JCBZX Mutual Fund — JPMorgan Core Bond Fund Class R2

JPMorgan Core Bond Fund Class R2 (JCBZX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

JCBZX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 3.87%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.69%, its expense ratio is 1.05%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Total return is 62.3% over the past 17.9 years, 890.9 points behind SPY at 953.2%.

JPMorgan Core Bond Fund Class R2 is a mutual fund that seeks to maximize total return by investing in investment-grade intermediate- and long-term debt securities, including corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury obligations, government and agency securities, and mortgage-backed securities, with an average weighted maturity typically between four and twelve years. The fund carries an expense ratio of 1.05% and maintains a moderate current distribution rate. This fund may appeal to income-focused investors seeking broad exposure to investment-grade fixed income with intermediate duration.

JCBZX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 62.3% over the past 17.9 years, 890.9 points behind SPY at 953.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -2.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 5.3%.

JCBZX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.52%

Issuer

JPMorgan

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Fixed Income

Expense ratio

1.05%

Distribution rate

3.87%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

3.69%

Last close

$9.92 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$10.00 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

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

AUM

$28,837,931,008

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.032

Ex-dividend date

09/28/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

0.98

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.87%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.69%) 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.

JCBZX risks and drawbacks

JCBZX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 5.3%.

Who may consider JCBZX — and who may not

JCBZX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for 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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