JHQAX Mutual Fund — JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund Class A

JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund Class A (JHQAX)

Updated October 15, 2026.

JHQAX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.24%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.26%, its expense ratio is 0.82%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 53/100 (Caution). Total return is 150.0% over the past 12.4 years, 243.5 points behind SPY at 393.5%.

JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund Class A is a mutual fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in large-cap U.S. equities using an enhanced index strategy, with holdings primarily consisting of common stocks of companies similar in size to those in the S&P 500 Index. The fund has a very low distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.82%, with distributions paid on an irregular basis. It appeals primarily to equity investors seeking large-cap U.S. stock exposure through an actively managed approach rather than passive index tracking.

JHQAX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-15.

Total return is 150.0% over the past 12.4 years, 243.5 points behind SPY at 393.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.9%.

JHQAX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

53 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.13%

Issuer

JPMorgan

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/13/2013

Expense ratio

0.82%

Distribution rate

0.24%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.26%

Last close

$35.49 (as of 2026-10-15)

NAV

$34.14 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-15, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$17,805,220,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.03285

Ex-dividend date

09/28/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

0.57

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.24%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.26%) 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.

JHQAX risks and drawbacks

JHQAX'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 6.9%.

Who may consider JHQAX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (JHQAX 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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