JPMorgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group Inc.

10/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/28/2024 09:42

Summary Prospectus by Investment Company - Form 497K

Fleming Mutual Fund Group Inc
Summary Prospectus November 1, 2024
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund
Class/Ticker: R2/JMVZXR3/JMVPXR4/JMVQXR5/JMVRXR6/JMVYX
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 [email protected] or by asking any financial intermediary that offers shares of the Fund. The Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated November 1, 2024, as may be supplemented from time to time are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
What is the goal of the Fund?
The Fund seeks growth from capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples below.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value
of your investment)
Class R2
Class R3
Class R4
Class R5
Class R6
Management Fees
0.60%
0.60%
0.60%
0.60%
0.60%
Distribution
(Rule 12b-1) Fees
0.50
0.25
NONE
NONE
NONE
Other Expenses
0.36
0.34
0.34
0.19
0.09
Service Fees
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.10
NONE
Remainder of Other
Expenses
0.11
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses
1.46
1.19
0.94
0.79
0.69
Fee Waivers and/or
Expense Reimburse-
ments1
-0.11
-0.09
-0.09
-0.09
-0.09
Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses
after Fee Waivers
and/or Expense
Reimbursements1
1.35
1.10
0.85
0.70
0.60
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The Fund's adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, expenses related to trustee elections, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.35%, 1.10%, 0.85%, 0.70% and 0.60% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund's adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund's investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/25, at which time it will be determined whether such waivers will be renewed or revised. To the extent that the Fund engages in securities lending, affiliated money market fund fees and expenses resulting from the Fund's investment of cash received from securities lending borrowers are not included in Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses and therefore, the above waivers do not apply to such investments.
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 $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/25 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)
137
451
787
1,737
CLASS R3 SHARES ($)
112
369
646
1,435
CLASS R4 SHARES ($)
87
291
511
1,146
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)
72
243
430
970
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)
61
212
375
850
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 13% of the average value of its portfolio.
What are the Fund's main investment strategies?
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. "Assets" means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Value Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Value Index on September 30, 2024, the market capitalizations of the companies in the
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index ranged from $71.53 million to $62.27 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund's investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).
Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.
Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for quality companies, which appear to be attractively valued and have the potential to grow intrinsic value per share. Quality companies generally have a sustainable competitive position, relatively lower levels of business cyclicality, high returns on invested capital and strong experienced management teams. As part of its investment process, the adviser seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors on many issuers in the universe in which the Fund may invest. The adviser's assessment is based on an analysis of key opportunities and risks across industries to seek to identify financially material issues with respect to the Fund's investments in securities and ascertain key issues that merit engagement with issuers. These assessments may not be conclusive and securities of issuers that may be negatively impacted by such factors may be purchased and retained by the Fund while the Fund may divest or not invest in securities of issuers that may be positively impacted by such factors.
The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company's fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.
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 instruments 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.
The Fund is subject to the main risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund's performance and ability to meet its investment objective.
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 portfolio 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. Securities in the Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in 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, financial system 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 the Fund'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 or pandemics.
Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, changes in the price of securities issued by such companies may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.
Value Investing Risk. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company's value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.
Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including futures contracts, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund's original investment. The Fund may be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of the Fund's portfolio securities. Certain derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also can expose the Fund to derivative liquidity risk, which includes risks involving the liquidity demands that derivatives can create to make payments of margin, collateral, or settlement payments to counterparties,
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legal risk, which includes the risk of loss resulting from insufficient or unenforceable contractual documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of the Fund's counterparty and operational risk, which includes documentation or settlement issues, system failures, inadequate controls and human error.
Smaller Company Risk. Investments in smaller companies may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, the share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities, especially over the short term.
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.
Industry and Sector Focus Risk. At times, the Fund may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector. The prices of securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector may be more susceptible to fluctuations due to changes in economic or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, contagion risk within a particular industry or sector or to other industries or sectors, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in other industries and sectors. To the extent that the Fund increases the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector, the value of the Fund's shares may fluctuate in response to events affecting that industry or sector.
Financials Sector Risk. Financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain. Profitability is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change or due to increased competition. In addition, deterioration of the credit markets generally may cause an adverse impact in a broad range of markets, including U.S. and international credit and interbank money markets generally, thereby affecting a wide range of financial institutions and markets. Certain events in the financials sector may cause an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and cause certain financial services companies to incur large losses. Securities of financial services companies may experience a dramatic decline in value when such companies experience substantial declines in the valuations of their assets, take action to raise capital (such as the issuance of debt or equity securities), or cease operations. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers and financial losses associated with investment activities can negatively impact the sector. Insurance companies may be subject to severe price competition. Adverse
economic, business or political developments could adversely affect financial institutions engaged in mortgage finance or other lending or investing activities directly or indirectly connected to the value of real estate.
Industrials Sector Risk. The industrials sector may be adversely affected by changes in the supply of and demand for products and services, product obsolescence, claims for environmental damage or product liability and general economic conditions, among other factors.
Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund's performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.
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 how the performance of the Fund's Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of the Russell 3000® Index and Russell Midcap® Value Index. The Russell 3000® Index serves as the Fund's regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The Russell Midcap® Value Index is the Fund's additional index and is more representative of the Fund's investment universe than the regulatory index. The performance for Class R3 Shares is based on the performance of the Class A Shares (which are not offered in this prospectus) prior to their inception. The performance for the Class R4 Shares is based on the performance of the Class I Shares (which are not offered in this prospectus) prior to their inception. The performance for Class R5 and Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of the Class L Shares (which are not offered in this prospectus) prior to their inception. The actual returns of Class R3 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R3 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. The actual returns of Class R4 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R4 Shares have higher expenses than Class I Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R5 Shares have higher expenses than Class L Shares. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been similar to those shown because Class R6 Shares have similar expenses to Class L Shares. 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.
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Frank Russell Company is the source and owner of the Russell Index data contained or reflected in this material and all trademarks and copyrights related thereto. Frank Russell Company is not responsible for the formatting or configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in the adviser's presentation thereof.
YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS - CLASS R2 SHARES
Best Quarter
4th quarter, 2020
19.18%
Worst Quarter
1st quarter, 2020
-31.94%
The Fund's year-to-date total return
through
9/30/24
was
14.81%
.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(For periods ended December 31, 2023)
Past
1 Year
Past
5 Years
Past
10 Years
CLASS R6 SHARES
Return Before Taxes
11.38
%
11.14
%
8.18
%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
9.79
8.88
6.27
Return After Taxes on Distributions and
Sale of Fund Shares
7.83
8.65
6.28
CLASS R2 SHARES
Return Before Taxes
10.56
10.30
7.37
CLASS R3 SHARES
Return Before Taxes
10.84
10.58
7.65
CLASS R4 SHARES
Return Before Taxes
11.11
10.86
7.91
CLASS R5 SHARES
Return Before Taxes
11.29
11.03
8.10
RUSSELL 3000 INDEX1
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees,
Expenses, or Taxes)
25.96
15.16
11.48
RUSSELL MIDCAP VALUE INDEX
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees,
Expenses, or Taxes)
12.71
11.16
8.26
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As a result of new regulatory requirements, the Fund's regulatory index has changed from the Russell Midcap Value Index to the Russell 3000 Index.
After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R6 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. (the adviser)
Portfolio Manager
Managed the
Fund Since
Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon*
1997
Managing Director
Lawrence E. Playford
2004
Managing Director
Ryan N. Jones
2024
Executive Director
Jeremy C. Miller
2024
Executive Director
*Mr. Simon will retire from JPMIM effective early 2025. Until his retirement, Mr. Simon will continue to serve on the portfolio management team and upon his retirement Messrs. Playford, Jones and Miller will continue to be responsible for the management of the Fund.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase minimums
There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 Shares.
For Class R6 Shares
To establish an account
$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts
$5,000,000 for Institutional Investors
$15,000,000 for Other Investors
To add to an account
No minimum levels
There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors, as described in the "Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds - Choosing a Share Class - Eligibility" section.
In general, you may purchase or redeem shares on any business day:
Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund
By writing to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 219143, Kansas City, MO 64121-9143
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 a 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
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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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