JPMAM to kick off European ETF push with double 'alternative beta' launch

First foray into the European ETF market

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is set to list its first two European ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, which will be actively managed liquid alternative strategies.

Constructed using a bottom-up approach, the JPM Equity Long-Short UCITS ETF will gain exposure to value, quality and momentum factors within developed global equity markets, employing a systematic, rules-based investment approach. Meanwhile, the JPM Managed Futures UCITS ETF will gain exposure across equity, fixed income, currency and commodity markets through carry and momentum factors. It will also have a bottom-up approach by taking long and short positions in futures markets, attempting to provide returns which are uncorrelated to traditional asset classes. Designed by JPMAM's ...