JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Income (LSE: JMGI) is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in emerging markets.[1] Established in 1991, the company is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[2] The chairman is Aidan Lisser.[3]

History

The company was established as the Fleming Emerging Markets Investment Trust under the management of Robert Fleming & Co. in 1991. After Robert Fleming & Co. was acquired by Chase Manhattan in April 2000,[4] and Chase Manhattan merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. in December 2000,[5] it was brought under the management of J.P. Morgan & Co. It became the JP Morgan Fleming Emerging Markets Investment Trust in 2002 and then, following JPMorgan's decision to drop the Fleming brand,[6][7] adopted the name JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust in 2005.[8] It changed its name to JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Income in November 2025.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust". Trust.net. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "FTSE 250 Index Factsheet". FTSE Russell. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "JPMorgan Emerging Markets underperforms benchmark but optimistic". A. J. Bell. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Chase buys Fleming for £4.8bn". BBC News. 11 April 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Banking's Big Deal: The Overview; Chase Is Reported On Verge of Deal to Obtain Morgan". New York Times. 13 September 2000. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
  6. ↑ "JP Morgan to ditch Fleming name". City Wire. 26 April 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "JP Morgan axes Fleming brand across Europe". Money Marketing. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust". Companies House. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Change of name". Investegate. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPMorgan_Emerging_Markets_Growth_&_Income