Summary Prospectus    February 28, 2013    LOGO

JPMorgan Global Allocation Fund

Class/Ticker:     A/                C/               Select/          

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the Statement of Additional Information, online at www.jpmorganfunds.com/funddocuments. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-480-4111 or by sending an e-mail request to Funds.Website.Support@jpmorganfunds.com or by asking any financial intermediary that offers shares of the Fund. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated February 28, 2013, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to maximize long-term total return.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “How to Do Business with the Fund — SALES CHARGES” on page 21 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
      Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under $1
million)
       

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value
of your investment)

 
      Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.60     0.60     0.60
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     1.69        1.69        1.69   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other

    1.44        1.44        1.44   

Expenses

       
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.17        0.17        0.17   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.71        3.21        2.46   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements 1     (1.49     (1.49     (1.49
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements 1     1.22        1.72        0.97   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser, administrator and the distributor (the Service Providers) have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, dividend expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the Board of Trustees’ deferred compensation plan) exceed 1.05%, 1.55% and 0.80%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. This contract cannot be terminated prior to 3/1/14 at which time the Service Providers will determine whether or not to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 2/28/14, and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
      1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     569        1,118        1,693        3,250   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     275        850        1,549        3,410   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     99        624        1,176        2,683   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
      1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     569        1,118        1,693        3,250   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     175        850        1,549        3,410   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     99        624        1,176        2,683   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 67% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund has significant flexibility to invest in a broad range of equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes in the U.S. and other markets throughout the world, both developed and emerging. J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or Adviser) uses a flexible asset allocation approach in constructing the Fund’s portfolio. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest, consistent with its investment strategy, at least 40% of its total assets in countries other than the United States across the full range of asset classes. Ranges for the broad asset classes are:

 

Global Equity     10-90
Global Fixed Income     10-90
Alternatives     0-60
Cash and Cash Equivalents     0-80

The Fund’s equity investments may include common stock, preferred stock, exchange traded funds (ETFs), convertible securities, depositary receipts, warrants to buy common stocks, master limited partnerships (MLPs), and J.P. Morgan Funds.

The Fund’s fixed income investments may include bank obligations, convertible securities, U.S. government securities

(including agencies and instrumentalities), domestic and foreign corporate bonds, high yield securities (junk bonds), debt obligations issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign governments or its agencies, authorities or political subdivisions, floating rate securities, inflation-indexed bonds, inflation-linked securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), J.P. Morgan Funds, and ETFs.

The Fund’s alternative investments may include individual securities, J.P. Morgan Funds, ETFs, exchange traded notes (ETNs) and exchange traded commodities (ETCs). The investments in this asset class may give the Fund exposure to: market neutral strategies, long/short strategies, merger arbitrage strategies, real estate (including real estate investment trusts (REITs)), currencies and commodities.

The Fund may invest in ETFs in order to gain exposure to particular asset classes. A passively managed ETF is a registered investment company that seeks to track the performance of a particular market index or security. These indexes include not only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries.

In addition to direct investments in securities, derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may also be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts, options, forwards, and swaps to more effectively gain targeted equity and fixed income exposure from its cash positions, to hedge investments, for risk management and to attempt to increase the Fund’s gain. The Fund may use futures contracts, forward contracts, options (including options on interest rate futures contracts and interest rate swaps), swaps, and credit default swaps to help manage duration, sector and yield curve exposure and credit and spread volatility. The Fund may utilize exchange traded futures contracts for cash management and to gain exposure to equities pending investment in individual securities. To the extent that the Fund does not utilize underlying funds to gain exposure to commodities, it may utilize commodity linked derivatives or commodity swaps to gain exposure to commodities.

The Fund may invest in securities denominated in any currency. The Fund may utilize forward currency transactions to hedge exposure to non-dollar investments back to the U.S. dollar.

As part of the underlying strategies, the Fund may enter into short sales. In short selling transactions, the Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of the security. To complete the transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it subsequently at the market price at the time of replacement.

 

 

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The Fund will likely engage in active and frequent trading.

Investment Process

As attractive investments across asset classes and strategies arise, the Adviser attempts to capture these opportunities and has wide latitude to allocate the Fund’s assets among strategies and asset classes. The Adviser establishes the strategic and tactical allocation for the Fund and makes decisions concerning strategies, sectors, and overall portfolio construction. The Adviser develops its investment insights through the combination of top-down macro views, together with the bottom- up views of the separate asset class specialists within J.P. Morgan Asset Management globally.

In buying and selling investments for the Fund, the Adviser employs a continuous four-step process: (1) making asset allocation decisions based on JPMIM’s assessment of the intermediate term (6–18 months) market outlook; (2) constructing the portfolio after considering the Fund’s risk and return target, by determining the weightings of the asset classes, selecting the underlying securities, funds and other instruments; (3) analyzing the investment capabilities of the underlying portfolio managers and funds, and (4) monitoring portfolio exposures and weightings and rebalancing portfolio exposures and weightings in response to market price action and changes in JPMIM’s shorter term market outlook.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular securities or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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.

Interest Rate and Credit Risk. The Fund’s investments in bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. The Fund’s investments are subject to the risk that the issuer or the counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default completely. If an issuer’s financial condition worsens, the credit quality of the issuer may deteriorate, leading to greater price volatility and potentially making it difficult for the Fund to sell such investments.

Foreign Securities, Emerging Market, and Currency Risk. The Fund may invest all of its assets in securities denominated in foreign currencies. Investments in foreign currencies, foreign issuers and foreign securities (including depositary receipts) are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, liquidity risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default completely. 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.” While the Fund may engage in various strategies to hedge against currency risk, it is not required to do so.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including futures contracts, options, forwards, swaps, and commodity linked derivatives, may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Many derivatives create leverage thereby causing the Fund to be more volatile than it would be if it had not used derivatives. Derivatives also expose the Fund 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 performance of certain reference assets.

 

 

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With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

High Yield Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in securities including junk bonds and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes, valuation difficulties and potential illiquidity.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

MLP Risk. MLPs 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. MLPs are subject to “commodity risks” as well as the risks associated with the specific industry or industries in which the partnership invests. In addition, the managing general partner of an MLP may receive an incentive allocation based on increases in the amount and growth of cash distributions to investors in the MLP. This method of compensation may create an incentive for the managing general partner to make investments that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of such compensation arrangements.

Investment Company and Pooled Investment Vehicle Risk. Shareholders bear both their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of the investment company or pooled investment vehicle. The price and movement of an ETF or ETC may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. In addition, ETFs and ETCs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount). Certain pooled investment vehicles (including ETCs) do not have the protections applicable to other types of investments under federal securities or commodities laws and may be subject to counterparty or credit risk. There may be no active market for shares of certain ETFs or pooled investment vehicles and such shares may be highly illiquid.

Government Securities Risk. The Fund invests 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 Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) securities). Unlike Ginnie Mae securities, securities issued or guaranteed 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 would provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

Inflation-Linked Securities Risk. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal or interest of inflation-linked securities such as TIPS is adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (e.g., Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the real rate of inflation. These securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index.

Short Selling Risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security sold short increases in value between the date of the short sale and the date on which the fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security. In addition, a lender may request, or market conditions may dictate, that securities sold short be returned to the lender on short notice, and the Fund may have to buy the securities sold short at an unfavorable price. If this occurs, any anticipated gain to the Fund may be reduced or eliminated or the short sale may result in a loss. The Fund’s losses are potentially unlimited in a short sale transaction. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the Adviser’s ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage, which may cause the Fund to be more volatile.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity.

Convertible Securities Risk. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates rise and, because of the conversion feature, tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying securities.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading leading to increased portfolio turnover,

 

 

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higher transaction costs, and the possibility of increased capital gains, including short-term capital gains that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

Redemption Risk. The Fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities the Fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares for the past calendar year. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) and the Global Allocation Composite Benchmark, comprised of 60% MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) and 40% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      9.02%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2012      -2.37%   

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2012)

 
      Past
1 Year
    Life of
Fund
(since
5/31/11)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     15.20     2.40
Return After Taxes on Distributions     13.92        1.39   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     9.85        1.46   
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     9.62        (0.83
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     13.22        1.60   
MSCI WORLD INDEX      
(Net of Foreign Withholding Taxes)      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes, Except Foreign Withholding Taxes)     15.83        1.43   
GLOBAL ALLOCATION COMPOSITE BENCHMARK      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes, Except Foreign Withholding Taxes on MSCI World Index)     11.29        3.47   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey Geller   2011    Managing Director
Talib Sheikh   2011    Managing Director
James Elliot   2011    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2011    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2011    Managing Director
 

 

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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $25   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

In general, you may purchase or redeem shares on any business day

 

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Through your Financial Intermediary

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By writing to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528

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After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

 

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