JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 16, 2024.
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Capital Risk Management
Capital risk is the risk that the Firm has an insufficient level or composition of capital to support the Firm’s business activities and associated risks during normal economic environments and under stressed conditions.
A strong capital position is essential to the Firm’s business strategy and competitive position. Maintaining a strong balance sheet to manage through economic volatility is a strategic imperative of the Firm’s Board of Directors, CEO and Operating Committee. The Firm’s “fortress balance sheet” philosophy focuses on risk-adjusted returns, strong capital and robust liquidity. The Firm’s capital risk management strategy focuses on maintaining long-term stability to enable the Firm to build and invest in market-leading businesses, including in highly stressed environments. Senior management considers the implications on the Firm’s capital prior to making significant decisions that could impact future business activities. In addition to considering the Firm’s earnings outlook, senior management evaluates all sources and uses of capital with a view to ensuring the Firm’s capital strength.
Capital risk management
The Firm has a Capital Risk Management function whose primary objective is to provide independent oversight of capital risk across the Firm.
Capital Risk Management’s responsibilities include:
Defining, monitoring and reporting capital risk metrics;
Establishing, calibrating and monitoring capital risk limits and indicators, including capital risk appetite;
Developing processes to classify, monitor and report capital limit breaches;
Performing assessments of the Firm’s capital management activities, including changes made to the Contingency Capital Plan described below; and
Conducting assessments of the Firm's regulatory capital framework intended to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory capital rules.
Capital management
Treasury and CIO is responsible for capital management.
The primary objectives of the Firm’s capital management are to:
Maintain sufficient capital in order to continue to build and invest in the Firm’s businesses through normal economic cycles and in stressed environments;
Retain flexibility to take advantage of future investment opportunities;
Promote the Parent Company’s ability to serve as a source of strength to its subsidiaries;
Ensure the Firm operates above the minimum regulatory capital ratios as well as maintain “well-capitalized” status for the Firm and its principal insured depository institution (“IDI”) subsidiary, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
at all times under applicable regulatory capital requirements;
Meet capital distribution objectives; and
Maintain sufficient capital resources to operate throughout a resolution period in accordance with the Firm’s preferred resolution strategy.
The Firm addresses these objectives through:
Establishing internal minimum capital requirements and maintaining a strong capital governance framework. The internal minimum capital levels consider the Firm’s regulatory capital requirements as well as an internal assessment of capital adequacy, in normal economic cycles and in stress events;
Retaining flexibility in order to react to a range of potential events; and
Regularly monitoring the Firm’s capital position and following prescribed escalation protocols, both at the Firm and material legal entity levels.
Committees responsible for overseeing the Firm’s capital management include the Capital Governance Committee, the Firmwide ALCO as well as regional ALCOs, and the CIO, Treasury and Corporate (“CTC”) Risk Committee. In addition, the Board Risk Committee periodically reviews the Firm’s capital risk tolerance. Refer to Firmwide Risk Management on pages 86–89 for additional discussion of the Firmwide ALCO and other risk-related committees.
Capital planning and stress testing
Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review
The Federal Reserve requires the Firm, as a large Bank Holding Company (“BHC”), to submit at least annually a capital plan that has been reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. The Federal Reserve uses Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) and other stress testing processes to assess whether large BHCs, such as the Firm, have sufficient capital during periods of economic and financial stress, and have robust, forward-looking capital assessment and planning processes in place that address each BHC’s unique risks to enable it to absorb losses under certain stress scenarios. Through CCAR, the Federal Reserve evaluates each BHC’s capital adequacy and internal capital adequacy assessment processes (“ICAAP”), as well as its plans to make capital distributions, such as dividend payments or stock repurchases. The Federal Reserve uses results under the severely adverse scenario from its supervisory stress test to determine each firm’s Stress Capital Buffer (“SCB”) requirement for the coming year.
The Firm's current SCB requirement is 2.9%, and will remain in effect until September 30, 2024. The Firm’s Standardized CET1 capital ratio requirement, including regulatory buffers, was 11.4% as of December 31, 2023.
Refer to Capital actions on page 99 for information on actions taken by the Firm’s Board of Directors.
Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process
Annually, the Firm prepares the ICAAP, which informs the Board of Directors of the ongoing assessment of the Firm’s processes for managing the sources and uses of capital as well as compliance with supervisory expectations for capital planning and capital adequacy. The Firm’s ICAAP integrates stress testing protocols with capital planning. The Firm’s Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving the capital planning framework.
Stress testing assesses the potential impact of alternative economic and business scenarios on the Firm’s earnings and capital. Economic scenarios, and the parameters underlying those scenarios, are defined centrally and applied uniformly across the businesses. These scenarios are articulated in terms of macroeconomic factors, which are key drivers of business results; global market shocks, which generate short-term but severe trading losses; and idiosyncratic operational risk events. The scenarios are intended to capture and stress key vulnerabilities and idiosyncratic risks facing the Firm. In addition to CCAR and other periodic stress testing, management also considers tailored stress scenarios and sensitivity analyses, as necessary.
Contingency Capital Plan
The Firm’s Contingency Capital Plan establishes the capital management framework for the Firm and specifies the principles underlying the Firm’s approach towards capital management in normal economic conditions and in stressed environments. The Contingency Capital Plan defines how the Firm calibrates its targeted capital levels and meets minimum capital requirements, monitors the ongoing appropriateness of planned capital distributions, and sets out the capital contingency actions that are expected to be taken or considered at various levels of capital depletion during a period of stress.
Regulatory capital
The Federal Reserve establishes capital requirements, including well-capitalized standards, for the Firm as a consolidated financial holding company. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") establishes similar minimum capital requirements and standards for the Firm’s principal IDI subsidiary, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The U.S. capital requirements generally follow the Capital Accord of the Basel Committee, as amended from time to time.
Basel III Overview
The capital rules under Basel III establish minimum capital ratios and overall capital adequacy standards for large and internationally active U.S. BHCs and banks, including the Firm and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The minimum amount of regulatory capital that must be held by BHCs and banks is determined by calculating RWA, which are on-balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet exposures, weighted according to risk. Under the rules currently in effect, two comprehensive approaches are prescribed for calculating RWA: a standardized approach (“Basel III Standardized”), and an advanced approach (“Basel III Advanced”).
For each of these risk-based capital ratios, the capital adequacy of the Firm is evaluated against the lower of the Standardized or Advanced approaches compared to their respective regulatory capital ratio requirements.
In July 2023, the Federal Reserve, the OCC and the FDIC released a proposal to amend the risk-based capital framework, entitled "Regulatory capital rule: Amendments applicable to large banking organizations and to banking organizations with significant trading activity," which is referred to in this Form 10-K as “U.S. Basel III proposal”. Under the proposal, changes to the framework would include replacement of the Advanced approach with an expanded risk-based approach, which would not permit the use of internal models for the calculation of RWA, other than for market risk. In addition, the stress capital buffer requirement would be applicable to both the expanded risk-based approach and the Standardized approach. The proposal would significantly revise risk-based capital requirements for all banks with assets of $100 billion or more, including the Firm and other U.S. GSIBs. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2025, with a three-year transition period applicable to the expanded risk-based approach. Based on the Firm's understanding of the proposal, as applied to its Consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2023 (the reference date for a special data collection exercise conducted by the Federal Reserve), the estimated impact at the end of the transition period would increase RWA by approximately 30%, which would result in an approximately 25% increase to CET1 capital necessary to meet the Firm’s CET1 ratio requirement, all else equal. These estimates do not reflect any actions that the Firm may take to mitigate the impact of the rule as currently proposed.
Pending the finalization of the U.S. Basel III proposal, the Firm expects that it will continue to build capital above the current levels, and therefore the CET1 target of 13.5% previously set by the Firm (which was with respect to the current Standardized RWA measure) is no longer meaningful. The Firm's quarterly capital ratios will vary dependent on market conditions and other factors. Under the requirements of the U.S. Basel III proposal, the new expanded risk-based approach, when fully phased-in, would be the Firm’s binding constraint.
The current Basel III rules establish capital requirements for calculating credit risk RWA and market risk RWA, and in the case of Basel III Advanced, operational risk RWA. Key differences in the calculation of credit risk RWA between the Standardized and Advanced approaches are that for Basel III Advanced, credit risk RWA is based on risk-sensitive approaches which largely rely on the use of internal credit models and parameters, whereas for Basel III Standardized, credit risk RWA is generally based on supervisory risk-weightings which vary primarily by counterparty type and asset class. Market risk RWA is generally calculated consistently between Basel III Standardized and Basel III Advanced. In addition to the RWA calculated under these approaches, the Firm may supplement such amounts to incorporate management judgment and feedback from its regulators.
As of December 31, 2023, the Advanced Total Capital ratio became the most binding constraint for the Firm’s Basel III risk-based ratios, primarily reflecting the reduction in the Stress Capital Buffer requirement. However, as of December 31, 2023, with respect to the CET1 and Tier 1 risk-based ratios, the Standardized ratios are more binding than the Advanced ratios.
Basel III also includes a requirement for Advanced Approaches banking organizations, including the Firm, to calculate its SLR. As of the fourth quarter of 2023, the Firm’s SLR became more binding than the Basel III risk-based ratios, primarily reflecting the reduction in the Stress Capital Buffer requirement. With the increase in the GSIB surcharge in the first quarter of 2024, the Firm expects the risk-based ratios to revert to being more binding than the SLR.
Refer to page 95 for additional information on GSIB surcharge and page 98 for additional information on SLR.
Other Key Regulatory Developments
GSIB Surcharge
In July 2023, the Federal Reserve also released a proposal to amend the calculation of the GSIB surcharge. If adopted as proposed, these amendments would require the Firm to assess its GSIB surcharge on an annual basis, using the average of the quarterly surcharge calculations throughout the calendar year, with daily averaging required for certain measures within the surcharge calculation. Surcharge increments would be reduced from 50 bps to 10 bps and there would also be other technical amendments to the Method 2 calculation. The proposed amendments would revise risk-based capital requirements for the Firm and other U.S. GSIBs, and would become effective two calendar quarters after the adoption of the final rule. Refer to Risk-based Capital Regulatory Requirements on pages 94-95 for further information on the GSIB surcharge.
TLAC and Eligible LTD Requirements
In August 2023, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the OCC released a proposal to expand the eligible long-term debt ("eligible LTD") and clean holding company requirements under the existing total loss-absorbing capacity ("TLAC") rule to apply to non-GSIB banks with $100 billion or more in total consolidated assets. While U.S. GSIBs are already subject to these requirements, the proposal would reduce the amount of LTD with remaining maturities of less than two years that count towards a U.S. GSIB's TLAC requirement. The proposal would also expand the existing capital deduction framework for LTD issued by GSIBs to include LTD issued by non-GSIB banks subject to the LTD requirements.
Risk-based Capital Regulatory Requirements
The following chart presents the Firm’s Basel III CET1 capital ratio requirements under the Basel III rules currently in effect.
All banking institutions are currently required to have a minimum CET1 capital ratio of 4.5% of risk-weighted assets.
Certain banking organizations, including the Firm, are required to hold additional levels of capital to serve as a “capital conservation buffer”. The capital conservation buffer incorporates a GSIB surcharge, a discretionary countercyclical capital buffer and a fixed capital conservation buffer of 2.5% for Advanced regulatory capital requirements, as well as a variable SCB requirement, floored at 2.5%, for Standardized regulatory capital requirements.
Under the Federal Reserve’s GSIB rule, the Firm is required to assess its GSIB surcharge on an annual basis under two separately prescribed methods based on data for the previous fiscal year-end, and is subject to the higher of the two. “Method 1” reflects the GSIB surcharge as prescribed by the Basel Committee’s assessment methodology, and is calculated by the Financial Stability Board (“FSB”) across five criteria: size, cross-jurisdictional activity, interconnectedness, complexity and substitutability. “Method 2”, calculated by the Firm, modifies the Method 1 requirements to include a measure of short-term wholesale funding in place of substitutability, and introduces a GSIB score “multiplication factor”.
The following table presents the Firm’s effective GSIB surcharge for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Method 1 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.0% |
| Method 2 | 4.5% | 4.0% | 3.5% |
On November 27, 2023, the FSB released its annual list of GSIBs based upon data as of December 31, 2022, which affirmed the Firm’s Method 1 GSIB surcharge of 2.5%, which will be effective January 1, 2025, unless the Firm’s Method 1 GSIB surcharge, as determined by the FSB, is lower based upon data as of December 31, 2023.
The Firm’s Method 2 surcharge calculated using data as of December 31, 2021 is 4.5% (up from 4.0%), which became effective January 1, 2024. The Firm’s estimated Method 2 surcharge calculated using data as of December 31, 2022 is 4.5%. Accordingly, based on the GSIB rule currently in effect, the Firm’s effective GSIB surcharge increased to 4.5% on January 1, 2024.
The U.S. federal regulatory capital standards include a framework for setting a discretionary countercyclical capital buffer taking into account the macro financial environment in which large, internationally active banks function. As of December 31, 2023, the U.S. countercyclical capital buffer remained at 0%. The Federal Reserve will continue to review the buffer at least annually. The buffer can be increased if the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC determine that systemic risks are meaningfully above normal and can be calibrated up to an additional 2.5% of RWA subject to a 12-month implementation period.
Failure to maintain regulatory capital equal to or in excess of the risk-based regulatory capital minimum plus the capital conservation buffer (inclusive of the GSIB surcharge) and any countercyclical buffer will result in limitations to the amount of capital that the Firm may distribute, such as through dividends and common share repurchases, as well as on discretionary bonus payments for certain executive officers.
Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity
The Federal Reserve’s TLAC rule requires the U.S. GSIB top-tier holding companies, including the Firm, to maintain minimum levels of external TLAC and eligible LTD. Refer to TLAC on page 100 for additional information.
Leverage-based Capital Regulatory Requirements
Supplementary leverage ratio
Banking organizations subject to the Basel III Advanced approach are currently required to have a minimum SLR of 3.0%. Certain banking organizations, including the Firm, are also required to hold an additional 2.0% leverage buffer. The SLR is defined as Tier 1 capital under Basel III divided by the Firm’s total leverage exposure. Total leverage exposure is calculated by taking the Firm’s total average on-balance sheet assets, less amounts permitted to be deducted for Tier 1 capital, and adding certain off-balance sheet exposures, as defined in regulatory capital rules. Refer to SLR on page 98 for additional information.
Failure to maintain an SLR equal to or greater than the regulatory requirement will result in limitations on the amount of capital that the Firm may distribute such as through dividends and common share repurchases, as well as on discretionary bonus payments for certain executive officers.
Other regulatory capital
In addition to meeting the capital ratio requirements of Basel III, the Firm and its principal IDI subsidiary, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. must also maintain minimum capital and leverage ratios in order to be “well-capitalized” under the regulations issued by the Federal Reserve and the Prompt Corrective Action requirements of the FDIC Improvement Act, respectively. Refer to Note 27 for additional information.
Additional information regarding the Firm’s capital ratios, as well as the U.S. federal regulatory capital standards to which the Firm is subject, is presented in Note 27. Refer to the Firm’s Pillar 3 Regulatory Capital Disclosures reports, which are available on the Firm’s website, for further information on the Firm’s current capital measures.
Selected capital and RWA data
The following tables present the Firm’s risk-based capital metrics under both the Basel III Standardized and Advanced approaches and leverage-based capital metrics. Refer to Note 27 for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.’s risk-based and leverage-based capital metrics. First Republic Bank was not subject to Advanced approach regulatory capital requirements. As a result, for certain exposures associated with the First Republic acquisition, Advanced RWA and any impact on Advanced Total capital is calculated under the Standardized approach as permitted by the transition provisions in the U.S. capital rules. Refer to Note 34 for additional information on the First Republic acquisition.
| Standardized · Advanced | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in millions, except ratios) · December 31, 2023 · December 31, 2022 · Capital ratio requirements(b) · December 31, 2023 · December 31, 2022 · Capital ratio requirements(b) | ||||||||
| Risk-based capital metrics:(a) | ||||||||
| CET1 capital | $250,585 | $218,934 | $250,585 | $218,934 | ||||
| Tier 1 capital | 277,306 | 245,631 | 277,306 | 245,631 | ||||
| Total capital | 308,497 | 277,769 | 295,417(c) | 264,583 | ||||
| Risk-weighted assets | 1,671,995 | 1,653,538 | 1,669,156(c) | 1,609,773 | ||||
| CET1 capital ratio | 15.0% | 13.2% | 11.4% | 15.0% | 13.6% | 11.0% | ||
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 16.6 | 14.9 | 12.9 | 16.6 | 15.3 | 12.5 | ||
| Total capital ratio | 18.5 | 16.8 | 14.9 | 17.7 | 16.4 | 14.5 | ||
(a)The capital metrics reflect the CECL capital transition provisions. Refer to Note 27 for additional information.
(b)Represents minimum requirements and regulatory buffers applicable to the Firm for the period ended December 31, 2023. For the period ended December 31, 2022, the Basel III Standardized CET1, Tier 1, and Total capital ratio requirements applicable to the Firm were 12.0%, 13.5%, and 15.5%, respectively; the Basel III Advanced CET1, Tier 1, and Total capital ratio requirements applicable to the Firm were 10.5%, 12.0%, and 14.0%, respectively. Refer to Note 27 for additional information.
(c)Includes the impacts of certain assets associated with First Republic to which the Standardized approach has been applied as permitted by the transition provisions in the U.S. capital rules.
| Three months ended(in millions, except ratios) | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | Capital ratio requirements(c) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leverage-based capital metrics:(a) | |||
| Adjusted average assets(b) | $3,831,200 | $3,703,873 | |
| Tier 1 leverage ratio | 7.2% | 6.6% | 4.0% |
| Total leverage exposure | $4,540,465 | $4,367,092 | |
| SLR | 6.1% | 5.6% | 5.0% |
(a)The capital metrics reflect the CECL capital transition provisions. Refer to Note 27 for additional information.
(b)Adjusted average assets, for purposes of calculating the leverage ratios, includes quarterly average assets adjusted for on-balance sheet assets that are subject to deduction from Tier 1 capital, predominantly goodwill, inclusive of estimated equity method goodwill, and other intangible assets.
(c)Represents minimum requirements and regulatory buffers applicable to the Firm. Refer to Note 27 for additional information.
Capital components
The following table presents reconciliations of total stockholders’ equity to Basel III CET1 capital, Tier 1 capital and Total capital as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
| (in millions) | December 31,2023 | December 31,2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Total stockholders’ equity | $327,878 | $292,332 |
| Less: Preferred stock | 27,404 | 27,404 |
| Common stockholders’ equity | 300,474 | 264,928 |
| Add: | ||
| Certain deferred tax liabilities(a) | 2,996 | 2,510 |
| Other CET1 capital adjustments(b) | 4,717 | 6,221 |
| Less: | ||
| Goodwill(c) | 54,377 | 53,501 |
| Other intangible assets | 3,225 | 1,224 |
| Standardized/Advanced CET1 capital | 250,585 | 218,934 |
| Add: Preferred stock | 27,404 | 27,404 |
| Less: Other Tier 1 adjustments | 683 | 707 |
| Standardized/Advanced Tier 1 capital | $277,306 | $245,631 |
| Long-term debt and other instruments qualifying as Tier 2 capital | $11,779 | $13,569 |
| Qualifying allowance for credit losses(d) | 20,102 | 19,353 |
| Other | (690) | (784) |
| Standardized Tier 2 capital | $31,191 | $32,138 |
| Standardized Total capital | $308,497 | $277,769 |
| Adjustment in qualifying allowance for credit losses for Advanced Tier 2 capital(e) | (13,080)(f) | (13,186) |
| Advanced Tier 2 capital | $18,111 | $18,952 |
| Advanced Total capital | $295,417 | $264,583 |
(a)Represents deferred tax liabilities related to tax-deductible goodwill and to identifiable intangibles created in nontaxable transactions, which are netted against goodwill and other intangibles when calculating CET1 capital.
(b)As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, included a net benefit associated with cash flow hedges and debit valuation adjustments ("DVA") related to structured notes recorded in AOCI of $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion and the benefit from the CECL capital transition provisions of $1.4 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively.
(c)Goodwill deducted from capital includes goodwill associated with equity method investments in nonconsolidated financial institutions based on regulatory requirements. Refer to page 134 for additional information on principal investment risk.
(d)Represents the allowance for credit losses eligible for inclusion in Tier 2 capital up to 1.25% of credit risk RWA, including the impact of the CECL capital transition provision with any excess deducted from RWA. Refer to Note 27 for additional information on the CECL capital transition.
(e)Represents an adjustment to qualifying allowance for credit losses for the excess of eligible credit reserves over expected credit losses up to 0.6% of credit risk RWA, including the impact of the CECL capital transition provision with any excess deducted from RWA.
(f)Included an incremental $655 million allowance for credit losses on certain assets associated with First Republic to which the Standardized approach has been applied, as permitted by the transition provisions in the U.S. capital rules.
Capital rollforward
The following table presents the changes in Basel III CET1 capital, Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital for the year ended December 31, 2023.
| Year ended December 31, (in millions) | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Standardized/Advanced CET1 capital at December 31, 2022 | $218,934 |
| Net income applicable to common equity | 48,051 |
| Dividends declared on common stock | (12,055) |
| Net purchase of treasury stock | (8,881) |
| Changes in additional paid-in capital | 1,084 |
| Changes related to AOCI applicable to capital: | |
| Unrealized gains/(losses) on investment securities | 5,381 |
| Translation adjustments, net of hedges(a) | 329 |
| Fair value hedges | (101) |
| Defined benefit pension and other postretirement employee benefit (“OPEB”) plans | 373 |
| Changes related to other CET1 capital adjustments(b) | (2,530) |
| Change in Standardized/Advanced CET1 capital | 31,651 |
| Standardized/Advanced CET1 capital at December 31, 2023 | $250,585 |
| Standardized/Advanced Tier 1 capital at December 31, 2022 | $245,631 |
| Change in CET1 capital(b) | 31,651 |
| Redemptions of noncumulative perpetual preferred stock | — |
| Other | 24 |
| Change in Standardized/Advanced Tier 1 capital | 31,675 |
| Standardized/Advanced Tier 1 capital at December 31, 2023 | $277,306 |
| Standardized Tier 2 capital at December 31, 2022 | $32,138 |
| Change in long-term debt and other instruments qualifying as Tier 2 | (1,790) |
| Change in qualifying allowance for credit losses(b) | 749 |
| Other | 94 |
| Change in Standardized Tier 2 capital | (947) |
| Standardized Tier 2 capital at December 31, 2023 | $31,191 |
| Standardized Total capital at December 31, 2023 | $308,497 |
| Advanced Tier 2 capital at December 31, 2022 | $18,952 |
| Change in long-term debt and other instruments qualifying as Tier 2 | (1,790) |
| Change in qualifying allowance for credit losses(b)(c) | 855 |
| Other | 94 |
| Change in Advanced Tier 2 capital | (841) |
| Advanced Tier 2 capital at December 31, 2023 | $18,111 |
| Advanced Total capital at December 31, 2023 | $295,417 |
(a)Includes foreign currency translation adjustments and the impact of related derivatives.
(b)Includes the impact of the CECL capital transition provisions and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles. Refer to Note 27 for additional information on the CECL capital transition.
(c)Included an incremental $655 million allowance for credit losses on certain assets associated with First Republic to which the Standardized approach has been applied, as permitted by the transition provisions in the U.S. capital rules.
RWA rollforward
The following table presents changes in the components of RWA under Basel III Standardized and Advanced approaches for the year ended December 31, 2023. The amounts in the rollforward categories are estimates, based on the predominant driver of the change.
| Standardized · Advanced | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year ended December 31, 2023(in millions) | Credit risk RWA(c) | Market risk RWA | Total RWA | Credit risk RWA(c)(d) | Market risk RWA | Operational risk RWA | Total RWA |
| December 31, 2022 | $1,568,536 | $85,002 | $1,653,538 | $1,078,076 | $85,432 | $446,265 | $1,609,773 |
| Model & data changes(a) | (11,024) | (4,883) | (15,907) | (11,313) | (4,883) | — | (16,196) |
| Movement in portfolio levels(b) | 46,339 | (11,975) | 34,364 | 88,498 | (11,946) | (973) | 75,579 |
| Changes in RWA | 35,315 | (16,858) | 18,457 | 77,185 | (16,829) | (973) | 59,383 |
| December 31, 2023 | $1,603,851 | $68,144 | $1,671,995 | $1,155,261 | $68,603 | $445,292 | $1,669,156 |
(a)Model & data changes refer to material movements in levels of RWA as a result of revised methodologies and/or treatment per regulatory guidance (exclusive of rule changes).
(b)Movement in portfolio levels (inclusive of rule changes) refers to: for Credit risk RWA, changes in book size, impacts associated with the First Republic acquisition, including the benefit of the shared-loss agreements entered into with the FDIC, position roll-offs in legacy portfolios in Home Lending, changes in composition and credit quality, market movements, and deductions for excess eligible allowances for credit losses not eligible for inclusion in Tier 2 capital; for Market risk RWA, changes in position, market movements, and changes in the Firm’s regulatory multiplier from Regulatory VaR backtesting exceptions; and for Operational risk RWA, updates to cumulative losses and macroeconomic model inputs.
(c)As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Basel III Standardized Credit risk RWA included wholesale and retail off balance-sheet RWA of $208.5 billion and $210.1 billion, respectively; and the Basel III Advanced Credit risk RWA included wholesale and retail off balance-sheet RWA of $188.5 billion and $180.8 billion, respectively.
(d)As of December 31, 2023, Credit risk RWA reflected approximately $52.4 billion of RWA calculated under the Standardized approach for certain assets associated with First Republic as permitted by the transition provisions in the U.S. capital rules.
Refer to the Firm’s Pillar 3 Regulatory Capital Disclosures reports, which are available on the Firm’s website, for further information on Credit risk RWA, Market risk RWA and Operational risk RWA.
Supplementary leverage ratio
The following table presents the components of the Firm’s SLR.
| Three months ended(in millions, except ratio) | December 31,2023 | December 31,2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 capital | $277,306 | $245,631 |
| Total average assets | 3,885,632 | 3,755,271 |
| Less: Regulatory capital adjustments(a) | 54,432 | 51,398 |
| Total adjusted average assets(b) | 3,831,200 | 3,703,873 |
| Add: Off-balance sheet exposures(c) | 709,265 | 663,219 |
| Total leverage exposure | $4,540,465 | $4,367,092 |
| SLR | 6.1% | 5.6% |
(a)For purposes of calculating the SLR, includes quarterly average assets adjusted for on-balance sheet assets that are subject to deduction from Tier 1 capital, predominantly goodwill, inclusive of estimated equity method goodwill, other intangible assets and adjustments for the CECL capital transition provisions. Refer to Note 27 for additional information on the CECL capital transition.
(b)Adjusted average assets used for the calculation of Tier 1 leverage ratio.
(c)Off-balance sheet exposures are calculated as the average of the three month-end spot balances on applicable regulatory exposures during the reporting quarter. Refer to the Firm’s Pillar 3 Regulatory Capital Disclosures reports for additional information.
Line of business equity
Each business segment is allocated capital by taking into consideration a variety of factors including capital levels of similarly rated peers and applicable regulatory capital requirements. ROE is measured and internal targets for expected returns are established as key measures of a business segment’s performance.
The Firm’s current allocation methodology incorporates Basel III Standardized RWA and the GSIB surcharge, both
under rules currently in effect, as well as a simulation of capital in a severe stress environment. At least annually, the assumptions, judgments and methodologies used to allocate capital are reassessed and, as a result, the capital allocated to the LOBs may change. As of January 1, 2024, changes to the Firm’s line of business capital allocations are primarily a result of updates to the Firm’s current capital requirements and changes in RWA for each LOB under rules currently in effect. In addition, the capital that the Firm has accumulated to meet the increased requirements of the U.S. Basel III proposal has generally been retained in Corporate.
The following table presents the capital allocated to each business segment.
| Line of business equity (Allocated capital) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, | ||||
| (in billions) | January 1, 2024 | 2023(a) | 2022 | |
| Consumer & Community Banking | $54.5 | $55.5 | $50.0 | |
| Corporate & Investment Bank | 102.0 | 108.0 | 103.0 | |
| Commercial Banking | 30.0 | 30.0 | 25.0 | |
| Asset & Wealth Management | 15.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | |
| Corporate | 98.5 | 90.0 | 69.9 | |
| Total common stockholders’ equity | $300.5 | $300.5 | $264.9 | |
(a)Includes the impact of the First Republic acquisition.
Capital actions
Common stock dividends
The Firm’s common stock dividends are planned as part of the Capital Management governance framework in line with the Firm’s capital management objectives.
The Firm’s quarterly common stock dividend is currently $1.05 per share. The Firm’s dividends are subject to approval by the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.
Refer to Note 21 and Note 26 for information regarding dividend restrictions.
The following table shows the common dividend payout ratio based on net income applicable to common equity.
| Year ended December 31, | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common dividend payout ratio | 25% | 33% | 25% |
Common stock
Effective May 1, 2022, the Firm is authorized to purchase up to $30 billion under its common share repurchase program previously approved by the Board of Directors, which was announced on April 13, 2022.
The following table sets forth the Firm’s repurchases of common stock for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.
| Year ended December 31, (in millions) | 2023 | 2022(b) | 2021(c) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of shares of common stock repurchased | 69.5 | 23.1 | 119.7 | ||
| Aggregate purchase price of common stock repurchases(a) | $9,898 | $3,122 | $18,448 |
(b)In the second half of 2022, the Firm temporarily suspended share repurchases, which it resumed under its current common share repurchase program in the first quarter of 2023.
(c)As directed by the Federal Reserve, total net repurchases and common stock dividends in the first and second quarter of 2021 were restricted and could not exceed the average of the Firm’s net income for the four preceding calendar quarters. Effective July 1, 2021, the Firm became subject to the normal capital distribution restrictions provided under the regulatory capital framework.
The Board of Directors’ authorization to repurchase common shares is utilized at management’s discretion, and the timing of purchases and the exact amount of common shares that may be repurchased is subject to various factors, including market conditions; legal and regulatory considerations affecting the amount and timing of repurchase activity; the Firm’s capital position (taking into account goodwill and intangibles); internal capital generation; current and proposed future capital requirements; and alternative investment opportunities. The $30 billion common share repurchase program approved by the Board does not establish specific price targets or timetables. The repurchase program may be suspended by management at any time; and may be executed through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, or utilizing Rule 10b5-1 plans, which are written trading plans that the Firm may enter into from time to time under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and which allow the Firm to repurchase its common shares during periods when it may otherwise not be repurchasing common shares — for example, during internal trading blackout periods.
Refer to Part II, Item 5: Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities on page 35 of the 2023 Form 10-Kfor additional information regarding repurchases of the Firm’s equity securities.
Refer to capital planning and stress testing on page 91 for additional information.
Preferred stock
Preferred stock dividends declared were $1.5 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023, and $1.6 billion for each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Refer to Note 21 for additional information on the Firm’s preferred stock, including the issuance and redemption of preferred stock.
Subordinated Debt
Refer to Long-term funding and issuance on page 108 and Note 20 for additional information on the Firm’s subordinated debt.
Other capital requirements
Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity
The Federal Reserve’s TLAC rule requires the U.S. GSIB top-tier holding companies, including the Firm, to maintain minimum levels of external TLAC and eligible long-term debt.
The external TLAC requirements and the minimum level of eligible long-term debt requirements are shown below:
(a)RWA is the greater of Standardized and Advanced compared to their respective regulatory capital ratio requirements.
Failure to maintain TLAC equal to or in excess of the regulatory minimum plus applicable buffers will result in limitations on the amount of capital that the Firm may distribute, such as through dividends and common share repurchases, as well as on discretionary bonus payments for certain executive officers.
The following table presents the eligible external TLAC and eligible LTD amounts, as well as a representation of these amounts as a percentage of the Firm’s total RWA and total leverage exposure applying the impact of the CECL capital transition provisions as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
| December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in billions, except ratio) | External TLAC | LTD | External TLAC | LTD |
| Total eligible amount | $513.8 | $222.6 | $486.0 | $228.5 |
| % of RWA | 30.7% | 13.3% | 29.4% | 13.8% |
| Regulatory requirements | 23.0 | 10.0 | 22.5 | 9.5 |
| Surplus/(shortfall) | $129.2 | $55.4 | $114.0 | $71.4 |
| % of total leverage exposure | 11.3% | 4.9% | 11.1% | 5.2% |
| Regulatory requirements | 9.5 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 4.5 |
| Surplus/(shortfall) | $82.5 | $18.3 | $71.2 | $32.0 |
Effective January 1, 2023, the Firm’s regulatory requirements for TLAC to RWA and eligible LTD to RWA ratios increased by 50 bps to 23.0% and 10.0%, respectively, due to the increase in the Firm’s GSIB requirements. Refer to Risk-based Capital Regulatory Requirements on pages 94–95 for further information on the GSIB surcharge.
Refer to Liquidity Risk Management onpages 102–109 for further information on long-term debt issued by the Parent Company.
Refer to Part I, Item 1A: Risk Factors on pages 9-33 of the 2023 Form 10-Kfor information on the financial consequences to holders of the Firm’s debt and equity securities in a resolution scenario.
U.S. broker-dealer regulatory capital
J.P. Morgan Securities
JPMorgan Chase’s principal U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary is J.P. Morgan Securities. J.P. Morgan Securities is subject to the regulatory capital requirements of Rule 15c3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Net Capital Rule”). J.P. Morgan Securities is also registered as a futures commission merchant and is subject to regulatory capital requirements, including those imposed by the SEC, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and the National Futures Association (“NFA”).
J.P. Morgan Securities has elected to compute its minimum net capital requirements in accordance with the “Alternative Net Capital Requirements” of the Net Capital Rule.
The following table presents J.P. Morgan Securities’ net capital:
| December 31, 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in millions) | Actual | Minimum |
| Net Capital | $27,865 | $5,346 |
J.P. Morgan Securities is registered with the SEC as a security-based swap dealer and with the CFTC as a swap dealer. As a result of additional SEC and CFTC capital and financial reporting requirements for security-based swap dealers and swap dealers, J.P. Morgan Securities is subject to alternative minimum net capital requirements and required to hold “tentative net capital” in excess of $5.0 billion. J.P. Morgan Securities is also required to notify the SEC and CFTC in the event that its tentative net capital is less than $6.0 billion. Tentative net capital is net capital before deducting market and credit risk charges as defined by the Net Capital Rule. As of December 31, 2023, J.P. Morgan Securities maintained tentative net capital in excess of the minimum and notification requirements.
Non-U.S. subsidiary regulatory capital
J.P. Morgan Securities plc
J.P. Morgan Securities plc is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and has authority to engage in banking, investment banking and broker-dealer activities. J.P. Morgan Securities plc is jointly regulated in the U.K. by the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) and the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”). J.P. Morgan Securities plc is subject to the European Union (“EU”) Capital Requirements Regulation (“CRR”), as adopted in the U.K., and the PRA capital rules, each of which have implemented Basel III and thereby subject J.P. Morgan Securities plc to its requirements.
The Bank of England requires that U.K. banks, including U.K. regulated subsidiaries of overseas groups, maintain minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (“MREL”). As of December 31, 2023, J.P. Morgan Securities plc was compliant with its MREL requirements.
Effective January 1, 2023, J.P. Morgan Securities plc was required to meet the minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio requirement established by the PRA of 3.25%, plus regulatory buffers.
The following table presents J.P. Morgan Securities plc’s risk-based and leverage-based capital metrics:
| (in millions, except ratios) | Actual | Regulatory Minimum ratios(a) |
|---|---|---|
| Total capital | $52,522 | |
| CET1 capital ratio | 16.9% | 4.5% |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 22.3 | 6.0 |
| Total capital ratio | 28.1 | 8.0 |
| Tier 1 leverage ratio | 7.3 | 3.3(b) |
(a)Represents minimum Pillar 1 requirements specified by the PRA. J.P. Morgan Securities plc's capital ratios as of December 31, 2023 exceeded the minimum requirements, including the additional capital requirements specified by the PRA.
(b)At least 75% of the Tier 1 leverage ratio minimum must be met with CET1 capital.
J.P. Morgan SE
JPMSE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and has authority to engage in banking, investment banking and markets activities. JPMSE is regulated by the European Central Bank as well as the local regulators in each of the countries in which it operates, and it is subject to EU capital requirements under Basel III.
JPMSE is required by the EU Single Resolution Board to maintain MREL. As of December 31, 2023, JPMSE was compliant with its MREL requirements.
The following table presents JPMSE’s risk-based and leverage-based capital metrics:
| December 31, 2023 | Regulatory Minimum ratios(a) | |
|---|---|---|
| (in millions, except ratios) | Actual | |
| Total capital | $44,158 | |
| CET1 capital ratio | 18.1% | 4.5% |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 18.1 | 6.0 |
| Total capital ratio | 32.2 | 8.0 |
| Tier 1 leverage ratio | 5.8 | 3.0 |
(a)Represents minimum Pillar 1 requirements specified by the EU CRR. J.P. Morgan SE’s capital and leverage ratios as of December 31, 2023 exceeded the minimum requirements, including the additional capital requirements specified by EU regulators.
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