The JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF (JQUA) is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide exposure to U.S. companies associated with quality-factor characteristics. The ETF is managed by JPMorgan Asset Management and trades under the ticker JQUA on the NYSE Arca.

Classified as a factor-based equity ETF, the fund seeks to reflect, before fees and expenses, the performance of the JP Morgan US Quality Factor Index.

The ETF follows a passive management strategy, maintaining a portfolio structured to replicate the composition and weighting of its benchmark index. The benchmark selects U.S. companies with financial characteristics associated with quality, using metrics related to profitability, earnings stability, and operational efficiency.

Diversification and sector exposure

JQUA provides exposure primarily associated with:

• Information technology.
• Healthcare.
• Financials.
• Consumer discretionary.
• U.S. quality-oriented companies.
• Factor-investing strategies.
• U.S. large-cap and mid-cap equities.
• U.S. equity markets.

The ETF’s performance is particularly sensitive to U.S. economic conditions, interest-rate expectations, and the relationship between growth, value, and quality equities within the American market.

Changes in Federal Reserve monetary policy, fluctuations in corporate earnings, and shifts in financial conditions may directly affect the fund’s behavior. The ETF may also reflect developments associated with artificial intelligence growth, economic digitalization, and investor demand for companies with more stable operational profiles.

Structure and costs

JQUA shares trade on the secondary market on the NYSE Arca during regular trading hours. Share creation and redemption occur through authorized participants, a mechanism intended to help align the ETF’s market price with its net asset value (NAV).

The fund charges a management fee as outlined in its prospectus and does not apply a performance fee. JQUA may distribute income derived from dividends paid by companies held within the portfolio.

Because the ETF uses a factor-based methodology, portfolio composition may change according to shifts in the fundamental indicators used by the benchmark index.

History and evolution of the ETF

The JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF was launched in 2017 during a period marked by growing demand for factor-based ETFs tied to the U.S. equity market.

Since inception, the fund has reflected movements associated with U.S. quality-oriented equities, including changes in economic cycles, fluctuations in interest rates, and developments across the American stock market.

In recent years, JQUA has reflected periods of volatility within U.S. markets, growth in technology companies, changes in Federal Reserve monetary policy, and increasing demand for strategies focused on quality and financial stability.

Additional Information

JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF (United States) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), with assets under management totaling $9.48 billion.

Over the past 12 months, JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF recorded a return of 19.83%, with its price trading between $59.91 and $76.66 during the same period.

The ETF is traded under the ticker JQUA.