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JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF

JCPBNYSE ArcaJ.P. MorganB

$45.42+0.01 (+0.02%)

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

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 45.41 to 45.42. Range 45.40 to 45.52. Use the arrow keys to read each point.45.4545.4845.5045.5210 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.40%
Fund size
$17.5B
1Y total return
+0.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.97%
Holdings
2808
Avg volume · 30D
2.71M sh
52W range
low $44.40high $48.17
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net JCPB Grade

B

Score 65 out of 100

Rank
45 of 116
Six-pillar profile for JCPB. Scores out of 100: Cost 36, Risk 62, Mission 100, Tradability 61, Holdings 71, Durability 81. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (36). Leans toward Mission.

Score 65 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.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 67 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.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 116
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 116
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 115
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 116

Our read on JCPB

ETF.net Research

In short

BThe Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate is JCPB's yardstick, not its cage. J.P. Morgan's bond desk builds a mostly investment-grade core, then reaches into high yield and foreign debt for extra income. Cost: 0.40% a year.

Stated mandate

The ETF seeks a high level of current income from investment-grade and non-investment-grade securities. It mainly uses investment-grade bonds, while combining bottom-up selection, dynamic sector allocation, and macro analysis of the yield curve, duration, and portfolio risk.

Why people hold it

  • The 'plus' is spelled out: primarily investment-grade bonds, with room for up to 30% below investment grade and 25% foreign securities.jpmorgan.com
  • Bottom-up bond picking plus macro calls on duration and the yield curve, run by one of the biggest fixed income desks on the street. Live since 2019.jpmorgan.com
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively and pays income monthly, spreading risk across roughly 2,800 positions.
  • Runs close to the mandate it advertises, and lands in the upper half of a 116-fund aggregate-bond field.

Worth knowing

  • Active work carries an active price: 0.40% sits above the category median, while index trackers AGG, BND and SCHZ each charge 0.03%.
  • J.P. Morgan's own JBND is measured against the same benchmark for 0.25%, so check which flavor of active bond you actually want.
  • The 'plus' cuts both ways: high yield and foreign bonds bring credit and currency risk a plain Agg tracker does not carry.jpmorgan.com

JCPB Performance

Launched Jan 28, 2019

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.
JCPB$10,044
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. JCPB $10,044. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 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 JCPB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodJCPB
Year to date−0.1%
1 month+2.2%
3 months0.0%
1 year+0.4%
3 yearsper year+6.5%
5 yearsper year+0.8%
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 JCPB
YearReturn barJCPB
2026 YTD−0.1%
2025+8.0%
2024+2.9%
2023+7.1%
2022−12.9%
2021−0.5%
2020+9.2%

JCPB in the news

JCPB 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.
4.97%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.27Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.18 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. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.17; Mar 1, 2023 $0.14; Apr 3, 2023 $0.16; May 1, 2023 $0.17; Jun 1, 2023 $0.17; Jul 3, 2023 $0.17; Aug 1, 2023 $0.17; Sep 1, 2023 $0.17; Oct 2, 2023 $0.18; Nov 1, 2023 $0.16; Dec 1, 2023 $0.18; Dec 28, 2023 $0.18; Feb 1, 2024 $0.20; Mar 1, 2024 $0.19; Apr 1, 2024 $0.19; May 1, 2024 $0.21; Jun 3, 2024 $0.20; Jul 1, 2024 $0.20; Aug 1, 2024 $0.20; Sep 3, 2024 $0.20; Oct 1, 2024 $0.20; Nov 1, 2024 $0.20; Dec 2, 2024 $0.20; Dec 31, 2024 $0.20; Feb 3, 2025 $0.19; Mar 3, 2025 $0.19; Apr 1, 2025 $0.19; May 1, 2025 $0.21; Jun 2, 2025 $0.19; Jul 1, 2025 $0.19; Aug 1, 2025 $0.20; Sep 2, 2025 $0.20; Oct 1, 2025 $0.20; Nov 3, 2025 $0.19; Dec 1, 2025 $0.19; Dec 31, 2025 $0.19; Feb 2, 2026 $0.20; Mar 2, 2026 $0.19; Apr 1, 2026 $0.19; May 1, 2026 $0.19; Jun 1, 2026 $0.19; Jul 1, 2026 $0.18; Aug 3, 2026 $0.19; Sep 1, 2026 $0.19; Oct 1, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 4, 2026$0.19
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.18
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.19
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.19
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.18
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.19
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.19
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.19
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.19
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.20
Dec 31, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.19
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.19

See all 95 payments⁠

$10,000 in JCPB 5 years ago paid $1,862 in dividends.⁠

JCPB Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.6%
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.
0.36
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.
−16.4%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
1.00
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.

JCPB Cost

Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond

$8,090

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

  • JCPB 0.40%

    $8,090

  • BKAG 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • JCPB 0.40%
  • 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$6K$8K$10K051015202530JCPB $8,090BKAG $0

Year by year

YearJCPBBKAGOverpaying
10$723$0$723
20$2,793$0$2,793
30$8,090$0$8,090

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