JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Income

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Income is a British investment trust focused on investments in emerging markets. It was established in 1991 as the Fleming Emerging Markets Investment Trust under the management of Robert Fleming & Co. The trust’s investment mandate is centered on seeking exposure to emerging-market opportunities while combining the objectives of capital growth and income generation. The trust’s ownership and management history follows the consolidation of several major financial institutions. Robert Fleming & Co. was acquired by Chase Manhattan in April 2000. Chase Manhattan subsequently merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. in December 2000, bringing the investment trust into the JPMorgan group. The trust was renamed JP Morgan Fleming Emerging Markets Investment Trust in 2002, reflecting the combined JPMorgan and Fleming identity used at that time. After JPMorgan decided to discontinue the Fleming branding, it became JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust in 2005. The vehicle is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker JMGI and has been a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. As an investment trust, it is a publicly traded company whose shares can be bought and sold on the exchange, while the underlying portfolio is managed on behalf of shareholders. Its market identity therefore combines a listed-company structure with the investment characteristics of an emerging-markets fund. In November 2025, the trust adopted its current name, JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Income. The new name places greater emphasis on the two stated investment objectives: growth and income. The trust remains associated with JPMorgan Asset Management and the wider JPMorgan group. Public reference material identifies Aidan Lisser as chairman. Detailed portfolio allocations, performance figures, fees, and current investment-policy parameters are not included here because they require confirmation from current company or regulatory documentation.

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Income traces its origins to the creation of the Fleming Emerging Markets Investment Trust in 1991. The trust was established under the management of Robert Fleming & Co., a prominent British financial institution whose investment-management activities included vehicles providing investors with access to international markets. From its beginning, the trust was designed around emerging-market investment exposure, an area associated with higher potential growth as well as greater political, economic, currency, and market risks than developed markets. The trust’s subsequent corporate history was shaped by a sequence of major financial-sector transactions. In April 2000, Robert Fleming & Co. was acquired by Chase Manhattan. This transaction transferred the trust into the Chase Manhattan group. Later in the same year, in December 2000, Chase Manhattan merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. The resulting organization brought the investment trust under the J.P. Morgan umbrella and established the institutional basis for its later association with JPMorgan Asset Management. The trust’s first major post-transaction name change occurred in 2002, when it became JP Morgan Fleming Emerging Markets Investment Trust. The name retained Fleming alongside the JPMorgan identity, reflecting the transitional branding of the combined businesses. JPMorgan later decided to remove the Fleming name from its branding. In 2005, the trust consequently became JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust. Throughout these changes, the core identity of the vehicle remained that of a United Kingdom-listed investment trust investing in emerging markets. Its shares trade on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol JMGI. Unlike an unlisted open-ended fund, an investment trust is a listed company with a fixed share capital structure; investors trade its shares on the exchange, and the market price can differ from the value of the underlying assets. The trust has also been included in the FTSE 250 Index, linking it to a widely followed segment of the London equity market. In November 2025, the trust adopted the name JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Income. This change marked a further refinement of its public positioning. The new title explicitly expresses the twin aims of growth and income rather than using the shorter emerging-markets investment-trust description. The trust continues to be associated with JPMorgan Asset Management and the broader JPMorgan group. Reference material identifies Aidan Lisser as chairman. Information such as the trust’s detailed investment process, portfolio composition, dividend policy, assets, performance, and fee structure should be checked against current official reports and regulatory filings before being added to the record.

• 2025

  Adopted the name JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Income

  [1]JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Incomeen.wikipedia.org

  In November 2025, the trust changed its name to highlight its growth and income objectives.

• 2005

  Renamed JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust

  [1]JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Incomeen.wikipedia.org

  The Fleming element was removed after JPMorgan discontinued that brand in its naming.

• 2002

  Renamed JP Morgan Fleming Emerging Markets Investment Trust

  [1]JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Incomeen.wikipedia.org

  The trust adopted a name reflecting the combined JPMorgan and Fleming branding.

• 2000

  Robert Fleming & Co. acquired by Chase Manhattan

  [1]JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Incomeen.wikipedia.org

  The April 2000 acquisition brought the trust into the Chase Manhattan group.

• 2000

  Chase Manhattan merged with J.P. Morgan & Co.

  [1]JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Incomeen.wikipedia.org

  The December 2000 merger placed the trust within the J.P. Morgan organization.

• 1991

  Trust established as Fleming Emerging Markets Investment Trust

  [1]JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Incomeen.wikipedia.org

  The investment trust was established under the management of Robert Fleming & Co. with a focus on emerging-market investments.

A listed investment vehicle for investors seeking professionally managed exposure to emerging markets with an emphasis on both long-term growth and income.

• Listed investment trust · 1991

  JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Income

  The trust is a London Stock Exchange-listed investment company providing investors with managed exposure to emerging markets. Its stated identity combines the pursuit of capital growth with income generation. The portfolio is managed within the JPMorgan organization, while shareholders own publicly traded shares in the trust rather than units in an open-ended fund. The trust’s market listing is associated with the ticker JMGI, and it has been a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

• 2025

  Rebrand to JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & IncomeStrategy

  Background

  The trust had previously operated under the name JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust. Its new name was introduced to communicate the combined objectives of growth and income.

  Action taken

  The trust changed its name in November 2025 to JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Income.

  Aftermath

  The renamed vehicle continued as a United Kingdom-listed emerging-markets investment trust associated with JPMorgan Asset Management.

  Source

1. 1JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Incomeen.wikipedia.org