JPMORGAN ELECT MANAGED INCOME

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JPMorgan Elect Managed Income aims to provide a growing income with the potential for capital growth from a portfolio of UK equities.

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Investment objective and policies

Aims to provide a growing income return with potential for long term capital growth by investing in equities, investment companies and fixed income securities.

Key attributes

Aims to deliver a growing income plus capital growth over the long term.
Flexibility to move between equities and bonds to achieve the most attractive risk-adjusted yield throughout the market cycle.
Benefits from J.P. Morgan's extensive expertise in both equity and fixed income markets.
Part of JPMorgan Elect - a unique investment trust structure with three investment options and a tax-free switching facility.

Risk warnings

The value of investments and the income from them can go down and up, and you may not get back as much as you paid in. Past performance is not a guide to the future.
For further risks associated with this trust please refer to the 'Risks' section below.

Risks

Points to Consider

Exchange rate changes may cause the value of underlying overseas investments to go down as well as up.
This trust may invest in non investment grade bonds, which increases the capital risk and may have an adverse effect on the performance of funds which invest in them.
Where permitted, a trust may invest in other investment trusts that utilise gearing (borrowing) which will exaggerate market movements both up and down.
For income funds/shares - Dividend income is not guaranteed and will fluctuate.
Investing in high yielding stocks may involve a higher degree of risk as high yields are not guaranteed and will fluctuate.
This fund may use derivatives for investment purposes or for efficient portfolio management.
External factors may cause an entire asset class to decline in value. Prices and values of all shares or all bonds could decline at the same time.
This trust may also invest in smaller companies which may increase its risk profile.

Three investment choices with JPMorgan Elect plc

Share classes available through the JPMorgan Elect Managed Investment Trust are Cash, Growth and Income. You can convert from one to the other four times a year without incurring a liability to capital gains tax. These dates are in February, May, August and November, but instructions to convert have to be received before these dates.

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Manager Commentary

Fund Managers

John Baker
Fund Manager
Katen Patel
Fund Manager

Month in review

Positive contributors to relative returns included stock selection in travel & leisure and in banks.

Detractors included stock selection in support services and an overweight position in life insurance.

At the stock level, our underweight position in WPP, the British advertising and public relations company, contributed to returns. Shares fell as management issued a downbeat outlook and reported lower-than-expected third-quarter sales.

Our overweight position in National Express also contributed over the month. The coach operator announced a strong set of third-quarter results, with the company benefiting from particularly strong performance in its Spanish operations.

On the other hand, our overweight position in Games Workshop was negative for relative returns. Despite revenue growth and profitability guidance tracking ahead of the market’s expectations, the board announced that there were uncertainties for the rest of the financial year.

An overweight position in Ashtead also detracted from performance. As the majority of this construction rental equipment company’s business is in the U.S., the share price struggled on the back of escalating concerns over the maturity of the U.S. economic cycle.

Looking ahead

Over the month, the largest stock increase was in Tate & Lyle, which we bought following the signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is set to preserve tariff-free access for high-fructose corn syrup into Mexico. This agreement removes a considerable overhang on the shares and should allow investors to focus on the stabilisation of the business under the new management team.

The largest decrease was a reduction in our holding in Intermediate Capital Group. The shares have risen strongly since purchase, thanks to growth in its fund management division. Whilst the company’s management continues to execute this strategy well, we decided to lock in some of our profits.

In the U.S., continuing interest rate hikes and the ongoing trade war rhetoric of President Trump are likely to continue to cause more volatility in equities.

Brexit uncertainty is building as we draw nearer the proposed March 2019 leave date. A no deal Brexit would not be well received by markets but a compromise agreement may be the catalyst needed to release the undoubted medium-term value in the UK equity market, which now yields over 4%. This is attractive compared to both gilts and inflation.

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FE Crown rating as at 01 November 2018

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of current and future results.