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Fixed income: ready for prime time

Slowing economic growth and persistent disinflationary trends are driving central banks to calibrate the current restrictive stance in monetary policy, presenting a constructive macro backdrop for fixed income in 2024. Together with yields across a wide range of fixed income sectors hovering near decade highs, it could be opportune to lock in elevated yields.

 

The increased DM government bond yields create higher income opportunities1

Some investors may prefer passive fixed income investing, but it may not always create all the outcomes investors expect from their fixed income allocations, including diversification and potential return enhancement. 

The current interest rate environment is an excellent example of why the flexibility to make active decisions is critical to portfolio performance. Since a passively managed fund is designed to track an index, there is no opportunity to make active decisions, such as making tactical allocations as well as managing duration and risk, should there be changes in interest rates.

The case for active fixed income ETFs

The share of active ETFs in investors' portfolios has risen steadily over the past five years. According to the Trackinsight Global ETF Survey 2023, which has insights from over 500 ETF buyers globally, nearly 70% of these investors now use active ETFs in their portfolios, while 12% have an active ETF allocation that is more than 40% of their total assets. 

Below are some common features that make active ETFs stand out from other investment vehicles:

Efficient Tradable Flexible Professional oversight
Active ETFs are cost-effective, allowing investors to keep more of what they earn. Active ETFs can be easily traded throughout the day and turned into cash as needed. Active ETFs offer access to virtually every market worldwide – with the flexibility to quickly move in and out of them as conditions change. Active ETFs are managed by professional portfolio managers, seeking to achieve specific outcomes, such as generating income.
JPMorgan Global Bond Active ETF (JPGB)

In a late cycle where economic growth slows, this generally presents a favourable environment for quality fixed income assets given their higher credit rating, better liquidity and relatively lower default risk.

JPGB invests primarily (at least 80%2) in investment-grade (IG) bonds globally with a disciplined risk management3 strategy, seeking to generate a high-quality portfolio while exploring yield opportunities.

Quality bond investing
Focusing on IG fixed income securities to exhibit lower volatility versus single-sector fixed income or equity investing.

Globally diversified
Diversifying across a broad range of IG fixed income securities across sectors and markets to drive strong risk-adjusted return potential.

Active management with multiple levers
Adopting a flexible approach to take advantage of different alpha sources, including country, sector, issuer, duration and currency, when investing in IG fixed income securities.

An actively managed, quality-biased investment strategy with dynamic risk management3 can help shift exposure towards areas with stronger fundamental outlook while managing duration and currency risks.

JPMorgan Global Bond Active ETF
CBOE ticker: JPGB

JPMorgan Global Bond Fund
APIR: PER6912AU

Management fees & costs: 0.45%
Lonsec: Recommended
Management fees & costs: 0.45%
Lonsec: Recommended
Zenith: Recommended
   
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JPMorgan Global Bond Active ETF (JPGB) is the marketing name for JPMorgan Global Bond Active ETF (Managed Fund).

Diversification does not guarantee investment return and does not eliminate the risk of loss

1 DM: Developed market. Source: Bloomberg, data as of 31.12.2023. Yields are not guaranteed. Positive yield does not imply positive returns. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.
2 Please refer to the fund’s offering documents for further details on its objectives. The manager seeks to achieve its stated objectives and there is no guarantee they will be met.
3 The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.

The fees and costs are comprised of a management fee, fund expenses and indirect costs. Please refer to the Fees and Cost section of the relevant Product Disclosure Statement for more information.
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The Zenith Investment Partners (ABN 27 103 132 672, AFS Licence 226872) (“Zenith”) rating (PER6912AU assigned March 2023) referred to in this piece is limited to “General Advice” (s766B Corporations Act 2001) for Wholesale clients only.  This advice has been prepared without taking into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any individual, including target markets of financial products, where applicable, and is subject to change at any time without prior notice.  It is not a specific recommendation to purchase, sell or hold the relevant product(s).  Investors should seek independent financial advice before making an investment decision and should consider the appropriateness of this advice in light of their own objectives, financial situation and needs.  Investors should obtain a copy of, and consider the PDS or offer document before making any decision and refer to the full Zenith Product Assessment available on the Zenith website.  Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Zenith usually charges the product issuer, fund manager or related party to conduct Product Assessments.  Full details regarding Zenith’s methodology, ratings definitions and regulatory compliance are available on our Product Assessments and at Fund Research Regulatory Guidelines.

All investments contain risk and may lose value. Before investing, obtain and review the Product Disclosure Statement of the Fund and Target Market Determination which have been issued by Perpetual Trust Services Limited, ABN 48 000 142 049, AFSL 236648, as the responsible entity of the fund available on https://am.jpmorgan.com/au to understand the various risks associated with investing in the Fund and in making any investment decision and for more detailed information relating to the risks of the Fund, the type of customer (target market) it has been designed for and any distribution conditions. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance and investors may not get back the full amount invested. Future performance and return of capital is not guaranteed. Information is considered correct at the time of issue but no liability for errors or omissions will be accepted by JPMorgan Asset Management (Australia) Limited or its affiliates. This document is intended solely for the person to whom it is provided by the issuer. Positive yield does not imply positive returns. Yields are not guaranteed. Fund holdings and performance are likely to have changed since the report date. No provider of information presented here, including index and ratings information, is liable for damages or losses of any type arising from use of their information.

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