
Since most discretionary accounts invested in a strategy of an unaffiliated
and/or affiliated third-party Portfolio Manager in STRATIS, UMA, ICS,
JPMCAP and CBP are managed by the Portfolio Manager in a similar
manner, JPMS typically does not review individual trades or individual
accounts in such Programs. Rather, the designated Portfolio Manager
performs the ongoing review of the client accounts in their strategy or
strategies. Refer to the applicable Portfolio Manager’s Form ADV Part 2A
for more information.
The information in this Brochure does not include all of the specific review
features associated with each Program or those applicable to particular
client accounts. Clients are urged to ask questions regarding JPMS’ review
process applicable to a particular Program or investment product.
JPMS may have a conflict of interest in connection with the aggregation of
orders by multiple Program clients for the purchase or sale of the same
security. On occasion, an aggregated order will not be fully executed, or
“filled.” A partial “fill” of an aggregated order must be allocated among the
affected clients’ accounts. When the affected accounts
include a
proprietary or personal account for the Portfolio Manager or JPMS or any
of their affiliates or other related persons (including Wealth Advisors), or
an account that JPMS or its affiliates may have some other reason to favor
(because it typically pays JPMS more compensation, for example), the
Portfolio Manager or JPMS may have an interest in allocating more shares
or units from the partial “fill” to such an account, leaving fewer shares or
units for the accounts of other affected clients. JPMS addresses this conflict
by processes designed to ensure that the allocation of a partially filled
order is fair and equitable in accordance with applicable law. Factors that
may affect allocations include, for example, available cash in each account,
the size of each account and order, client-imposed or other restrictions on
investments in each account, and the desirability of avoiding odd lots.
Providing a comparatively favorable allocation to a proprietary or personal
account of JPMS or its affiliates or other related persons, however, would
not constitute a fair and equitable allocation. For more information about
the non-PM Portfolio Manager’s aggregation and allocation policies, refer
to its Form ADV Part 2A Brochure or other applicable disclosure
document(s).
e. Conflicts of Interest Created by Contemporaneous Trading
JPMS has established Program guidelines relating to the investment advice
or management of assets in the Programs, including but not limited to
security concentration, cash concentration or target asset allocation
guidelines, which can restrict or limit activity in Program account(s).
Program guidelines can vary and change at the sole discretion of JPMS.
If the client’s Program account(s) is identified as having investments
outside Program investment guidelines, JPMS can consider investments in
the client’s other JPMS advisory accounts before taking any action. Clients
may request to have these accounts removed from guideline consideration,
although a final determination will be made at the sole discretion of JPMS.
The client’s Wealth Advisor can make a recommendation to bring their
Program account(s) within investment guidelines, or JPMS will require the
Wealth Advisor to bring the Program account(s) within the investment
guidelines. If a client decides not to take the requested action or the Wealth
Advisor does not comply with these guidelines, JPMS can terminate the
account(s) from the applicable Program. This will result in the account(s)
being converted into a brokerage account(s).
Positions taken by a certain client account or the accounts of clients of
affiliates for whom the adviser executes trades may also dilute or otherwise
negatively affect the values, prices or investment strategies associated with
positions held by a different client account. For example, this can occur
when investment decisions for one client are based on research or other
information that is also used to support portfolio decisions by JPMS or an
affiliate for a different client following the same, similar or different
investment strategies or by an affiliate of JPMS in managing its clients’
accounts. When a portfolio decision or strategy is implemented for an
account ahead of, or contemporaneously with, similar portfolio decisions
or strategies for JPMS or an affiliate's other client (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 one account being disadvantaged or receiving less favorable
investment results than the other account, and the costs of implementing
such portfolio decisions or strategies could be increased.
In accordance with the above, Program guidelines may require the client to
sell certain securities, thus resulting in capital gains or losses and
additional tax reporting obligations. Any potential tax consequences will
not prevent JPMS from conducting these transactions in a client’s Program
account(s).
In addition, it is a perceived as a conflict of interest when the activity in one
account closely correlates with the activity in a similar account, such as
when a purchase by one account increases the value of the same securities
previously purchased by another account, or when a sale in one account
lowers the sale price received in a sale by a second account. Furthermore,
if JPMS or an affiliate manages accounts that engage in short sales of
securities in which other accounts invest, JPMS or an affiliate could be seen
as harming the performance of one account for the benefit of the account
engaging in short sales if the short sales cause the market value of the
securities to fall. Also, certain private funds managed by JPMS or its
At JPMS' sole discretion, certain Wealth Advisors have greater latitude in
recommending or selecting securities. Therefore, the availability of
investment strategies and securities and the applicability of investment
limitations can vary depending on the Wealth Advisor. Certain qualified
Wealth Advisors manage approved concentrated strategies for select
clients that can be required to meet additional eligibility requirements.
JPMS’ supervision and monitoring does not substitute for a client’s
continued review of their Program assets and the performance of their
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Clients
are
for
performance benchmarking too difficult, infeasible or insufficiently valid or
useful to the client.
reviewing Program
responsible
investments.
communications, including performance reports, trade confirmations and
account statements that JPMS provides to them.
PA and PM
JPMS reviews client accounts in PA and PM on an ongoing and periodic
basis.
Subject to JPMS’ policies and procedures and applicable law, the periodic
performance review typically provided to Program clients may include
information about assets in other accounts maintained by the client with
JPMS as well as other assets identified to JPMS by the client. By including
any such assets in the performance review, JPMS is not undertaking to
provide or be responsible for providing any services with respect to those
assets.
Each Wealth Advisor is responsible for reviewing the Program account(s)
they manage in PM and/or advise in PA on an ongoing basis. Responsibility
for the supervision of activity in PA and PM accounts lies with the head of
the JPMS business and each Wealth Advisor’s Regional Director. Certain
aspects of the day-to-day supervision of the Wealth Advisors is delegated
by the head of the JPMS business (on behalf of the head of the JPMS
business and Regional Directors) to supervision under the Global Head of
Wealth Management Supervision.
Ongoing reviews of PA and PM accounts by JPMS typically include reviewing
Program accounts representing certain risk levels or PA and PM accounts
with little or no trading activity.
For PA, from time to time, Program clients will typically receive a summary
of the asset allocation applicable to the client’s Program account as part of
the performance reports provided by JPMS. These summaries are intended
to confirm the client’s financial information and the investment objective,
risk tolerance and target asset allocation for the account, as provided by
the client during the account opening process. Whenever the investment
objective, risk tolerance or target asset allocation for the account is
subsequently modified by the client, the client receives a Program
communication from JPMS that confirms any such modification. Clients
should carefully review these asset allocation summaries with their Wealth
Advisor(s) to ensure that they accurately represent the client’s current
information.
Certain Program accounts may also be reviewed by appropriate personnel
on other than an ongoing or periodic basis. Among the factors that might
trigger such a review are changes in market conditions, securities positions
and/or the client’s investment objective or risk tolerance; a request by the
client for a meeting or the occurrence of such meeting; client complaints;
concerns expressed by a Wealth Advisor’s manager(s), a member of JPMS
management or Compliance; and/or the application of internal policies of
JPMS.
b. Reports to Program Clients
Performance reviews are not a substitute for regular monthly or quarterly
account statements or Form 1099 and should not be used to calculate the
Fee or to complete income tax returns. As applicable, if JPMS does not
receive information about the original cost of a security from the client, the
market value of the security on a date set by JPMS may be used in lieu of
original cost in certain circumstances. JPMS and its affiliates are entitled to
rely on the financial and other information that clients or any third-party
provides to JPMS. The client is solely responsible for any information that
the client provides to JPMS, and JPMS shall not be liable in connection with
its use of any information provided by the client or a third-party in the
periodic review. JPMS does not provide tax advice, and nothing in the
performance review should be construed as advice concerning any tax
matter.
JPMS allows certain Wealth Advisors in PM to create a composite
performance for accounts they manage in a similar style.
In preparing account statements, performance reviews and/or reports for
Program clients, JPMS uses various industry and non-industry standards to
measure account performance, and JPMS may use multiple valuation
sources that provide different values for a single asset. As a result, the
determination of an account’s asset values may differ for different
purposes and different statements, reviews and reports. Detailed
calculations of a client’s account asset values are available upon request.
Program clients will receive trade confirmations of all transactions
executed through JPMS or its affiliates for a Program account, unless they
elect to receive a periodic statement of all transactions executed through
JPMS for Program accounts in lieu of separate transaction confirmations,
and for applicable Programs, to have a copy of the confirmations instead
sent to their selected Portfolio Manager. (Notwithstanding such an election
by a client, JPMS may in its discretion choose to provide the client with
separate written confirmations of some or all of the transactions in the
account.) Clients who make this election will not pay a different Fee based
upon this election, can rescind this election at any time upon written notice
to JPMS, and can later choose to receive from JPMS, at no additional cost,
trade confirmations for any prior trades effected during the period in which
the client previously elected not to receive separate trade confirmations.
Each client receives written account statements on at least a quarterly basis
that show all transactions in the account, all contributions to and
withdrawals from the account, and all fees and expenses charged to the
account. The option to suppress trade confirmations is not available for
account(s) in PA.
information to determine or verify
Neither JPMS nor any third-party reviews the account or specific
performance
its accuracy or
compliance with presentation standards, and the information may not be
calculated on a uniform and consistent basis. Clients receiving periodic
performance reviews from JPMS should carefully review the disclosures,
definitions and other information contained in the reviews.
Each client account is also governed by a Summary of Your Investment
Advisory Account document, which outlines and/or confirms the
preferences and other selections a client makes for each account after
discussion with their Wealth Advisor(s). Clients will receive a Summary for
each account they open, and any time clients make certain changes to their
account, including changes to the client’s Risk Score, that confirms any such
modification. Clients should notify their Wealth Advisor(s) promptly if they
believe any information or election contained in any Summary of Your
Investment Advisory Account is inaccurate or incomplete, or if clients have
any questions or concerns regarding any information contained therein.
For certain Programs, there is an inherent conflict of interest where JPMS
or an affiliated Portfolio Manager values securities or assets in client
accounts or provides any assistance in connection with such valuation and
JPMS and an affiliated Portfolio Manager are receiving fees based on the
value of such assets. Overvaluing certain positions held by clients will
inflate the value of the client assets as well as the performance record of
such client accounts which would likely increase the fees payable to JPMS
and the affiliated Portfolio Manager. The valuation of investments may also
affect the ability of the affiliated Portfolio Manager to raise successor or
additional funds. As a result, there may be circumstances where JPMS or
the affiliated Portfolio Manager is incentivized to determine valuations that
are higher than the actual fair value of investments.
Additionally, Program clients typically receive periodic performance
reviews summarizing the investment performance of their Program
account(s), which are also included in the Fee. However, certain client
accounts may not receive such performance reviews; in its discretion, JPMS
may not provide a client with performance reviews for a Program account
if, for example, the account’s assets are not custodied by JPMS or JPMS
concludes that the nature of the investment strategy used or securities held
the account makes valuation, performance measurement or
in
On occasion, JPMS utilizes the services of affiliated pricing vendors for
assistance with the pricing of certain securities. In addition, securities for
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sponsors to provide financial support for such activities, JPMS has an
incentive to allow them (as opposed to others that are unwilling to provide
such financial support) to participate in such joint marketing activities.
However, the payments by the Portfolio Managers and/or sponsors are not
made in exchange for JPMS’ provision of investment advisory services to its
clients.
which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed to be
unreliable, are fair valued in accordance with established policies and
procedures. Fair value situations could include, but are not limited to, a
significant event that affects the value of a security, illiquid securities or
securities that have defaulted or been de-listed from an exchange and are
no longer trading, or any other circumstance in which it is determined that
current market quotations do not accurately reflect the value of the
security.
c. Account Errors and Resolutions
Refer to Item 9.ii above for a discussion of (1) revenue sharing
arrangements between JPMS and certain of its affiliates pursuant to which
JPMS may receive compensation from the affiliates in connection with
referrals of clients by JPMS to such affiliates for the receipt products and
services to the clients; and (2) solicitation arrangements in which JPMS acts
as solicitor for certain other investment advisers who compensate JPMS for
referring clients to them. In such cases, the compensation is in exchange
for JPMS’ referral of clients to other (affiliated or unaffiliated) financial
service providers — not for JPMS’ own provision of investment advisory
services to its clients.
b. Compensation from JPMS to Unsupervised Persons for Client
Referrals
Account errors, trade errors and other operational mistakes occasionally
occur in connection with the management of Funds and client accounts.
JPMS has developed policies and procedures that address the identification
and correction of such errors and generally require that errors caused by
JPMS and affecting a client's account be resolved promptly and fairly.
Errors can result from a variety of situations, including portfolio
management (e.g., inadvertent violation of investment restrictions),
trading, processing or other functions (e.g., miscommunication of
information, such as wrong number of shares, wrong price, wrong account,
executing the order as a buy rather than a sell and vice versa).
The intent of the policies and procedures is to restore a client account to
the appropriate financial position as determined in good faith by JPMS
based on what it considers reasonable in light of all relevant facts and
circumstances surrounding the error. JPMS makes its determinations
pursuant to its error policies and procedures on a case-by-case basis, in its
discretion, based on factors it considers reasonable. Under certain
circumstances, JPMS may consider whether it is possible to adequately
address an error through cancellation, correction, reallocation of losses
and gains or other means.
In addition to compensating certain supervised persons (including Wealth
Advisors) for their provision of investment advisory services to clients on
behalf of JPMS and/or for their referral or introduction of investors who
become advisory clients of JPMS, JPMS has entered into agreements with
certain unaffiliated third-parties (sometimes also called a “finder,”
“referrer” or “promoter”) for their referral of prospective investment
advisory clients to JPMS in accordance with Rule 206(4)-(1) of the Advisers
Act. Under these solicitation arrangements, JPMS agrees to pay each finder
when a referred prospective client becomes an investment advisory client
of JPMS. JPMS either pays the finder a flat amount or a specified portion of
the Fee it receives and retains relating to each such client’s advisory
account. When a finder makes a referral of a prospective client to JPMS
under a solicitation arrangement, the arrangement creates a material
conflict of interest with the prospective client because:
• The finder has a financial incentive to make the referral because it
will be entitled to compensation from JPMS if the referred
prospective client becomes a client of JPMS;
If a trade error is made in a client’s account, JPMS will take action to make
the account whole. JPMS corrects trade errors in IRA and ERISA accounts in
the impacted Program account and uses a firm account to correct all other
trade errors in non-retirement Program accounts. If bonds are erroneously
sold from a client’s account, it is possible that JPMS or the Portfolio
Manager will not be able to find the same bonds to buy back for the account.
In that case, JPMS or Portfolio Manager will purchase bonds that it believes
are equivalent in quality and yield.
v. Testimonials and Endorsements
• The finder does not base such referrals on any review, due diligence
or assessment of JPMS, or on our personnel, investment strategies
or services;
a. Compensation from Non–Clients to JPMS for JPMS’ Provision of
Advisory Services
• The finder does not conduct an assessment of the suitability of JPMS’
services for referred prospective clients; and
•
To the best of its knowledge, JPMS does not receive economic benefits from
non-clients for providing investment advice or other advisory services to its
clients.
It may not be in the referred prospective client’s best interest to
become a client of JPMS.
JPMS addresses this conflict in the following ways:
•
that discloses, among other
things,
JPMS and its affiliates do receive economic benefits from certain Funds
when JPMS’ investment advisory clients’ invest in such Funds. Although
these benefits are attributable to sales of the Funds to JPMS’ investment
advisory clients and the investment of investment advisory assets in the
Funds, they are not benefits the Funds provide to JPMS or its affiliates in
exchange for JPMS’ provision of investment advisory services to the clients.
For a discussion of the benefits and the conflicts of interest they raise, refer
to Items 4, 9.ii and 9.iii above.
JPMS’ payments of solicitation fees to finders are typically subject to
certain legal requirements and conditions, including the delivery by
the finder to the referred client, at the time of the referral, of a
the
written document
relationship between the finder and JPMS, the fact that the finder will
be compensated for the referral, the terms of the compensation
arrangement, and the amount (if any) in addition to the advisory fee
that the referred client will be charged by JPMS for the cost of
obtaining the client’s business; and
• Prospective clients referred to JPMS by finders have no obligation to
become clients of JPMS, and their declining to do business with JPMS
will not affect their relationship with the finder.
vi. Financial Information
JPMS is not aware of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to
impair JPMS’ ability to meet contractual commitments to its clients, nor has
JPMS been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past
10 years.
As discussed in Item 4 above, JPMCB also receives economic benefits when
JPMS’ investment advisory clients select the Deposit Account as the vehicle
for the “sweeping” of available cash balances in their accounts. Again, while
these benefits are attributable to the investment of the assets of JPMS’
investment advisory clients in the Deposit Account, they are not benefits
JPMCB receives in exchange for JPMS’ provision of investment advisory
services to the clients. In addition, JPMS and its affiliates may from time to
time enter into joint marketing activities with Portfolio Managers and/or
sponsors of mutual funds offered in the Programs. These Portfolio
Managers and/or sponsors may pay some or all of the cost of the marketing
activities, which payment may take the form of reimbursement of JPMS or
its affiliates. Because of the willingness of these Portfolio Managers and/or
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Appendix A
The following Model Portfolio Provider investment strategies are available in STRATIS. Model Portfolio Providers provide Model Portfolios to JPMS to implement.
Although JPMS, acting as implementation manager, generally purchases and sells in the account investments that are consistent with the Model Portfolios
provided by the Model Portfolio Providers, JPMS retains investment discretion over account investments.
JPMIM Model Portfolio Strategies
J.P. Morgan Digital
Evolution Strategy
The strategy aims to achieve capital appreciation by investing in equity securities and depositary receipts of companies focusing on
or benefiting from the development of technology related products, services and processes that enhance mobility and connectivity.
The strategy expects to invest in companies across all market capitalizations with a preference toward medium and large
capitalizations. The strategy seeks to deliver long-term total returns in excess of its benchmark over a full market cycle.
The strategy seeks to allocate to concentrated equity investments (limited number of holdings) expected to produce current income
and capital gains over a longer-term horizon.
J.P. Morgan Focused
Dividend Growth
Strategy
J.P. Morgan
Innovators Strategy
The strategy seeks to deliver long-term total returns by investing in companies that aim to effectively drive innovation by investing in
research and development to generate higher growth and profitability. The strategy primarily invests in U.S. listed equity securities,
including depository receipts, and real estate investment trusts (REITs).
The strategy seeks to deliver capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of large capitalization, U.S. listed equity
securities of companies with a history of growth and future growth potential.
J.P. Morgan Large
Cap Growth
Opportunities
The strategy seeks to deliver capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of U.S. listed equity securities across a broad
range of market capitalization levels.
J.P. Morgan All Cap
Opportunities
J.P. Morgan Dividend
Opportunities
The strategy seeks to provide total return through capital appreciation and income generation by investing in a diversified portfolio
of U.S. listed equity securities which have a history of maintaining or growing their dividend, and which display the potential to increase
their dividend in future periods.
The strategy seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of large capitalization U.S. listed
equity securities.
J.P. Morgan Large
Cap Core
Opportunities
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