Bond ETFs through J.P. Morgan Investing
Investors who want to avoid an account fee or build a portfolio made entirely of fixed-income investments can do both through J.P. Morgan Investing. This is the company’s self-directed investing platform.
Self-directed investors are free to put their full cash balance into the investments they choose, which means they can avoid the 25% minimum equity requirement.
Another benefit of using the self-directed platform is access to bond ETFs from outside fund companies, including some funds that invest in 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)
ETF trades in self-directed accounts are commission-free.
Bond Mutual Funds
Investors who prefer to invest in dollar amounts instead of shares can do so with mutual funds. J.P. Morgan Investing offers several thousand funds, including some hybrid funds that hold both bonds and stocks. Be sure to review the prospectus.
One example we found is FCBFX, the Fidelity Corporate Bond Fund. The fund has no load and no transaction fee at J.P. Morgan Investing, and it carries a 3-star out of 5 rating from Morningstar (these ratings appear on the fund profile page 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 counterpart to JCPB, the ETF we saw in the robo program.
Individual Bonds
Fixed-income investors who prefer not to use the indirect options described above can go directly to the bond screener and search for individual securities. On the J.P. Morgan Investing website, the fixed-income screener is available under the Investments tab by selecting the fixed-income link from the drop-down menu.
This opens the bond search tool. Securities are organized into four groups:
- CD
- Corporate
- Muni
- Treasury
Clicking one of the four options opens a detailed screener with many search filters. We found:
- Quantity
- Price
- Coupon
- Treasury type
- Rating
- Sector
- And more...
After entering the desired criteria and clicking the blue search button, a results list appears. The results show several details, including Moody’s credit rating, coupon rate, maturity date, and the current bid-ask spread. Clicking a bond’s name opens a more complete information page with details such as the next call date, amount outstanding, minimum purchase amount, and more.
Placing a Trade
Clicking the blue trade button in this pop-up window opens the bond order ticket. A trade link also appears next to each bond in the search results.
The fixed-income ticket displays real-time information on several important items, including yield to maturity, current price, and size. A refresh button below these figures updates the quote with the latest available information.
The ticket also has a blue “Get price” button in the middle. Enter the number of bonds you want to buy or sell, then click this button to see pricing for that specific order size. If the bond has a minimum quantity requirement, that minimum appears directly above the pricing button. Accrued interest appears under “Estimated order value.”
If the order details look correct, click the blue preview button. Review the trade one final time and submit the order. It will be a fill-or-kill order, meaning it must execute immediately in full or be canceled right away.
CDs at Chase Bank
Along with the fixed-income choices available through J.P. Morgan Investing, the firm’s sister company,
Chase Bank, offers certificates of deposit. These are fixed-income products because both the payments
and principal are fixed, and they are covered by FDIC insurance. Existing deposit balances at Chase
Bank in other accounts, including checking and savings accounts, could reduce the amount of FDIC protection available for CDs.
For some CDs, Chase Bank customers who maintain deposit balances above certain minimum levels may qualify for higher
interest rates.
Written by Alex Bost
Updated on 4/22/2026.
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