JPMorgan High Yield Opportunities Fund
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Principal Amount ($) | | | Value ($) | |
LOAN ASSIGNMENTS — 0.4% (a) | |
Chemicals — 0.0% | |
Starfruit US Holdco, 1st Lien Senior Secured Term Loan (ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.25%), 5.01%, 10/1/2025 (b) (c) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Media — 0.1% | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc., Exit Term Loan (ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month + 4.00%), 5.78%, 5/1/2026 (b) | | | 25,465 | | | | 25,614 | |
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Multiline Retail — 0.3% | |
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, Term Loan (ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month + 6.50%), 8.27%, 10/25/2023 (b) (c) | | | 142,419 | | | | 103,369 | |
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TOTAL LOAN ASSIGNMENTS (Cost $150,581) | | | | 128,983 | |
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CORPORATE BONDS — 0.4% | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.3% | |
Jack Ohio Finance LLC 6.75%, 11/15/2021 (d) | | | 80,000 | | | | 81,600 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1% | |
Hess Infrastructure Partners LP 5.63%, 2/15/2026 (d) | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,800 | |
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Personal Products — 0.0% (e) | |
High Ridge Brands Co. 8.88%, 3/15/2025 (d) | | | 50,000 | | | | 125 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0% | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 1/15/2024‡ | | | 95,000 | | | | — | |
6.50%, 1/15/2026‡ | | | 160,000 | | | | — | |
4.75%, 2/1/2028‡ | | | 25,000 | | | | — | |
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TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $145,416) | | | | 102,525 | |
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COMMON STOCKS — 0.0% (e) | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0% (e) | |
Halcon Resources Corp.* ‡ (Cost $5,910) | | | 394 | | | | 3,940 | |
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RIGHTS — 0.0% (e) | |
Media — 0.0% (e) | |
DISH Network Corp., expiring 12/9/2019* (Cost $—) | | | 33 | | | | 22 | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 90.1% | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 89.7% | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class Institutional Shares, 1.53% (f) (g) (Cost $25,974,802) | | | 25,974,802 | | | | 25,974,802 | |
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INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FROM SECURITIES LOANED — 0.4% | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class IM Shares, 1.59% (f) (g) (Cost $114,240) | | | 114,240 | | | | 114,240 | |
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $26,089,042) | | | | | | | 26,089,042 | |
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Total Investments — 90.9% (Cost $26,390,949) | | | | 26,324,512 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 9.1% | | | | 2,639,515 | |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | 28,964,027 | |
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Percentages indicated are based on net assets.
JPMorgan High Yield Opportunities Fund
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)
Abbreviations
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ICE | | Intercontinental Exchange |
LIBOR | | London Interbank Offered Rate |
USD | | United States Dollar |
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(a) | | Loan assignments are presented by obligor. Each series or loan tranche underlying each obligor may have varying terms. |
(b) | | Variable or floating rate security, linked to the referenced benchmark. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of November 30, 2019. |
(c) | | All or a portion of this security is unsettled as of November 30, 2019. Unless otherwise indicated, the coupon rate is undetermined. The coupon rate shown may not be accrued for the entire position. |
(d) | | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
(e) | | Amount rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets. |
(f) | | Investment in an affiliated fund, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is advised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. |
(g) | | The rate shown is the current yield as of November 30, 2019. |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
‡ | | Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. |
Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2019:
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Trading Currency | | | Notional Amount ($) | | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($) | |
Short Contracts | |
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note | | | (6 | ) | | | 03/2020 | | | | USD | | | | (713,859 | ) | | | 503 | |
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note | | | (4 | ) | | | 03/2020 | | | | USD | | | | (517,500 | ) | | | 1,179 | |
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Abbreviations
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2019:
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Currency Purchased | | | Currency Sold | | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($) | |
EUR | | | 1,087,023 | | | | USD | | | | 1,196,085 | | | Standard Chartered Bank | | | 12/4/2019 | | | | 1,668 | |
USD | | | 1,542,723 | | | | EUR | | | | 1,378,706 | | | Barclays Bank plc | | | 12/4/2019 | | | | 23,573 | |
USD | | | 4,193 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,764 | | | Merrill Lynch International | | | 12/4/2019 | | | | 45 | |
USD | | | 4,695 | | | | EUR | | | | 4,200 | | | TD Bank Financial Group | | | 12/4/2019 | | | | 67 | |
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Total unrealized appreciation | | | | | | | 25,353 | |
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EUR | | | 121,347 | | | | USD | | | | 133,738 | | | HSBC Bank, NA | | | 12/4/2019 | | | | (31 | ) |
EUR | | | 87,582 | | | | USD | | | | 96,886 | | | Merrill Lynch International | | | 12/4/2019 | | | | (382 | ) |
EUR | | | 100,000 | | | | USD | | | | 111,323 | | | TD Bank Financial Group | | | 12/4/2019 | | | | (1,136 | ) |
USD | | | 10,217 | | | | EUR | | | | 9,281 | | | Merrill Lynch International | | | 12/4/2019 | | | | (9 | ) |
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Total unrealized depreciation | | | | (1,558 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation | | | | 23,795 | |
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EUR | | Euro |
USD | | United States Dollar |
A. Valuation of Investments — Investments are valued in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the Fund’s valuation policies set forth by, and under the supervision and responsibility of, the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), which established the following approach to valuation, as described more fully below: (i) investments for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued at their market value and (ii) all other investments for which market quotations are not readily available shall be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Board.
JPMorgan High Yield Opportunities Fund
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (the “Administrator”) has established the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Americas Valuation Committee (“AVC”) to assist the Board with the oversight and monitoring of the valuation of the Fund’s investments. The Administrator implements the valuation policies of the Fund’s investments, as directed by the Board. The AVC oversees and carries out the policies for the valuation of investments held in the Fund. This includes monitoring the appropriateness of fair values based on results of ongoing valuation oversight including, but not limited to, consideration of macro or security specific events, market events and pricing vendor and broker due diligence. The Administrator is responsible for discussing and assessing the potential impacts to the fair values on an ongoing basis, and at least on a quarterly basis with the AVC and the Board.
A market-based approach is primarily used to value the Fund’s investments. Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued by approved affiliated and/or unaffiliated pricing vendors or third party broker-dealers (collectively referred to as “Pricing Services”) or may be internally fair valued using methods set forth by the valuation policies approved by the Board. This may include the use of related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information for the investment.An income-based valuation approach may be used in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate the fair value.Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments.Valuations may be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity and industry. It is possible that the estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and such differences could be material.
Fixed income instruments are valued based on prices received from Pricing Services. The Pricing Services use multiple valuation techniques to determine the valuation of fixed income instruments. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the Pricing Services may utilize a market-based approach through which trades or quotes from market makers are used to determine the valuation of these instruments. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist, the Pricing Services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market transactions in comparable securities and the various relationships between securities in determining fair value and/or market characteristics in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair values.
Equities are valued at the last sale price or official market closing price on the primary exchange on which the instrument is traded before the net asset values (“NAV”) of the Fund are calculated on a valuation date.
Investments in open-end investment companies (“Underlying Funds”) are valued at each Underlying Fund’s NAV per share as of the report date.
Futures contracts are generally valued on the basis of available market quotations. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing market quotations from approved Pricing Services.
Valuations reflected in this report are as of the report date. As a result, changes in valuation due to market events and/or issuer-related events after the report date and prior to issuance of the report are not reflected herein.
The various inputs that are used in determining the valuation of the Fund’s investments are summarized into the three broad levels listed below.
| • | | Level 1 – Unadjusted inputs using quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. |
| • | | Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for investments (such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) or other market corroborated inputs. |
| • | | Level 3 – Significant inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing instruments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those instruments.
The following table represents each valuation input as presented on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments:
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| | Level 1 Quoted prices | | | Level 2 Other significant observable inputs | | | Level 3 Significant unobservable inputs | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,940 | | | $ | 3,940 | |
Debt Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (a) | | | — | (a) |
Other Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 102,525 | | | | — | | | | 102,525 | |
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Total Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 102,525 | | | | — | (a) | | | 102,525 | |
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Loan Assignments | | | — | | | | 128,983 | | | | — | | | | 128,983 | |
Rights | | | 22 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 22 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | 25,974,802 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 25,974,802 | |
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned | | | 114,240 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 114,240 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments | | | 26,089,042 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 26,089,042 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 26,089,064 | | | $ | 231,508 | | | $ | 3,940 | | | $ | 26,324,512 | |
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Appreciation in Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | 25,353 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 25,353 | |
Futures Contracts | | | 1,682 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,682 | |
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Total Appreciation in Other Financial Instruments | | $ | 1,682 | | | $ | 25,353 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 27,035 | |
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Depreciation in Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,558 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,558 | ) |
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There were no transfers into or out of level 3 for the period ended November 30, 2019.
B. Investment Transactions with Affiliates — The Fund invested in Underlying Funds which are advised by the Adviser. An issuer which is under common control with the Fund may be considered an affiliate. The Fund assumes the issuers listed in the table below to be affiliated issuers. Underlying Funds’ distributions may be reinvested into the Underlying Funds. Reinvestment amounts are included in the purchase cost amounts in the table below.
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For the period ended November 30, 2019 | |
Security Description | | Value at February 28, 2019 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | | | Value at November 30, 2019 | | | Shares at November 30, 2019 | | | Dividend Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class IM Shares, 1.59% (a) (b) | | $ | 1,256,220 | | | $ | 7,611,026 | | | $ | 8,753,006 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 114,240 | | | | 114,240 | | | $ | 11,531 | | | $ | — | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class Institutional Shares, 1.53% (a) (b) | | | 879,777 | | | | 30,930,516 | | | | 5,835,491 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 25,974,802 | | | | 25,974,802 | | | | 29,143 | | | | — | |
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Total | | $ | 2,135,997 | | | $ | 38,541,542 | | | $ | 14,588,497 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 26,089,042 | | | | | | | $ | 40,674 | | | $ | — | |
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(a) | Investment in an affiliated fund, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is advised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. |
(b) | The rate shown is the current yield as of November 30, 2019. |
C. Derivatives — The Fund used derivative instruments including futures and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, in connection with its investment strategy. Derivative instruments may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest, to hedge portfolio investments or to generate income or gain to the Fund. Derivatives may also be used to manage duration, sector and yield curve exposures and credit and spread volatility.
JPMorgan High Yield Opportunities Fund
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)
The Fund may be subject to various risks from the use of derivatives, including the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index; counterparty credit risk related to derivatives counterparties’ failure to perform under contract terms; liquidity risk related to the lack of a liquid market for these contracts allowing a Fund to close out its position(s); and documentation risk relating to disagreement over contract terms. Investing in certain derivatives also results in a form of leverage and as such, the Fund’s risk of loss associated with these instruments may exceed their value.
The Fund is party to various derivative contracts governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association master agreements (“ISDA agreements”). The Fund’s ISDA agreements, which are separately negotiated with each dealer counterparty, may contain provisions allowing, absent other considerations, a counterparty to exercise rights, to the extent not otherwise waived, against the Fund in the event the Fund’s net assets decline over time by apre-determined percentage or fall below apre-determined floor. The ISDA agreements may also contain provisions allowing, absent other conditions, the Fund to exercise rights, to the extent not otherwise waived, against a counterparty (e.g., decline in a counterparty’s credit rating below a specified level). Such rights for both a counterparty and the Fund often include the ability to terminate (i.e., close out) open contracts at prices which may favor a counterparty, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund. The ISDA agreements give the Fund and a counterparty the right, upon an event of default, to close out all transactions traded under such agreements and to net amounts owed or due across all transactions and offset such net payable or receivable with collateral posted to a segregated account by one party to the other.
Counterparty credit risk may be mitigated to the extent a counterparty posts collateral for mark to market gains to the Fund.
Notes (1) — (2) below describe the various derivatives used by the Fund.
(1). Futures Contracts — The Fund used treasury or other financial futures contracts to manage and hedge interest rate risk associated with portfolio investments and to gain or reduce exposure to positive and negative price fluctuation or a particular countries or regions. The Fund also used futures contracts to lengthen or shorten the duration of the overall investment portfolio.
Futures contracts provide for the delayed delivery of the underlying instrument at a fixed price or are settled for a cash amount based on the change in the value of the underlying instrument at a specific date in the future. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, which is referred to as the initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, referred to as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund periodically and are based on changes in the market value of open futures contracts. Changes in market value on open future contracts are recorded as changes in unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedule of Investments, while cash deposited is considered restricted.
The Fund may be exposed to the risk that the change in the value of the futures contract may not correlate perfectly with the underlying instrument. Use of long futures contracts subject the Fund to risk of loss up to the notional amount of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss. The Fund may enter into futures contracts only on exchanges or boards of trade. The exchange or board of trade acts as the counterparty to each futures transaction; therefore, the Fund’s credit risk is limited to failure of the exchange or board of trade. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of positions.
The Fund’s futures contracts are not subject to master netting arrangements (the right to close out all transactions traded with a counterparty and net amounts owed or due across transactions).
(2). Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund is exposed to foreign currency risks associated with some or all of the portfolio investments and used forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge or manage certain of these exposures as part of an investment strategy. The Fund also bought forward foreign currency exchange contracts to gain exposure to currencies. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts represent obligations to purchase or sell foreign currency on a specified future date at a price fixed at the time the contracts are entered into.Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in U.S. Dollar without the delivery of foreign currency.
The values of the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted daily based on the applicable exchange rate of the underlying currency. Changes in the value of these contracts are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract settlement date. When the forward foreign currency exchange contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time the contract was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The Fund also records a realized gain or loss when a forward foreign currency exchange contract offsets another forward foreign currency exchange contract with the same counterparty upon settlement.
The Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are subject to master netting arrangements (the right to close out all transactions with a counterparty and net amounts owed or due across transactions).
The Fund may be required to post or receive collateral fornon-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts.