HLIEX Mutual Fund — JPMorgan Equity Income Fund Class I

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund Class I (HLIEX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HLIEX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 1.23%, its trailing-12-month yield is 9.18%, its expense ratio is 0.70%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Total return is 3272.9% over the past 37.5 years.

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund Class I is a mutual fund that invests at least eighty percent of its assets in dividend-paying equity securities, including common stocks and convertible preferred and debt securities, with a focus on large-cap companies though it may hold stocks across all market capitalizations. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and has an expense ratio of 0.70%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking equity exposure with an emphasis on dividend-paying companies.

HLIEX performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 3272.9% over the past 37.5 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 22.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.1%.

HLIEX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

82 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.01%

Issuer

JPMorgan

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/02/1987

Expense ratio

0.70%

Distribution rate

1.23%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

9.18%

Last close

$28.70 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$28.17 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$41,924,290,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.031

Ex-dividend date

09/28/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

0.66

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.23%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (9.18%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: JPMorgan; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

HLIEX risks and drawbacks

HLIEX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 7.1%.

Who may consider HLIEX — and who may not

HLIEX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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