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JPMorgan Active Value ETF

JAVANYSE ArcaJ.P. MorganB

$83.23+0.27 (+0.33%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 82.96 to 83.23. Range 83.23 to 83.84. Use the arrow keys to read each point.83.4083.6083.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.44%
Fund size
$7.42B
1Y total return
+21.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.14%
Holdings
151
Avg volume · 30D
466K sh
52W range
low $67.77high $84.06
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net JAVA Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 64 out of 100

Rank
14 of 66
Six-pillar profile for JAVA. Scores out of 100: Cost 67, Risk 57, Mission not scored, Tradability 59, Holdings 70, Durability 85. Strongest: Durability (85). Weakest: Risk (57). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 64 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 66
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 65
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 66
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 66
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 66

Our read on JAVA

ETF.net Research

In short

BJPMorgan's value team picks roughly 160 cheap-looking companies, sector by sector, and keeps the portfolio style-pure instead of drifting toward growth. Active stock picking priced below the typical active value fund.

Stated mandate

JAVA seeks long-term capital appreciation through an actively managed, style-pure value equity portfolio. It uses fundamental, bottom-up research to identify attractively valued companies within sectors and draws on JPMorgan’s U.S. Value and Large Cap Value approaches.

Why people hold it

  • Charges 0.44% a year against a 0.55% median for active value funds. Human stock picking without the usual active-management markup.
  • Style-pure by design: bottom-up research favors the cheaper names inside each sector, so the portfolio stays value rather than sliding toward growth.jpmorgan.com
  • About 160 holdings measured against the Russell 1000 Value Index: spread out enough to blunt single-stock blowups, tight enough for the picks to register.
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund that sits in the top quartile of its active value peer group, paying distributions quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • Systematic value rivals cost far less, with AVLV at 0.15% and DFLV at 0.21%. The extra fee buys human judgment, which can trail the benchmark as easily as beat it.
  • Moderately traded rather than a volume heavyweight, so spreads can run wider than the largest index value funds.
  • Live since 2021, so the ETF's own record is short, though it leans on JPMorgan's longer-running U.S. Value and Large Cap Value approaches.

JAVA Performance

Launched Oct 4, 2021

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
JAVA$12,113
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. JAVA $12,113. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for JAVA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodJAVA
Year to date+16.6%
1 month+4.1%
3 months+2.0%
1 year+21.1%
3 yearsper year+20.5%
5 yearsper year+11.6%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for JAVA
YearReturn barJAVA
2026 YTD+16.6%
2025+14.9%
2024+15.5%
2023+10.5%
2022−0.9%
2021+5.1%

History from Oct 5, 2021

JAVA in the news

JAVA Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.14%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.95Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.23 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2021–2026

One bar per payment. 21 payments from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Dec 21, 2021 $0.18; Mar 22, 2022 $0.11; Jun 21, 2022 $0.18; Sep 20, 2022 $0.13; Dec 20, 2022 $0.20; Dec 29, 2022 $0.01; Mar 21, 2023 $0.15; Jun 20, 2023 $0.25; Sep 19, 2023 $0.22; Dec 19, 2023 $0.30; Mar 19, 2024 $0.16; Jun 25, 2024 $0.25; Sep 24, 2024 $0.26; Dec 24, 2024 $0.25; Mar 25, 2025 $0.17; Jun 24, 2025 $0.25; Sep 23, 2025 $0.25; Dec 16, 2025 $0.30; Mar 24, 2026 $0.18; Jun 23, 2026 $0.24; Sep 22, 2026 $0.23. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 22, 2026Sep 24, 2026$0.23
Jun 23, 2026Jun 25, 2026$0.24
Mar 24, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.18
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.30
Sep 23, 2025Sep 25, 2025$0.25
Jun 24, 2025Jun 26, 2025$0.25
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.17
Dec 24, 2024Dec 27, 2024$0.25
Sep 24, 2024Sep 26, 2024$0.26
Jun 25, 2024Jun 27, 2024$0.25
Mar 19, 2024Mar 22, 2024$0.16
Dec 19, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.30

See all 21 payments⁠

$10,000 in JAVA 5 years ago paid $810 in dividends.⁠

JAVA Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.28
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−16.5%
Trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.78
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

JAVA Cost

Overpaying vs WTV, cheapest in US Active Value

$6,332

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • JAVA 0.44%

    $8,852

  • WTV 0.12% Cheapest

    $2,520

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • JAVA 0.44%
  • WTV 0.12%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530JAVA $8,852WTV $2,520

Year by year

YearJAVAWTVOverpaying
10$794$220$574
20$3,061$859$2,202
30$8,852$2,520$6,332

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