Bond ETFs through J.P. Morgan Investing
Investors who don’t want to pay an account fee or who want a portfolio completely invested in fixed-income securities can accomplish both goals at J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing. This is the do-it-yourself arm of the company.
Self-directed traders are free to invest their entire cash balance in whatever they wish, which means they can avoid having the 25% minimum equity position.
Another advantage of going down the self-directed route is that bond ETFs from other fund families will be available, and some of these will hold foreign bonds. For example, we found these ETFs on the J.P. Morgan Investing website:
- SPDR® Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF (IBND)
- RiverFront Strategic Income Fund (RIGS)
- VanEck Green Bond ETF (GRNB)
- T. Rowe Price Floating Rate ETF (TFLR)
Online trades of U.S.-listed ETFs have $0 commissions in self-directed accounts.
Bond Mutual Funds
Investors who prefer whole-dollar investing will find exactly that with mutual funds. J.P. Morgan Investing has a few thousand funds, some of which are hybrid bond-stock funds. Be sure to read the prospectus.
One example we found is FCBFX, the Fidelity Corporate Bond Fund. Having neither a load nor an online transaction fee at J.P. Morgan Investing, the fund has a rating of 3 stars out of 5 from Morningstar (these ratings are shown on the fund profile on the J.P. Morgan Investing website).
Another fixed-income mutual fund we found is JCPUX. This is the J.P. Morgan Core Plus Bond Fund, which is the mutual fund sister of JCPB that we saw in the robo program.
Individual Bonds
Fixed-income traders who don’t want to mess with the indirect methods discussed so far can simply head over to the bond screener and find individual securities to trade. The fixed-income screener on the J.P. Morgan Investing website can be found by going to the Investments tab and clicking on the fixed-income link in the drop-down menu.
Doing so will pull up the bond search wizard. It divides securities into four categories:
- CD
- Corporate
- Muni
- Treasury
Clicking on one of the four possibilities generates a thorough screener with lots of search variables. We found:
- Quantity
- Price
- Coupon
- Treasury type
- Rating
- Sector
- And more...
Entering values and clicking on the blue search button generates a list of results. This list shows various criteria, such as Moody’s credit rating, coupon rate, maturity date, and current bid-ask spread. Clicking on the bond’s title produces a more detailed description sheet with details on the next call date, outstanding size, minimum purchase amount, and more.
Placing a Trade
Clicking on the blue trade button on this pop-up window will create the bond trade ticket. There’s also a trade link for each bond in the search results.
The fixed-income order form will display real-time data on several important issues. These include yield to maturity and current price and size. There’s a refresh button below these details to get up-to-the-second information.
There’s also a blue “Get price” button in the middle of the ticket. Enter the quantity of bonds desired and then click on this button to get pricing details on that specific order amount. If there’s a minimum quantity on the specific bond desired, the minimum will be displayed directly above the pricing button. Accrued interest is displayed under “Estimated order value.”
If everything looks good, go ahead and click on the blue preview button. Verify one last time and submit the order. It will be a fill-or-kill order, which means it will automatically execute in its entirety or be cancelled immediately.
CDs at Chase Bank
In addition to all the fixed-income opportunities available through J.P. Morgan Investing, the firm’s
sister company Chase Bank offers certificates of deposit. These instruments are fixed-income
deposit products with FDIC insurance up to applicable limits. Pre-existing deposits at Chase
Bank held in the same FDIC ownership category, including checking and savings balances, are generally combined with CDs when determining FDIC coverage.
Chase customers can qualify for CD relationship rates by linking a qualifying Chase personal checking account.
Written by Alex Bost
Updated on 8/20/2026.
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