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JPMorgan Active Bond ETF

JBNDNYSEJ.P. MorganA

$51.88+0.05 (+0.09%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 4:01 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 51.83 to 51.88. Range 51.83 to 51.98. Use the arrow keys to read each point.51.9051.9251.9551.9810 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.25%
Fund size
$9.53B
1Y total return
+0.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.57%
Holdings
1767
Avg volume · 30D
1.19M sh
52W range
low $50.70high $55.79
Launched

The ETF.net JBND Grade

A

Score 71 out of 100

Rank
30 of 116
Six-pillar profile for JBND. Scores out of 100: Cost 64, Risk 50, Mission 100, Tradability 58, Holdings 70, Durability 77. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (50). Leans toward Mission.

Score 71 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 39 of 115
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 100
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 47 of 116
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 38 of 116
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 34 of 115
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 116

Our read on JBND

ETF.net Research

In short

AActive core bond management at near-index pricing: J.P. Morgan's bond desk runs roughly 1,700 holdings against the Agg with extra weight in securitized debt, for 0.25% a year.

Stated mandate

Seeks total return through active management of U.S. investment-grade bonds, primarily a diversified intermediate-term, high-quality portfolio with greater emphasis on securitized bonds.

Why people hold it

  • 0.25% a year undercuts every other active fund benchmarked to the Agg in its peer set (CGCB, JCPB, BOND, JFLX) and lands well under the core-bond category's median fee.
  • The securitized tilt is the whole point. The fact sheet describes a diversified intermediate-term, high-quality portfolio with greater emphasis on securitized bonds, not a copy of the index.jpmorgan.com
  • About 1,700 bonds deep, pays monthly, and has pulled in multi-billion-dollar assets since launch. What's inside lines up closely with the mandate on the tin.
  • In a crowded field of nearly 200 core bond funds, this one sits in the upper tier on how cleanly it executes what it promises.

Worth knowing

  • Index core-bond giants like BND, SPAB and SCHZ charge 0.03%. The extra fee here buys a manager's judgment calls, which can land either way.
  • The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate is a yardstick, not a blueprint. An active portfolio can look and behave differently from the index it's measured against.
  • Intermediate-term bonds move with interest rates, and the fund launched in 2023, so its record doesn't yet span a full rate cycle.

JBND Performance

Launched Oct 11, 2023

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.Not enough history yet.
JBND$10,012
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. JBND $10,012. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 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 JBND. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodJBND
Year to date−0.5%
1 month+2.2%
3 months0.0%
1 year+0.1%
3 yearsper year+6.4%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
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 JBND
YearReturn barJBND
2026 YTD−0.5%
2025+8.2%
2024+3.2%
2023+7.3%

Since listing, Oct 11, 2023

JBND in the news

JBND 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.
4.57%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.38Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.20 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 38 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Nov 1, 2023 $0.12; Dec 1, 2023 $0.21; Dec 28, 2023 $0.21; Feb 1, 2024 $0.20; Mar 1, 2024 $0.20; Apr 1, 2024 $0.22; May 1, 2024 $0.22; Jun 3, 2024 $0.20; Jul 1, 2024 $0.18; Aug 1, 2024 $0.20; Sep 3, 2024 $0.18; Oct 1, 2024 $0.19; Nov 1, 2024 $0.21; Dec 2, 2024 $0.20; Dec 16, 2024 $0.02; Dec 31, 2024 $0.18; Feb 3, 2025 $0.20; Mar 3, 2025 $0.19; Apr 1, 2025 $0.19; May 1, 2025 $0.21; Jun 2, 2025 $0.21; Jul 1, 2025 $0.19; Aug 1, 2025 $0.21; Sep 2, 2025 $0.18; Oct 1, 2025 $0.20; Nov 3, 2025 $0.19; Dec 1, 2025 $0.19; Dec 15, 2025 $0.04; Dec 31, 2025 $0.19; Feb 2, 2026 $0.19; Mar 2, 2026 $0.17; Apr 1, 2026 $0.19; May 1, 2026 $0.20; Jun 1, 2026 $0.19; Jul 1, 2026 $0.20; Aug 3, 2026 $0.20; Sep 1, 2026 $0.21; Oct 1, 2026 $0.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 4, 2026$0.21
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.20
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.21
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.20
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.20
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.19
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.20
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.19
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.17
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.19
Dec 31, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.19
Dec 15, 2025Dec 17, 2025$0.04

See all 39 payments⁠

$10,000 in JBND 3 years ago paid $1,411 in dividends.⁠

JBND Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.5%
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.
0.34
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.
−4.7%
36 months · trough Oct 2026
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.
0.20
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.

JBND Cost

Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond

$5,159

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

  • JBND 0.25%

    $5,159

  • BKAG 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • JBND 0.25%
  • BKAG 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K051015202530JBND $5,159BKAG $0

Year by year

YearJBNDBKAGOverpaying
10$455$0$455
20$1,769$0$1,769
30$5,159$0$5,159

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