- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Columbus OH 43240 Malvern PA United States of America 19355
- IPO Date
- Sep 8, 1987
- Business
- JPMorgan U.S. Value Fund Class A (VGRIX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital growth and dividend income by investing primarily in a value-style portfolio of U.S. large-cap equities, focusing on high-quality companies with attractive valuations, durable franchises, consistent earnings, and strong management teams; it employs a fundamental, bottom-up research-driven approach to select 85- to 110 stocks, maintaining sector exposure similar to the Russell 1000 Value Index with some procyclical tilt. The fund offers multiple share classes including A (VGRIX), C (VGICX), I (VGIIX), R2 (VGRTX), R3 (JGAVX), R4 (JGRUX), R5 (VGIFX), and R6 (VGINX), with Class A shares featuring a 5.25% front-end load, a net expense ratio of 0.94%, and a minimum initial investment of $1,000. It targets institutional and retail investors seeking exposure to U.S. value stocks across sectors such as financials (25.7%), industrials (15.4%), health care (13.1%), and consumer discretionary (9.7%), with top holdings including Wells Fargo & Co. (3.4%), Bank of America Corp. (2.6%), and Charles Schwab Corp. (2.1%); the portfolio emphasizes metrics like return on equity (21.1%) and expected cash flow growth (7.9%), trading at valuations comparable to the benchmark. Domiciled in the United States and managed under JPMorgan Trust I by JPMorgan Asset Management, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co., the fund operates globally but invests predominantly in U.S. equities (95.31% allocation), with minor non-U.S. stock (1.96%) and cash (2.73%) positions; it was launched on September 23, 1987, with total net assets of approximately $6.50 billion as of September 30, 2025. Recent major developments include the planned retirement of longtime lead portfolio manager Clare Hart in fall 2024, after which Andrew Brandon (27 years experience, since February 2019) and David Silberman (36 years experience, since November 2019) continue as primary managers, contributing to a Morningstar Bronze Medalist Rating as of September 22, 2025, and maintaining strong risk-adjusted performance with a 3-year Sharpe ratio of 0.84 and beta of 0.94; the fund sustained above-benchmark returns through 2024 YTD (14.51% vs. 14.37%), supported by fee waivers through October 31, 2025, limiting net expenses to 0.94%.