Liquidity that’s actively managed and easily traded
Our Ultra-Short Income ETFs provide an effective portfolio solution for fixed income investors looking to reduce interest rate risk, and for liquidity investors looking to boost income by moving some assets out of cash.
The funds aim to generate incremental returns above money market funds and maintain a high level of liquidity by investing across a diversified basket of high quality, short maturity bonds and debt instruments (out to five years of maturity) chosen by our expert team of credit analysts and liquidity managers.
Higher income and reduced duration risk
Specialist investment expertise
Access the credit research, interest rate and currency expertise of over 130 dedicated liquidity professionals located in 14 offices around the world, as part of J.P. Morgan’s $693 billion Global Liquidity platform.
Tap into the ability of our specialist investment team to access underlying market liquidity, and benefit from our active investment approach, which deploys risk conservatively as market conditions change.
Active portfolio construction and a rigorous ESG framework
Gain exposure to diversified, high quality ultra-short portfolios that have the ability to manage liquidity and credit risk, and optimise yield, across a range of market environments.
Benefit from bottom-up security research and top-down macro positioning, all within an SFDR Article 8 environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework.
The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk but does not imply low risk.
The ESG framework implies the systematic inclusion of financially material ESG factors (alongside other relevant factors) in investment analysis and investment decisions.
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Optimally positioned for liquidity, yield and duration
Central banks around the world are picking up the pace of interest rate hikes to combat inflation, sparking recession fears and market turmoil. Investors are looking to reduce duration in a rising rate environment.
In these challenging markets, Ultra-Short Duration strategies provide opportunities for liquid source of yield as well as managing downside risks, and a low overall sensitivity to changes in interest rates, thanks to their focus on very short duration debt securities (typically less than one year).
Ultra-Short Duration ETF strategies seek to optimize income opportunities while managing interest rate risk
J.P. Morgan Ultra-Short Income ETF strategies: Liquidity that’s actively managed and easily traded
J.P. Morgan’s Ultra-Short Income ETF strategies provide access to the active security selection and credit research expertise of one of the world’s largest liquidity managers, combined with the trading, cost and transparency features of ETF strategies.
The strategies aim to generate incremental returns above money market strategies, while maintaining a high level of liquidity, by investing across a diversified basket of high quality, short maturity bonds and debt instruments chosen by our expert team of credit analysts and liquidity managers.
The strategies can help short-term investors to target a higher income on their strategic cash balances, and fixed income investors to manage credit risk and interest rate risk in their bond portfolios.
Features of ETF strategies
- Intra-day pricing allows for timely and efficient changes to cash allocations
- Low-cost daily liquidity provides the defensive qualities needed for reserve cash even in challenging markets
- Full portfolio transparency means holdings and positioning are visible daily
Benefit from active management
- Proprietary credit research and conservative philosophy targets diversified portfolio of high quality issuers
- Dynamic risk management focuses relentlessly on maintaining liquidity through the nimble deployment of risk
- Backed by the extensive resources of J.P. Morgan’s Global Liquidity platform (over 133 liquidity professionals and nearly USD 911 billion AUM as of 31 December 2021)
Diversification does not guarantee positive returns and eliminates risks of loss.