07/25/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/25/2025 10:09
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with respect to rates, Mellon will seek to match the overall duration but also seek to neutralize points along the curve (key rates durations);
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with respect to spread, Mellon will seek to match the overall spread but also seek to match the spread within subsectors and the full quality spectrum of the benchmark; and
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with respect to the "idiosyncratic", Mellon will seek diversification with respect to both the number of bonds and issuers to mitigate this risk.
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Marlene Walker Smith | 2025 | Senior Director, Chief Investment Officer | ||
William Newton | 2025 | VP, Portfolio Manager | ||
Tracy Lynn Gregory | 2025 | VP, Portfolio Manager |
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Paul Benson | 2025 | Head of Systematic Fixed Income | ||
Stephanie Shu | 2025 | Senior Portfolio Manager |
SIX CIRCLES FUNDS
Six Circles Credit Opportunities Fund
Supplement dated July 25, 2025
to the Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 2025, as supplemented ("SAI")
On June 17, 2025, the Board of Trustees for the Six Circles Credit Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") approved the addition of Mellon Investments Corporation ("Mellon") and Insight North America LLC ("Insight") as additional sub-advisersto the Fund, effective July 28, 2025 (the "Effective Date"). On the Effective Date, Mellon and Insight will each begin managing Fund assets allocated to their respective sleeves by J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc., the Fund's adviser.
Accordingly, on the Effective Date, the SAI is hereby amended as follows:
The fourth paragraph under the "GENERAL - Miscellaneous" section of Part I of the SAI is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
The Funds are advised by J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc. ("JPMPI") and sub-advisedby one or more of the following sub-advisersand sub-sub-advisers:BlackRock Investment Management, LLC ("BlackRock"), Insight North America LLC ("Insight"), Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. ("Goldman"), Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO"), PGIM, Inc. ("PGIM"), Capital International, Inc. ("Capital"), Nuveen Asset Management, LLC ("Nuveen"), Allspring Global Investments, LLC ("Allspring"), Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC ("Lord Abbett"), RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited ("RBC GAM (UK)"), RBC Global Asset Management (US) Inc. ("RBC GAM (US)"), Muzinich & Co., Inc. ("Muzinich"), Mellon Investments Corporation ("Mellon"), Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC ("RIIS"), BlackRock International Limited ("BIL"), BlackRock (Singapore) Limited ("BSL"), and PGIM Limited ("PGIML"). JPMPI is also referred to herein as the "Adviser." BlackRock, Insight, Goldman, PIMCO, PGIM, Capital, Nuveen, Allspring, Lord Abbett, RBC GAM (UK), Muzinich, Mellon and RIIS are also referred to herein as the "Sub-Advisers"and, individually, as a "Sub-Adviser."BIL, BSL, PGIML and RBC GAM (US) are also referred to herein as the "Sub-Sub-Advisers"and, individually, as a "Sub-Sub-Adviser."Certain references herein to the Adviser may also include a Sub-Adviser,as the context requires. Additionally, certain references herein to a Sub-Advisermay also include a Sub-Sub-Adviser,as the context requires.
The seventh sentence of the first paragraph under the "INVESTMENT ADVISER, SUB-ADVISERSAND SUB-SUB-ADVISERS- Sub-Advisersand Sub-Sub-Advisers"section of Part I of the SAI is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
BlackRock, PGIM, Lord Abbett, RBC GAM (UK), Muzinich, PIMCO, Mellon and Insight serve as Sub-Advisersto the Credit Opportunities Fund.
The tenth sentence of the first paragraph under the "INVESTMENT ADVISER, SUB-ADVISERSAND SUB-SUB-ADVISERS- Sub-Advisersand Sub-Sub-Advisers"section of Part I of the SAI is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
Each of BlackRock, Insight, Goldman, PIMCO, PGIM, BIL, BSL, PGIML, Capital, Nuveen, Allspring, Lord Abbett, RBC GAM (UK), RBC GAM (US), Muzinich, Mellon and RIIS is independent of the Adviser.
The following information relating to Mellon and Insight is added to the end of the first table in the "PORTFOLIO MANAGERS - Portfolio Managers' Other Accounts Managed - Sub-Advisersand Sub-Sub-Advisers"section of Part I of the SAI under Credit Opportunities Fund:
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Registered Investment Companies |
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles |
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Total Assets ($ millions) |
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Mellon - Passive US Investment Grade Corporates |
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Marlene Walker Smith |
132 | 148,026 | 114 | 114,642 | 127 | 144,201 | ||||||
William Newton |
15 | 22,061 | 33 | 23,819 | 24 | 315,409 | ||||||
Tracy Lynn Gregory |
15 | 22,061 | 33 | 23,819 | 24 | 315,409 | ||||||
Insight - Global Aggregate Investment Grade Corporates & High Yield |
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Paul Benson |
2 | 538 | 9 | 1,746 | 14 | 3,306 | ||||||
Stephanie Shu |
1 | 339 | - | - | 3 | 3,627 |
The following information relating to Mellon and Insight is added to the end of the second table in the "PORTFOLIO MANAGERS - Portfolio Managers' Other Accounts Managed - Sub-Advisersand Sub-Sub-Advisers"section of Part I of the SAI under Credit Opportunities Fund:
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Marlene Walker Smith |
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William Newton |
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Tracy Lynn Gregory |
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Insight - Global Aggregate Investment Grade Corporates & High Yield |
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Paul Benson |
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Stephanie Shu |
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The first paragraph under the "INVESTMENT ADVISER, SUB-ADVISERSAND SUB-SUB-ADVISERS"section of Part II of the SAI is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, JPMPI serves as investment adviser to the Funds. BlackRock, Insight, Goldman, PIMCO, PGIM, Capital, Nuveen, Allspring, Lord Abbett, RBC GAM (UK), Muzinich, Mellon, AHL, T. Rowe Price, DBi and CFM serve as investment sub-advisersto certain Funds pursuant to investment sub-advisoryagreements with JPMPI. BIL, BSL, PGIML and RBC GAM (US) serve as investment sub-sub-advisersto the Fund pursuant to investment sub-sub-advisoryagreements with their affiliated Sub-Advisers.
The discussion of Insight under the "INVESTMENT ADVISER, SUB-ADVISERSAND SUB-SUB-ADVISERS"section of Part II of the SAI is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
Insight North America LLC ("Insight").Insight has been engaged by JPMPI to serve as an investment sub-adviserto the Six Circles Tax Aware Ultra Short Duration Fund and the Six Circles Credit Opportunities Fund pursuant to an investment sub-advisoryagreement (the "Insight Sub-AdvisoryAgreement"). Insight is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Insight is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166.
Insight is paid monthly by JPMPI a fee based on the portion of assets under management of each of the Six Circles Tax Aware Ultra Short Duration Fund and Six Circles Credit Opportunities Fund allocated to Insight, as set forth in the Insight Sub-AdvisoryAgreement.
The Insight Sub-AdvisoryAgreement will continue in effect for a period of two years from the date of its execution, unless terminated sooner. It may be renewed from year to year thereafter, so long as continuance is specifically approved at least annually in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act.
The following discussion of Mellon is added to the end of the "INVESTMENT ADVISER, SUB-ADVISERSAND SUB-SUB-ADVISERS"section of Part II of the SAI:
Mellon Investments Corporation ("Mellon"). Mellon has been engaged by JPMPI to serve as an investment sub-adviserto the Six Circles Credit Opportunities Fund pursuant to an investment sub-advisoryagreement (the "Mellon Sub-AdvisoryAgreement"). Mellon is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Mellon is located at 500 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15258.
Mellon is paid monthly by JPMPI a fee based on the portion of assets under management of the Six Circles Credit Opportunities Fund allocated to Mellon, as set forth in the Mellon Sub-AdvisoryAgreement.
The Mellon Sub-AdvisoryAgreement will continue in effect for a period of two years from the date of its execution, unless terminated sooner. It may be renewed from year to year thereafter, so long as continuance is specifically approved at least annually in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act.
The following disclosure related to Mellon is hereby added to the end of the "POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST-Conflicts of Interest Relating to the Sub-Adviserand Sub-Sub-Advisers"section of the SAI Part II:
Mellon
It is the policy of Mellon to make business decisions free from conflicting outside influences. Mellon's objective is to recognize potential conflicts of interest and work to eliminate or control and disclose such conflicts as they are identified. Mellon's business decisions are based on its duty to its clients, and not driven by any personal interest or gain. As an asset manager operating in several different jurisdictions with a diverse client and strategy base, conflicts of interest are inherent. Furthermore, as an indirect subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ("BNY"), potential conflicts may also arise between Mellon and other BNY companies.
Mellon will take steps to provide reasonable assurance that no client or group of clients is advantaged at the expense of any other client. As such, Mellon has adopted a Code of Ethics and compliance policy manual to address such conflicts. These potential and inherent conflicts include but are not limited to:
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The allocation of investment opportunities |
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Execution of portfolio transactions |
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Personal interests |
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Other investment and operational conflicts of interest |
Our compliance policies are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Additionally, Mellon has structured compensation of investment personnel to reasonably safeguard client accounts from being adversely impacted by any potential or related conflicts.
All material conflicts of interest are presented in greater detail within Part 2A of our Form ADV.
The following disclosure related to Mellon is hereby added to the end of the "PORTFOLIO MANAGER COMPENSATION" section of the SAI Part II:
Mellon
The firm's rewards program is designed to be market-competitive and align our compensation with the goals of our clients.
Our incentive model is designed to compensate for quantitative and qualitative objectives achieved during the performance year. An individual's final annual incentive award is tied to the firm's overall performance, the team's performance, as well as individual performance. Awards are paid in cash on an annual basis; however, some senior individuals may receive a portion of their annual incentive award in deferred vehicles. The following factors encompass our rewards program:
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Long-Term Incentive Plan (applicable only to select senior individuals) |
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BNY restricted stock units |
The following disclosure related to Mellon is hereby added to the end of "APPENDIX C - PROXY VOTING POLICIES" section of the SAI Part II:
Mellon Investments Corporation ("Mellon")
Mellon, through its Proxy Voting Committee (the "Proxy Voting Committee"), applies detailed, pre-determined,written proxy voting guidelines for specific types of proposals and matters commonly submitted to shareholders of U.S. and Japanese companies and those other companies established in non-U.S.jurisdictions that have significant operations occurring within the U.S. (the "Mellon Voting Guidelines"). For non-U.S.companies without significant U.S. operations, Mellon seeks to vote proxies through application of the ISS Global Voting Principles and Regional Policies/Principles (the "ISS Voting Guidelines" and, collectively with the Mellon Voting Guidelines, each as in effect from time-to-time,the "Voting Guidelines").
Mellon, in voting proxies, will seek to act solely in the best financial and economic interests of its clients, including the funds.
Mellon takes seriously its responsibility to vote proxies on behalf of its clients as a prudent fiduciary. In general, we employ proxy voting to:
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Align the interests of a company's management and board of directors with those of the company's shareholders |
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Promote the accountability of a company's management to its board of directors, as well as the accountability of the board of directors to the company's shareholders and stakeholders regarding matters that could affect the long-term value of the company |
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Uphold the rights of a company's shareholders to affect change by voting on those matters submitted to shareholders for approval |
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Promote adequate disclosure about a company's business operations and financial activity |
Securities of Non-U.S.Companies. With regard to voting proxies with respect to shares of non-U.S.companies, Mellon weighs the cost of voting, and potential inability to sell, the shares against the benefit of voting the shares to determine whether or not to vote. However, corporate governance practices, disclosure requirements and voting operations vary significantly among the markets in which the funds may invest. In these markets, Mellon generally seeks to submit proxy votes in a manner consistent with the ISS Voting Guidelines, while taking into account the different legal and regulatory requirements. For example, proxy voting in certain countries requires "share blocking" pursuant to which a fund must deposit before the meeting date its holdings of securities with a designated depositary in order to vote proxies with respect to such securities. During this time, the shares cannot be sold until the meeting has taken place and the shares are returned to the fund's custodian bank. Mellon generally believes that the benefit of exercising the vote in these countries is outweighed by the cost of voting (i.e., the funds' portfolio managers not being able to sell the funds' shares of such securities while the shares are blocked). Therefore, if share blocking is required, Mellon typically elects not to vote the shares. Voting proxies of issuers in non-U.S.markets also raises administrative issues that may prevent voting such proxies. For example, meeting notices may be received with insufficient time to fully consider the proposal(s) or after the deadline for voting has passed. Other markets require the provision of local agents with a power of attorney before acting on the voting instructions. In some cases the power of attorney may be unavailable prior to the meeting date or rejected by the local agent on a technical basis. Additionally, the costs of voting in certain non-U.S.markets may be substantially higher than in the United States.
Securities Out on Loan. For securities that a fund has loaned to another party, any voting rights that accompany the loaned securities generally pass to the borrower of the securities, but the fund retains the right to recall a security and may then exercise the security's voting rights. In order to vote the proxies of securities out on loan, the securities must be recalled prior to the established record date. A fund may recall the loan to vote proxies if a material issue affecting the fund's investment is to be voted upon.
Material Conflicts of Interest. Mellon seeks to avoid material conflicts of interest between a fund and the fund's shareholders, on the one hand, and Mellon, or any affiliated person of the fund or Mellon, on the other, through several layers of controls, including its participation in the Proxy Voting Committee. The Proxy Voting Committee seeks to avoid material conflicts of interest through the establishment of the committee structure, the members of which are senior officers and investment professionals, and do not include individuals whose primary duties relate to sales, marketing or client services. The Proxy Committee applies detailed, pre-determinedproxy voting guidelines (the applicable Voting Guidelines) in an objective and consistent manner across client accounts, based on, as applicable, internal and external research and recommendations provided by third party proxy advisory services (including ISS and Glass Lewis, together the "Proxy Advisors") and without consideration of any client relationship factors. When proxies are voted in accordance with these pre-determinedVoting Guidelines, it is Mellon's view that these votes do not present the potential for a material conflict of interest and no additional safeguards are needed. In addition, Mellon engages a third party as an independent fiduciary to vote all proxies for securities of the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ("BNY") and may engage an independent fiduciary to vote proxies as a further safeguard to avoid potential conflicts of interest or as otherwise required by applicable law. These instances typically arise due to relationships between proxy issuers or companies and BNY, a BNY affiliate, a BNY executive, or a member of BNY's Board of Directors, but material conflicts of interests may also arise due to relationships involving Mellon and/or Mellon employees, officers and directors. When an independent fiduciary is engaged, the fiduciary either will vote the involved proxy, or provide Mellon with instructions as to how to vote such proxy. In the latter case, Mellon will vote the proxy in accordance with the independent fiduciary's determination. Other possible conflict resolutions may include: (1) voting in proportion to other shareholders ("mirror voting"); (2) erecting informational barriers around, or recusal from the vote decision making process by, the person or persons making voting decisions; and (3) voting in other ways that are consistent with our obligation to vote in our clients' best interest.
Operations of the Proxy Voting Committee. The Proxy Voting Committee also has engaged ISS as its proxy voting agent to administer the ministerial, nondiscretionary elements of proxy voting and reporting. In that role, ISS is required to follow the Voting Guidelines and apply them to the corresponding proxy proposals or matters on which a shareholder vote is sought. Accordingly, proxies that can be appropriately categorized and matched will be voted in accordance with the applicable Voting Guideline, or a proxy proposal will be referred to the Proxy Voting Committee if the Voting Guidelines so require, and generally for those proxy proposals or shareholder voting matters that are contested or similarly controversial and require a case-by-caseanalysis, as determined by the Committee in its discretion (e.g., proxy contests, potentially excessive executive compensation issues, or certain shareholder proposals). In addition, the Proxy Voting Committee has directed ISS to refer to it for discussion and vote all proxy proposals of those issuers: (1) where the percentage of their outstanding voting securities held in the aggregate in accounts managed Mellon is deemed significant or (2) that are at or above a certain specified market capitalization size (each, as determined by the Proxy Voting Committee in its discretion). For items referred to it, the Proxy Voting Committee may determine to accept or reject any recommendation based on the Voting Guidelines, research and analysis provided by its Proxy Advisors, or on any independent research and analysis obtained or generated by Mellon.
Mellon will furnish a copy of its Proxy Voting Policy and its Voting Guidelines upon request to each advisory client that has delegated voting authority. Our Voting Guidelines are also available publicly on our website at www.Mellon.com.
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