JPMorgan European Discovery

JPMorgan European Discovery (LSE: JEDT) is a large British investment trust, dedicated to investments in smaller European companies.^[1] The Chairman is Marc van Gelder.^[2] It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.^[3]

JPMorgan European Discovery

Company type	Public company
Traded as	LSE: JEDT FTSE 250 Index component
ISIN	GB00BMTS0Z37
Industry	Investment trust
Founded	1990; 35 years ago (1990)
Headquarters	25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London , England
Key people	Marc van Gelder (Chairman)

History

The company was established as the Fleming European Fledgeling Investment Trust under the management of Robert Fleming & Co. in 1990. 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 changed its name to the JPMorgan Fleming European Fledgeling Investment Trust in 2002 and then, following JPMorgan's decision to drop the Fleming brand,^[6][7] it became the JPMorgan European Fledgeling Investment Trust in 2006. It went on to become the JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust in 2010,^[8] and adopted its current name on 15 June 2021.^[9]