As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 1997.
Registration Nos. 33-54632 and 811-07340
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 40
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 41
THE JPM PIERPONT FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
60 State Street, Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:
(617) 557-0700
John E. Pelletier, c/o Funds Distributor, Inc.
60 State Street, Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to: Stephen K. West, Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
[X] Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
[ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
[ ] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
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The Registrant has previously registered an indefinite number of its shares
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Registrant has filed Rule 24f-2
notices with respect to its series as follows: Tax Exempt Money Market and Tax
Exempt Bond Funds (for their fiscal years ended August 31, 1996) on October 29,
1996; Federal Money Market, Short Term Bond, Bond, Emerging Markets Equity and
International Equity Funds (for their fiscal years ended October 31, 1996) on
December 20, 1996; Prime Money Market Fund (for its fiscal year ended November
30, 1996) on January 17, 1997; European Equity, Japan Equity and Asia Growth
Funds (for their fiscal years ended December 31, 1996) on February 27, 1997; New
York Total Return Bond Fund (for its fiscal year ended March 31, 1997) on May
21, 1997; U.S. Equity and U.S. Small Company Funds (for their fiscal years ended
May 31, 1997) on July 22, 1997; and Diversified Fund (for its fiscal year ended
June 30, 1997) on August 28, 1997. The Registrant expects to file Rule 24f-2
notices with respect to its U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund (for its
fiscal year ending May 31, 1998) on or before July 30, 1998; Global Strategic
Income Fund (for its fiscal year ending October 31, 1997) on or before December
30, 1997; International Opportunities and Latin American Equity Funds (for their
fiscal years ending November 30, 1997) on or before January 29, 1998; and
Emerging Markets Debt Fund (for its fiscal year ending December 31, 1997) on or
before March 2, 1998.
The Diversified Portfolio has also executed this Registration Statement.
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THE JPM PIERPONT FUNDS
(DIVERSIFIED FUND)
CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET
(As Required by Rule 495)
PART A ITEM NUMBER: Prospectus Headings.
PART A ITEM NUMBER: Prospectus Headings.
1. COVER PAGE: Cover Page.
2. SYNOPSIS: Introduction; Investor Expenses.
3. CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Financial Summary, Financial
Highlights.
4. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT: Goal; Investment Approach;
Potential Risks and Rewards; Model Allocation; Risk and Reward Elements;
Master/Feeder.
5. MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND: Cover Page; J.P. Morgan; Portfolio Management;
Management and Administration.
5A. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE: Not Applicable.
6. CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES: Investing Directly; Dividends and
Distributions; Business Hours and NAV Calculations; Tax Considerations;
Master/Feeder.
7. PURCHASE OF SECURITIES BEING OFFERED: Introduction; Investing Directly;
Opening an Account; Adding to an Account; Telephone Orders; Exchanges;
Business Hours and NAV Calculations; Timing of Orders; Timing of
Settlements.
8. REDEMPTION OR REPURCHASE: Selling Shares; Account and Transaction
Policies.
9. PENDING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS: Not Applicable.
PART B ITEM NUMBER: Statement of Additional Information Headings.
10. COVER PAGE: Cover Page.
11. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Table of Contents.
12. GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY: General.
13. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES: Investment Objective and Policies;
Additional Investments; Investment Restrictions; Quality and
Diversification Requirements; Appendix A.
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14. MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND: Trustees and Officers.
15. CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES: Description of
Shares.
16. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES: Investment Advisor; Distributor;
Co-Administrator; Services Agent; Custodian and Transfer Agent;
Shareholder Servicing; Eligible Institutions; Independent Accountants;
Expenses.
17. BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES: Portfolio Transactions.
18. CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES: Massachusetts Trust; Description of
Shares.
19. PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SECURITIES BEING OFFERED: Net Asset
Value; Purchase of Shares; Redemption of Shares; Exchange of Shares;
Dividends and Distributions.
20. TAX STATUS: Taxes.
21. UNDERWRITERS: Distributor.
22. CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA: Performance Data.
23. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Financial Statements.
PART C. Information required to be included in Part C is set forth under the
appropriate items, so numbered, in Part C of this Registration Statement.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This post-effective amendment No. 40 (the "Amendment") to the
Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-54632) (the
"Registration Statement") is being filed with respect to The JPM Pierpont
Diversified Fund, a series of shares of the Registrant (the "Fund"), for the
purposes of simplifying the Fund's prospectus and updating financial information
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997.
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OCTOBER 1, 1997 | PROSPECTUS
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JPM PIERPONT DIVERSIFIED FUND
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A balanced fund seeking high total return
with reduced risk
This prospectus contains essential information for anyone investing in the fund.
Please read it carefully and keep it for reference.
Shares in the fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by
any bank, government entity, or the FDIC.
As with all mutual funds, the fact that these shares are registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission does not mean that the commission approves
them as an investment or guarantees that the information in this prospectus is
correct or adequate. It is a criminal offense for anyone to state
or suggest otherwise.
Distributed by Funds Distributor, Inc. JPMORGAN
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CONTENTS
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2 | JPM PIERPONT DIVERSIFIED FUND
The fund's goal, investment approach, Fund description................................................2
risks, expenses, and performance
Investor expenses...............................................2
Performance.....................................................3
Financial highlights............................................3
4 | YOUR INVESTMENT
Investing in the JPM Pierpont Investing through a financial professional......................4
Diversified Fund
Investing through an employer-sponsored retirement plan.........4
Investing through an IRA or Rollover IRA........................4
Investing directly..............................................4
Opening an account..............................................4
Adding to an account............................................4
Selling shares..................................................5
Account and transaction policies................................5
Dividends and distributions.....................................6
Tax considerations..............................................6
7 | FUND DETAILS
More about risk and the fund's Master/feeder structure.........................................7
business operations
Management and administration...................................7
Risk and reward elements........................................8
FOR MORE INFORMATION...................................back cover
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INTRODUCTION
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JPM PIERPONT DIVERSIFIED FUND
This fund invests through a balanced fund, consisting of a diversified portfolio
of stocks and bonds. As a shareholder, you should anticipate risks and rewards
beyond those of a typical bond fund, but less than those of most stock funds.
WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST
The fund is designed for investors who:
- - are pursuing a long-term goal such as retirement
- - want an investment with the potential to outpace inflation
- - seek less risk than a fund investing completely in stocks
- - prefer to leave asset allocation decisions in the hands of
an investment professional
It is NOT designed for investors who:
- - are looking for the higher long-term potential growth (with the higher
risks) of a fund investing completely in stocks
- - require regular income or stability of principal
- - are pursuing a short-term goal or investing emergency reserves
J.P. MORGAN
Known for its commitment to proprietary research and its disciplined investment
strategies, J.P. Morgan is the asset management choice for many of the world's
most respected corporations, financial institutions, governments, and
individuals. Today, J.P. Morgan employs over 300 analysts and portfolio managers
around the world and has more than $225 billion in assets under management,
including assets managed by the fund's advisor, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of
New York.
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BEFORE YOU INVEST
Investors considering the fund should understand that:
- - The value of the fund's shares will fluctuate over time. You could lose
money if you sell when the fund's share price is lower than when you
invested.
- - There is no assurance that the fund will meet its investment goal.
- - Future returns will not necessarily resemble past performance.
- - The fund invests in another fund -- the master portfolio -- rather than
investing directly in individual securities.
- - The fund and the master portfolio both have an identical goal -- to provide
high total return from a diversified portfolio.
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JPM PIERPONT DIVERSIFIED FUND TICKER SYMBOL: PPDVX
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REGISTRANT NAME: THE JPM PIERPONT FUNDS
(THE JPM PIERPONT DIVERSIFIED FUND)
[GRAPHIC]
GOAL
The fund seeks to provide a high total return from a diversified portfolio
of stocks and bonds.
[GRAPHIC]
INVESTMENT APPROACH
Drawing on a variety of analytical tools, the portfolio management team
allocates assets among various types of stock and bond investments, based on the
model allocation shown at right. The team periodically adjusts the fund's actual
asset allocation according to the relative attractiveness of each asset class.
Within this asset allocation framework, the team selects the fund's securities.
With the stock portion of the portfolio, the fund keeps its economic sector
weightings in line with the markets in which it invests, while actively seeking
the most attractive stocks within each sector. In choosing individual stocks,
the team ranks them according to their relative value using a proprietary model
that incorporates research from J.P. Morgan's worldwide network of analysts.
Foreign stocks are chosen using a similar process, while also considering
country allocation and currency exposure.
With the bond portion of the portfolio, the team uses fundamental, economic, and
capital markets research to select securities. The team actively manages the mix
of U.S. and foreign bonds while typically keeping duration - a common
measurement of sensitivity to interest rate movements - within one year of the
average for the U.S. investment-grade bond universe (currently about five
years).
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POTENTIAL RISKS AND REWARDS
The value of your investment in the fund will fluctuate in response to movements
in the stock and bond markets. The fund's broad diversification among asset
classes and among individual stocks and bonds is more effective in reducing
volatility when asset classes perform differently. Fund performance will also
depend on the management team's asset allocation and securities selection.
Over the long term, investors can anticipate that the fund's total return and
volatility should exceed those of bonds but remain less than those of medium-
and large-capitalization domestic stocks.
The fund's securities are described in more detail on page 8, along with their
main risks, which may cause the fund's share price to decline, and the fund's
strategies to reduce these risks.
MODEL ALLOCATION
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52% medium- and large-cap U.S. stocks
35% U.S. and foreign bonds
10% foreign stocks
3% small-cap U.S. stocks
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
The fund's assets are managed by J.P. Morgan, which currently manages over
$225 billion, including more than $7.1 billion using the same strategy as the
fund.
The portfolio management team is led by Gerald Osterberg, vice president, who
has been on the team since the fund's inception in July of 1993 and has been at
J.P. Morgan since 1966, and John M. Devlin, vice president, who joined the team
in December of 1993 and has been at J.P. Morgan since 1986.
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INVESTOR EXPENSES
The current expenses you should expect to pay as an investor in the fund are
shown at right. The fund has no sales, redemption, exchange, or account fees,
although some institutions may charge you a fee for shares you buy through them.
The annual fund expenses shown are deducted from fund assets prior to
performance calculations.
Footnotes for this section are shown on next page.
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ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES(1) (%)
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Management fees (actual) 0.55
Marketing (12b-1) fees none
Other expenses(2)
(after reimbursement) 0.43
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES(2)
(AFTER REIMBURSEMENT) 0.98
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE
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The example below uses the same assumptions as other fund prospectuses: $1,000
initial investment, 5% annual total return, expenses unchanged, all shares sold
at the end of each time period. The example is for comparison only; the fund's
actual return and expenses will be different.
1 yr. 3 yrs. 5 yrs. 10 yrs.
YOUR COST($) 10 31 54 120
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PERFORMANCE
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (%) Shows performance over time, for periods ended December 31, 1996
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1 yr. 3 yrs. Since inception(3)
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JPM PIERPONT DIVERSIFIED FUND (after expenses) 13.42 13.00 12.52
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FUND BENCHMARK(4) (no expenses) 14.10 13.56 12.94
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S&P 500 INDEX (no expenses) 22.96 19.68 18.87
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[EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF BAR CHART]
vertical: (20%), 0%, 20%, 40%
horizontal: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
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YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTAL RETURN (%) Shows changes in returns by calendar year
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1993(3) 1994 1995 1996
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JPM PIERPONT DIVERSIFIED FUND 1.74 0.60 26.47 13.42
FUND BENCHMARK(4) 1.43 0.46 27.75 14.10
S&P 500 INDEX 2.32 1.32 37.58 22.96
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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PER-SHARE DATA For fiscal periods ended June 30
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1994(3) 1995 1996 1997
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NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD ($) 10.00 9.81 11.20 12.22
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Income from investment operations:
Net investment income ($) 0.09 0.28 0.30 0.37
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investment and foreign currency ($) (0.27) 1.37 1.48 2.02
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TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS ($) (0.18) 1.65 1.78 2.39
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Less distributions to shareholders from:
Net investment income ($) (0.01) (0.20) (0.32) (0.32)
Net realized gain ($) -- (0.06) (0.44) (0.40)
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TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS ($) (0.01) (0.26) (0.76) (0.72)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD ($) 9.81 11.20 12.22 13.89
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SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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TOTAL RETURN (%) (1.82)(5) 17.08 16.51 20.52
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NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD ($ thousands) 7,023 22,396 53,198 70,338
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RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS (%) 0.98(6) 0.98 0.98 0.98
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RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME TO AVERAGE
NET ASSETS (%) 2.80(6) 3.39 3.04 3.00
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DECREASE REFLECTED IN EXPENSE RATIO DUE TO
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT (%) 1.52(6) 0.91 0.38 0.27
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The Financial Highlights have been audited by Price Waterhouse LLP, the fund's
independent accountants.
1 The fund has a master/feeder structure as described on page 7. This table
shows the fund's expenses and its share of master portfolio expenses for
the past fiscal year, expressed as a percentage of the fund's average net
assets and reflecting reimbursement for ordinary expenses over 0.98%.
2 Without reimbursement, other expenses and total operating expenses would
have been 0.70% and 1.25%, respectively. There is no guarantee that
reimbursement will continue beyond 10/31/98.
3 The fund commenced operations on 12/15/93. Except in the Financial
Highlights, returns reflect performance of JPM Institutional Diversified
Fund (a separate feeder fund investing in the same master portfolio) from
9/30/93 through 12/15/93.
4 A composite benchmark of unmanaged indices that corresponds to the fund's
model allocation and that consists of the S&P 500 (52%), Russell 2000 (3%),
Salomon Brothers Broad Investment Grade Bond (35%), and MSCI EAFE (10%)
indices.
5 Not annualized.
6 Annualized.
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YOUR INVESTMENT
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For your convenience, the JPM Pierpont Funds offer several ways to initiate
and maintain fund investments.
INVESTING THROUGH A FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL
If you work with a financial professional, either at J.P. Morgan or elsewhere,
he or she is prepared to handle your planning and transaction needs. Your
financial professional will be able to assist you in establishing your fund
account, executing transactions, and monitoring your investment. If your fund
investment is not held in the name of your financial professional and you prefer
to place a transaction order yourself, please use the instructions for investing
directly. J.P. Morgan may pay fees to financial professionals for services in
connection with fund investments.
INVESTING THROUGH AN EMPLOYER-SPONSORED RETIREMENT PLAN
Your fund investments are handled through your plan. Consult your plan materials
or contact your benefits office for information on buying, selling, or
exchanging fund shares. J.P. Morgan may pay fees to firms that provide
recordkeeping or other services to your plan.
INVESTING THROUGH AN IRA OR ROLLOVER IRA
Please contact a J.P. Morgan Retirement Services Specialist at 1-888-576-4472
for information on J.P. Morgan's comprehensive IRA services, including lower
minimum investments.
INVESTING DIRECTLY
Investors may establish accounts without the help of an intermediary by using
the instructions below and at right:
- - Determine the amount you are investing. The minimum amount for initial
investments in the fund is $2,500 and for additional investments $500,
although these minimums may be less for some investors. For more
information on minimum investments, call 1-800-521-5411.
- - Complete the application, indicating how much of your investment you want
to allocate to which fund(s). Please apply now for any account privileges
you may want to use in the future, in order to avoid the delays associated
with adding them later on.
- - Mail in your application, making your initial investment as shown at right.
For answers to any questions, please speak with a J.P. Morgan Funds Services
Representative at 1-800-521-5411.
OPENING AN ACCOUNT
BY CHECK
- - Make out a check for the investment amount payable to JPM Pierpont Funds.
- - Mail the check with your completed application to the Transfer Agent.
BY WIRE
- - Mail your completed application to the Shareholder Services Agent.
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent to obtain an account number and to
place a purchase order. FUNDS THAT ARE WIRED WITHOUT A PURCHASE ORDER WILL
BE RETURNED UNINVESTED.
- - After placing your purchase order, instruct your bank to wire the amount of
your investment to:
State Street Bank & Trust Company
ROUTING NUMBER: 011-000-028
CREDIT: JPM Pierpont Funds
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 9904-226-9
FFC: your account number, name of registered owner(s) and fund name
BY EXCHANGE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.
ADDING TO AN ACCOUNT
BY CHECK
- - Make out a check for the investment amount payable to JPM Pierpont Funds.
- - Mail the check with a completed investment slip to the Transfer Agent. If
you do not have an investment slip, attach a note indicating your account
number and how much you wish to invest in which fund(s).
BY WIRE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent to place a purchase order. FUNDS THAT
ARE WIRED WITHOUT A PURCHASE ORDER WILL BE RETURNED UNINVESTED.
- - Once you have placed your purchase order, instruct your bank to wire the
amount of your investment as described above.
BY EXCHANGE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.
4 | YOUR INVESTMENT
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SELLING SHARES
BY PHONE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent and place your request. Once your
request has been verified, a check for the net amount, payable to the
registered owner(s), will be mailed to the address of record. For checks
payable to any other party or mailed to any other address, please make your
request in writing (see below).
BY WIRE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent to verify that the wire redemption
privilege is in place on your account. If it is not, a representative can
help you add it.
- - Place your wire request. If you are transferring money to a non-Morgan
account, you will need to provide the representative with the personal
identification number (PIN) that was provided to you when you opened your
fund account.
IN WRITING
- - Write a letter of instruction that includes the following information: The
name of the registered owner(s) of the account; the account number; the
fund name; the amount you want to sell; and the recipient's name and
address or wire information, if different from those of the account
registration.
- - Indicate whether you want the proceeds sent by check or by wire.
- - Make sure the letter is signed by an authorized party. The Shareholder
Services Agent may require additional information, such as a signature
guarantee.
- - Mail the letter to the Shareholder Services Agent.
BY EXCHANGE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.
ACCOUNT AND TRANSACTION POLICIES
TELEPHONE ORDERS The fund accepts telephone orders from all shareholders. To
guard against fraud, the fund requires shareholders to use a PIN and may record
telephone orders or take other reasonable precautions. However, if the fund does
take such steps to ensure the authenticity of an order, you may bear any loss if
the order later proves fraudulent.
EXCHANGES You may exchange shares in this fund for shares in any other JPM
Pierpont or JPM Institutional mutual fund at no charge (subject to the
securities laws of your state). When making exchanges, it is important to
observe any applicable minimums. Keep in mind that for tax purposes, an exchange
is considered a sale.
The fund may alter, limit, or suspend its exchange policy at any time.
BUSINESS HOURS AND NAV CALCULATIONS The fund's regular business days and
hours are the same as those of the New York Stock Exchange. The fund
calculates its net asset value per share (NAV) every business day at 4:15
p.m. eastern time.
TIMING OF ORDERS Orders to buy or sell shares are executed at the next NAV
calculated after the order has been accepted. Orders are accepted until 4:00
p.m. eastern time every business day and are executed the same day, at that
day's NAV. The fund has the right to suspend redemption of shares and to
postpone payment of proceeds for up to seven days or as permitted by law.
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TRANSFER AGENT SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGENT
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY J.P. MORGAN FUNDS SERVICES
P.O. Box 8411 522 Fifth Avenue
Boston, MA 02266-8411 New York, NY 10036
Attention: J.P. Morgan Funds Services 1-800-521-5411
Representatives are available 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern
time on fund business days.
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TIMING OF SETTLEMENTS When you buy shares, you will become the owner of
record when the fund receives your payment, generally the day following
execution. When you sell shares, the proceeds are generally available the day
following execution and will be forwarded according to your instructions.
When you sell shares that you recently purchased by check, your order will be
executed at the next NAV but the proceeds will not be available until your check
clears. This may take up to 15 days.
STATEMENTS AND REPORTS The fund sends monthly account statements as well as
confirmations after each purchase or sale of shares (except reinvestments).
Every six months the fund sends out an annual or semi-annual report, containing
information on the fund's holdings and a discussion of recent and anticipated
market conditions and fund performance.
ACCOUNTS WITH BELOW-MINIMUM BALANCES If your account balance falls below the
minimum for 30 days as a result of selling shares (and not because of
performance), the fund may request that you buy more shares or close your
account. If your account balance is still below the minimum 60 days after
notification, the fund may close out your account and send the proceeds to the
address of record.
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
The fund typically pays income dividends four times a year (usually in March,
June, September, and December) and makes capital gains distributions, if any,
once a year (usually in September). These dividends and distributions consist
of most or all of the fund's net investment income and net realized capital
gains.
Dividends and distributions are automatically reinvested in the fund.
Alternatively, you may instruct your financial professional or J.P. Morgan
Funds Services to have them sent to you by check, credited to a separate
account, or invested in another JPM Pierpont Fund.
TAX CONSIDERATIONS
In general, selling shares, exchanging shares, and receiving distributions
(whether reinvested or taken in cash) are all taxable events. These transactions
typically create the following tax liabilities:
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TRANSACTION TAX STATUS
Income dividends Ordinary income
Short-term capital gains Ordinary income
distributions
Long-term capital gains Capital gains
distributions
Sales or exchanges of shares Capital gains or losses
owned for more than one year
Sales or exchanges of shares Gains are treated as ordinary
owned for one year or less income; losses are subject
to special rules
Because long-term capital gains distributions are taxable as capital gains
regardless of how long you have owned your shares, you may want to avoid
making a substantial investment when the fund is about to declare a long-term
capital gains distribution.
Every January, the fund issues tax information on its distributions for the
previous year.
Any investor for whom the fund does not have a valid taxpayer identification
number will be subject to backup withholding for taxes.
The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to tax-deferred
accounts or other non-taxable entities.
Because each investor's tax circumstances are unique, please consult your tax
professional about your fund investment.
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FUND DETAILS
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MASTER/FEEDER STRUCTURE
As noted earlier, the fund is a feeder fund that invests in a master
portfolio. (Except where indicated, this prospectus uses the term "the fund"
to mean the feeder fund and its master portfolio taken together.)
The master portfolio accepts investments from other "feeder" funds, and the
feeders bear the master portfolio's expenses in proportion to their assets.
However, each feeder can set its own transaction minimums, fund-specific
expenses, and other conditions. This means that one feeder could offer access
to the same master portfolio on more attractive terms, or could experience
better performance, than another feeder. Information about other feeders is
available by calling 1-800-521-5411. Generally, when the master portfolio
seeks a vote, the fund will hold a shareholder meeting and cast its vote
proportionately, as instructed by its shareholders. Fund shareholders are
entitled to one vote per fund share.
The fund and its master portfolio expect to maintain consistent goals, but if
they do not, the fund will withdraw from the master portfolio, receiving its
assets either in cash or securities. The fund's trustees would then consider
whether the fund should hire its own investment adviser, invest in a
different master portfolio, or take other action.
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
The fund and its master portfolio are governed by the same trustees. The
trustees are responsible for overseeing all business activities. The trustees
are assisted by Pierpont Group, Inc., which they own and operate on a cost
basis. Funds Distributor, as co-administrator, provides fund officers. J.P.
Morgan, as co-administrator, oversees the fund's other service providers.
The fund and its master portfolio pay J.P. Morgan the following fees for
investment advisory and other services:
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ADVISORY SERVICES 0.55% OF THE MASTER PORTFOLIO'S
AVERAGE NET ASSETS
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MASTER PORTFOLIO'S AND FUND'S PRO-
(FEE SHARED WITH FUNDS RATA PORTIONS OF 0.09% OF THE FIRST
DISTRIBUTOR, INC.) $7 BILLION IN J.P. MORGAN-ADVISED
PORTFOLIOS, PLUS 0.04% OF AVERAGE
NET ASSETS OVER $7 BILLION
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES 0.25% OF THE FUND'S AVERAGE
NET ASSETS
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RISK AND REWARD ELEMENTS
This table identifies the main elements that make up the fund's overall risk and
reward characteristics (described on page 2). It also outlines the fund's
policies toward various securities, including those that are designed to help
the fund manage risk.
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POTENTIAL RISKS
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MARKET CONDITIONS
- - The fund's share price and performance will fluctuate in response to stock
and bond market movements
- - The value of the fund's bonds (and potentially its convertible securities
and stocks) could fall when interest rates rise; the longer a bond's
duration and the lower its credit quality, the more its value typically
falls
- - The fund's mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities could generate
capital losses or periods of low yields if they are paid off substantially
earlier or later than anticipated
MANAGEMENT CHOICES
- - The fund could underperform its benchmark due to its asset allocation and
securities choices
CREDIT QUALITY
- - The default of an issuer would leave the fund with unpaid interest or
principal
- - Junk bonds (those rated BB/Ba or lower) have a higher risk of default
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
- - Currency exchange rate movements could reduce gains or create losses
- - The fund could lose money because of foreign government actions, political
instability, or lack of adequate and accurate information
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POTENTIAL REWARDS
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- - Stocks and bonds have generally outperformed more stable investments (such
as short-term bonds and cash equivalents) over the long term
- - A diversified, balanced portfolio should mitigate the effects of wide
market fluctuations, especially when stock and bond prices move in
different directions
- - The fund's bonds could rise in value when interest rates fall
- - Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities can offer attractive returns
- - The fund could outperform its benchmark due to these same choices
- - Investment-grade bonds have a lower risk of default
- - Junk bonds offer higher yields and higher potential gains
- - Favorable exchange rate movements could generate gains or reduce losses
- - Foreign investments, which represent a major portion of the world's
securities, offer attractive potential performance and opportunities for
diversification
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POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
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- - Under normal circumstances the fund plans to remain fully invested, with
approximately 65% in stocks and 35% in bonds; stock investments may include
U.S. and foreign convertible securities, preferred stocks, trust or
partnership interests, warrants, rights, and investment company securities;
bond investments may include U.S. and foreign corporate and government
bonds, and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities (securities
representing an interest in, or secured by, a pool of mortgages or other
assets such as receivables)
- - The fund seeks to limit risk through diversification in a large number of
stocks, and to a lesser extent bonds (typically holding more than 1,000
stock and bond positions)
- - The fund seeks to keep the average duration of its bond portfolio within
one year of that for the U.S. investment-grade bond universe
- - The fund monitors interest rate trends, as well as geographic and
demographic information related, to mortgage-backed securities and mortgage
prepayments
- - During severe market downturns, the fund has the option of investing up to
100% of assets in investment-grade short-term securities
- - J.P. Morgan focuses its active management on asset allocation and
securities selection, areas where it believes its research advantage can
enhance returns
- - At least 75% of the fund's bonds must be investment-grade (BBB/Baa or
better, of which 65% must be A or better), and no more than 25% BB/Ba or B;
the fund may include unrated bonds of equivalent quality in these
categories
- - The fund does not buy bonds lower than B
- - The fund anticipates that total foreign investments will not exceed 30% of
assets
- - The fund actively manages the currency exposure of its foreign stock and
bond investments relative to its benchmark, and may hedge into the U.S.
dollar from time to time (see also "Derivatives")
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POTENTIAL RISKS
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DERIVATIVES
- - Derivatives such as futures, options, and foreign currency forward
contracts that are used for hedging the portfolio or specific securities
may not fully offset the underlying positions(1)
- - Derivatives used for risk management may not have the intended effects and
may result in losses or missed opportunities
- - Derivatives that involve leverage could magnify losses
ILLIQUID HOLDINGS
- - The fund could have difficulty valuing these holdings precisely
- - The fund could be unable to sell these holdings at the time or price it
desired
WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY SECURITIES
- - When the fund buys securities before issue or for delayed delivery, it
could be exposed to leverage risk if it does not use segregated accounts
SHORT-TERM TRADING
- - Increased trading would raise the fund's brokerage and related costs
- - Increased short-term capital gains distributions would raise shareholders'
income tax liability
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POTENTIAL REWARDS
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- - Hedges that correlate well with underlying positions can reduce or
eliminate losses at low cost
- - The fund could make money and protect against losses if management's
analysis proves correct
- - Derivatives that involve leverage could generate substantial gains at low
cost
- - These holdings may offer more attractive yields or potential growth than
comparable widely traded securities
- - The fund can take advantage of attractive transaction opportunities
- - The fund could realize gains in a short period of time
- - The fund could protect against losses if a stock is overvalued and its
value later falls
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POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
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- - The fund uses derivatives, such as futures, options, and foreign currency
forward contracts, for hedging and for risk management (i.e., to adjust
duration or to establish or adjust exposure to particular securities,
markets or currencies); risk management may include management of the
fund's exposure relative to its benchmark
- - The fund only establishes hedges that it expects will be highly correlated
with underlying positions
- - While the fund may use derivatives that incidentally involve leverage, it
does not use them for the specific purposes of leveraging the portfolio
- - The fund may not invest more than 15% of net assets in illiquid holdings
- - To maintain adequate liquidity, the fund may hold investment-grade
short-term securities (including repurchase agreements) and, for temporary
or extraordinary purposes, may borrow from banks up to 30% of the value of
its total assets
- - The fund uses segregated accounts to cover any leverage risk
- - The fund anticipates a portfolio turnover rate of approximately 150%
- - The fund generally avoids short-term trading, except to take advantage of
attractive or unexpected opportunities or to meet demands generated by
shareholder activity
(1) A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a set quantity of an
underlying instrument at a future date, or to make or receive a cash
payment based on the value of a securities index. An option is the right to
buy or sell securities that is granted in exchange for an agreed-upon sum.
A foreign currency forward contract is an obligation to buy or sell a given
currency on a future date and at a set price.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
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For investors who want more information on the fund, the following documents are
available free upon request:
ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS Contain performance data, information on portfolio
holdings, and a written analysis of market conditions and fund performance for
the fund's most recently completed fiscal year or half-year.
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI) Provides a fuller technical and legal
description of the fund's policies, investment restrictions, and business
structure. This prospectus incorporates the SAI by reference.
Copies of the current versions of these documents may be obtained by contacting:
JPM PIERPONT DIVERSIFIED FUND
J.P. Morgan Funds Services
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10036
TELEPHONE: 1-800-521-5411
HEARING IMPAIRED: 1-888-468-4015
EMAIL: [email protected]
Text-only versions of these documents and this prospectus are available
from the Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission
in Washington, D.C. (1-800-SEC-0330) and may be viewed on-screen or
downloaded from the SEC's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. The fund's
investment company registration number is 811-07340.
JPM PIERPONT FUNDS AND THE MORGAN TRADITION
The JPM Pierpont Funds combine a heritage of integrity and financial leadership
with comprehensive, sophisticated analysis and management techniques. Drawing on
J.P. Morgan's extensive experience and depth as an investment manager, the JPM
Pierpont Funds offer a broad array of distinctive opportunities for mutual fund
investors.
JPMORGAN
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JPM PIERPONT FUNDS
ADVISOR DISTRIBUTOR
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York Funds Distributor, Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue 60 State Street
New York, NY 10036 Boston, MA 02109
1-800-521-5411 1-800-221-7930
PROS387-9710
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THE JPM PIERPONT FUNDS
THE JPM PIERPONT DIVERSIFIED FUND
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
OCTOBER 1, 1997
THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT A PROSPECTUS, BUT CONTAINS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FUND'S
PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER 1, 1997, AS SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, WHICH MAY
BE OBTAINED UPON REQUEST FROM FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC., ATTENTION: THE JPM
PIERPONT FUNDS (800) 221-7930.
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Table of Contents
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General................................. 1
Investment Objective and Policies...... 1
Investment Restrictions................. 21
Trustees and Officers................... 24
Investment Advisor...................... 28
Distributor............................. 31
Co-Administrator........................ 32
Services Agent.......................... 33
Custodian and Transfer Agent............ 34
Shareholder Servicing................... 34
Financial Professionals................. 35
Independent Accountants................. 35
Expenses................................ 36
Purchase of Shares...................... 36
Redemption of Shares.................... 37
Exchange of Shares...................... 38
Dividends and Distributions............. 38
Net Asset Value......................... 39
Performance Data........................ 40
Portfolio Transactions.................. 42
Massachusetts Trust..................... 44
Description of Shares................... 45
Special Information Concerning
Investment Structure.................... 47
Taxes................................... 48
Additional Information.................. 53
Financial Statements.................... 54
Appendix A - Description of Securities
Ratings................................. A-1
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GENERAL
This Statement of Additional Information relates only to The JPM
Pierpont Diversified Fund (the "Fund"). The Fund is a series of shares of
beneficial interest of The JPM Pierpont Funds, an open-end management investment
company organized as a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"). In addition
to the Fund, the Trust consists of other series representing separate investment
funds (each a "JPM Pierpont Fund"). The other JPM Pierpont Funds are covered by
separate Statements of Additional Information.
This Statement of Additional Information describes the financial
history, investment objective and policies, management and operation of the
Fund.
This Statement of Additional Information provides additional
information with respect to the Fund and should be read in conjunction with the
Fund's current Prospectus (the "Prospectus"). The Fund's executive offices are
located at 60 State Street, Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
UNLIKE OTHER MUTUAL FUNDS WHICH DIRECTLY ACQUIRE AND MANAGE THEIR OWN
PORTFOLIO OF SECURITIES, THE FUND SEEKS TO ACHIEVE ITS INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE BY
INVESTING ALL OF ITS INVESTABLE ASSETS IN THE DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO (THE
"PORTFOLIO"), A CORRESPONDING DIVERSIFIED OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
HAVING THE SAME INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AS THE FUND. THE FUND INVESTS IN THE
PORTFOLIO THROUGH A TWO-TIER MASTER-FEEDER INVESTMENT FUND STRUCTURE. SEE
"SPECIAL INFORMATION CONCERNING INVESTMENT STRUCTURE."
The Portfolio is advised by Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York
("Morgan" or the "Advisor").
INVESTMENTS IN THE FUND ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, MORGAN OR ANY OTHER BANK. SHARES OF THE FUND ARE NOT
FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL
RESERVE BOARD, OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND IS
SUBJECT TO RISK THAT MAY CAUSE THE VALUE OF THE INVESTMENT TO FLUCTUATE, AND
WHEN THE INVESTMENT IS REDEEMED, THE VALUE MAY BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THE
AMOUNT ORIGINALLY INVESTED BY THE INVESTOR.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES
The following discussion supplements the information regarding the
investment objective of the Fund and the policies to be employed to achieve this
objective by the Portfolio as set forth herein and in the Prospectus. Since the
investment characteristics and experiences of the Fund correspond directly with
those of the Portfolio, the discussion in this Statement of Additional
Information focuses on the investments and investment policies of the Portfolio.
Accordingly, references below to the Portfolio also include the Fund; similarly,
references to the Fund also include the Portfolio unless the context requires
otherwise.
The Fund is designed for investors who wish to invest for long term
objectives such as retirement and who seek to attain real appreciation in their
investments over the long term, but with somewhat less price fluctuation than a
portfolio consisting solely of equity securities. The Fund's investment
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objective is to provide a high total return from a diversified portfolio of
equity and fixed income securities.
The mix of equities and fixed income is based on the risk premium model
and the anticipation of changing economic trends. The risk premium is the
difference between Morgan's forecast of the long-term return on stocks
(determined using Morgan's proprietary dividend discount model) and the current
nominal yield on 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds. When the risk premium is high,
more assets are allocated to stocks. When the risk premium is low, more assets
are allocated to bonds. Within U.S. equities, the allocation between large cap
and small cap stocks is based on the relative dividend discount rate spread
between large and small cap. The equity portion of the Portfolio will be
invested primarily in large and medium sized U.S. companies with market
capitalizations above $1.5 billion, with the balance in small U.S. companies
primarily included in the Russell 2000 Index and in foreign issuers primarily in
developed countries. Within fixed income, the allocation among sectors is based
on Morgan's analysis of their relative valuations.
INVESTMENT PROCESS FOR THE PORTFOLIO'S EQUITY COMPONENT
With respect to the equity portion of the Portfolio, Morgan uses:
Fundamental research: Morgan's team of domestic equity analysts
includes more than 20 members, each an industry specialist with an average of
over ten years of experience, follow 600 medium and large capitalization U.S.
companies. Their research goal is to forecast intermediate-term earnings and
prospective dividend growth rates for the most attractive companies among those
researched.
Systematic valuation: The analysts' forecasts are converted into
comparable expected returns using a proprietary dividend discount model, which
calculates the intermediate-term earnings by comparing a company's current stock
price with the "fair value" price forecasted by the estimated intermediate-term
earnings power. Within each sector, companies are ranked according to their
relative value and grouped into quintiles: those with the highest expected
returns (Quintile 1) are deemed the most undervalued relative to their long-term
earnings power, while those with the lowest expected returns (Quintile 5) are
deemed the most overvalued.
Disciplined portfolio construction: A broadly diversified portfolio is
constructed using disciplined buy and sell rules. Purchases are allocated among
stocks in the first three quintiles. The stocks selected reflect the portfolio
manager's judgment concerning the soundness of the underlying forecasts, the
likelihood that a perceived misvaluation will be corrected within a reasonable
time frame, and the manager's estimate of the magnitude of the risks versus the
potential rewards. A stock that falls into the fourth and fifth quintiles
generally becomes a candidate for sale, either because its price has risen or
its fundamentals have deteriorated. The Portfolio's sector weightings are
matched to those of the S&P 500 Index, reflecting Morgan's belief that its
research has the potential to add value at the individual stock level, but not
at the sector level. Morgan also controls the Portfolio's exposure to style and
theme bets and maintains near-market security weightings in individual security
holdings. This process results in an investment portfolio containing 250-300
stocks.
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INVESTMENT PROCESS FOR THE PORTFOLIO'S FIXED INCOME COMPONENT
Duration/yield curve management: Morgan's duration decision begins with
an analysis of real yields, which its research indicates are generally a
reliable indicator of longer term interest rate trends. Other factors Morgan
studies in regard to interest rates include economic growth and inflation,
capital flows and monetary policy. Based on this analysis, Morgan forms a view
of the most likely changes in the level and shape of the yield curve -- as well
as the timing of those changes -- and sets the Portfolio's duration and maturity
structure accordingly. Morgan typically limits the overall duration of the
Portfolio to a range between one year shorter and one year longer than that of
the Salomon Brothers Broad Investment Grade Bond Index. The maturities of the
individual fixed income securities in the Portfolio may vary widely, however.
Sector allocations: Sector allocations are driven by Morgan's
fundamental and quantitative analysis of the relative valuation of a broad array
of fixed income sectors. Specifically, Morgan utilizes market and credit
analysis to assess whether the current risk-adjusted yield spreads of various
sectors are likely to widen or narrow. Morgan then overweights (underweights)
those sectors its analysis indicates offer the most (least) relative value,
basing the speed and magnitude of these shifts on valuation considerations.
Security selection: Securities are selected by the portfolio manager,
with substantial input from Morgan's fixed income analysts and traders. Using
quantitative analysis as well as traditional valuation methods, Morgan's applied
research analysts aim to optimize security selection within the bounds of the
Portfolio's investment objective. In addition, credit analysts -- supported by
Morgan's equity analysts -- assess the creditworthiness of issuers and
counterparties. A dedicated trading desk contributes to security selection by
tracking new issuance, monitoring dealer inventories, and identifying
attractively priced bonds. The traders also handle all transactions for the
Portfolio.
INVESTMENT PROCESS FOR THE PORTFOLIO'S U.S. SMALL COMPANY COMPONENT
Fundamental research: Morgan's domestic equity analysts also
continuously monitor 300-500 small cap stocks with the aim of identifying
companies that exhibit superior financial strength and operating returns.
Meetings with management and on-site visits play a key role in shaping their
assessments. Because Morgan's analysts follow both the larger and smaller
companies in their industries -- in essence, covering their industries from top
to bottom -- they are able to bring broad perspective to the research they do on
both.
See "Systematic Valuation" above.
Disciplined portfolio construction: A diversified portfolio is
constructed as for the equity component, but purchases are concentrated among
the stocks in the top two quintiles of the rankings. Once a stock falls into the
third quintile, it generally becomes a candidate for sale. The portfolio manager
seeks to hold sector weightings close to those of the Russell 2000 Index. Sector
neutrality is also seen as a way to help to protect the portfolio from
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macroeconomic risks and--together with diversification-- represents an important
element of Morgan's investment strategy.
INVESTMENT PROCESS FOR THE PORTFOLIO'S INTERNATIONAL EQUITY COMPONENT
Country allocation: Morgan's country allocation decision begins with a
forecast of equity risk premiums, which provide a valuation signal by measuring
the relative attractiveness of stocks versus bonds. Using a proprietary
approach, Morgan calculates this risk premium for each of the nations in the
Portfolio's universe, determines the extent of its deviation -- if any -- from
its historical norm, and then ranks countries according to the size of those
deviations. Countries with high (low) rankings are overweighted (underweighted)
in comparisons to the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia and
Far East Index (MSCI EAFE) to reflect the above-average (below-average)
attractiveness of their stock markets. In determining weightings, Morgan
analyzes a variety of qualitative factors as well -- including the liquidity,
earnings momentum and interest rate climate of the market at hand. These
qualitative assessments can change the magnitude but not the direction of the
country allocations called for by the risk premium forecast. Morgan places
limits on the total size of the Portfolio's country over- and under-weightings
relative to the MSCI EAFE Index.
Stock selection: Morgan's more than 40 international equity analysts,
each an industry and country specialist, forecast normalized earnings and
dividend payouts for roughly 1,000 non-U.S. companies -- taking a long-term
perspective rather than the short time frame common to consensus estimates. The
comparable expected returns generated by the dividend discount model are used to
rank companies from most to least attractive by industry and country. A
diversified portfolio is constructed using disciplined buy and sell rules. The
portfolio manager's objective is to concentrate the purchases in the stocks
deemed most undervalued and to keep sector weightings close to those of the MSCI
EAFE Index. Once a stock falls into the bottom half of the rankings, it
generally becomes a candidate for sale. Where available, warrants and
convertibles may be purchased instead of common stock if they are deemed a more
attractive means of investing in an undervalued company.
Currency management: Currency is actively managed, in conjunction with
country and stock allocation, with the goal of protecting and possibly enhancing
return. Morgan's currency decisions are supported by a proprietary tactical
model which forecasts currency movements based on an analysis of four
fundamental factors -- trade balance trends, purchasing power parity, real
short-term interest differentials and real bond yields -- plus a technical
factor designed to improve the timing of transactions. Combining the output of
this model with a subjective assessment of economic, political and market
factors, Morgan's currency group recommends currency strategies that are
implemented in conjunction with the Portfolio's investment strategy.
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS
The Portfolio may invest in a broad range of debt securities of
domestic and foreign corporate and government issuers. The corporate securities
in which the Portfolio may invest include debt securities of various types and
maturities,
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e.g., debentures, notes, mortgage securities, equipment trust certificates and
other collateralized securities and zero coupon securities. Collateralized
securities are backed by a pool of assets such as loans or receivables which
generate cash flow to cover the payments due on the securities. Collateralized
securities are subject to certain risks, including a decline in the value of the
collateral backing the security, failure of the collateral to generate the
anticipated cash flow or in certain cases more rapid prepayment because of
events affecting the collateral, such as accelerated prepayment of mortgages or
other loans backing these securities or destruction of equipment subject to
equipment trust certificates. In the event of any such prepayment the Portfolio
will be required to reinvest the proceeds of prepayments at interest rates
prevailing at the time of reinvestment, which may be lower. In addition, the
value of zero coupon securities which do not pay interest is more volatile than
that of interest bearing debt securities with the same maturity.
MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS
The Portfolio may invest in money market instruments and other
short-term securities to the extent consistent with its investment objective and
policies. A description of the various types of money market instruments that
may be purchased by the Portfolio appears below.
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES. The Portfolio may invest in direct obligations of
the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, notes and bonds, all of which are
backed as to principal and interest payments by the full faith and credit of the
United States.
ADDITIONAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS. The Portfolio may invest in
obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or
instrumentalities. These obligations may or may not be backed by the "full faith
and credit" of the United States. Securities which are backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States include obligations of the Government National
Mortgage Association, the Farmers Home Administration, and the Export-Import
Bank. In the case of securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States, the Portfolio must look principally to the federal agency issuing
or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment and may not be able to
assert a claim against the United States itself in the event the agency or
instrumentality does not meet its commitments. Securities in which the Portfolio
may invest that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States
include, but are not limited to: (i) obligations of the Tennessee Valley
Authority, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal Home Loan
Banks and the U.S. Postal Service, each of which has the right to borrow from
the U.S. Treasury to meet its obligations; (ii) securities issued by the Federal
National Mortgage Association, which are supported by the discretionary
authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency's obligations; and (iii)
obligations of the Federal Farm Credit System and the Student Loan Marketing
Association, each of whose obligations may be satisfied only by the individual
credits of the issuing agency.
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS. The Portfolio, subject to its applicable
investment policies, may also invest in short-term obligations of foreign
sovereign governments or of their agencies, instrumentalities, authorities or
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political subdivisions. These securities may be denominated in the U.S. dollar
or in another currency. See "Foreign Investments."
BANK OBLIGATIONS. The Portfolio may invest in negotiable certificates
of deposit, time deposits and bankers' acceptances of (i) banks, savings and
loan associations and savings banks which have more than $2 billion in total
assets and are organized under the laws of the United States or any state, (ii)
foreign branches of these banks or of foreign banks of equivalent size (Euros)
and (iii) U.S. branches of foreign banks of equivalent size (Yankees). See
"Foreign Investments." The Portfolio will not invest in obligations for which
the Advisor, or any of its affiliated persons, is the ultimate obligor or
accepting bank. The Portfolio may also invest in obligations of international
banking institutions designated or supported by national governments to promote
economic reconstruction, development or trade between nations (e.g., the
European Investment Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, or the World
Bank).
COMMERCIAL PAPER. The Portfolio may invest in commercial paper,
including master demand obligations. Master demand obligations are obligations
that provide for a periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid and permit
daily changes in the amount borrowed. Master demand obligations are governed by
agreements between the issuer and Morgan acting as agent, for no additional fee,
in its capacity as investment advisor to the Portfolio and as fiduciary for
other clients for whom it exercises investment discretion. The monies loaned to
the borrower come from accounts managed by the Advisor or its affiliates,
pursuant to arrangements with such accounts. Interest and principal payments are
credited to such accounts. The Advisor, acting as a fiduciary on behalf of its
clients, has the right to increase or decrease the amount provided to the
borrower under an obligation. The borrower has the right to pay without penalty
all or any part of the principal amount then outstanding on an obligation
together with interest to the date of payment. Since these obligations typically
provide that the interest rate is tied to the Federal Reserve commercial paper
composite rate, the rate on master demand obligations is subject to change.
Repayment of a master demand obligation to participating accounts depends on the
ability of the borrower to pay the accrued interest and principal of the
obligation on demand which is continuously monitored by the Portfolio's Advisor.
Since master demand obligations typically are not rated by credit rating
agencies, the Portfolio may invest in such unrated obligations only if at the
time of an investment the obligation is determined by the Advisor to have a
credit quality which satisfies the Portfolio's quality restrictions. See
"Quality and Diversification Requirements." Although there is no secondary
market for master demand obligations, such obligations are considered by the
Portfolio to be liquid because they are payable upon demand. The Portfolio does
not have any specific percentage limitation on investments in master demand
obligations. It is possible that the issuer of a master demand obligation could
be a client of Morgan to whom Morgan, in its capacity as a commercial bank, has
made a loan.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The Portfolio may enter into repurchase
agreements with brokers, dealers or banks that meet the credit guidelines
approved by the Portfolio's Trustees. In a repurchase agreement, the Portfolio
buys a security from a seller that has agreed to repurchase the same security at
a mutually agreed upon date and price. The resale price normally is in excess of
the
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purchase price, reflecting an agreed upon interest rate. This interest rate is
effective for the period of time the Portfolio is invested in the agreement and
is not related to the coupon rate on the underlying security. A repurchase
agreement may also be viewed as a fully collateralized loan of money by the
Portfolio to the seller. The period of these repurchase agreements will usually
be short, from overnight to one week, and at no time will the Portfolio invest
in repurchase agreements for more than thirteen months. The securities which are
subject to repurchase agreements, however, may have maturity dates in excess of
thirteen months from the effective date of the repurchase agreement. The
Portfolio will always receive securities as collateral whose market value is,
and during the entire term of the agreement remains, at least equal to 100% of
the dollar amount invested by the Portfolio in each agreement plus accrued
interest, and the Portfolio will make payment for such securities only upon
physical delivery or upon evidence of book entry transfer to the account of its
custodian. If the seller defaults, the Portfolio might incur a loss if the value
of the collateral securing the repurchase agreement declines and might incur
disposition costs in connection with liquidating the collateral. In addition, if
bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security,
realization upon disposal of the collateral by the Portfolio may be delayed or
limited.
The Portfolio may make investments in other debt securities with
remaining effective maturities of not more than thirteen months, including
without limitation corporate and foreign bonds, asset-backed securities and
other obligations described herein.
CORPORATE BONDS AND OTHER DEBT SECURITIES
As discussed in the Prospectus the Portfolio may invest in bonds and
other debt securities of domestic and foreign issuers to the extent consistent
with its investment objective and policies. See "Quality and Diversification
Require ments." For information on short-term investments in these securities,
see "Money Market Instruments."
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES. The Portfolio may invest in mortgage-backed
securities. Each mortgage pool underlying mortgage-backed securities consists of
mortgage loans evidenced by promissory notes secured by first mortgages or first
deeds of trust or other similar security instruments creating a first lien on
owner occupied and non-owner occupied one-unit to four-unit residential
properties, multifamily (i.e., five or more) properties, agriculture properties,
commercial properties and mixed use properties. The investment characteristics
of adjustable and fixed rate mortgage-backed securities differ from those of
traditional fixed income securities. The major differences include the payment
of interest and principal on mortgage-backed securities on a more frequent
(usually monthly) schedule and the possibility that principal may be prepaid at
any time due to prepayments on the underlying mortgage loans or other assets.
These differences can result in significantly greater price and yield volatility
than is the case with traditional fixed income securities. As a result, a faster
than expected prepayment rate will reduce both the market value and the yield to
maturity from those which were anticipated. A prepayment rate that is slower
than expected will have the opposite effect of increasing yield to maturity and
market value.
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GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES. Government National
Mortgage Association mortgage-backed certificates ("Ginnie Maes") are supported
by the full faith and credit of the United States. Certain other U.S. Government
securities, issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or government sponsored
enterprises, are not supported by the full faith and credit of the United
States, but may be supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S.
Treasury. These securities include obligations of instrumentalities such as the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Macs") and the Federal National
Mortgage Association ("Fannie Maes"). No assurance can be given that the U.S.
Government will provide financial support to these federal agencies,
authorities, instrumentalities and government sponsored enterprises in the
future.
There are several types of guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
currently available, including guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates and
multiple class securities, which include guaranteed real estate mortgage
investment conduit certificates ("REMIC Certificates"), other collateralized
mortgage obligations ("CMOs") and stripped mortgage-backed securities.
Mortgage pass-through securities are fixed or adjustable rate
mortgage-backed securities which provide for monthly payments that are a
"pass-through" of the monthly interest and principal payments (including any
prepayments) made by the individual borrowers on the pooled mortgage loans, net
of any fees or other amounts paid to any guarantor, administrator and/or
servicer of the underlying mortgage loans.
Multiple class securities include CMOs and REMIC Certificates issued by
U.S. Government agencies, instrumentalities (such as Fannie Mae) and sponsored
enterprises (such as Freddie Mac) or by trusts formed by private originators of,
or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations,
mortgage bankers, commercial banks, insurance companies, investment banks and
special purpose subsidiaries of the foregoing. In general, CMOs are debt
obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by, and multiple class
mortgage-backed securities represent direct ownership interests in, a pool of
mortgage loans or mortgaged-backed securities and payments on which are used to
make payments on the CMOs or multiple class mortgage-backed securities.
CMOs and guaranteed REMIC Certificates issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac are types of multiple class mortgage-backed securities. Investors may
purchase beneficial interests in REMICs, which are known as "regular" interests
or "residual" interests. The Portfolio does not intend to purchase residual
interests in REMICs. The REMIC Certificates represent beneficial ownership
interests in a REMIC trust, generally consisting of mortgage loans or Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae guaranteed mortgage-backed securities (the
"Mortgage Assets"). The obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under their
respective guaranty of the REMIC Certificates are obligations solely of Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac, respectively.
CMOs and REMIC Certificates are issued in multiple classes. Each class
of CMOs or REMIC Certificates, often referred to as a "tranche," is issued at a
specific adjustable or fixed interest rate and must be fully retired no later
than its final distribution date. Principal prepayments on the assets underlying
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the CMOs or REMIC Certificates may cause some or all of the classes of CMOs or
REMIC Certificates to be retired substantially earlier than their final
scheduled distribution dates. Generally, interest is paid or accrues on all
classes of CMOs or REMIC Certificates on a monthly basis.
STRIPPED MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES. Stripped mortgage-backed
securities ("SMBS") are derivative multiclass mortgage securities, issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities or by
private issuers. Although the market for such securities is increasingly liquid,
privately issued SMBS may not be readily marketable and will be considered
illiquid for purposes of the Portfolio's limitation on investments in illiquid
securities. The Advisor may determine that SMBS which are U.S. Government
securities are liquid for purposes of the Portfolio's limitation on investments
in illiquid securities in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of
Trustees. The market value of the class consisting entirely of principal
payments generally is unusually volatile in response to changes in interest
rates. The yields on a class of SMBS that receives all or most of the interest
from Mortgage Assets are generally higher than prevailing market yields on other
mortgage-backed securities because their cash flow patterns are more volatile
and there is a greater risk that the initial investment will not be fully
recouped.
ZERO COUPON, PAY-IN-KIND AND DEFERRED PAYMENT SECURITIES. While
interest payments are not made on such securities, holders of such securities
are deemed to have received "phantom income." Because the Portfolio will
distribute "phantom income" to shareholders, to the extent that shareholders
elect to receive dividends in cash rather than reinvesting such dividends in
additional shares, the Portfolio will have fewer assets with which to purchase
income producing securities.
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES. Asset-backed securities directly or indirectly
represent a participation interest in, or are secured by and payable from, a
stream of payments generated by particular assets such as motor vehicle or
credit card receivables or other asset-backed securities collateralized by such
assets. Payments of principal and interest may be guaranteed up to certain
amounts and for a certain time period by a letter of credit issued by a
financial institution unaffiliated with the entities issuing the securities. The
asset-backed securities in which the Portfolio may invest are subject to the
Portfolio's overall credit requirements. However, asset-backed securities, in
general, are subject to certain risks. Most of these risks are related to
limited interests in applicable collateral. For example, credit card debt
receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors are entitled to the
protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit laws, many of which
give such debtors the right to set off certain amounts on credit card debt
thereby reducing the balance due. Additionally, if the letter of credit is
exhausted, holders of asset-backed securities may also experience delays in
payments or losses if the full amounts due on underlying sales contracts are not
realized. Because asset-backed securities are relatively new, the market
experience in these securities is limited and the market's ability to sustain
liquidity through all phases of the market cycle has not been tested.
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EQUITY INVESTMENTS
The Portfolio may invest in equity securities consisting of common
stock and other securities with equity characteristics comprised of preferred
stock, warrants, rights, convertible securities, trust certificates, limited
partnership interests and equity participations (collectively, "Equity
Securities"). The Equity Securities in which the Portfolio invests include those
listed on any domestic or foreign securities exchange or traded in the
over-the-counter (OTC) market as well as certain restricted or unlisted
securities.
EQUITY SECURITIES. The Equity Securities in which the Portfolio may invest
may or may not pay dividends and may or may not carry voting rights. Common
stock occupies the most junior position in a company's capital structure.
The convertible securities in which the Portfolio may invest include
any debt securities or preferred stock which may be converted into common stock
or which carry the right to purchase common stock. Convertible securities
entitle the holder to exchange the securities for a specified number of shares
of common stock, usually of the same company, at specified prices within a
certain period of time.
The terms of any convertible security determine its ranking in a
company's capital structure. In the case of subordinated convertible debentures,
the holders' claims on assets and earnings are subordinated to the claims of
other creditors, and are senior to the claims of preferred and common
shareholders. In the case of convertible preferred stock, the holders' claims on
assets and earnings are subordinated to the claims of all creditors and are
senior to the claims of common shareholders.
COMMON STOCK WARRANTS
The Portfolio may invest in common stock warrants that entitle the
holder to buy common stock from the issuer of the warrant at a specific price
(the strike price) for a specific period of time. The market price of warrants
may be substantially lower than the current market price of the underlying
common stock, yet warrants are subject to similar price fluctuations. As a
result, warrants may be more volatile investments than the underlying common
stock.
Warrants generally do not entitle the holder to dividends or voting
rights with respect to the underlying common stock and do not represent any
rights in the assets of the issuer company. A warrant will expire worthless if
it is not exercised on or prior to the expiration date.
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
The Portfolio may invest in certain foreign securities. The Portfolio
does not expect to invest more than 30% of its total assets at the time of
purchase in securities of foreign issuers and in obligations of foreign branches
of domestic banks. The economies of individual foreign nations may differ from
the U.S. economy, whether favorably or unfavorably, in areas such as growth of
gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource
self-sufficiency and balance of payments position; it may also be more difficult
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to obtain and enforce a judgment against a foreign issuer. Any foreign
investments made by the Portfolio must be made in compliance with U.S. and
foreign currency restrictions and tax laws restricting the amounts and types of
foreign investments.
Foreign investments may be made directly in securities of foreign
issuers or in the form of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), European
Depositary Receipts ("EDRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") or other
similar securities of foreign issuers. ADRs are securities, typically issued by
a U.S. financial institution (a "depositary"), that evidence ownership interests
in a security or a pool of securities issued by a foreign issuer and deposited
with the depositary. ADRs include American Depositary Shares and New York
Shares. EDRs are receipts issued by a European financial institution. GDRs,
which are sometimes referred to as Continental Depositary Receipts ("CDRs"), are
securities, typically issued by a non-U.S. financial institution, that evidence
ownership interests in a security or a pool of securities issued by either a
U.S. or foreign issuer. ADRs, EDRs, GDRs and CDRs may be available for
investment through "sponsored" or "unsponsored" facilities. A sponsored facility
is established jointly by the issuer of the security underlying the receipt and
a depositary, whereas an unsponsored facility may be established by a depositary
without participation by the issuer of the receipt's underlying security.
Holders of an unsponsored depositary receipt generally bear all costs
of the unsponsored facility. The depositary of an unsponsored facility
frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications
received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through to the
holders of the receipts voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Since investments in foreign securities may involve foreign currencies,
the value of the Portfolio's assets as measured in U.S. dollars may be affected
favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency rates and in exchange control
regulations, including currency blockage. The Portfolio may enter into forward
commitments for the purchase or sale of foreign currencies in connection with
the settlement of foreign securities transactions or to manage the Portfolio's
currency exposure related to foreign investments.
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS. Because the Portfolio may buy and sell
securities and receive interest and dividends in currencies other than the U.S.
dollar, the Portfolio may enter from time to time into foreign currency exchange
transactions. The Portfolio either enters into these transactions on a spot
(i.e., cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange
market or uses forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. The
cost of the Portfolio's spot currency exchange transactions is generally the
difference between the bid and offer spot rate of the currency being purchased
or sold.
A foreign currency forward exchange contract is an obligation by the
Portfolio to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be
any fixed number of days from the date of the contract. Foreign currency forward
exchange contracts establish an exchange rate at a future date. These contracts
are derivative instruments, as their value derives from the spot exchange rates
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of the currencies underlying the contract. These contracts are entered into in
the interbank market directly between currency traders (usually large commercial
banks) and their customers. A foreign currency forward exchange contract
generally has no deposit requirement and is traded at a net price without
commission. Neither spot transactions nor foreign currency forward exchange
contracts eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Portfolio's securities or
in foreign exchange rates, or prevent loss if the prices of these securities
should decline.
The Portfolio may enter into foreign currency forward exchange
contracts to adjust its currency exposure relative to the MSCI EAFE Index, the
benchmark for its international equity investments. The Portfolio may also enter
into foreign currency forward exchange contracts in connection with settlements
of securities transactions and other anticipated payments or receipts. In
addition, from time to time, the Advisor may reduce the Portfolio's foreign
currency exposure by entering into foreign currency forward exchange contracts
to sell a foreign currency in exchange for the U.S. dollar. Foreign currency
forward exchange contracts may involve the purchase or sale of a foreign
currency in exchange for U.S. dollars or may involve two foreign currencies.
Although these transactions are intended to minimize the risk of loss
due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, at the same time they
limit any potential gain that might be realized should the value of the hedged
currency increase. In addition, forward contracts that convert a foreign
currency into another foreign currency will cause the Portfolio to assume the
risk of fluctuations in the value of the currency purchased vis a vis the hedged
currency and the U.S. dollar. The precise matching of the forward contract
amounts and the value of the securities involved will not generally be possible
because the future value of such securities in foreign currencies will change as
a consequence of market movements in the value of such securities between the
date the forward contract is entered into and the date it matures. The
projection of currency market movements is extremely difficult, and the
successful execution of a hedging strategy is highly uncertain.
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS
WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY SECURITIES. The Portfolio may purchase
securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. For example, delivery of
and payment for these securities can take place a month or more after the date
of the purchase commitment. The purchase price and the interest rate payable, if
any, on the securities are fixed on the purchase commitment date or at the time
the settlement date is fixed. The value of such securities is subject to market
fluctuation and for money market instruments and other fixed income securities
no interest accrues to the Portfolio until settlement takes place. At the time
the Portfolio makes the commitment to purchase securities on a when-issued or
delayed delivery basis, it will record the transaction, reflect the value each
day of such securities in determining its net asset value, and calculate the
maturity for the purposes of average maturity from that date. At the time of
settlement a when-issued security may be valued at less than the purchase price.
To facilitate such acquisitions, the Portfolio will maintain with its custodian
a segregated account with liquid assets, consisting of cash, U.S. Government
securities or other appropriate securities, in an amount at least
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equal to such commitments. On delivery dates for such transactions, the
Portfolio will meet its obligations from maturities or sales of the securities
held in the segregated account and/or from cash flow. If the Portfolio chooses
to dispose of the right to acquire a when-issued security prior to its
acquisition, it could, as with the disposition of any other portfolio
obligation, incur a gain or loss due to market fluctuation. It is the current
policy of the Portfolio not to enter into when-issued commitments exceeding in
the aggregate 15% of the market value of the Portfolio's total assets less
liabilities other than the obligations created by when-issued commitments.
INVESTMENT COMPANY SECURITIES. Securities of other investment companies
may be acquired by the Portfolio to the extent permitted under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). These limits require that, as
determined immediately after a purchase is made, (i) not more than 5% of the
value of the Portfolio's total assets will be invested in the securities of any
one investment company, (ii) not more than 10% of the value of its total assets
will be invested in the aggregate in securities of investment companies as a
group, and (iii) not more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any one
investment company will be owned by the Portfolio. As a shareholder of another
investment company, the Portfolio would bear, along with other shareholders, its
PRO RATA portion of the other investment company's expenses, including advisory
fees. These expenses would be in addition to the advisory and other expenses
that the Portfolio bears directly in connection with its own operations. The
Portfolio has applied for exemptive relief from the SEC to permit the Portfolio
to invest in affiliated investment companies. If the requested relief is
granted, the Portfolio would then be permitted to invest in affiliated funds,
subject to certain conditions specified in the applicable order.
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The Portfolio may enter into reverse
repurchase agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Portfolio sells a
security and agrees to repurchase the same security at a mutually agreed upon
date and price. For purposes of the 1940 Act, a reverse repurchase agreement is
also considered as the borrowing of money by the Portfolio and, therefore, a
form of leverage. The Portfolio will invest the proceeds of borrowings under
reverse repurchase agreements. In addition, the Portfolio will enter into a
reverse repurchase agreement only when the interest income to be earned from the
investment of the proceeds is greater than the interest expense of the
transaction. The Portfolio will not invest the proceeds of a reverse repurchase
agreement for a period which exceeds the duration of the reverse repurchase
agreement. The Portfolio will establish and maintain with its custodian a
separate account with a segregated portfolio of securities in an amount at least
equal to its purchase obligations under its reverse repurchase agreements. See
"Investment Restrictions" for the Portfolio's limitations on reverse repurchase
agreements and bank borrowings.
LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES. The Portfolio may lend its securities if
such loans are secured continuously by cash or equivalent collateral or by a
letter of credit in favor of the Portfolio at least equal at all times to 100%
of the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest. While such
securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the Portfolio any income accruing
thereon. Loans will be subject to termination by the Portfolio in the normal
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settlement time, generally three business days after notice, or by the borrower
on one day's notice. Borrowed securities must be returned when the loan is
terminated. Any gain or loss in the market price of the borrowed securities
which occurs during the term of the loan inures to the Portfolio and its
investors. The Portfolio may pay reasonable finders' and custodial fees in
connection with a loan. In addition, the Portfolio will consider all facts and
circumstances including the creditworthiness of the borrowing financial
institution, and the Portfolio not will make any loans in excess of one year.
The Portfolio will not lend its securities to any officer, Trustee, Director,
employee or other affiliate of the Portfolio, the Advisor or the Distributor,
unless otherwise permitted by applicable law.
PRIVATELY PLACED AND CERTAIN UNREGISTERED SECURITIES. The Portfolio may
not acquire any illiquid holdings if, as a result thereof, more than 15% of the
Portfolio's net assets would be in illiquid investments. Subject to this
non-fundamental policy limitation, the Portfolio may acquire investments that
are illiquid or have limited liquidity, such as private placements or
investments that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act") and cannot be offered for public sale in the United States
without first being registered under the 1933 Act. An illiquid investment is any
investment that cannot be disposed of within seven days in the normal course of
business at approximately the amount at which it is valued by the Portfolio. The
price the Portfolio pays for illiquid holdings or receives upon resale may be
lower than the price paid or received for similar securities with a more liquid
market. Accordingly the valuation of these holdings will reflect any limitations
on their liquidity.
The Portfolio may also purchase Rule 144A securities sold to
institutional investors without registration under the 1933 Act. These
securities may be determined to be liquid in accordance with guidelines
established by the Advisor and approved by the Trustees. The Trustees will
monitor the Advisor's implementation of these guidelines on a periodic basis.
As to illiquid investments, the Portfolio is subject to a risk that
should the Portfolio decide to sell them when a ready buyer is not available at
a price the Portfolio deems representative of their value, the value of the
Portfolio's net assets could be adversely affected. Where an illiquid holding
must be registered under the 1933 Act before it may be sold, the Portfolio may
be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expenses, and a considerable
period may elapse between the time of the decision to sell and the time the
Portfolio may be permitted to sell a holding under an effective registration
statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop,
the Portfolio might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided
to sell.
QUALITY AND DIVERSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
The Portfolio intends to meet the diversification requirements of the
1940 Act. To meet these requirements, 75% of the assets of the Portfolio is
subject to the following fundamental limitations: (1) the Portfolio may not
invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer,
except obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities,
and (2)
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the Portfolio may not own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of
any one issuer. As for the other 25% of the Portfolio's assets not subject to
the limitation described above, there is no limitation on investment of these
assets under the 1940 Act, so that all of such assets may be invested in
securities of any one issuer. Investments not subject to the limitations
described above could involve an increased risk to the Portfolio should an
issuer, or a state or its related entities, be unable to make interest or
principal payments or should the market value of such securities decline.
BELOW INVESTMENT GRADE DEBT. Certain lower rated securities purchased
by the Portfolio, such as those rated Ba or B by Moody's Investors Service
("Moody's") or BB or B by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("Standard & Poor's")
(commonly known as junk bonds), may be subject to certain risks with respect to
the issuing entity's ability to make scheduled payments of principal and
interest and to greater market fluctuations. While generally providing higher
coupons or interest rates than investments in higher quality securities, lower
quality fixed income securities involve greater risk of loss of principal and
income, including the possibility of default or bankruptcy of the issuers of
such securities, and have greater price volatility, especially during periods of
economic uncertainty or change. These lower quality fixed income securities tend
to be affected by economic changes and short-term corporate and industry
developments to a greater extent than higher quality securities, which react
primarily to fluctuations in the general level of interest rates. To the extent
that the Portfolio invests in such lower quality securities, the achievement of
its investment objective may be more dependent on the Advisor's own credit
analysis.
Lower quality fixed income securities are affected by the market's
perception of their credit quality, especially during times of adverse
publicity, and the outlook for economic growth. Economic downturns or an
increase in interest rates may cause a higher incidence of default by the
issuers of these securities, especially issuers that are highly leveraged. The
market for these lower quality fixed income securities is generally less liquid
than the market for investment grade fixed income securities. It may be more
difficult to sell these lower rated securities to meet redemption requests, to
respond to changes in the market, or to value accurately the Portfolio's
portfolio securities for purposes of determining the Fund's net asset value. See
Appendix A for more detailed information on these ratings.
The Portfolio may invest in convertible debt securities, for which
there are no specific quality requirements. The fixed income portion of the
Portfolio invests in a diversified portfolio of securities with the ratings
described in the Prospectus. These securities are considered "high grade",
"investment grade" and "below investment grade" as described in Appendix A. In
addition, at the time the Portfolio invests in any commercial paper, bank
obligation or repurchase agreement, the issuer must have outstanding debt rated
A or higher by Moody's or Standard & Poor's, the issuer's parent corporation, if
any, must have outstanding commercial paper rated Prime-1 by Moody's or A-1 by
Standard & Poor's, or if no such ratings are available, the investment must be
of comparable quality in the Advisor's opinion. At the time the Portfolio
invests in any other short-term debt securities, they must be rated A or higher
by Moody's or Standard & Poor's,
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or if unrated, the investment must be of comparable quality in the Advisor's
opinion.
In determining suitability of investment in a particular unrated
security, the Advisor takes into consideration asset and debt service coverage,
the purpose of the financing, history of the issuer, existence of other rated
securities of the issuer, and other relevant conditions, such as comparability
to other issuers.
OPTIONS AND FUTURES TRANSACTIONS
The Portfolio may purchase and sell (a) exchange traded and over-the-counter
(OTC) put and call options on fixed income or equity securities and indexes of
fixed income or equity securities, (b) futures contracts on fixed income
securities and indexes of fixed income or equity securities and (c) put and call
options on futures contracts on fixed income securities and indexes of fixed
income or equity securities. Each of these instruments is a derivative
instrument as its value derives from the underlying asset or index.
The Portfolio may use futures contracts and options for hedging and risk
management purposes. See "Risk Management" below. The Portfolio may not use
futures contracts and options for speculation.
The Portfolio may utilize options and futures contracts to manage its exposure
to changing interest rates and/or security prices. Some options and futures
strategies, including selling futures contracts and buying puts, tend to hedge
the Portfolio's investments against price fluctuations. Other strategies,
including buying futures contracts, writing puts and calls, and buying calls,
tend to increase market exposure. Options and futures contracts may be combined
with each other or with forward contracts in order to adjust the risk and return
characteristics of the Portfolio's overall strategy in a manner deemed
appropriate to the Advisor and consistent with the Portfolio's objective and
policies. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they
result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close
out.
The use of options and futures is a highly specialized activity which involves
investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary
portfolio securities transactions, and there can be no guarantee that their use
will increase the Portfolio's return. While the use of these instruments by the
Portfolio may reduce certain risks associated with owning its portfolio
securities, these techniques themselves entail certain other risks. If the
Advisor applies a strategy at an inappropriate time or judges market conditions
or trends incorrectly, options and futures strategies may lower the Portfolio's
return. Certain strategies limit the Portfolio's possibilities to realize gains
as well as limiting its exposure to losses. The Portfolio could also experience
losses if the prices of its options and futures positions were poorly correlated
with its other investments, or if it could not close out its positions because
of an illiquid secondary market. In addition, the Portfolio will incur
transaction costs, including trading commissions and option premiums, in
connection with its futures and options transactions and these transactions
could significantly increase the Portfolio's turnover rate.
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The Portfolio may purchase put and call options on securities, indexes of
securities and futures contracts, or purchase and sell futures contracts, only
if such options are written by other persons and if (i) the aggregate premiums
paid on all such options which are held at any time do not exceed 20% of the
Portfolio's net assets, and (ii) the aggregate margin deposits required on all
such futures or options thereon held at any time do not exceed 5% of the
Portfolio's total assets. In addition, the Portfolio will not purchase or sell
(write) futures contracts, options on futures contracts or commodity options for
risk management purposes if, as a result, the aggregate initial margin and
options premiums required to establish these positions exceed 5% of the net
asset value of the Portfolio.
OPTIONS
PURCHASING PUT AND CALL OPTIONS. By purchasing a put option, the Portfolio
obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the instrument underlying the
option at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the Portfolio pays the
current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have
various types of underlying instruments, including specific securities, indexes
of securities, indexes of securities prices, and futures contracts. The
Portfolio may terminate its position in a put option it has purchased by
allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. The Portfolio may also close
out a put option position by entering into an offsetting transaction, if a
liquid market exists. If the option is allowed to expire, the Portfolio will
lose the entire premium it paid. If the Portfolio exercises a put option on a
security, it will sell the instrument underlying the option at the strike price.
If the Portfolio exercises an option on an index, settlement is in cash and does
not involve the actual sale of securities. If an option is American style, it
may be exercised on any day up to its expiration date. A European style option
may be exercised only on its expiration date.
The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if the price of
the underlying instrument falls substantially. However, if the price of the
instrument underlying the option does not fall enough to offset the cost of
purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the
amount of the premium paid, plus related transaction costs).
The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options,
except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right to purchase, rather
than sell, the instrument underlying the option at the option's strike price. A
call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the
instrument underlying the option with risk limited to the cost of the option if
security prices fall. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if
security prices do not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.
SELLING (WRITING) PUT AND CALL OPTIONS. When the Portfolio writes a put option,
it takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In
return for receipt of the premium, the Portfolio assumes the obligation to pay
the strike price for the instrument underlying the option if the other party to
the option chooses to exercise it. The Portfolio may seek to terminate its
position in a put option it writes before exercise by purchasing an offsetting
option in the market at its current price. If the market is not liquid for a put
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option the Portfolio has written, however, the Portfolio must continue to be
prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of
price changes, and must continue to post margin as discussed below.
If the price of the underlying instrument rises, a put writer would generally
expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the
premium it received. If security prices remain the same over time, it is likely
that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the
option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the put writer would expect to
suffer a loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing and
holding the underlying instrument directly, however, because the premium
received for writing the option should offset a portion of the decline.
Writing a call option obligates the Portfolio to sell or deliver the option's
underlying instrument in return for the strike price upon exercise of the
option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of
writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable
strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option
premium a call writer offsets part of the effect of a price decline. At the same
time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying
instrument in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater,
a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.
The writer of an exchange traded put or call option on a security, an index of
securities or a futures contract is required to deposit cash or securities or a
letter of credit as margin and to make mark to market payments of variation
margin as the position becomes unprofitable.
OPTIONS ON INDEXES. Options on securities indexes are similar to options on
securities, except that the exercise of securities index options is settled by
cash payment and does not involve the actual purchase or sale of securities. In
addition, these options are designed to reflect price fluctuations in a group of
securities or segment of the securities market rather than price fluctuations in
a single security. The Portfolio, in purchasing or selling index options, is
subject to the risk that the value of its portfolio securities may not change as
much as an index because the Portfolio's investments generally will not match
the composition of an index.
For a number of reasons, a liquid market may not exist and thus the Portfolio
may not be able to close out an option position that it has previously entered
into. When the Portfolio purchases an OTC option, it will be relying on its
counterparty to perform its obligations, and the Portfolio may incur additional
losses if the counterparty is unable to perform.
EXCHANGE TRADED AND OTC OPTIONS. All options purchased or sold by the Portfolio
will be traded on a securities exchange or will be purchased or sold by
securities dealers (OTC options) that meet creditworthiness standards approved
by the Portfolio's Board of Trustees. While exchange-traded options are
obligations of the Options Clearing Corporation, in the case of OTC options, the
Portfolio relies on the dealer from which it purchased the option to perform if
the option is exercised. Thus, when the Portfolio purchases an OTC option, it
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relies on the dealer from which it purchased the option to make or take delivery
of the underlying securities. Failure by the dealer to do so would result in the
loss of the premium paid by the Portfolio as well as loss of the expected
benefit of the transaction.
Provided that the Portfolio has arrangements with certain qualified
dealers who agree that the Portfolio may repurchase any option it writes for a
maximum price to be calculated by a predetermined formula, the Portfolio may
treat the underlying securities used to cover written OTC options as liquid. In
these cases, the OTC option itself would only be considered illiquid to the
extent that the maximum repurchase price under the formula exceeds the intrinsic
value of the option.
FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS. The Portfolio may purchase
or sell (write) futures contracts and purchase put and call options, including
put and call options on futures contracts. In addition, the Portfolio may sell
(write) put and call options, including options on futures. Futures contracts
obligate the buyer to take and the seller to make delivery at a future date of a
specified quantity of a financial instrument or an amount of cash based on the
value of a securities index. Currently, futures contracts are available on
various types of fixed income securities, including but not limited to U.S.
Treasury bonds, notes and bills, Eurodollar certificates of deposit and on
indexes of fixed income securities and indexes of equity securities.
Unlike a futures contract, which requires the parties to buy and sell a
security or make a cash settlement payment based on changes in a financial
instrument or securities index on an agreed date, an option on a futures
contract entitles its holder to decide on or before a future date whether to
enter into such a contract. If the holder decides not to exercise its option,
the holder may close out the option position by entering into an offsetting
transaction or may decide to let the option expire and forfeit the premium
thereon. The purchaser of an option on a futures contract pays a premium for the
option but makes no initial margin payments or daily payments of cash in the
nature of "variation" margin payments to reflect the change in the value of the
underlying contract as does a purchaser or seller of a futures contract.
The seller of an option on a futures contract receives the premium paid
by the purchaser and may be required to pay initial margin. Amounts equal to the
initial margin and any additional collateral required on any options on futures
contracts sold by the Portfolio are paid by the Portfolio into a segregated
account, in the name of the Futures Commission Merchant, as required by the 1940
Act and the SEC's interpretations thereunder.
COMBINED POSITIONS. The Portfolio is permitted to purchase and write options in
combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward
contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall
position. For example, the Portfolio may purchase a put option and write a call
option on the same underlying instrument, in order to construct a combined
position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures
contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option
at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, in order to
reduce the risk of
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the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because
combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher
transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.
CORRELATION OF PRICE CHANGES. Because there are a limited number of types of
exchange-traded options and futures contracts, it is likely that the
standardized options and futures contracts available will not match the
Portfolio's current or anticipated investments exactly. The Portfolio may invest
in options and futures contracts based on securities with different issuers,
maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which it typically
invests, which involves a risk that the options or futures position will not
track the performance of the Portfolio's other investments.
Options and futures contracts prices can also diverge from the prices
of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match the
Portfolio's investments well. Options and futures contracts prices are affected
by such factors as current and anticipated short term interest rates, changes in
volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration
of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect
correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and
futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how
options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price
fluctuation limits or trading halts. The Portfolio may purchase or sell options
and futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it
wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for
differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this
may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in the Portfolio's options
or futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the
positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not
offset by gains in other investments.
LIQUIDITY OF OPTIONS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS. There is no assurance a liquid
market will exist for any particular option or futures contract at any
particular time even if the contract is traded on an exchange. In addition,
exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for options and futures
contracts and may halt trading if a contract's price moves up or down more than
the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation
limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible for the
Portfolio to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the
market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or
otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and
could potentially require the Portfolio to continue to hold a position until
delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, the
Portfolio's access to other assets held to cover its options or futures
positions could also be impaired. (See "Exchange Traded and OTC Options" above
for a discussion of the liquidity of options not traded on an exchange.)
POSITION LIMITS. Futures exchanges can limit the number of futures and options
on futures contracts that can be held or controlled by an entity. If an adequate
exemption cannot be obtained, the Portfolio or the Advisor may be required to
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reduce the size of its futures and options positions or may not be able to trade
a certain futures or options contract in order to avoid exceeding such limits.
ASSET COVERAGE FOR FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS POSITIONS. The Portfolio
intends to comply with Section 4.5 of the regulations under the Commodity
Exchange Act, which limits the extent to which the Portfolio can commit assets
to initial margin deposits and option premiums. In addition, the Portfolio will
comply with guidelines established by the SEC with respect to coverage of
options and futures contracts by mutual funds, and if the guidelines so require,
will set aside appropriate liquid assets in a segregated custodial account in
the amount prescribed. Securities held in a segregated account cannot be sold
while the futures contract or option is outstanding, unless they are replaced
with other suitable assets. As a result, there is a possibility that segregation
of a large percentage of the Portfolio's assets could impede portfolio
management or the Portfolio's ability to meet redemption requests or other
current obligations.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Portfolio may employ non-hedging risk management techniques.
Examples of risk management strategies include synthetically altering the
duration of the fixed income portion of portfolio or the mix of securities in
the Portfolio. For example, if the Advisor wishes to extend maturities in the
fixed income portion of the portfolio in order to take advantage of an
anticipated decline in interest rates, but does not wish to purchase the
underlying long term securities, it might cause the Portfolio to purchase
futures contracts on long term debt securities. Similarly, if the Advisor wishes
to decrease fixed income securities or purchase equities, it could cause the
Portfolio to sell futures contracts on debt securities and purchase futures
contracts on a stock index. Such non- hedging risk management techniques are not
speculative, but because they involve leverage include, as do all leveraged
transactions, the possibility of losses as well as gains that are greater than
if these techniques involved the purchase and sale of the securities themselves
rather than their synthetic derivatives.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Portfolio's turnover rates for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1996
and 1997 were 144% and 100%, respectively. A rate of 100% indicates that the
equivalent of all of the Portfolio's assets have been sold and reinvested in a
year. High portfolio turnover may result in the realization of substantial net
capital gains or losses. To the extent net short term capital gains are
realized, any distributions resulting from such gains are considered ordinary
income for federal income tax purposes. See "Taxes" below.
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
The investment restrictions below have been adopted by each of the Fund
and the Portfolio. Except where otherwise noted, these investment restrictions
are "fundamental" policies which, under the 1940 Act, may not be changed without
the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund and
Portfolio, as the case may be. A "majority of the outstanding voting securities"
is defined in the 1940 Act as the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the voting
securities present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the
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outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy, or (b) more
than 50% of the outstanding voting securities. The percentage limitations
contained in the restrictions below apply at the time of the purchase of
securities. Whenever the Fund is requested to vote on a change in the
fundamental investment restrictions, the Trust will hold a meeting of Fund
shareholders and will cast its votes as instructed by the Fund's shareholders.
The Fund has the same investment restrictions as the Portfolio, except
it is a fundamental policy that the Fund may invest all or part of its
investable assets in another open-end investment company with the same
investment objective and restrictions (such as the Portfolio). References below
to the Portfolio's investment restrictions also include the Fund's investment
restrictions.
The Portfolio may not:
1. Purchase the securities or other obligations of issuers conducting their
principal business activity in the same industry if, immediately after such
purchase the value of its investments in such industry would exceed 25% of the
value of the Portfolio's total assets. For purposes of industry concentration,
there is no percentage limitation with respect to investments in U.S. Government
securities;1
2. Purchase the securities or other obligations of any one issuer if,
immediately after such purchase, more than 5% of the value of the Portfolio's
total assets would be invested in securities or other obligations of any one
such issuer. This limitation shall not apply to securities issued or guaranteed
by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities or to permitted
investments of up to 25% of the Portfolio's total assets;
3. Purchase the securities of an issuer if, immediately after such purchase, the
Portfolio owns more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such
issuer. This limitation shall not apply to permitted investments of up to 25% of
the Portfolio's total assets;
4. Borrow money (not including reverse repurchase agreements), except from banks
for temporary or extraordinary or emergency purposes and then only in amounts up
to 30% of the value of the Portfolio's total assets, taken at cost at the time
of such borrowing (and provided that such borrowings and reverse repurchase
agreements do not exceed in the aggregate one-third of the market value of the
Portfolio's and the Portfolio's total assets less liabilities other than the
obligations represented by the bank borrowings and reverse repurchase
agreements). The Portfolio will not mortgage, pledge, or hypothecate any assets
except in connection with any such borrowing and in amounts not to exceed 30% of
the value of the Portfolio's net assets at the time of such borrowing. The
Portfolio will not purchase securities while borrowings exceed 5% of the
Portfolio's total assets. This borrowing provision is included to facilitate the
orderly sale of portfolio securities, for example, in the event of abnormally
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1 For purposes of this limitation, the staff of the SEC considers (a) all
supranational organizations as a group to be a single industry and (b) each
foreign government and its political subdivisions to be a single industry.
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heavy redemption requests, and is not for investment purposes. Collateral
arrangements for premium and margin payments in connection with the Portfolio's
use of futures contracts and options are not deemed to be a pledge of assets;
5. Issue any senior security, except as appropriate to evidence indebtedness
which constitutes a senior security and which the Portfolio is permitted to
incur pursuant to Investment Restriction No. 4 and except that the Portfolio may
enter into reverse repurchase agreements, provided that the aggregate of senior
securities, including reverse repurchase agreements, shall not exceed one-third
of the market value of the Portfolio's total assets, less liabilities other than
obligations created by reverse repurchase agreements. The Portfolio's
arrangements in connection with its use of futures contracts and options shall
not be considered senior securities for purposes hereof;
6. Make loans, except through the purchase or holding of debt obligations
(including privately placed securities), or the entering into of repurchase
agreements, or loans of portfolio securities in accordance with the Portfolio's
investment objective and policies (see "Investment Objective and Policies");
7. Purchase or sell commodities or commodity contracts, but this restriction
shall not prohibit the Portfolio from purchasing or selling futures contracts or
options (including options on futures contracts, but excluding options or
futures contracts on physical commodities) or entering into foreign currency
forward contracts; or purchase or sell real estate or interests in oil, gas, or
mineral exploration or development programs. However, the Portfolio may purchase
securities or commercial paper issued by companies which invest in real estate
or interests therein, including real estate investment trusts, and purchase
instruments secured by real estate or interests therein;
8. Purchase securities on margin, make short sales of securities, or maintain a
short position in securities, except to obtain such short term credit as
necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities, provided that
this restriction shall not be deemed to be applicable to the purchase or sale of
when-issued securities or delayed delivery securities or to restrict the
Portfolio's use of futures contracts or options;
9. Acquire securities of other investment companies, except as permitted by the
1940 Act or in connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization,
acquisition of assets or an offer of exchange; or
10. Act as an underwriter of securities.
NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS - The investment restriction
described below is not a fundamental policy of the Fund and the Portfolio and
may be changed by their respective Trustees. This non-fundamental investment
policy requires that the Portfolio may not:
(i) acquire any illiquid securities, such as repurchase agreements with more
than seven days to maturity or fixed time deposits with a duration of over seven
calendar days, if as a result thereof, more than 15% of the market value of the
Portfolio's net assets would be in investments that are illiquid.
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There will be no violation of any investment restriction if that
restriction is complied with at the time the relevant action is taken
notwithstanding a later change in market value of an investment, in net or total
assets, in the securities rating of the investment, or any other later change.
For purposes of fundamental investment restrictions regarding industry
concentration, Morgan may classify issuers by industry in accordance with
classifications set forth in the DIRECTORY OF COMPANIES FILING ANNUAL REPORTS
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (the "SEC") or other sources. In the
absence of such classification or if Morgan determines in good faith based on
its own information that the economic characteristics affecting a particular
issuer make it more appropriately considered to be engaged in a different
industry, Morgan may classify an issuer accordingly. For instance, personal
credit finance companies and business credit finance companies are deemed to be
separate industries and wholly owned finance companies are considered to be in
the industry of their parents if their activities are primarily related to
financing the activities of their parents.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
TRUSTEES
The Trustees of the Trust, who are also the Trustees of the Portfolio
and other Master Portfolios as defined below, their business addresses,
principal occupations during the past five years and dates of birth are set
forth below.
FREDERICK S. ADDY--Trustee; Retired; Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer since prior to April 1994, Amoco Corporation. His address is
5300 Arbutus Cove, Austin, TX 78746, and his date of birth is January 1, 1932.
WILLIAM G. BURNS--Trustee; Retired, Former Vice Chairman and Chief
Financial Officer, NYNEX. His address is 2200 Alaqua Drive, Longwood, FL 32779,
and his date of birth is November 2, 1932.
ARTHUR C. ESCHENLAUER--Trustee; Retired; Former Senior Vice President,
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York. His address is 14 Alta Vista Drive,
RD #2, Princeton, NJ 08540, and his date of birth is May 23, 1934.
MATTHEW HEALEY (*)--Trustee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;
Chairman, Pierpont Group, Inc., since prior to 1992. His address is Pine Tree
Club Estates, 10286 Saint Andrews Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33436, and his date of
birth is August 23, 1937.
MICHAEL P. MALLARDI--Trustee; Retired; Senior Vice President, Capital
Cities/ABC, Inc. and President, Broadcast Group since prior to April 1996. His
address is 10 Charnwood Drive, Suffern, NY 10910, and his date of birth is March
17, 1934.
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(*) Mr. Healey is an "interested person" as that term is defined in the 1940 Act
of the Trust, the Portfolio and the Advisor.
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The Trustees of the Trust are the same as the Trustees of the
Portfolio. In accordance with applicable state requirements, a majority of the
disinterested Trustees have adopted written procedures reasonably appropriate to
deal with potential conflicts of interest arising from the fact that the same
individuals are Trustees of the Trust and the Portfolio, up to and including
creating a separate board of trustees.
Each Trustee is currently paid an annual fee of $75,000 (adjusted as of
April 1, 1997) for serving as Trustee of the Trust, each of the Master
Portfolios (as defined below), The JPM Institutional Funds and JPM Series Trust
and is reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with service as a Trustee.
The Trustees may hold various other directorships unrelated to these funds.
Trustee compensation expenses accrued by the Trust for the calendar
year ended December 31, 1996 are set forth below.
TOTAL TRUSTEE
COMPENSATION ACCRUED
AGGREGATE BY THE MASTER
TRUSTEE PORTFOLIOS (*), THE
COMPENSATION JPM INSTITUTIONAL
ACCRUED BY THE FUNDS, JPM SERIES
TRUST DURING TRUST AND THE TRUST
NAME OF TRUSTEE 1996 DURING 1996 (***)
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Frederick S. Addy, Trustee $15,808 $65,000
William G. Burns, Trustee $15,808 $65,000
Arthur C. Eschenlauer, Trustee $15,808 $65,000
Matthew Healey, Trustee (**) $15,808 $65,000
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
Michael P. Mallardi, Trustee $15,808 $65,000
(*) Includes the Portfolio, The Prime Money Market Portfolio, The Federal Money
Market Portfolio, The Tax Exempt Money Market Portfolio, The Short Term Bond
Portfolio, The U.S. Fixed Income Portfolio, The Tax Exempt Bond Portfolio, The
New York Total Return Bond Portfolio, The U.S. Equity Portfolio, The U.S. Small
Company Portfolio, The International Equity Portfolio, The Emerging Markets
Equity Portfolio, The Non-U.S. Fixed Income Portfolio, The Series Portfolio, and
Series Portfolio II (collectively the "Master Portfolios").
(**) During 1996, Pierpont Group, Inc. paid Mr. Healey, in his role as Chairman
of Pierpont Group, Inc., compensation in the amount of $140,000, contributed
$21,000 to a defined contribution plan on his behalf and paid $21,500 in
insurance premiums for his benefit.
(***)No investment company within the fund complex has a pension or retirement
plan. Currently there are 18 investment companies (15 investment companies
comprising the Master Portfolios, the Trust, The JPM Institutional Funds and JPM
Series Trust) in the fund complex.
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The Trustees, in addition to reviewing actions of the Trust's and the
Portfolio's various service providers, decide upon matters of general policy.
Each of the Portfolio and the Trust has entered into a Fund Services Agreement
with Pierpont Group, Inc. to assist the Trustees in exercising their overall
supervisory responsibilities over the affairs of the Portfolio and the Trust.
Pierpont Group, Inc. was organized in July 1989 to provide services for The
Pierpont Family of Funds, and the Trustees are the equal and sole shareholders
of Pierpont Group, Inc. The Trust and the Portfolio have agreed to pay Pierpont
Group, Inc. a fee in an amount representing its reasonable costs in performing
these services to the Trust, the Portfolio and certain other registered
investment companies subject to similar agreements with Pierpont Group, Inc.
These costs are periodically reviewed by the Trustees. The principal offices of
Pierpont Group, Inc. are located at 461 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10017.
The aggregate fees paid to Pierpont Group, Inc. by the Fund and the
Portfolio during the indicated fiscal years are set forth below:
FUND -- For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1995, 1996, and 1997: $1,437,
$2,212, and $2,071, respectively.
PORTFOLIO -- For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1995, 1996, and 1997: $11,702,
$13,109, and $9,911, respectively.
OFFICERS
The Trust's and Portfolio's executive officers (listed below), other
than the Chief Executive Officer, are provided and compensated by Funds
Distributor, Inc. ("FDI" or the "Distributor"), a wholly owned indirect
subsidiary of Boston Institutional Group, Inc. The officers conduct and
supervise the business operations of the Trust and the Portfolio. The Trust and
the Portfolio have no employees.
The officers of the Trust and the Portfolio, their principal
occupations during the past five years and dates of birth are set forth below.
Unless otherwise specified, each officer holds the same position with the Trust,
the Portfolio and the other Master Portfolios. The business address of each of
the officers unless otherwise noted is Funds Distributor, Inc., 60 State Street,
Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
MATTHEW HEALEY; Chief Executive Officer; Chairman, Pierpont Group,
since prior to 1992. His address is Pine Tree Club Estates, 10286 Saint Andrews
Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33436. His date of birth is August 23, 1937.
MARIE E. CONNOLLY; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. President,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Director of FDI, Premier
Mutual Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of FDI ("Premier Mutual") and an
officer of certain investment companies advised or administered by the Dreyfus
Corporation ("Dreyfus") or its affiliates. From December 1991 to July 1994, she
was President and Chief Compliance Officer of FDI. Her date of birth is August
1, 1957.
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DOUGLAS C. CONROY; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. Assistant Vice
President and Manager of Treasury Services and Administration of FDI and an
officer of certain investment companies advised or administered by Dreyfus or
its affiliates. Prior to April 1997, Mr. Conroy was Supervisor of Treasury
Services and Administration of FDI. From April 1993 to January 1995, Mr. Conroy
was a Senior Fund Accountant for Investors Bank & Trust Company. Prior to March
1993, Mr. Conroy was employed as a fund accountant at The Boston Company, Inc.
His date of birth is March 31, 1969.
JACQUELINE HENNING; Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer of the
Portfolio only. Managing Director, State Street Cayman Trust Company, Ltd. since
October 1994. Prior to October 1994, Mrs. Henning was head of mutual funds at
Morgan Grenfell in Cayman and for five years was Managing Director of Bank of
Nova Scotia Trust Company (Cayman) Limited from September 1988 to September
1993. Address: P.O. Box 2508 GT, Elizabethan Square, 2nd Floor, Shedden Road,
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Her date of birth is March 24, 1942.
RICHARD W. INGRAM; President and Treasurer. Executive Vice President
and Director of Client Services and Treasury Administration of FDI, Senior Vice
President of Premier Mutual and an officer of RCM Capital Funds, Inc., RCM
Equity Funds, Inc., Waterhouse Investors Cash Management Fund, Inc. and certain
investment companies advised or administered by Dreyfus or Harris Trust and
Savings Bank ("Harris") or their respective affiliates. Prior to April 1997, Mr.
Ingram was Senior Vice President and Director of Client Service and Treasury
Administration of FDI. From March 1994 to November 1995, Mr. Ingram was Vice
President and Division Manager of First Data Investor Services Group, Inc. From
1989 to 1994, Mr. Ingram was Vice President, Assistant Treasurer and Tax
Director - Mutual Funds of The Boston Company, Inc. His date of birth is
September 15, 1955.
KAREN JACOPPO-WOOD; Vice President and Assistant Secretary. Assistant Vice
President of FDI and an officer of RCM Capital Funds, Inc. and RCM Equity Funds,
Inc., Waterhouse Investors Cash Management Fund, Inc. and Harris or their
respective affiliates. From June 1994 to January 1996, Ms. Jacoppo-Wood was a
Manager, SEC Registration, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. From 1988 to May 1994,
Ms. Jacoppo-Wood was a senior paralegal at The Boston Company Advisors, Inc.
("TBCA"). Her date of birth is December 29, 1966.
ELIZABETH A. KEELEY; Vice President and Assistant Secretary. Vice President
and Senior Counsel of FDI and Premier Mutual and an officer of RCM Capital
Funds, Inc., RCM Equity Funds, Inc., Waterhouse Investors Cash Management Fund,
Inc. and certain investment companies advised or administered by Dreyfus or
Harris or their respective affiliates. Prior to August 1996, Ms. Keeley was
Assistant Vice President and Counsel of FDI and Premier Mutual. Prior to
September 1995, Ms. Keeley was enrolled at Fordham University School of Law and
received her JD in May 1995. Address: 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166.
Her date of birth is September 14, 1969.
CHRISTOPHER J. KELLEY; Vice President and Assistant Secretary. Vice
President and Associate General Counsel of FDI and Premier Mutual and an officer
of Waterhouse Investors Cash Management Fund, Inc. and certain investment
companies advised or administered by Harris or its affiliates. From April 1994
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to July 1996, Mr. Kelley was Assistant Counsel at Forum Financial Group. From
1992 to 1994, Mr. Kelley was employed by Putnam Investments in legal and
compliance capacities. His date of birth is December 24, 1964.
LENORE J. MCCABE; Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer of the
Portfolio only. Assistant Vice President, State Street Bank and Trust Company
since November 1994. Assigned as Operations Manager, State Street Cayman Trust
Company, Ltd. since February 1995. Prior to November, 1994, employed by Boston
Financial Data Services, Inc. as Control Group Manager. Address: P.O. Box 2508
GT, Elizabethan Square, 2nd Floor, Shedden Road, George Town, Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands. Her date of birth is May 31, 1961.
MARY A. NELSON; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. Vice President and
Manager of Treasury Services and Administration of FDI and Premier Mutual, an
officer of RCM Capital Funds, Inc., RCM Equity Funds, Inc., Waterhouse Investors
Cash Management Fund, Inc. and certain investment companies advised or
administered by Dreyfus or Harris or their respective affiliates. From 1989 to
1994, Ms. Nelson was an Assistant Vice President and Client Manager for The
Boston Company, Inc. Her date of birth is April 22, 1964.
JOHN E. PELLETIER; Vice President and Secretary. Senior Vice President,
General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk of FDI and Premier Mutual and an officer of
RCM Capital Funds, Inc., RCM Equity Funds, Inc., Waterhouse Investors Cash
Management Fund, Inc. and certain investment companies advised or administered
by Dreyfus or Harris or their respective affiliates. From February 1992 to April
1994, Mr. Pelletier served as Counsel for TBCA. His date of birth is June 24,
1964.
MICHAEL S. PETRUCELLI; Vice President and Assistant Secretary. Senior Vice
President and Director of Strategic Client Initiatives for FDI since December
1996. From December 1989 through November 1996, Mr. Petrucelli was employed with
GE Investments where he held various financial, business development and
compliance positions. He also served as Treasurer of the GE Funds and as
Director of GE Investment Services. Address: 200 Park Avenue, New York, New
York, 10166. His date of birth is May 18, 1961.
JOSEPH F. TOWER III; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. Executive Vice
President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer
and Director Of FDI. Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Premier Mutual and an
officer of Waterhouse Investors Cash Management Fund, Inc. and certain
investment companies advised or administered by Dreyfus or its Affiliates. Prior
to April 1997, Mr. Tower was Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Director of FDI. From July
1988 to November 1993, Mr. Tower was Financial Manager of The Boston Company,
Inc. His date of birth is June 13, 1962.
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
The Fund has not retained the services of an investment adviser because
the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its
investable assets in the Portfolio. Subject to the supervision of the
Portfolio's Trustees,
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Morgan makes the Portfolio's day-to-day investment decisions, arranges for the
execution of portfolio transactions and generally manages the Portfolio's
investments. The investment advisor to the Portfolio is Morgan Guaranty Trust
Company of New York, a wholly owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated
("J.P. Morgan"), a bank holding company organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware. The Advisor, whose principal offices are at 60 Wall Street, New York,
New York 10260, is a New York trust company which conducts a general banking and
trust business. The Advisor is subject to regulation by the New York State
Banking Department and is a member bank of the Federal Reserve System. Through
offices in New York City and abroad, the Advisor offers a wide range of
services, primarily to governmental, institutional, corporate and high net worth
individual customers in the United States and throughout the world.
J.P. Morgan, through the Advisor and other subsidiaries, acts as
investment advisor to individuals, governments, corporations, employee benefit
plans, mutual funds and other institutional investors with combined assets under
management of more than $225 billion.
J.P. Morgan has a long history of service as adviser, underwriter and
lender to an extensive roster of major companies and as a financial advisor to
national governments. The firm, through its predecessor firms, has been in
business for over a century and has been managing investments since 1913.
The basis of the Advisor's investment process is fundamental investment
research as the firm believes that fundamentals should determine an asset's
value over the long term. J.P. Morgan currently employs over 100 full time
research analysts, among the largest research staffs in the money management
industry, in its investment management divisions located in New York, London,
Tokyo, Frankfurt, Melbourne and Singapore to cover companies, industries and
countries on site. In addition, the investment management divisions employ
approximately 300 capital market researchers, portfolio managers and traders.
The conclusions of the equity analysts' fundamental research is quantified into
a set of projected returns for individual companies through the use of a
dividend discount model. These returns are projected for 2 to 5 years to enable
analysts to take a longer term view. These returns, or normalized earnings, are
used to establish relative values among stocks in each industrial sector. These
values may not be the same as the markets' current valuations of these
companies. This provides the basis for ranking the attractiveness of the
companies in an industry according to five distinct quintiles or rankings. This
ranking is one of the factors considered in determining the stocks purchased and
sold in each sector. The Advisor's fixed income investment process is based on
analysis of real rates, sector diversification and quantitative and credit
analysis.
The investment advisory services the Advisor provides to the Portfolio
are not exclusive under the terms of the Advisory Agreement. The Advisor is free
to and does render similar investment advisory services to others. The Advisor
serves as investment advisor to personal investors and other investment
companies and acts as fiduciary for trusts, estates and employee benefit plans.
Certain of the assets of trusts and estates under management are invested in
common trust funds for which the Advisor serves as trustee. The accounts which
are managed or advised by the Advisor have varying investment objectives and the
Advisor invests assets of such accounts in investments substantially similar to,
or the
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same as, those which are expected to constitute the principal investments of the
Portfolio. Such accounts are supervised by officers and employees of the Advisor
who may also be acting in similar capacities for the Portfolio. See "Portfolio
Transactions."
Sector weightings are generally similar to a benchmark with the
emphasis on security selection as the method to achieve investment performance
superior to the benchmark. The Portfolio's benchmark is comprised of 52% S&P
500, 35% Salomon Brothers Broad Investment Grade Bond, 3% Russell 2000 and 10%
MSCI EAFE indexes.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., also a wholly owned subsidiary
of J.P. Morgan, is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, as amended, which manages employee benefit funds of corporations,
labor unions and state and local governments and the accounts of other
institutional investors, including investment companies. Certain of the assets
of employee benefit accounts under its management are invested in commingled
pension trust funds for which the Advisor serves as trustee. J.P. Morgan
Investment Management Inc. advises the Advisor on investment of the commingled
pension trust funds.
The Portfolio is managed by officers of the Advisor who, in acting for
their customers, including the Portfolio, do not discuss their investment
decisions with any personnel of J.P. Morgan or any personnel of other divisions
of the Advisor or with any of its affiliated persons, with the exception of J.P.
Morgan Investment Management Inc. and certain other investment management
affiliates of J.P. Morgan.
As compensation for the services rendered and related expenses such as
salaries of advisory personnel borne by the Advisor under the Advisory
Agreement, the Portfolio has agreed to pay the Advisor a fee, which is computed
daily and may be paid monthly, equal to the annual rate of 0.55% of the
Portfolio's average daily net assets.
For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1995, 1996, and 1997 the advisory
fees paid by the Portfolio to the Advisor were $663,000, $1,122,941, and
$1,591,589, respectively. See the Portfolio's June 30, 1997 Annual Report.
The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that it will continue in
effect for a period of two years after execution only if specifically approved
thereafter annually in the same manner as the Distribution Agreement. See
"Distributor" below. The Investment Advisory Agreement will terminate
automatically if assigned and is terminable at any time without penalty by a
vote of a majority of the Portfolio's Trustees, or by a vote of the holders of a
majority of the Portfolio's outstanding voting securities, on 60 days' written
notice to the Advisor and by the Advisor on 90 days' written notice to the
Portfolio. See "Additional Information."
The Glass-Steagall Act and other applicable laws generally prohibit
banks such as the Advisor from engaging in the business of underwriting or
distributing securities, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System has issued an interpretation to the effect that under these laws a bank
holding company registered under the federal Bank Holding Company Act or certain
subsidiaries
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thereof may not sponsor, organize, or control a registered open-end investment
company continuously engaged in the issuance of its shares, such as the Trust.
The interpretation does not prohibit a holding company or a subsidiary thereof
from acting as investment advisor and custodian to such an investment company.
The Advisor believes that it may perform the services for the Portfolio
contemplated by the Advisory Agreement without violation of the Glass-Steagall
Act or other applicable banking laws or regulations. State laws on this issue
may differ from the interpretation of relevant federal law, and banks and
financial institutions may be required to register as dealers pursuant to state
securities laws. However, it is possible that future changes in either federal
or state statutes and regulations concerning the permissible activities of banks
or trust companies, as well as further judicial or administrative decisions and
interpretations of present and future statutes and regulations, might prevent
the Advisor from continuing to perform such services for the Portfolio.
If the Advisor were prohibited from acting as investment advisor to the
Portfolio, it is expected that the Trustees of the Portfolio would recommend to
investors that they approve the Portfolio's entering into a new investment
advisory agreement with another qualified investment advisor selected by the
Trustees.
Under separate agreements, Morgan also provides certain financial, fund
accounting and administrative services to the Trust and the Portfolio and
shareholder services for the Trust. See "Services Agent" and "Shareholder
Servicing" below.
DISTRIBUTOR
FDI serves as the Trust's exclusive Distributor and holds itself
available to receive purchase orders for the Fund's shares. In that capacity,
FDI has been granted the right, as agent of the Trust, to solicit and accept
orders for the purchase of the Fund's shares in accordance with the terms of the
Distribution Agreement between the Trust and FDI. Under the terms of the
Distribution Agreement between FDI and the Trust, FDI receives no compensation
in its capacity as the Trust's distributor. FDI is a wholly owned indirect
subsidiary of Boston Institutional Group, Inc. FDI also serves as exclusive
placement agent for the Portfolio. FDI currently provides administration and
distribution services for a number of other investment companies.
The Distribution Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to the
Fund for a period of two years after execution only if it is approved at least
annually thereafter (i) by a vote of the holders of a majority of the Fund's
outstanding shares or by its Trustees and (ii) by a vote of a majority of the
Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" (as defined by the 1940
Act) of the parties to the Distribution Agreement, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval (see "Trustees and Officers").
The Distribution Agreement will terminate automatically if assigned by either
party thereto and is terminable at any time without penalty by a vote of a
majority of the Trustees of the Trust, a vote of a majority of the Trustees who
are not "interested persons" of the Trust, or by a vote of the holders of a
majority of the Fund's outstanding shares as defined under "Additional
Information," in any case without payment of any penalty on 60 days' written
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notice to the other party. The principal offices of FDI are located at 60 State
Street, Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
CO-ADMINISTRATOR
Under Co-Administration Agreements with the Trust and the Portfolio
dated August 1, 1996, FDI also serves as the Trust's and the Portfolio's
Co-Administrator. The Co-Administration Agreements may be renewed or amended by
the respective Trustees without a shareholder vote. The Co-Administration
Agreements are terminable at any time without penalty by a vote of a majority of
the Trustees of the Trust or the Portfolio, as applicable, on not more than 60
days' written notice nor less than 30 days' written notice to the other party.
The Co-Administrator may subcontract for the performance of its obligations,
provided, however, that unless the Trust or the Portfolio, as applicable,
expressly agrees in writing, the Co-Administrator shall be fully responsible for
the acts and omissions of any subcontractor as it would for its own acts or
omissions. See "Services Agent" below.
FDI (i) provides office space, equipment and clerical personnel for
maintaining the organization and books and records of the Trust and the
Portfolio; (ii) provides officers for the Trust and the Portfolio; (iii)
prepares and files documents required for notification of state securities
administrators; (iv) reviews and files marketing and sales literature; (v) files
Portfolio regulatory documents and mails Portfolio communications to Trustees
and investors; and (vi) maintains related books and records.
For its services under the Co-Administration Agreements, each of the
Fund and the Portfolio has agreed to pay FDI fees equal to its allocable share
of an annual complex-wide charge of $425,000 plus FDI's out-of-pocket expenses.
The amount allocable to the Fund or the Portfolio is based on the ratio of its
net assets to the aggregate net assets of the Trust, the Master Portfolios and
other investment companies subject to similar agreements with FDI.
The table below sets forth the administrative fees paid to FDI for the
fiscal period indicated. See "Expenses" below for applicable expense
limitations.
PORTFOLIO -- For the period August 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997: $6,791.
FUND -- For the period August 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997: $1,916.
The administrative fees paid to Signature Broker-Dealer Services, Inc.
(which provided distribution and administrative services to the Trust and
placement agent and administrative services to the Portfolio prior to August 1,
1997) were as follows:
PORTFOLIO -- For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1995, 1996, and for the period
July 1, 1996 through July 31, 1996: $7,770, $19,517, and $2,938, respectively.
FUND -- For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1995, 1996, and for the period July
1, 1996 through July 31, 1996: $3,660, $6,432, and $568, respectively.
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See "Expenses" below for applicable expense limitations.
SERVICES AGENT
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Portfolio have entered into
Administrative Services Agreements (the "Services Agreements") with Morgan
effective December 29, 1995, as amended effective August 1, 1996, pursuant to
which Morgan is responsible for certain administrative and related services
provided to the Fund and Portfolio. The Services Agreements may be terminated at
any time, without penalty, by the Trustees or Morgan, in each case on not more
than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written notice to the other party.
Under the Services Agreements, Morgan provides certain administrative
and related services to the Fund and the Portfolio, including services related
to tax compliance, preparation of financial statements, calculation of
performance data, oversight of service providers and certain regulatory and
Board of Trustee matters.
Under the amended Services Agreements, each of the Fund and Portfolio
has agreed to pay Morgan fees equal to its allocable share of an annual
complex-wide charge. This charge is calculated daily based on the aggregate net
assets of the Master Portfolios and JPM Series Trust in accordance with the
following annual schedule: 0.09% on the first $7 billion of their aggregate
average daily net assets and 0.04% of their average daily net assets in excess
of $7 billion, less the complex-wide fees payable to FDI. The portion of this
charge payable by the Fund or the Portfolio is determined by the proportionate
share that its net assets bear to the total net assets of the Trust, the Master
Portfolios, other investors in the Master Portfolios for which Morgan provides
similar services and JPM Series Trust.
Under Administrative Services Agreements in effect from December 29,
1995 through July 31, 1996, with Morgan, each of the Fund and the Portfolio paid
Morgan a fee equal to its proportionate share of an annual complex-wide charge.
This charge was calculated daily based on the aggregate net assets of the Master
Portfolios in accordance with the following schedule: 0.06% of the first $7
billion of the Master Portfolio's aggregate average daily net assets, and 0.03%
of the Master Portfolio's average daily net assets in excess of $7 billion.
Prior to December 29, 1995, the Trust and the Portfolio had entered
into Financial and Fund Accounting Services Agreements with Morgan, the
provisions of which included certain of the activities described above and,
prior to September 1, 1995, also included reimbursement of usual and customary
expenses. The table below sets forth the fees paid to Morgan, net of fee waivers
and reimbursements, as Services Agent. See "Expenses" below for applicable
expense limitations.
PORTFOLIO -- For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1995, 1996, and 1997: $63,153,
$45,687, and $89,749, respectively.
FUND -- For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1995, 1996, and 1997: $(66,127)*.,
$(2,852)*, and $18,797, respectively.
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(*) Indicates a reimbursement by Morgan for expenses in excess of its fees under
the prior financial and fund accounting services agreements. No fees were paid
for the fiscal period.
CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT
State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street"), 225 Franklin
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, serves as the Trust's and the Portfolio's
custodian and fund accounting agent and the Fund's transfer and dividend
disbursing agent. Pursuant to the Custodian Contracts, State Street is
responsible for maintaining the books of account and records of portfolio
transactions and holding portfolio securities and cash. In the case of foreign
assets held outside the United States, the Custodian employs various
subcustodians who were approved by the Trustees of the Portfolio in accordance
with the regulations of the SEC. The Custodian maintains portfolio transaction
records. As transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent, State Street is
responsible for maintaining account records detailing the ownership of Fund
shares and for crediting income, capital gains and other changes in share
ownership to shareholder accounts.
SHAREHOLDER SERVICING
The Trust on behalf of the Fund has entered into a Shareholder
Servicing Agreement with Morgan pursuant to which Morgan acts as shareholder
servicing agent for its customers and for other Fund investors who are customers
of a financial professional. Under this agreement, Morgan is responsible for
performing shareholder account administrative and servicing functions, which
include but are not limited to, answering inquiries regarding account status and
history, the manner in which purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may be
effected, and certain other matters pertaining to the Fund; assisting customers
in designating and changing dividend options, account designations and
addresses; providing necessary personnel and facilities to coordinate the
establishment and maintenance of shareholder accounts and records with the
transfer agent; transmitting purchase and redemption orders to the transfer
agent and arranging for the wiring or other transfer of funds to and from
customer accounts in connection with orders to purchase or redeem Fund shares;
verifying purchase and redemption orders, transfers among and changes in
accounts; informing the Distributor of the gross amount of purchase orders for
Fund shares; and providing other related services.
Under the Shareholder Servicing Agreement, the Fund has agreed to pay
Morgan a fee for these services at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily
net asset value of Fund shares owned by or for shareholders for whom Morgan is
acting as shareholder servicing agent. Morgan acts as shareholder servicing
agent for all shareholders.
The shareholder servicing fees paid by the Fund to Morgan, net of fee
waivers and reimbursements, were $36,552, $90,759, and $151,781 for the fiscal
years ended June 30, 1995, 1996, and 1997, respectively.
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As discussed under "Investment Advisor," the Glass-Steagall Act and
other applicable laws and regulations limit the activities of bank holding
companies and certain of their subsidiaries in connection with registered
open-end investment companies. The activities of Morgan in acting as shareholder
servicing agent for Fund shareholders under the Shareholder Servicing Agreement
and providing administrative services to the Fund and the Portfolio under the
Services Agreements and in acting as Advisor to the Portfolio under the
Investment Advisory Agreement, may raise issues under these laws. However,
Morgan believes that it may properly perform these services and the other
activities described herein without violation of the Glass-Steagall Act or other
applicable banking laws or regulations.
If Morgan were prohibited from providing any of the services under the
Shareholder Servicing Agreement and the Services Agreements, the Trustees would
seek an alternative provider of such services. In such event, changes in the
operation of the Fund or the Portfolio might occur and a shareholder might no
longer be able to avail himself or herself of any services then being provided
to shareholders by Morgan.
The Fund may be sold to or through financial intermediaries who are
customers of Morgan ("financial professionals"), including financial
institutions and broker-dealers, that may be paid fees by Morgan or its
affiliates for services provided to their clients that invest in the Fund. See
"Financial Professionals" below. Organizations that provide recordkeeping or
other services to certain employee benefit or retirement plans that include the
Fund as an investment alternative may also be paid a fee.
FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS
The services provided by financial professionals may include
establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts, processing purchase and
redemption transactions, arranging for bank wires, performing shareholder
subaccounting, answering client inquiries regarding the Trust, assisting clients
in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses, providing
periodic statements showing the client's account balance and integrating these
statements with those of other transactions and balances in the client's other
accounts serviced by the financial professional, transmitting proxy statements,
periodic reports, updated prospectuses and other communications to shareholders
and, with respect to meetings of shareholders, collecting, tabulating and
forwarding executed proxies and obtaining such other information and performing
such other services as Morgan or the financial professional's clients may
reasonably request and agree upon with the financial professional.
Although there is no sales charge levied directly by the Fund,
financial professionals may establish their own terms and conditions for
providing their services and may charge investors a transaction-based or other
fee for their services. Such charges may vary among financial professionals but
in all cases will be retained by the financial professional and not remitted to
the Fund or Morgan.
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INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The independent accountants of the Trust and the Portfolio are Price
Waterhouse LLP, 1177 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036. Price
Waterhouse LLP conducts an annual audit of the financial statements of the Fund
and the Portfolio, assists in the preparation and/or review of each of the
Fund's and the Portfolio's federal and state income tax returns and consults
with the Fund and the Portfolio as to matters of accounting and federal and
state income taxation.
EXPENSES
In addition to the fees payable to Pierpont Group, Inc., Morgan and FDI
under various agreements discussed under "Trustees and Officers," "Investment
Advisor," "Co-Administrator," "Distributor," "Services Agent" and "Shareholder
Servicing" above, the Fund and the Portfolio are responsible for usual and
customary expenses associated with their respective operations. Such expenses
include organization expenses, legal fees, accounting expenses, insurance costs,
the compensation and expenses of the Trustees, registration fees under federal
securities laws, and extraordinary expenses applicable to the Fund and the
Portfolio. For the Fund, such expenses also include transfer, registrar and
dividend disbursing costs, the expenses of printing and mailing reports, notices
and proxy statements to Fund shareholders, and filing fees under state
securities laws. For the Portfolio, such expenses also include registration fees
under foreign securities laws, custodian fees and brokerage expenses. Under fee
arrangements prior to September 1, 1995, Morgan as Services Agent was
responsible for reimbursements to the Trust and the Portfolio and the usual and
customary expenses described above (excluding organization and extraordinary
expenses, custodian fees and brokerage expenses).
Morgan has agreed that it will reimburse the Fund through at least
October 31, 1998 to the extent necessary to maintain the Fund's total operating
expenses (which include expenses of the Fund and the Portfolio) at the annual
rate of 0.98% of the Fund's average daily net assets. This limit does not cover
extraordinary expenses during the period. There is no assurance that Morgan will
continue this waiver beyond the specified period.
PURCHASE OF SHARES
METHOD OF PURCHASE. Investors may open accounts with the Fund only
through the Distributor. All purchase transactions in Fund accounts are
processed by Morgan as shareholder servicing agent and the Fund is authorized to
accept any instructions relating to a Fund account from Morgan as shareholder
servicing agent for the customer. All purchase orders must be accepted by the
Distributor. Prospective investors who are not already customers of Morgan may
apply to become customers of Morgan for the sole purpose of Fund transactions.
There are no charges associated with becoming a Morgan customer for this
purpose. Morgan reserves the right to determine the customers that it will
accept, and the Trust reserves the right to determine the purchase orders that
it will accept.
References in the Prospectus and this Statement of Additional
Information to customers of Morgan or a financial professional include customers
of their
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affiliates and references to transactions by customers with Morgan or a
financial professional include transactions with their affiliates. Only Fund
investors who are using the services of a financial institution acting as
shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement with the Trust on behalf of
the Fund may make transactions in shares of the Fund.
The Fund may, at its own option, accept securities in payment for
shares. The securities delivered in such a transaction are valued by the method
described in "Net Asset Value" as of the day the Fund receives the securities.
This is a taxable transaction to the shareholder. Securities may be accepted in
payment for shares only if they are, in the judgment of Morgan, appropriate
investments. In addition, securities accepted in payment for shares must: (i)
meet the investment objective and policies of the Portfolio; (ii) be acquired by
the Fund for investment and not for resale (other than for resale to the
Portfolio); (iii) be liquid securities which are not restricted as to transfer
either by law or liquidity of market; and (iv) if stock, have a value which is
readily ascertainable as evidenced by a listing on a stock exchange, OTC market
or by readily available market quotations from a dealer in such securities. The
Fund reserves the right to accept or reject at its own option any and all
securities offered in payment for its shares.
Prospective investors may purchase shares with the assistance of a
financial professional, and the financial professional may establish its own
minimums and charge the investor a fee for this service and other services it
provides to its customers. Morgan may pay fees to financial professionals for
services in connection with fund investments.
REDEMPTION OF SHARES
If the Trust on behalf of the Fund determines that it would be
detrimental to the best interest of the remaining shareholders of the Fund to
make payment wholly or partly in cash, payment of the redemption price may be
made in whole or in part by a distribution in kind of securities from the
Portfolio, in lieu of cash, in conformity with the applicable rule of the SEC.
If shares are redeemed in kind, the redeeming shareholder might incur
transaction costs in converting the assets into cash. The method of valuing
portfolio securities is described under "Net Asset Value," and such valuation
will be made as of the same time the redemption price is determined. The Trust,
on behalf of the Fund and the Portfolio, has elected to be governed by Rule
18f-1 under the 1940 Act pursuant to which the Fund and the Portfolio are
obligated to redeem shares solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or one
percent of the net asset value of the Fund during any 90-day period for any one
shareholder. The Trust will redeem Fund shares in kind only if it has received a
redemption in kind from the Portfolio and therefore shareholders of the Fund
that receive redemptions in kind will receive securities of the Portfolio. The
Portfolio has advised the Trust that the Portfolio will not redeem in kind
except in circumstances in which the Fund is permitted to redeem in kind.
FURTHER REDEMPTION INFORMATION. Investors should be aware that
redemptions from the Fund may not be processed if a redemption request is not
submitted in proper form. To be in proper form, the Fund must have received the
shareholder's taxpayer identification number and address. In addition, if a
shareholder sends a check for the purchase of fund shares and shares are
purchased before the check
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has cleared, the transmittal of redemption proceeds from the shares will occur
upon clearance of the check which may take up to 15 days. The Trust, on behalf
of the Fund and the Portfolio, reserves the right to suspend the right of
redemption and to postpone the date of payment upon redemption as follows: (i)
for up to seven days, (ii) during periods when the New York Stock Exchange is
closed for other than weekends and holidays or when trading on such Exchange is
restricted as determined by the SEC by rule or regulation, (iii) during periods
in which an emergency, as determined by the SEC, exists that causes disposal by
the Portfolio of, or evaluation of the net asset value of, its portfolio
securities to be unreasonable or impracticable, or (iv) for such other periods
as the SEC may permit.
EXCHANGE OF SHARES
An investor may exchange shares from the Fund into any other JPM
Pierpont Fund, JPM Institutional Fund or shares of JPM Series Trust without
charge. An exchange may be made so long as after the exchange the investor has
shares, in each fund in which he or she remains an investor, with a value of at
least that fund's minimum investment amount. Shareholders should read the
prospectus of the fund into which they are exchanging and may only exchange
between fund accounts that are registered in the same name, address and taxpayer
identification number. Shares are exchanged on the basis of relative net asset
value per share. Exchanges are in effect redemptions from one fund and purchases
of another fund and the usual purchase and redemption procedures and
requirements are applicable to exchanges. Shareholders subject to federal income
tax who exchange shares in one fund for shares in another fund may recognize
capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. Shares of the fund to be
acquired are purchased for settlement when the proceeds from redemption become
available. In the case of investors in certain states, state securities laws may
restrict the availability of the exchange privilege. The Fund reserves the right
to discontinue, alter or limit its exchange privilege at any time.
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Dividends consisting of substantially all the Fund's net investment
income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. The Fund may also declare an
additional dividend of net investment income in a given year to the extent
necessary to avoid the imposition of federal excise tax on the Fund.
Substantially all the realized net capital gains, if any, of the Fund
are declared and paid on an annual basis, except that an additional capital
gains distribution may be made in a given year to the extent necessary to avoid
the imposition of federal excise tax on the Fund. Declared dividends and
distributions are payable to shareholders of record on the record date.
Dividends and capital gains distributions paid by the Fund are
automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Fund unless the shareholder
has elected to have them paid in cash. Dividends and distributions to be paid in
cash are credited to the shareholder's account at Morgan or at his financial
professional or, in the case of certain Morgan customers, are mailed by check in
accordance with the customer's instructions. The Fund reserves the right to
discontinue, alter or limit the automatic reinvestment privilege at any time.
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Determination of the net income for the Fund is made at the time
described in the Prospectus; in addition, net investment income for days other
than business days is determined at the time net asset value is determined on
the prior business day.
If a shareholder has elected to receive dividends and/or capital gain
distributions in cash and the postal or other delivery service is unable to
deliver checks to the shareholder's address of record, such shareholder's
distribution option will automatically be converted to having all dividend and
other distributions reinvested in additional shares. No interest will accrue on
amounts represented by uncashed distribution or redemption checks.
NET ASSET VALUE
Net asset value per share for the Fund is determined by subtracting
from the value of the Fund's total assets (i.e., the value of its investment in
the Portfolio and other assets) the amount of its liabilities and dividing the
remainder by the number of its outstanding shares, rounded to the nearest cent.
Expenses, including the fees payable to Morgan, are accrued daily.
The days on which net asset value is determined are the Fund's business
days. The net asset value will not be computed on the day the following legal
holidays are observed: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Good Friday,
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas. The
Fund and the Portfolio may also close for purchases and redemptions at such
other times as may be determined by the Board of Trustees to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
The following is a discussion of the procedures used by the Portfolio
in valuing its assets.
Portfolio securities with a maturity of 60 days or more, including
securities that are listed on an exchange or traded over the counter, are valued
using prices supplied daily by an independent pricing service or services that
(i) are based on the last sale price on a national securities exchange or, in
the absence of recorded sales, at the readily available closing bid price on
such exchange or at the quoted bid price in the OTC market, if such exchange or
market constitutes the broadest and most representative market for the security
and (ii) in other cases, take into account various factors affecting market
value, including yields and prices of comparable securities, indication as to
value from dealers and general market conditions. If such prices are not
supplied by the Portfolio's independent pricing service, such securities are
priced in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. All portfolio
securities with a remaining maturity of less than 60 days are valued by the
amortized cost method. Securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued at the
last quoted sale price available before the time when net assets are valued.
Because of the large number of municipal bond issues outstanding and the varying
maturity dates, coupons and risk factors applicable to each issuer's bonds, no
readily available market quotations exist for most municipal securities. The
Portfolio values municipal securities on the basis of prices from a pricing
service which uses information with respect to transactions in bonds, quotations
from bond dealers,
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market transactions in comparable securities and various relationships between
securities in determining values.
In the case Equity Securities, the value of investments listed on a
domestic securities exchange, other than options on stock indexes, is based on
the last sale prices on such exchange at 4:00 P.M. or, in the absence of
recorded sales, at the average of readily available closing bid and asked prices
on such exchange. Securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued at the last
quoted sale price available before the time when net assets are valued. Unlisted
securities are valued at the average of the quoted bid and asked prices in the
OTC market. The value of each security for which readily available market
quotations exist is based on a decision as to the broadest and most
representative market for such security. For purposes of calculating net asset
value all assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies will
be converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates available at the
time of valuation.
Options on stock indexes traded on national securities exchanges are
valued at the close of options trading on such exchanges which is currently 4:10
P.M., New York time. Stock index futures and related options, which are traded
on commodities exchanges, are valued at their last sales price as of the close
of such commodities exchanges which is currently 4:15 P.M., New York time.
Securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available
(including certain restricted and illiquid securities) are valued at fair value
in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision
and responsibility of the Trustees. Such procedures include the use of
independent pricing services which use prices based upon yields or prices of
securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to
values from dealers; and general market conditions.
Trading in securities in most foreign markets is normally completed
before the close of trading in U.S. markets and may also take place on days on
which the U.S. markets are closed. If events materially affecting the value of
securities occur between the time when the market in which they are traded
closes and the time when the Portfolio's net asset value is calculated, such
securities will be valued at fair value in accordance with procedures
established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
PERFORMANCE DATA
From time to time, the Fund may quote performance in terms of actual
distributions, total return or capital appreciation in reports, sales literature
and advertisements published by the Trust. Shareholders may obtain current
performance information by calling Morgan at (800) 521-5411.
The Fund may make historical performance information available and may
compare its performance to other investments or relevant indexes, including the
benchmark indicated under "Investment Advisor" above or data from Lipper
Analytical Services, Inc., Micropal Inc., Morningstar Inc., Ibbotson Associates,
Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index, the Dow Jones Industrial
Average, the Frank Russell Index and other industry publications.
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TOTAL RETURN QUOTATIONS. The Fund may advertise "total return" and
non-standardized total return data. The total return shows what an investment in
the Fund would have earned over a specified period of time (one, five or ten
years or since commencement of operations, if less) assuming that all
distributions and dividends by the Fund were reinvested on the reinvestment
dates during the period and less all recurring fees. This method of calculating
total return is required by regulations of the SEC. Total return data similarly
calculated, unless otherwise indicated, over other specified periods of time may
also be used. All performance figures are based on historical earnings and are
not intended to indicate future performance.
As required by regulations of the SEC, the annualized total return of
the Fund for a period is computed by assuming a hypothetical initial payment of
$1,000. It is then assumed that all of the dividends and distributions by the
Fund over the period are reinvested. It is then assumed that at the end of the
period, the entire amount is redeemed. The annualized total return is then
calculated by determining the annual rate required for the initial payment to
grow to the amount which would have been received upon redemption.
Aggregate total returns, reflecting the cumulative percentage change
over a measuring period, may also be calculated.
Historical performance for periods prior to the establishment of the
Fund will be that of The JPM Institutional Diversified Fund, which commenced
operations before the Fund, and will be presented in accordance with applicable
SEC staff interpretations.
Below is set forth historical return information for the Fund for the
period indicated.
(6/30/97): Average annual total return, 1 year: 20.52%; average annual total
return, 5 years: N/A; average annual total return, commencement of operations(*)
to period end: 13.60%; aggregate total return, 1 year: 20.52%; aggregate total
return, 5 years: N/A; aggregate total return, commencement of operations(*) to
period end: 62.06%.
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* The Fund commenced operations on December 15, 1993. The JPM Institutional
Diversified Fund commenced operations on September 10, 1993.
GENERAL. The Fund's performance will vary from time to time depending
upon market conditions and its operating expenses. Consequently, any given
performance quotation should not be considered representative of the Fund's
performance for any specified period in the future. In addition, because
performance will fluctuate, it may not provide a basis for comparing an
investment in the Fund with certain bank deposits or other investments that pay
a fixed yield or return for a stated period of time.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
The Advisor places orders for the Portfolio for all purchases and sales
of portfolio securities, enters into repurchase agreements, and may enter into
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reverse repurchase agreements and execute loans of portfolio securities on
behalf of the Portfolio. See "Investment Objective and Policies."
Fixed income and debt securities are generally traded at a net price
with dealers acting as principal for their own accounts without a stated
commission. The price of the security usually includes profit to the dealers. In
underwritten offerings, securities are purchased at a fixed price which includes
an amount of compensation to the underwriter, generally referred to as the
underwriter's concession or discount. On occasion, certain securities may be
purchased directly from an issuer, in which case no commissions or discounts are
paid.
Portfolio transactions for the Portfolio's fixed income investments will be
undertaken principally to accomplish the Portfolio's objective in relation to
expected movements in the general level of interest rates. The Portfolio may
engage in short-term trading consistent with its objective. See "Investment
Objective and Policies -- Portfolio Turnover."
In connection with fixed income portfolio transactions for the
Portfolio, the Advisor intends to seek best execution on a competitive basis for
both purchases and sales of securities.
In connection with transactions in Equity Securities for the
Portfolio, the overriding objective is to obtain the best execution of purchase
and sale orders.
In selecting a broker, the Advisor considers a number of factors
including: the price per unit of the security; the broker's reliability for
prompt, accurate confirmations and on-time delivery of securities; the firm's
financial condition; as well as the commissions charged. A broker may be paid a
brokerage commission in excess of that which another broker might have charged
for effecting the same transaction if, after considering the foregoing factors,
the Advisor decides that the broker chosen will provide the best execution. The
Advisor monitors the reasonableness of the brokerage commissions paid in light
of the execution received. The Trustees of the Portfolio review regularly the
reasonableness of commissions and other transaction costs incurred by the
Portfolio in light of facts and circumstances deemed relevant from time to time,
and, in that connection, will receive reports from the Advisor and published
data concerning transaction costs incurred by institutional investors generally.
Research services provided by brokers to which the Advisor has allocated
brokerage business in the past include economic statistics and forecasting
services, industry and company analyses, portfolio strategy services,
quantitative data, and consulting services from economists and political
analysts. Research services furnished by brokers are used for the benefit of all
the Advisor's clients and not solely or necessarily for the benefit of the
Portfolio. The Advisor believes that the value of research services received is
not determinable and does not significantly reduce its expenses. The Portfolio
does not reduce its fee to the Advisor by any amount that might be attributable
to the value of such services.
The Portfolio paid the following approximate brokerage commissions for the
fiscal years ended June 30, 1997: $219,273; 1996: $220,206; and 1995: $145,589.
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The increases in brokerage commissions between fiscal years 1995 and
1996 were due to increased portfolio activity and an increase in net investments
by investors in the Portfolio.
Subject to the overriding objective of obtaining the best execution of
orders, the Advisor may allocate a portion of the Portfolio's brokerage
transactions to affiliates of the Advisor. In order for affiliates of the
Advisor to effect any portfolio transactions for the Portfolio, the commissions,
fees or other remuneration received by such affiliates must be reasonable and
fair compared to the commissions, fees, or other remuneration paid to other
brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities
being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of
time. Furthermore, the Trustees of the Portfolio, including a majority of the
Trustees who are not "interested persons," have adopted procedures which are
reasonably designed to provide that any commissions, fees, or other remuneration
paid to such affiliates are consistent with the foregoing standard.
Portfolio securities will not be purchased from or through or sold to
or through the Distributor or the Advisor or any other "affiliated person" (as
defined in the 1940 Act) of the Distributor or Advisor when such entities are
acting as principals, except to the extent permitted by law. In addition, the
Portfolio will not purchase securities during the existence of any underwriting
group relating thereto of which the Advisor or an affiliate of the Advisor is a
member, except to the extent permitted by law.
On those occasions when the Advisor deems the purchase or sale of a
security to be in the best interests of the Portfolio as well as other customers
including other Master Portfolios, the Advisor to the extent permitted by
applicable laws and regulations, may, but is not obligated to, aggregate the
securities to be sold or purchased for the Portfolio with those to be sold or
purchased for other customers in order to obtain best execution, including lower
brokerage commissions if appropriate. In such event, allocation of the
securities so purchased or sold as well as any expenses incurred in the
transaction will be made by the Advisor in the manner it considers to be most
equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Portfolio. In
some instances, this procedure might adversely affect the Portfolio.
If the Portfolio effects a closing purchase transaction with respect to
an option written by it, normally such transaction will be executed by the same
broker-dealer who executed the sale of the option. The writing of options by the
Portfolio will be subject to limitations established by each of the exchanges
governing the maximum number of options in each class which may be written by a
single investor or group of investors acting in concert, regardless of whether
the options are written on the same or different exchanges or are held or
written in one or more accounts or through one or more brokers. The number of
options which the Portfolio may write may be affected by options written by the
Advisor for other investment advisory clients. An exchange may order the
liquidation of positions found to be in excess of these limits, and it may
impose certain other sanctions.
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MASSACHUSETTS TRUST
The Trust is a trust fund of the type commonly known as a
"Massachusetts business trust" of which the Fund is a separate and distinct
series. A copy of the Declaration of Trust for the Trust is on file in the
office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Declaration of
Trust and the By-Laws of the Trust are designed to make the Trust similar in
most respects to a Massachusetts business corporation. The principal distinction
between the two forms concerns shareholder liability described below.
Effective October 10, 1996, the name of the Trust was changed from "The
Pierpont Funds" to "The JPM Pierpont Funds". Effective October 10, 1996, the
name of the fund was changed from The Pierpont Diversified Fund to the JPM
Pierpont Diversified Fund.
Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust may, under
certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations
of the trust which is not the case for a corporation. However, the Trust's
Declaration of Trust provides that the shareholders shall not be subject to any
personal liability for the acts or obligations of any Fund and that every
written agreement, obligation, instrument or undertaking made on behalf of any
Fund shall contain a provision to the effect that the shareholders are not
personally liable thereunder.
No personal liability will attach to the shareholders under any
undertaking containing such provision when adequate notice of such provision is
given, except possibly in a few jurisdictions. With respect to all types of
claims in the latter jurisdictions, (i) tort claims, (ii) contract claims where
the provision referred to is omitted from the undertaking, (iii) claims for
taxes, and (iv) certain statutory liabilities in other jurisdictions, a
shareholder may be held personally liable to the extent that claims are not
satisfied by the Fund. However, upon payment of such liability, the shareholder
will be entitled to reimbursement from the general assets of the Fund. The
Trustees intend to conduct the operations of the Trust in such a way so as to
avoid, as far as possible, ultimate liability of the shareholders for
liabilities of the Fund.
The Trust's Declaration of Trust further provides that the name of the
Trust refers to the Trustees collectively as Trustees, not as individuals or
personally, that no Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Fund is liable to
the Fund or to a shareholder, and that no Trustee, officer, employee, or agent
is liable to any third persons in connection with the affairs of the Fund,
except as such liability may arise from his or its own bad faith, willful
misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or its duties to such
third persons. It also provides that all third persons shall look solely to Fund
property for satisfaction of claims arising in connection with the affairs of
the Fund. With the exceptions stated, the Trust's Declaration of Trust provides
that a Trustee, officer, employee, or agent is entitled to be indemnified
against all liability in connection with the affairs of the Fund.
The Trust shall continue without limitation of time subject to the
provisions in the Declaration of Trust concerning termination by action of the
shareholders or by action of the Trustees upon notice to the shareholders.
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Shareholders of the Fund are entitled to one vote for each share and to
the appropriate fractional vote for each fractional share. There is no
cumulative voting. Shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares are
fully paid and nonassessable by the Fund. The Trust has adopted a policy of not
issuing share certificates. The Trust does not intend to hold meetings of
shareholders annually. The Trustees may call meetings of shareholders for action
by shareholder vote as may be required by either the 1940 Act or the Declaration
of Trust. The Trustees will call a meeting of shareholders to vote on removal of
a Trustee upon the written request of the record holders of ten percent of Trust
shares and will assist shareholders in communicating with each other as
prescribed in Section 16c of the 1940 Act.
The Portfolio is organized as a trust under the laws of the State of
New York. The Portfolio's Declaration of Trust provides that the Fund and other
entities investing in the Portfolio (e.g., other investment companies, insurance
company separate accounts and common and commingled trust funds) will each be
liable for all obligations of the Portfolio. However, the risk of the Fund
incurring financial loss on account of such liability is limited to
circumstances in which both inadequate insurance existed and the Portfolio
itself was unable to meet its obligations. Accordingly, the Trustees of the
Trust believe that neither the Fund nor its shareholders will be adversely
affected by reason of the Fund's investing in the Portfolio.
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES
The Trust is an open-end management investment company organized as a
Massachusetts business trust on November 2, 1992 in which the Fund represents a
separate series of shares of beneficial interest. See "Massachusetts Trust."
The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited
number of full and fractional shares ($0.001 par value) of one or more series
and classes within any series and to divide or combine the shares (of any
series, if applicable) without changing the proportionate beneficial interest of
each shareholder in a series (or in the assets of other series, if applicable).
To date shares of 18 series have been authorized and are available for sale to
the public. Each share represents an equal proportional interest in the Fund
with each other share. Upon liquidation of the Fund, holders are entitled to
share pro rata in the net assets of the Fund available for distribution to such
shareholders. Shares of the Fund have no preemptive or conversion rights and are
fully paid and nonassessable. The rights of redemption and exchange are
described in the Prospectus or elsewhere in this Statement of Additional
Information.
The shareholders of the Trust are entitled to a full vote for each full
share held and to a fractional vote for each fractional share. Subject to the
1940 Act, the Trustees themselves have the power to alter the number and the
terms of office of the Trustees, to lengthen their own terms, or to make their
terms of unlimited duration subject to certain removal procedures, and appoint
their own successors, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that immediately after such appointment
the requisite majority of the Trustees have been elected by the shareholders of
the Trust. The voting rights of shareholders are not cumulative so that holders
of more than 50% of the shares voting can, if they choose, elect all Trustees
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being selected while the shareholders of the remaining shares would be unable to
elect any Trustees. It is the intention of the Trust not to hold meetings of
shareholders annually. The Trustees may call meetings of shareholders for action
by shareholder vote as may be required by either the 1940 Act or the Trust's
Declaration of Trust.
Shareholders of the Trust have the right, upon the declaration in
writing or vote of more than two-thirds of its outstanding shares, to remove a
Trustee. The Trustees will call a meeting of shareholders to vote on removal of
a Trustee upon the written request of the record holders of 10% of the Trust's
shares. In addition, whenever ten or more shareholders of record who have been
such for at least six months preceding the date of application, and who hold in
the aggregate either shares having a net asset value of at least $25,000 or at
least 1% of the Trust's outstanding shares, whichever is less, shall apply to
the Trustees in writing, stating that they wish to communicate with other
shareholders with a view to obtaining signatures to request a meeting for the
purpose of voting upon the question of removal of any Trustee or Trustees and
accompanied by a form of communication and request which they wish to transmit,
the Trustees shall within five business days after receipt of such application
either: (1) afford to such applicants access to a list of the names and
addresses of all shareholders as recorded on the books of the Trust; or (2)
inform such applicants as to the approximate number of shareholders of record,
and the approximate cost of mailing to them the proposed communication and form
of request. If the Trustees elect to follow the latter course, the Trustees,
upon the written request of such applicants, accompanied by a tender of the
material to be mailed and of the reasonable expenses of mailing, shall, with
reasonable promptness, mail such material to all shareholders of record at their
addresses as recorded on the books, unless within five business days after such
tender the Trustees shall mail to such applicants and file with the SEC,
together with a copy of the material to be mailed, a written statement signed by
at least a majority of the Trustees to the effect that in their opinion either
such material contains untrue statements of fact or omits to state facts
necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, or would be
in violation of applicable law, and specifying the basis of such opinion. After
opportunity for hearing upon the objections specified in the written statements
filed, the SEC may, and if demanded by the Trustees or by such applicants shall,
enter an order either sustaining one or more of such objections or refusing to
sustain any of them. If the SEC shall enter an order refusing to sustain any of
such objections, or if, after the entry of an order sustaining one or more of
such objections, the SEC shall find, after notice and opportunity for hearing,
that all objections so sustained have been met, and shall enter an order so
declaring, the Trustees shall mail copies of such material to all shareholders
with reasonable promptness after the entry of such order and the renewal of such
tender.
The Trustees have authorized the issuance and sale to the public of
shares of 18 series of the Trust. The Trustees have no current intention to
create any classes within the initial series or any subsequent series. The
Trustees may, however, authorize the issuance of shares of additional series and
the creation of classes of shares within any series with such preferences,
privileges, limitations and voting and dividend rights as the Trustees may
determine. The proceeds from the issuance of any additional series would be
invested in separate, independently managed portfolios with distinct investment
objectives,
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policies and restrictions, and share purchase, redemption and net asset
valuation procedures. Any additional classes would be used to distinguish among
the rights of different categories of shareholders, as might be required by
future regulations or other unforeseen circumstances. All consideration received
by the Trust for shares of any additional series or class, and all assets in
which such consideration is invested, would belong to that series or class,
subject only to the rights of creditors of the Trust and would be subject to the
liabilities related thereto. Shareholders of any additional series or class will
approve the adoption of any management contract or distribution plan relating to
such series or class and of any changes in the investment policies related
thereto, to the extent required by the 1940 Act.
For information relating to mandatory redemption of Portfolio shares or
their redemption at the option of the Trust under certain circumstances, see
"Redemption of Shares." As of the date of this Statement of Additional
Information, the officers and Trustees as a group owned less than 1% of the
shares of each Fund.
SPECIAL INFORMATION CONCERNING INVESTMENT STRUCTURE
Unlike other mutual funds which directly acquire and manage their own
portfolio of securities, the Fund is an open-end management investment company
which seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its
investable assets in the Portfolio, a separate registered investment company
with the same investment objective as the Fund. The investment objective of the
Fund or Portfolio may be changed only with the approval of the holders of the
outstanding shares of the Fund and the Portfolio.
In addition to selling a beneficial interest to the Fund, the Portfolio
may sell beneficial interests to other mutual funds or institutional investors.
Such investors will invest in the Portfolio on the same terms and conditions and
will bear a proportionate share of the Portfolio's expenses. However, the other
investors investing in the Portfolio may sell shares of their own fund using a
different pricing structure than the Fund. Such different pricing structures may
result in differences in returns experienced by investors in other funds that
invest in the Portfolio. Such differences in returns are not uncommon and are
present in other mutual fund structures. Information concerning other holders of
interests in the Portfolio is available from Morgan at (800) 521-5411.
The Trust may withdraw the investment of the Fund from the Portfolio at
any time if the Board of Trustees of the Trust determines that it is in the best
interests of the Fund to do so. Upon any such withdrawal, the Board of Trustees
would consider what action might be taken, including the investment of all the
assets of the Fund in another pooled investment entity having the same
investment objective and restrictions as the Fund or the retaining of an
investment adviser to manage the Fund's assets in accordance with the investment
policies described below with respect to the Portfolio.
Certain changes in the Portfolio's investment objective, policies or
restrictions, or a failure by the Fund's shareholders to approve a change in the
Portfolio's investment objective or restrictions, may require withdrawal of the
Fund's interest in the Portfolio. Any such withdrawal could result in a
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distribution in kind of portfolio securities (as opposed to a cash distribution)
from the Portfolio which may or may not be readily marketable. The distribution
in kind may result in the Fund having a less diversified portfolio of
investments or adversely affect the Fund's liquidity, and the Fund could incur
brokerage, tax or other charges in converting the securities to cash.
Notwithstanding the above, there are other means for meeting shareholder
redemption requests, such as borrowing.
Smaller funds investing in the Portfolio may be materially affected by
the actions of larger funds investing in the Portfolio. For example, if a large
fund withdraws from the Portfolio, the remaining funds may subsequently
experience higher pro rata operating expenses, thereby producing lower returns.
Additionally, because the Portfolio would become smaller, it may become
less diversified, resulting in potentially increased portfolio risk (however,
these possibilities also exist for traditionally structured funds which have
large or institutional investors who may withdraw from a fund). Also, funds with
a greater pro rata ownership in the Portfolio could have effective voting
control of the operations of the Portfolio. Whenever the Fund is requested to
vote on matters pertaining to the Portfolio (other than a vote by the Fund to
continue the operation of the Portfolio upon the withdrawal of another investor
in the Portfolio), the Trust will hold a meeting of shareholders of the Fund and
will cast all of its votes proportionately as instructed by the Fund's
shareholders. The Trust will vote the shares held by Fund shareholders who do
not give voting instructions in the same proportion as the shares of Fund
shareholders who do give voting instructions. Shareholders of the Fund who do
not vote will have no effect on the outcome of such matters.
TAXES
The following discussion of tax consequences is based on U.S. federal
tax laws in effect on the date of this Prospectus. These laws and regulations
are subject to change by legislative or administrative action.
The Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Code. As a regulated investment company, the Fund must,
among other things, (a) derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends,
interest, payments with respect to loans of stock and securities, gains from the
sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currency and other
income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures, and forward
contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock,
securities or foreign currency; (b) derive less than 30% of its gross income
from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities, options, futures or
forward contracts (other than options, futures or forward contracts on foreign
currencies) held less than three months, or foreign currencies (or options,
futures or forward contracts on foreign currencies) held less than three months,
but only if such currencies (or options, futures or forward contracts on foreign
currencies) are not directly related to the Fund's principal business of
investing in stocks or securities (or options and futures with respect to stocks
or securities); and (c) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each
quarter of its taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total
assets is represented by cash, cash items, U.S. Government securities,
securities
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of other regulated investment companies, and other securities limited, in
respect of any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the Fund's total
assets, and 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii)
not more than 25% of the value of its total assets is invested in the securities
of any one issuer (other than U.S. Government securities or securities of other
regulated investment companies). Effective as of July 1, 1998, the 30% of gross
income test described in (b) above will no longer apply to the Fund.
As a regulated investment company, the Fund (as opposed to its
shareholders) will not be subject to federal income taxes on the net investment
income and capital gain that it distributes to its shareholders, provided that
at least 90% of its net investment income and realized net short-term capital
gain in excess of net long-term capital loss for the taxable year is distributed
in accordance with the Code's timing requirements.
Under the Code, the Fund will be subject to a 4% excise tax on a
portion of its undistributed taxable income and capital gains if it fails to
meet certain distribution requirements by the end of the calendar year. The Fund
intends to make distributions in a timely manner and accordingly does not expect
to be subject to the excise tax.
For federal income tax purposes, dividends that are declared by the
Fund in October, November or December as of a record date in such month and
actually paid in January of the following year will be treated as if they were
paid on December 31 of the year declared. Therefore, such dividends will be
taxable to a shareholder in the year declared rather than the year paid.
Distributions of net investment income, certain foreign currency gains,
and realized net short-term capital gain in excess of net long-term capital loss
(other than exempt interest dividends) are generally taxable to shareholders of
the Fund as ordinary income whether such distributions are taken in cash or
reinvested in additional shares. The Fund expects that a portion of these
distributions to corporate shareholders will be eligible for the
dividends-received deduction, subject to applicable limitations under the Code.
Distributions of net long-term capital gain (i.e., net long-term capital gain in
excess of net short-term capital loss) are taxable to shareholders of the Fund
as long-term capital gain, regardless of whether such distributions are taken in
cash or reinvested in additional shares and regardless of how long a shareholder
has held shares in the Fund. As a result of the enactment of the Taxpayer Relief
Act of 1997 (the "Act"), long-term capital gain of an individual is generally
subject to a maximum rate of 28% in respect of a capital asset held directly by
such individual for more than one year. The maximum rate is reduced to 20% in
respect of a capital asset held in excess of 18 months. The Act authorizes the
Treasury department to promulgate regulations that would apply these rules in
the case of distributions of net long-term gain by the Fund. In addition, no
loss will be allowed on the redemption or exchange of shares of the Fund if,
within a period beginning 30 days before the date of such redemption or exchange
and ending 30 days after such date, the shareholder acquires (such as through
dividend reinvestment) securities that are substantially identical to shares of
the Fund.
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Gains or losses on sales of portfolio securities will be treated as
long-term capital gains or losses if the securities have been held for more than
one year except in certain cases where a put is acquired or a call option is
written thereon or the straddle rules described below are otherwise applicable.
Other gains or losses on the sale of securities will be short-term capital gains
or losses. Gains and losses on the sale, lapse or other termination of options
on securities will be treated as gains and losses from the sale of securities.
Except as described below, if an option written by the Portfolio lapses or is
terminated through a closing transaction, such as a repurchase by the Portfolio
of the option from its holder, the Portfolio will realize a short-term capital
gain or loss, depending on whether the premium income is greater or less than
the amount paid by the Portfolio in the closing transaction. If securities are
purchased by the Portfolio pursuant to the exercise of a put option written by
it, the Portfolio will subtract the premium received from its cost basis in the
securities purchased.
Any distribution of net investment income or capital gains will have
the effect of reducing the net asset value of Fund shares held by a shareholder
by the same amount as the distribution. If the net asset value of the shares is
reduced below a shareholder's cost as a result of such a distribution, the
distribution, although constituting a return of capital to the shareholder, will
be taxable as described above.
Any gain or loss realized on the redemption or exchange of Fund shares
by a shareholder who is not a dealer in securities will be treated as long-term
capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year, and
otherwise as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any loss realized by a
shareholder upon the redemption or exchange of shares in the Fund held for six
months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any
long-term capital gain distributions received by the shareholder with respect to
such shares.
Under the Code, gains or losses attributable to disposition of foreign
currency or to certain foreign currency contracts, or to fluctuations in
exchange rates between the time the Portfolio accrues income or receivables or
expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time the
Portfolio actually collects such income or pays such liabilities, are generally
treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss. Similarly, gains or losses on the
disposition of debt securities held by the Portfolio, if any, denominated in
foreign currency, to the extent attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates
between the acquisition and disposition dates are also treated as ordinary
income or loss.
Forward currency contracts, options and futures contracts entered into
by the Portfolio may create "straddles" for U.S. federal income tax purposes and
this may affect the character and timing of gains or losses realized by the
Portfolio on forward currency contracts, options and futures contracts or on the
underlying securities. Certain straddles treated as short sales for tax purposes
may also result in the loss of the holding period of underlying securities for
purposes of the 30% of gross income test described above, and therefore, the
Portfolio's ability to enter into forward currency contracts, options and
futures
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contracts may be limited, under current law. Effective as of July 1, 1998, the
30% of gross income test will no longer apply to the Fund.
Certain options, futures and foreign currency contracts held by the
Portfolio at the end of each taxable year will be required to be "marked to
market" for federal income tax purposes -- i.e., treated as having been sold at
market value. For options and futures contracts, 60% of any gain or loss
recognized on these deemed sales and on actual dispositions will be treated as
long-term capital gain or loss, and the remainder will be treated as short-term
capital gain or loss regardless of how long the Portfolio has held such options
or futures. However, gain or loss recognized on certain foreign currency
contracts will be treated as ordinary income or loss.
The Portfolio may invest in equity securities of foreign issuers. If
the Portfolio purchases shares in certain foreign corporations (referred to as
passive foreign investment companies ("PFICs") under the Code, the Fund may be
subject to federal income tax on a portion of any "excess distribution" from
such foreign corporation including any gain from the disposition of such shares,
even though a portion of such income may have to be distributed as a taxable
dividend by the Fund to its shareholders. In addition, certain interest charges
may be imposed on the Fund as a result of any such distributions. Alternatively,
a Fund may in some cases be permitted to include each year in its income and
distribute to shareholders a pro rata portion of the PFIC's income, whether or
not distributed to the Fund.
For taxable years of the Portfolio beginning after 1997, the Portfolio
will be permitted to "mark to market" any marketable stock held by the Portfolio
in a PFIC. If the Portfolio made such an election, the Fund would include in
income each year an amount equal to its share of the excess, if any of the fair
market value of the PFIC stock as of the taxable year over the adjusted basis of
such stock. The Fund would be allowed a deduction for its shares in excess, if
any, of the adjusted basis of the PFIC stock over its fair market value as of
the close of the taxable year, but only to the extent of any net mark-to-market
gains with respect to the stock included by the Fund for prior taxable years.
FOREIGN SHAREHOLDERS. Dividends of net investment income and
distributions of realized net short-term gain in excess of net long-term loss to
a shareholder who, as to the United States, is a nonresident alien individual,
fiduciary of a foreign trust or estate, foreign corporation or foreign
partnership (a "foreign shareholder") will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at
the rate of 30% (or lower treaty rate) unless the dividends are effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business of the shareholder, in which case the
dividends will be subject to tax on a net income basis at the graduated rates
applicable to U.S. individuals or domestic corporations. Distributions treated
as long term capital gains to foreign shareholders will not be subject to U.S.
tax unless the distributions are effectively connected with the shareholder's
trade or business in the United States or, in the case of a shareholder who is a
nonresident alien individual, the shareholder was present in the United States
for more than 182 days during the taxable year and certain other conditions are
met.
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If a correct and certified taxpayer identification number is not on
file, the Fund is required, subject to certain exemptions, to withhold 31% of
certain payments made or distributions declared to non-corporate shareholders.
In the case of a foreign shareholder who is a nonresident alien individual or
foreign entity, the Fund may be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax as
"backup withholding" at the rate of 31% from distributions treated as long-term
capital gains and from the proceeds of redemptions, exchanges or other
dispositions of Fund shares unless IRS Form W-8 is provided. Transfers by gift
of shares of the Fund by a foreign shareholder who is a nonresident alien
individual will not be subject to U.S. federal gift tax, but the value of shares
of the Fund held by such a shareholder at his or her death will be includible in
his or her gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes.
FOREIGN TAXES. It is expected that the Fund may be subject to foreign
withholding taxes or other foreign taxes with respect to income (possibly
including, in some cases, capital gains) received from sources within foreign
countries. So long as more than 50% in value of the total assets of the Fund at
the close of any taxable year consists of stock or securities of foreign
corporations, the Fund may elect to treat any foreign income taxes deemed paid
by it as paid directly by its shareholders. The Fund will make such an election
only if it deems it to be in the best interest of Fund shareholders. The Fund
will notify its shareholders in writing each year if it makes the election and
of the amount of foreign income taxes, if any, to be treated as paid by the
shareholders and the amount of foreign taxes, if any, for which shareholders of
the Fund will not be eligible to claim a foreign tax credit because the holding
period requirements (described below) have not been satisfied. If the Fund makes
the election, each shareholder will be required to include in his income (in
addition to the dividends and distributions he receives) his proportionate share
of the amount of foreign income taxes deemed paid by the Fund and will be
entitled to claim either a credit (subject to the limitations discussed below)
or, if he itemizes deductions, a deduction for his share of the foreign income
taxes in computing federal income tax liability. (No deduction will be permitted
in computing an individual's alternative minimum tax liability.) Effective for
dividends paid after September 5, 1997, shareholders of the Fund will not be
eligible to claim a foreign tax credit with respect to taxes paid by the Fund
(notwithstanding that the Fund elects to treat the foreign taxes deemed paid by
it as paid directly by its shareholders) unless certain holding period
requirements are met. A shareholder who is a nonresident alien individual or a
foreign corporation may be subject to U.S. withholding tax on the income
resulting from the election described in this paragraph, but may not be able to
claim a credit or deduction against such U.S. tax for the foreign taxes treated
as having been paid by such shareholder. A tax-exempt shareholder will not
ordinarily benefit from this election. Shareholders who choose to utilize a
credit (rather than a deduction) for foreign taxes will be subject to the
limitation that the credit may not exceed the shareholder's U.S. tax (determined
without regard to the availability of the credit) attributable to his or her
total foreign source taxable income. For this purpose, the portion of dividends
and distributions paid by the Fund from its foreign source net investment income
will be treated as foreign source income. The Fund's gains and losses from the
sale of securities will generally be treated as derived from U.S. sources,
however, and certain foreign currency gains and losses likewise will be treated
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as derived from U.S. sources. The limitation on the foreign tax credit is
applied separately to foreign source "passive income," such as the portion of
dividends received from the Fund which qualifies as foreign source income. In
addition, the foreign tax credit is allowed to offset only 90% of the
alternative minimum tax imposed on corporations and individuals. Because of
these limitations, if the election is made, shareholders may nevertheless be
unable to claim a credit for the full amount of their proportionate shares of
the foreign income taxes paid by the Portfolio. Effective for taxable years of a
shareholder beginning after December 31, 1997, individual shareholders of the
Fund with $300 or less of creditable foreign taxes ($600 in the case of an
individual shareholder filing jointly) may elect to be exempt from the foreign
tax credit limitation rules described above (other than the 90% limitation
applicable for purposes of the alternative minimum tax), provided that all of
such individual shareholder's foreign source income is "qualified passive
income" (which generally includes interest, dividends, rents, royalties and
certain other types of income) and further provided that all of such foreign
source income is shown on one or more payee statements furnished to the
shareholder. Shareholders making this election will not be permitted to carry
over any excess foreign taxes to or from a tax year to which such an election
applies.
STATE AND LOCAL TAXES. The Fund may be subject to state or local taxes
in jurisdictions in which the Fund is deemed to be doing business. In addition,
the treatment of the Fund and its shareholders in those states which have income
tax laws might differ from treatment under the federal income tax laws.
Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors with respect to any state or
local taxes.
OTHER TAXATION. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business
trust and, under current law, neither the Trust nor the Fund is liable for any
income or franchise tax in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provided that the
Fund continues to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M
of the Code. The Portfolio is organized as a New York Trust. The Portfolio is
not subject to any federal income taxation or income or franchise tax in the
State of New York or The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The investment by the
Fund in the Portfolio does not cause the Fund to be liable for any income or
franchise tax in the State of New York.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As used in this Statement of Additional Information, the term "majority
of the outstanding voting securities" means the vote of (i) 67% or more of the
Fund's shares or the Portfolio's outstanding voting securities present at a
meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the Fund's outstanding shares or the
Portfolio's outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy,
or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund's outstanding shares or the Portfolio's
outstanding voting securities, whichever is less.
Telephone calls to the Fund, Morgan or financial professionals as
shareholder servicing agent may be tape recorded. With respect to the securities
offered hereby, this Statement of Additional Information and the Prospectus do
not contain all the information included in the Trust's Registration Statement
filed with the SEC under the 1933 Act and the Trust's and the Portfolio's
Registration Statements filed under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the rules and
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regulations of the SEC, certain portions have been omitted. The Registration
Statements including the exhibits filed therewith may be examined at the office
of the SEC in Washington D.C.
Statements contained in this Statement of Additional Information and
the Prospectus concerning the contents of any contract or other document are not
necessarily complete, and in each instance, reference is made to the copy of
such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the applicable
Registration Statements. Each such statement is qualified in all respects by
such reference.
No dealer, salesman or any other person has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representations, other than those contained in the
Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information, in connection with the
offer contained therein and, if given or made, such other information or
representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by any of the
Trust, the Portfolio or the Distributor. The Prospectus and this Statement of
Additional Information do not constitute an offer by the Fund or by the
Distributor to sell or solicit any offer to buy any of the securities offered
hereby in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful for the Fund or
the Distributor to make such offer in such jurisdictions.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements and the reports thereon of Price Waterhouse
LLP are incorporated herein by reference from the Fund's June 30, 1997 annual
report filing made with the SEC pursuant to Section 30(b) of the 1940 Act and
Rule 30b2-1 thereunder (Accession No. 0000912057-97-029860). The Fund's
financial reports include the Portfolio's financial statements. The annual and
subsequent semi-annual reports are available without charge upon request by
calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at (800) 521-5411.
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APPENDIX A
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITY RATINGS
STANDARD & POOR'S
CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS
AAA - Debt rated AAA has the highest ratings assigned by Standard & Poor's to a
debt obligation. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely
strong.
AA - Debt rated AA has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay
principal and differs from the highest rated issues only in a small degree.
A - Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal
although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories.
BBB - Debt rated BBB is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest
and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection
parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for
debt in this category than for debt in higher rated categories.
BB - Debt rated BB is regarded as having less near-term vulnerability to default
than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or
exposure to adverse business, financial or economic conditions which could lead
to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.
B - An obligation rated B is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations
rated BB, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial
commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic
conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its
financial commitment on the obligation.
CCC - An obligation rated CCC is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is
dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the
obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of
adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely
to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
CC - An obligation rated CC is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment.
C - The C rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition
has been filed or similar action has been taken, but payments on this obligation
are being continued.
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COMMERCIAL PAPER, INCLUDING TAX EXEMPT
A - Issues assigned this highest rating are regarded as having the greatest
capacity for timely payment. Issues in this category are further refined with
the designations 1, 2, and 3 to indicate the relative degree of safety.
A-1 - This designation indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely
payment is very strong.
SHORT-TERM TAX-EXEMPT NOTES
SP-1 - The short-term tax-exempt note rating of SP-1 is the highest rating
assigned by Standard & Poor's and has a very strong or strong capacity to pay
principal and interest. Those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety
characteristics are given a "plus" (+) designation.
SP-2 - The short-term tax-exempt note rating of SP-2 has a satisfactory capacity
to pay principal and interest.
MOODY'S
CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS
Aaa - Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry
the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt
edge." Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable
margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely
to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the
Fundamentally strong position of such issues.
Aa - Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards.
Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high grade
bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection
may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements
may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make
the long term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.
A - Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are
to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.
Baa - Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium grade obligations,
i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payments
and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective
elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.
Ba - Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their
future cannot be considered as well-assured. Often the protection of interest
and principal payments may be very moderate, and thereby not well safeguarded
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during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position
characterizes bonds in this class.
B - Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of
other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.
Caa - Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in
default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or
interest.
Ca - Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a
high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.
C - Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and issues so
rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any
real investment standing.
COMMERCIAL PAPER, INCLUDING TAX EXEMPT
Prime-1 - Issuers rated Prime-1 (or related supporting institutions) have a
superior capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. Prime-1
repayment capacity will normally be evidenced by the following characteristics:
- - Leading market positions in well established industries.
- - High rates of return on funds employed.
- - Conservative capitalization structures with moderate reliance on debt and
ample asset protection. - Broad margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial
charges and high internal cash generation. - Well established access to a range
of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.
SHORT-TERM TAX EXEMPT NOTES
MIG-1 - The short-term tax-exempt note rating MIG-1 is the highest rating
assigned by Moody's for notes judged to be the best quality. Notes with this
rating enjoy strong protection from established cash flows of funds for their
servicing or from established and broad-based access to the market for
refinancing, or both.
MIG-2 - MIG-2 rated notes are of high quality but with margins of protection not
as large as MIG-1.
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PART C
ITEM 24. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial Statements
The following financial statements are included in Part A:
Financial Highlights: The JPM Pierpont Diversified Fund
The following financial statements are incorporated by reference into Part B:
THE JPM PIERPONT DIVERSIFIED FUND
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at June 30, 1997
Statement of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1997
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Financial Highlights
Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 1997
THE DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO
Schedule of Investments at June 30, 1997
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at June 30, 1997
Statement of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1997
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Supplementary Data
Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 1997
(b) Exhibits
Exhibit Number
1. Declaration of Trust, as amended, was filed as Exhibit No. 1 to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registration Statement filed on
September 27, 1996 (Accession Number 0000912057-96-021331).
1(a). Amendment No. 5 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and Fifth Amended and
Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial
Interest.*
1(b). Amendment No. 6 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and Sixth Amended and
Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial
Interest was filed as Exhibit No. 1(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No.
32 to the Registration Statement February 28, 1997 (Accession Number
0001016964-97-000038).
1(c). Amendment No. 7 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and Seventh Amended
and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of
Beneficial Interest was filed as Exhibit No. 1(c) to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement filed on April 30, 1997
(Accession Number 0001019694-97-000063).
2. Restated By-Laws of Registrant.*
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6. Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Funds Distributor, Inc.
("FDI").*
8. Custodian Contract between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust
Company ("State Street").*
9(a). Co-Administration Agreement between Registrant and FDI.*
9(b). Restated Shareholder Servicing Agreement between Registrant and Morgan
Guaranty Trust Company of New York ("Morgan Guaranty") was filed as
Exhibit No. 9(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registration
Statement filed on March 6, 1997 (Accession Number 0001019694-97-
000048).
9(c). Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between Registrant and State
Street.*
9(d). Restated Administrative Services Agreement between Registrant and Morgan
Guaranty.*
9(e). Fund Services Agreement, as amended, between Registrant and Pierpont
Group, Inc.*
10. Opinion and consent of Sullivan & Cromwell.*
11. Consents of independent accountants. (filed herewith)
13. Purchase agreements with respect to Registrant's initial shares.*
16. Schedule for computation of performance quotations.*
18. Powers of Attorney were filed as Exhibit No. 18 to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 37 to the Registration Statement filed on August 1, 1997
(Accession Number 0001016964-97-000138).
27. Financial Data Schedules. (filed herewith)
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* Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to
the Registration Statement filed on December 27, 1996 (Accession Number
0001016964-96-000066).
ITEM 25. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT.
Not applicable.
ITEM 26. NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES.
Shares of Beneficial Interest ($0.001 par value).
Title of Class: Number of Record Holders as of September 12, 1997.
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The JPM Pierpont Prime Money Market Fund: 3,538
The JPM Pierpont Tax Exempt Money Market Fund: 1,583
The JPM Pierpont Federal Money Market Fund: 335
The JPM Pierpont Short Term Bond Fund: 90
The JPM Pierpont Bond Fund: 646
The JPM Pierpont Tax Exempt Bond Fund: 948
The JPM Pierpont New York Total Return Bond Fund: 190
The JPM Pierpont Diversified Fund: 505
The JPM Pierpont U.S. Equity Fund: 2,001
The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Fund: 1,609
The JPM Pierpont International Equity Fund: 1,119
The JPM Pierpont Emerging Markets Equity Fund: 1,042
The JPM Pierpont European Equity Fund: 67
The JPM Pierpont Asia Growth Fund: 47
The JPM Pierpont Japan Equity Fund: 35
The JPM Pierpont International Opportunities Fund: 347
The JPM Pierpont Global Strategic Income Fund: N/A
The JPM Pierpont Latin American Equity Fund: 14
The JPM Pierpont Emerging Markets Debt Fund: 42
The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund: 327
ITEM 27. INDEMNIFICATION.
Reference is made to Section 5.3 of Registrant's Declaration of Trust and
Section 5 of Registrant's Distribution Agreement.
Registrant, its Trustees and officers are insured against certain expenses in
connection with the defense of claims, demands, actions, suits, or proceedings,
and certain liabilities that might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits
or proceedings.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), may be permitted to directors, trustees,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant and the principal underwriter
pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, trustee, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant
and the principal underwriter in connection with the successful defense of any
action, suite or proceeding) is asserted against the Registrant by such
director, trustee, officer or controlling person or principal underwriter in
connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
ITEM 28. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER.
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Not Applicable.
ITEM 29. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS.
(a) FDI, located at 60 State Street, Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, is
the principal underwriter of the Registrant's shares.
FDI acts as principal underwriter of the following investment companies other
than the Registrant:
BJB Investment Funds
Burridge Funds
Foreign Fund, Inc.
Fremont Mutual Funds, Inc.
Harris Insight Funds Trust
H.T. Insight Funds, Inc. d/b/a Harris Insight Funds
LKCM Fund
Monetta Fund, Inc.
Monetta Trust
The Munder Framlington Funds Trust
The Munder Funds, Inc.
The Munder Funds Trust
The PanAgora Institutional Funds
RCM Capital Funds, Inc.
RCM Equity Funds, Inc.
The Skyline Funds
St. Clair Money Market Fund
Waterhouse Investors Cash Management Funds, Inc.
The JPM Institutional Funds
JPM Series Trust
JPM Series Trust II
FDI does not act as depositor or investment adviser of any investment companies.
FDI is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a broker-dealer
and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers. FDI is an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Institutional Group, Inc., a holding
company all of whose outstanding shares are owned by key employees.
(b) The information required by this Item 29(b) with respect to each director,
officer and partner of FDI is incorporated herein by reference to Schedule A of
Form BD filed by FDI with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1934 (SEC File No. 8-20518).
(c) Not applicable.
ITEM 30. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS.
PIERPONT GROUP, INC.: 461 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10017 (records
relating to its assisting the Trustees in carrying out their duties in
supervising the Registrant's affairs).
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MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK: 60 Wall Street, New York, New York
10260-0060, 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036 or 9 West 57th Street,
New York, New York 10019 (records relating to its functions as shareholder
servicing agent, and administrative services agent).
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY: 1776 Heritage Drive, North Quincy,
Massachusetts 02171 and 40 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 3Y8
(records relating to its functions as fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent
and dividend disbursing agent).
FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC.: 60 State Street, Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts
02109 (records relating to its functions as distributor and co-administrator).
ITEM 31. MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 32. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) If the information called for by Item 5A of Form N-1A is contained in
the latest annual report to shareholders, the Registrant shall
furnish each person to whom a prospectus is delivered with a copy of
the Registrant's latest annual report to shareholders upon request
and without charge.
(b) The Registrant undertakes to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940
Act as though such provisions of the 1940 Act were applicable to the
Registrant, except that the request referred to in the third full
paragraph thereof may only be made by shareholders who hold in the
aggregate at least 10% of the outstanding shares of the Registrant,
regardless of the net asset value of shares held by such requesting
shareholders.
(c) The Registrant undertakes to file a Post-Effective Amendment on
behalf of The JPM Pierpont Global Strategic Income Fund, The JPM
Pierpont Latin American Equity Fund and The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small
Company Opportunities Fund using financial statements which need not
be certified, within four to six months from the commencement of
public investment operations of such funds.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement pursuant to Rule
485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly
authorized, in the City of New York on the 30th day of September, 1997.
THE JPM PIERPONT FUNDS
By /s/ Elizabeth A. Keeley
-----------------------
Elizabeth A. Keeley
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on September 30, 1997.
/s/ Elizabeth A. Keeley
- -----------------------
Elizabeth A. Keeley
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Matthew Healey*
- -----------------------------
Matthew Healey
Trustee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Frederick S. Addy*
- ------------------------------
Frederick S. Addy
Trustee
William G. Burns*
- ------------------------------
William G. Burns
Trustee
Arthur C. Eschenlauer*
- ------------------------------
Arthur C. Eschenlauer
Trustee
Michael P. Mallardi*
- ------------------------------
Michael P. Mallardi
Trustee
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*By /s/ Elizabeth A. Keeley
-----------------------
Elizabeth A. Keeley
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
as attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney previously filed.
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SIGNATURES
The Diversified Portfolio has duly caused this registration statement on Form
N-1A ("Registration Statement") of The JPM Pierpont Funds (the "Trust") (File
No. 33-54632) to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly
authorized, in the City of George Town, Grand Cayman on the 30th day of
September, 1997.
THE DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO
By /s/ Lenore J. McCabe
-----------------------
Lenore J. McCabe
Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Trust's
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on September 30, 1997.
Elizabeth A. Keeley*
- -----------------------
Elizabeth A. Keeley
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Matthew Healey*
- ----------------------------
Matthew Healey
Trustee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of
the Portfolios
Frederick S. Addy*
- ----------------------------
Frederick S. Addy
Trustee of the Portfolios
William G. Burns*
- ----------------------------
William G. Burns
Trustee of the Portfolios
Arthur C. Eschenlauer*
- ----------------------------
Arthur C. Eschenlauer
Trustee of the Portfolios
Michael P. Mallardi*
- ----------------------------
Michael P. Mallardi
Trustee of the Portfolios
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*By /s/ Lenore J. McCabe
-----------------------
Lenore J. McCabe
Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
- ------------- ----------------------
EX-99.B11 Consents of independent accountants
EX-27.1
to EX-27.17 Financial Data Schedules
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CONSENTS OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information constituting parts of this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 40 to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration
Statement") of our reports dated August 20, 1997, relating to the financial
statements and financial highlights of The JPM Pierpont Diversified Fund and the
financial statements and supplementary data of The Diversified Portfolio
appearing in the June 30, 1997 Annual Report, which is also incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement.
We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Independent
Accountants" and "Financial Statements" in the Statement of Additional
Information.
/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
Price Waterhouse LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
September 26, 1997
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