JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust plc is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by JPMorgan Funds Limited. The fund is co-managed by JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited. It invests in the public equity markets of Europe, excluding the United Kingdom. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in growth and value stocks of small cap companies. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Euromoney Smaller European Companies (ex UK) Total Return Index. It was formerly known as JPMorgan European Fledgeling Investment Trust plc. JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust plc was formed on April 24, 1990 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.