JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund I Class
JHEQX
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- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Columbus OH 43240 Columbus OH United States of America 43240
- IPO Date
- May 30, 2014
- CIK
- 0001217286
- Website
- am.jpmorgan.com
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- JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund I Class (JHEQX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks capital appreciation through a diversified portfolio of large-capitalization U.S. equity securities, primarily common stocks of companies with market capitalizations similar to those in the S&P 500 Index, overlaid with a disciplined put-spread collar options strategy to hedge downside market exposure; the strategy involves buying out-of-the-money put options for protection, selling out-of-the-money puts to partially offset costs, and selling out-of-the-money calls to fund the net hedge, aiming to deliver a majority of the S&P 500's upside with reduced volatility and beta typically below 0.6. The fund maintains sector exposures closely aligned with the S&P 500, with top holdings including NVIDIA Corp., Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., and Meta Platforms Inc., and key sectors such as information technology (approximately 33%), financials (13%), and consumer discretionary (11%); it targets institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $1 million and features a net expense ratio of 0.58%. Launched on December 13, 2013, and domiciled in the United States, the fund is managed by a team at J.P. Morgan Asset Management including Raffaele Zingone, Hamilton Reiner, Judy Jansen, and Matthew Bensen, with total net assets exceeding $21 billion and operations focused on U.S. markets. In recent developments, the fund reset its hedging strategy in October 2025, adjusting the put-spread collar parameters in response to market conditions, a move that garnered attention for its potential broader market implications at year-end; portfolio manager additions of Judy Jansen and Matthew Bensen occurred on November 1, 2024, enhancing the team's expertise in equities and derivatives. The fund series, including related Hedged Equity 2 and 3 funds, continues to leverage a time-tested process with staggered quarterly hedge resets for consistent protection, maintaining a Morningstar Bronze Medalist Rating as of October 2025 and strong risk-adjusted performance metrics such as a 3-year Sharpe ratio of 1.28.