Investment Process

The team applies in-depth fundamental research and employs robust operational capabilities across a broad opportunity set to uncover knowledge gaps in global markets. By exploiting knowledge gaps, the team is well positioned to discover idiosyncratic opportunities that provide compelling risk-adjusted return potential.

Organizational Structure

  • Flat and collaborative structure
  • Portfolio managers and analysts focus on idea generation
  • Trading and implementation are embedded within the investment team

Idea Generation Through Broad Investment Universe

  • Constantly perform fundamental country research and monitor financial markets
  • Country research seeks to understand policy environment and how important policy moments may alter the investment environment
  • Corporate analysis includes decomposing yields and examining corporate liquidity and solvency risks
  • Integrated environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis at the country and corporate levels
  • Broad spectrum of global markets with investable assets from more than 100 countries across asset classes

Portfolio Implementation

  • Investment opportunities analyzed from a risk factor perspective—the forces that drive securities and instruments prices
  • Investment team and trading consider which instruments provide optimal risk-adjusted return
  • Trading and implementation expands the investment universe by understanding and overcoming investment barriers

Other Funds Managed

Performance

Investment
Results (%)

As of 31 May 2022 QTD YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Advisor Class: APDOX — — — — — — -0.75
J.P. Morgan EMB Hard Currency / Local Currency 50/50 — — — — — — -3.13
As of 31 March 2022 QTD YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Advisor Class: APDOX — — — — — — —
J.P. Morgan EMB Hard Currency / Local Currency 50/50 — — — — — — —
Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. 

Past performance does not guarantee and is not a reliable indicator of future results. Investment returns and principal values will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than that shown. The performance information shown does not reflect the deduction of a 2% redemption fee on shares held by an investor for 90 days or less and, if reflected, the fee would reduce the performance quoted. The Fund's returns may vary greatly over shorter periods due to the limited operating period since inception. 

Expense Ratio

  Gross Net
Semi-Annual Report 31 March 2022 — —
Prospectus 30 March 2022 1.25% 1.15%

Expense Ratio Disclosure

Includes estimated expenses for the current fiscal year. Net expenses reflect a contractual expense limitation agreement in effect through 31 Jan 2024. See prospectus for further details. 

Management
The investment team leverages high degrees of experience and knowledge within a disciplined investment process. Learn more about the Team.
  • Michael A. Cirami, CFA
  • Portfolio Manager
  • 23Years Investment
    Experience
  • Sarah C. Orvin, CFA
  • Portfolio Manager
  • 14Years Investment
    Experience
Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk. The value of portfolio securities selected by the investment team may rise or fall in response to company, market, economic, political, regulatory or other news, at times greater than the market or benchmark index. A non-diversified portfolio may invest a larger portion of assets in securities of a smaller number of issuers and performance of a single issuer may affect overall portfolio performance greater than in a diversified portfolio. International investments involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging and less developed markets, including frontier markets. Such risks include new and rapidly changing political and economic structures, which may cause instability; underdeveloped securities markets; and higher likelihood of high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluations. Fixed income securities carry interest rate risk and credit risk for both the issuer and counterparty and investors may lose principal value. In general, when interest rates rise, fixed income values fall. High income securities (junk bonds) are speculative, experience greater price volatility and have a higher degree of credit and liquidity risk than bonds with a higher credit rating. The use of derivatives in a portfolio may create investment leverage and increase the likelihood of volatility and risk of loss in excess of the amount invested. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money. 

The J.P. Morgan (JPM) EMB Hard Currency/Local currency 50-50 is an unmanaged, blended index consisting of 50% JPM Government Bond Index-Emerging Market Global Diversified (GBIEMGD), an index of local-currency bonds with maturities of more than one year issued by EM governments; 25% JPM Emerging Markets Bond Index-Global Diversified (EMBIGD), an index of USD-denominated bonds with maturities of more than one year issued by EM governments; and 25% JPM Corporate Emerging Market Bond Index-Broad Diversified (CEMBIBD), an index of USD-denominated EM corporate bonds. The index(es) are unmanaged; include net reinvested dividends; do not reflect fees or expenses; and are not available for direct investment. 

Information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable but J.P. Morgan does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. The Index is used with permission. The Index may not be copied, used, or distributed without J.P. Morgan's prior written approval. Copyright 2022, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. 

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