JMST ETF — JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF (JMST)

Updated October 16, 2026.

JMST is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 2.58%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.77%, its expense ratio is 0.18%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 84/100 (Safe). Total return is 18.5% over the past 8 years, 192.8 points behind SPY at 211.3%.

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF is an actively managed ETF that invests primarily in short-term investment-grade municipal bonds, with up to 100% of assets potentially allocated to short-term instruments like variable rate demand notes and tax-exempt commercial paper. The fund offers a current distribution rate in the low single digits, paid monthly, with a low expense ratio of 0.18%. The fund appeals to income investors seeking tax-efficient returns, as municipal bond interest is exempt from federal income tax.

JMST performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 18.5% over the past 8 years, 192.8 points behind SPY at 211.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 2.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 0.5%.

JMST key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

84 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.17%

Issuer

JPMorgan

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

10/16/2018

Expense ratio

0.18%

Distribution rate

2.58%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

2.77%

Last close

$50.73 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$7,671,536,144

Average volume

2971223.0

Dividend

$0.109

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/05/2026

Beta

0.09

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.58%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.77%) 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.

JMST risks and drawbacks

JMST'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 0.5%.

Who may consider JMST — and who may not

JMST may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, 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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