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JPMorgan Inflation Managed Bond ETF

JCPINYSE ArcaJ.P. MorganC

$46.59−0.08 (−0.18%)

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

C47/ 100

Rank 27 of 41 in TIPS

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 46.67 to 46.59. Range 46.59 to 46.72. Use the arrow keys to read each point.46.6346.6546.7046.7310 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.39%
Fund size
$921M
1Y total return
+0.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.16%
Holdings
746
Avg volume · 30D
62.2K sh
52W range
low $45.78high $50.95
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net JCPI Grade

C

Score 47 out of 100

Category
TIPS⁠
Rank
27 of 41
Six-pillar profile for JCPI. Scores out of 100: Cost 5, Risk 47, Mission 80, Tradability 42, Holdings 83, Durability 77. Strongest: Holdings (83). Weakest: Cost (5). No single pillar leads.

Score 47 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    F5 out of 100
    Rank 39 of 41
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A80 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 33
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 41
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 41
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 41
  • 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 8 of 41

Our read on JCPI

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost inflation funds just buy TIPS. JCPI builds a core bond portfolio and layers CPI-U swaps on top, an active route to a similar inflation-linked payoff, run by J.P. Morgan since 2010 and wrapped in an ETF in 2022.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to deliver inflation-protected total return by combining a core bond portfolio with actively managed inflation swaps and tactical trades.

Why people hold it

  • The mechanism is the story: CPI-U swaps combined with a core bond portfolio, designed to act like a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds without simply owning them.sec.gov
  • Actively run. The team manages the swap book and makes tactical trades, measured against the intermediate 1-10 year TIPS index rather than the long end of the curve.jpmorgan.com
  • Not a startup strategy: it dates to 2010 as a mutual fund and converted into an ETF in April 2022, carrying its track record across.jpmorgan.com
  • Pays monthly, with the core spread across roughly 700 bonds.

Worth knowing

  • Active costs money. The fee sits above the category median, while index trackers like SCHP and VTIP charge 0.03%.
  • Swaps add counterparty and derivative exposure, and the prospectus notes there is no assurance CPI-U accurately measures the actual rate of inflation.sec.gov
  • The core can hold corporate and other non-Treasury bonds, so you carry credit risk a pure Treasury TIPS fund would not.sec.gov

JCPI Performance

Launched Mar 31, 2010

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

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JCPI$10,015
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Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. JCPI $10,015. 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 JCPI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodJCPI
Year to date+0.3%
1 month+2.0%
3 months−0.5%
1 year+0.1%
3 yearsper year+5.6%
5 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
10 yearsHistory unavailableper 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 JCPI
YearReturn barJCPI
2026 YTD+0.3%
2025+7.1%
2024+4.7%
2023+5.0%
2022−5.5%

History from Apr 11, 2022

JCPI in the news

JCPI 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.
4.16%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.95Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.12 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 $0.07; Mar 1, 2023 $0.04; Apr 3, 2023 $0.22; May 1, 2023 $0.15; Jun 1, 2023 $0.17; Jul 3, 2023 $0.15; Aug 1, 2023 $0.13; Sep 1, 2023 $0.14; Oct 2, 2023 $0.13; Nov 1, 2023 $0.15; Dec 1, 2023 $0.14; Dec 28, 2023 $0.11; Feb 1, 2024 $0.11; Mar 1, 2024 $0.07; Apr 1, 2024 $0.20; May 1, 2024 $0.21; Jun 3, 2024 $0.22; Jul 1, 2024 $0.18; Aug 1, 2024 $0.16; Sep 3, 2024 $0.14; Oct 1, 2024 $0.15; Nov 1, 2024 $0.14; Dec 2, 2024 $0.15; Dec 31, 2024 $0.14; Feb 3, 2025 $0.16; Mar 3, 2025 $0.15; Apr 1, 2025 $0.17; May 1, 2025 $0.14; Jun 2, 2025 $0.17; Jul 1, 2025 $0.16; Aug 1, 2025 $0.16; Sep 2, 2025 $0.16; Oct 1, 2025 $0.15; Nov 3, 2025 $0.17; Dec 1, 2025 $0.16; Dec 31, 2025 $0.15; Feb 2, 2026 $0.04; Mar 2, 2026 $0.11; Apr 1, 2026 $0.19; May 1, 2026 $0.16; Jun 1, 2026 $0.29; Jul 1, 2026 $0.28; Aug 3, 2026 $0.24; Sep 1, 2026 $0.05; Oct 1, 2026 $0.12. 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$0.12
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.05
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.24
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.28
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.29
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.16
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.19
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.11
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.04
Dec 31, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.15
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.16

See all 186 payments⁠

$10,000 in JCPI 3 years ago paid $1,245 in dividends.⁠

JCPI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.8%
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.
0.28
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.
−7.9%
54 months · trough Sep 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.
0.57
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.

JCPI Cost

Overpaying vs VTIP, tied cheapest in TIPS

$7,260

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

  • JCPI 0.39%

    $7,898

  • VTIP 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • JCPI 0.39%
  • VTIP 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530JCPI $7,898VTIP $638

Year by year

YearJCPIVTIPOverpaying
10$705$55$650
20$2,725$216$2,509
30$7,898$638$7,260

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