JAVA ETF — JPMorgan Active Value ETF

JPMorgan Active Value ETF (JAVA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

JAVA is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.14%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.15%, its expense ratio is 0.44%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 76.3% over the past 5 years, 12.1 points behind SPY at 88.4%.

JPMorgan Active Value ETF is an actively managed fund that invests primarily in equities of large-cap and mid-cap companies identified as attractively valued relative to their long-term growth potential, with positions potentially including common stock, preferred securities, and convertible bonds. The fund distributes a modest current yield quarterly and carries an expense ratio of 0.44%. It appeals to value-focused income investors seeking active management within the large and mid-cap equity space.

JAVA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 76.3% over the past 5 years, 12.1 points behind SPY at 88.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 21.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.3%.

JAVA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.13%

Issuer

JPMorgan

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/04/2021

Expense ratio

0.44%

Distribution rate

1.14%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.15%

Last close

$82.00 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$7,156,811,984

Average volume

264024.0

Dividend

$0.233

Ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

0.74

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.14%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.15%) 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.

JAVA risks and drawbacks

JAVA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.3%.

Who may consider JAVA — and who may not

JAVA may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (JAVA pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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