ETF Market Overview - ETF net inflows are topping $789 billion year-to-date, on pace for another trillion-dollar year [2] - ETFs are becoming the structure of choice due to liquidity, transparency, accessibility, and tax efficiency [3] - Investors are attracted to the ability to trade ETFs daily [3] Investment Strategies & Active Management - Active management is considered a valuable approach, especially for stocks with high multiples, to identify companies expected to perform well [6][8] - JP Morgan spends $1 billion on research analysts and technology, emphasizing the importance of active management [7] - Diversification is important, including both equities and fixed income [12] JP Morgan's ETF Products - JPM's largest actively managed ETF, Jepi (JPI), has approximately $41 billion in assets and provides income through an option overlay strategy [9] - Jepi's underlying portfolio has lower volatility than the S&P 500, around 60% of it [10] - Jeep Q is another large actively managed ETF with approximately $28-29 billion in assets, benchmarked against the NASDAQ, providing approximately 11-12% income [11] - JBond (JBND), an intermediate core bond fund, has seen about $2 billion in inflows this year and is an investment-grade portfolio [14] - JPST is another investment-grade portfolio option for diversifying from equities to fixed income [15] - JGrow (JGRO), a large-cap growth ETF, is considered a good way to play the current environment where a few names are driving performance [17] Market Factors & Fed Policy - The market is anticipating potential Fed rate cuts, with forward markets indicating cuts between 100 and 125 basis points over the next 12 months [13] - With potential rate cuts, investors may move from money market funds (currently at $7 trillion) into assets with longer duration to maintain yield [14]