NEW YORK, March 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- J.P. Morgan Asset
Management today announced that it will offer efficient access to the largest equity market in the world through the new JPMorgan
BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF ("BBUS") at a fee of 2 basis points. The firm is also launching the JPMorgan BetaBuilders 1-5 Year
U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF ("BBSA"), at a fee of 5 basis points. Both ETFs are expected to list on the Cboe on Wednesday, March 13th.
"BetaBuilders represent our strategy to deliver a comprehensive range of market exposures through portfolio building blocks,"
said Ogden Hammond, Global Head of Beta Product & Business Development for J.P. Morgan Asset Management. "These
launches add to our full range of active, strategic beta and passive ETF options, helping clients build stronger
portfolios."
BBUS - The JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF will be managed by an experienced team with a long track record of
managing market cap equity strategies, led by Ove Fladberg, who has over 20 years of industry experience. The portfolio is
constructed to offer large and mid-cap U.S. equity exposure, similar to other widely used market cap indices in the space,
seeking investment results that closely correspond to the Morningstar US Target Market Exposure Index.
The fund will be offered at a total cost of 2 basis points.
BBSA - The JPMorgan BetaBuilders 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF offers clients a unique core fixed income
building block providing explicit exposure to short duration fixed income. The fund seeks investment results that closely
correspond to the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays Short-Term U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and leverages an experienced
portfolio management team led by Eric Isenberg, who has over 18 years of industry
experience.
The fund has been structured with a total cost of 5 basis points.
J.P. Morgan's BetaBuilders ETF suite is designed to offer clients efficient access to market cap weighted building blocks that
are simple, straightforward and priced for today's market. The suite has 7 ETFs with the addition of BBUS and BBSA,
providing exposure to the United States, Japan, Canada, Europe, Developed Asia Ex-Japan, U.S. REITs and short duration
fixed income.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management's ETF suite features 34 product offerings with over $20 billion in
assets under management (as of 12/31/2018).
About J.P. Morgan Asset Management
J.P. Morgan Asset Management, with assets under management of $1.7 trillion (as of
December 31, 2018), is a global leader in investment management. J.P. Morgan Asset Management's
clients include institutions, retail investors and high net worth individuals in every major market throughout the world. J.P.
Morgan Asset Management offers global investment management in equities, fixed income, real estate, hedge funds, private equity
and liquidity. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), the parent company of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, is a leading global
asset management firm with assets of approximately $2.6 trillion (as of December 31, 2018) and operations worldwide. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at
www.jpmorganchase.com.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management is the marketing name for the asset management businesses of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its
affiliates worldwide.
Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives and risks as well as charges and expenses of an
ETF before investing. The summary and full prospectuses contain this and other information about the ETF and should be read
carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus: Call 1-844-4JPM-ETF.
1ETF.com Award winners are selected by a majority vote of the ETF.com Awards Selection Committee, a group of
independent ETF experts. Voting was completed by Jan. 20, 2018, and results were announced at the
ETF.com U.S. Awards Dinner on March 22, 2018.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management and JPMDS are not affiliated with ETF.com.
J.P. Morgan ETFs are distributed by JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc., which is an affiliate of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. receive fees for providing various services to the funds. JPMorgan Distribution Services,
Inc. is a member of FINRA.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management is the marketing name for the asset management businesses of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its
affiliates worldwide
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under license. Bloomberg or Bloomberg's licensors, including Barclays, own all proprietary rights in the Bloomberg Barclays
Indices. Neither Bloomberg nor Barclays is affiliated with J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and neither approves, endorses, reviews
or recommends J.P. Morgan BetaBuilders 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF. Neither Bloomberg nor Barclays guarantees the
timeliness, accurateness or completeness of any data or information relating to the Bloomberg Barclays Short-Term U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index, and neither shall be liable in any way to J.P. Morgan Asset Management, investors in the J.P. Morgan BetaBuilders 1-5
Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF or other third parties in respect of the use or accuracy of the Bloomberg Barclays Short-Term U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index or any data included therein."
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